It's All Greek to Me by MacAlister Katie

Author:MacAlister, Katie [MacAlister, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781101559048
Publisher: PENGUIN group
Published: 2011-12-09T01:37:23+00:00

Six weeks to the day after Iakovos finally got around to asking her to marry him, Harry sat in a doctor’s office in Seattle, completely speechless.

“You’re sure?” she finally got out, her whole body in shock as she searched the face of the woman who stood in front of her.

“Quite sure. I take it this isn’t something you were expecting?”

She looked from the woman to the computer screen that showed the test results. A surge of pure emotion shot through her. “You’re really, really sure? There hasn’t been some sort of a mix-up in tests?”

“No, no mix-up.” Her doctor gave her a little pat on the shoulder. “Harry, I’ve known you for what, fifteen years? I know you said you were getting married, but is there a reason you don’t want to be pregnant right now?”

“No. Other than . . . well . . . I just wasn’t really thinking along those lines yet. Iakovos and I haven’t talked about kids. And, to be honest, I’m almost thirty-four, Bess. That’s kind of pushing it for babies, isn’t it?”

“Pah. You’re in good health, the babies are fine, and there’s no reason you shouldn’t be able to present your handsome Greek with two beautiful children.”

Twins. She was going to have twins. She looked at the screen again, at the results of the blood test and scan that had been done when she’d come to Bess complaining of feeling punky. She left the doctor’s office walking a good foot off the ground, and barely made it back to her apartment before she sat down on one of the packing boxes holding her possessions and dialed his number.

His voice was clipped as he said his name.

“Hi. Am I bothering you?”

“We’re about to go into a meeting. Can I call you later?”

“Sure. It’s just . . . Iakovos . . . there’s something . . . important I have to tell you.”

“Are you coming to New York earlier than you thought?” he asked, his voice sending little warm skitters down her back. They’d been apart for ten days while she wrapped up her life in Seattle and he worked on the pressing business in his New York office. “No. Yes. Oh, I don’t know. Listen, call me as soon as you can. But, Iakovos?”

“Yes?”

“Make sure you’re alone when you call.”

“Phone sex is no substitution for the real thing,” he told her sternly before ringing off.

It seemed like an eternity before he called that night, and she had a hard time actually accomplishing anything but wandering around her half-empty apartment, taking a few calls from friends who knew she was moving to Greece; one from her publisher, who called to congratulate her on her upcoming marriage; and a visit from Tim with an invitation to come over for dinner to see the new baby.

Through it all she smiled and chatted, all the while secretly hugging herself with her news, hardly able to contain herself until she could share her excitement with the man whose life was now inexorably bound to hers.

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