The Italian Boss's Secret Child by Trish Morey

Author:Trish Morey
Format: epub
Tags: Man-woman relationships, Fiction - Romance, Romance: Modern, Contemporary, General, Romance, Romance - Contemporary, Fiction, Love stories, Romance - General, Businessmen, Australia, Pregnant women
ISBN: 9780373124862
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2005-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

Suddenly she needed to get out of there—and fast. For someone who’d up until today had an enviable absence of morning sickness she felt pretty close to losing everything she’d managed to keep down in the last six weeks and more.

‘Excuse me—’ She rushed for the door and pulled it open, only to almost trip over the huddled form of Enid, who was trying to look inconspicuous watering the pot-plants just outside the door. Damien stopped his pacing in the waiting area beyond and looked up at her, the storm in his eyes giving way fractionally to concern. For a moment as their eyes met in the confusion she forgot her nausea completely. But only for a moment. Then she felt the surge inside her once more and she rushed past Enid into the rest-rooms beyond.

‘What the hell’s going on out there?’ Bryce called. ‘Philly, where are you?’

‘I’ll go see how she is,’ Enid volunteered, following.

‘The hell you will. I’ll go!’ asserted Bryce, pushing his way into the bathroom.

Almost immediately he wavered, turning back at the sounds of her distress, his face taking on a noticeably green tinge. ‘Aah, I don’t think she’s very well.’

Enid scowled at him. ‘A lot you seem to care.’

Damien joined them outside the door. ‘You idiot. She’s probably feeling sick enough with the baby coming without you upsetting her.’

‘I’ve explained that,’ Bryce stated. ‘It wasn’t my…’

There was silence for a few seconds until Philly wobbled to the door, looking washed out and holding a damp paper towel to her face. ‘Phew, that was too close. Panic over.’

Damien held out his arm, questions in his eyes. ‘Lean on me. Come and sit down.’

She took his arm, avoiding the questions and letting herself sink her weight gratefully against him as he led her down to the more comfortable chairs in the waiting room.

‘You need a nice cup of tea,’ suggested Enid, disappearing into the small kitchenette to put the kettle on.

Bryce trailed them down the hall, all the time his eyes dashing between Philly and Damien and back again before finally settling around the region of Philly’s still flat abdomen as she reclined into an armchair. His tongue darted out and flicked around his lips nervously.

‘Um. What’s going on?’

She looked up at him, her eyes weary. ‘Bryce, there’s no place for you back in my life. I wasn’t going to tell you because it’s actually none of your business, but I’m pregnant.’

He looked around, panic evident in his eyes. ‘But—you can’t be. We haven’t—I always used—It’s been months!’

‘Oh, don’t worry,’ she said, ‘I never said it was yours.’

‘Then who the hell have you been sleeping with?’

Damien couldn’t stay quiet any longer. He didn’t have any idea how this baby had been conceived, but he sure as hell was happy it had nothing to do with Bryce. ‘You’ve got to be joking! Surely you don’t expect Philly to answer that question,’ he snapped.

‘I want to know. The minute my back is turned, she goes and gets herself pregnant. Whose is it?’

‘Philly told you, it’s none of your business.

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