The Italian's Pregnancy Proposal (Bought For Her Baby Series Book 3) by Maggie Cox

Author:Maggie Cox [Cox, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Mother-To-Be, Sensual Story Theme, Hearts Desire, Lifetime Love, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Multicultural & International, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Small Town & Rural Area, Action & Adventure, Bought For Her Baby Series, Family & Domestic Life, Marriage of Convenience, Foreign Country, Italian Nationality & Heritage
Publisher: Harlequin Presents Extra; Original Edition
Published: 2008-08-01T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

HIS telephone call at an end, Dante found Bliss in her bedroom folding up some clothing on the bed, her slender shoulders hunched and her back to him as he entered. His instinctive reaction was to offer her comfort, but he thought that she probably wouldn’t welcome such a commodity from him right now, and repressed the urge. Her feelings had no doubt been in turmoil since discovering she was pregnant, and now he had swept back into her life again, proposing to be her husband, and all her plans for a single, independent life had been turned on their head.

Dante surprised himself at how passionate he was about the idea of marrying her. Especially when for so long he had almost despaired of finding the right woman. There had been a lot of women in his life and he would be the first to admit that sometimes he took their often overbearing attention for granted. But there had never been another woman who had made him feel as if he wanted to stake some kind of claim on her exclusively, or whom he could imagine spending the rest of his life with. But then, his need to safeguard Bliss Maguire from harm or distress had been growing stronger in him moment by moment since he had learned she was pregnant with his baby. Doubly so since she had reluctantly revealed more of the circumstances of her family life.

‘That is settled, then. You are moving in with me to my family’s hotel in Belgravia this afternoon. Just pack a few clothes; anything else you need, the hotel can provide for you.’

‘Excuse me?’

As she turned to face him Bliss’s expression was one of disbelief and protest. ‘Forgive me if I’ve been mistakenly labouring under the impression that I have free will. Let me remind you, Dante, that I don’t have to answer to you and neither are you in charge of my life! I am not coming with you to Belgravia or Italy or anywhere else you so high-handedly dictate to me! I am an independent woman and I want to stay in my own home—however abhorrent it may seem to you.’ Tension snaked across her slender back like an iron rod, almost making it hard to breathe. ‘It may not be anywhere near as luxurious or desirable as Tatiana’s apartment in Chelsea, but it’s my home nonetheless, and I love it! Nothing has been agreed between us yet and nothing will be if you continue to take that dictatorial tone with me!’

Letting her furious words bounce off him like so many cotton-wool balls aimed from a distance, Dante shrugged in a manner that was undoubtedly arrogant but made no apology for it, not when he knew for certain that his actions were unquestionably right.

‘I do not understand why you should be so offended. I am merely acting out of concern for you and our unborn child. You will be far more comfortable in our hotel than you could possibly be here.

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