The Secret Baby Scandal by Kate Hewitt
Author:Kate Hewitt [Hewitt, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-03-15T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER SEVEN
âLOOK, Freya!â
Freya shielded her eyes from the sun as Max jumped into the shallow end of the pool. He squealed in delight as he hit the water, and she clapped her hands. âFantástico, Max!â They had spoken only Spanish since arriving at Rafeâs villa in Andalusia, and Max had accepted it naturallyâjust as he had accepted everything about his surroundings.
And why shouldnât he? It was paradise, after all. Stretched out on a sun lounger, Freya gazed around at the pool, fringed by palm and orange trees, with the rocky, barren mountains a stunning backdrop to the villaâs extensive gardens and grounds. In the three weeks since theyâd been there Max had been content to swim and play, to explore the gardens and walk down the dusty country road to a nearby farm where they had just had a litter of kittens.
Rafe had stocked his villa with a variety of shiny new toys and books, and outfitted a bedroom as a nursery, with child-sized beds, tables and chairs. Max had everything he could possibly want. He didnât even ask about England any more, or his mother. Heâd adapted to his surroundings, and to Rafe, with childlike ease and joy.
Freya knew she should be glad heâd adjusted so well. And she was. Yet still she still felt uneasy, restless, because she did not know how long this would last. How long she would last. Every day she waited for Rafe to inform her she was no longer needed.
Rafe had been telecommuting with his office from the villa these last three weeks, with just a few short overnight trips to Madrid. He always made sure to spend time with Max, stopping by the pool or the nursery, and every afternoon playing with Max or reading him a story while Freya made herself scarce by silent agreement. The sight of their dark heads bent together sent a pang through her, a shaft of longing she had no right to feel.
Rafe had been cordial to her these last weeks, and theyâd had a few careful conversations. Still, Freya felt as if they were orbiting around each otherâMax the pull of gravity that kept them on similar but separate courses. Even so, his presence, his gentleness with his son, the way heâd tousle Maxâs hair with a look of longing on his faceâall of it made her wish things were different. She was different.
She didnât let herself daydream beyond that vague thought, for she knew it was too dangerous. The kind of encounter sheâd experienced with Rafe was surely nothing to build a relationship onâeven if that were something either of them wanted. Which of course it wasnât.
Yet despite the distance they maintained she couldnât keep herself from watching Rafe as he spoke with Max, from noticing the almost reddish gleam in his dark hair, the easy grace with which he crouched down to talk to Max. Laughter rang through the house when they were playing together, surprising her because sheâd never heard Rafe laugh before, and the sound made her ache.
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