Expecting His Baby

arrie accepted, shiveri

rtunity, had immediately

lace. It was a job Carrie h

e right to her board and lodgings, though, of course, she had paid for those, too

ld cope with it. Apart from sharing the news of her pregnancy with her baby

l work and had left her j

cticalities. Where

sleek steel-and-glass office building. She had been so overwhelmed by Nico noticing her at all

made was that the girl who

in twelve weeks flat, which wasn't bad going, Carrie

wing at some impressive red talons took a break. 'If

holding onto her composure by the thinnest of threads. '

irl sh

Nic

you can't just drop in h

a very busy man. You will hav

s Nico not busy? 'I'm prepared to wait if I have

The girl's gaze sharpened

straight in?' Straightening her back, Carri

t help yo

agined, leaping in front of her to bar the way t

s slumped. The new

arr

d to see an older woman advancing o

hat are you doing here?' Link

people. Legend had it that Sonia came with the building, but Carrie knew th

he wa

rink-you're soaked throu

.' Sonia's voice hardened '

's sui

as she bustled Carrie int

y Carrie liked her so much. 'Now then, what can I do

speak to N

t be back for some time. As soon as he's tied up all the loose ends on his la

itely,' she confided w

li?' Carr

s private life private, as you know. He'll tell me w

ned as it rested on Carrie

n I come back we'll have another chat, and then I

ation she hadn't factored into her thinking. And now she had aroused Sonia's

had to be the first to

e office Carrie stared th

would be there somewhere,

ld bring it up

inutes and then she sat b

partment at the palace. She had known Nico was the king's grandson, but per

ose connections to the glit

r. Nico Fierezza was not only a member of the

father lived

ind Nico a lot bigger cha

a bustled back into the r

ou look as if you've seen a ghost. Are you sure

realised. 'I'm doing fine.

in this nice warm o

accept the opening Sonia was giving her. She could never

good as her word, and it only took a couple of c

glamorous world than she could ever imagine. Nico belonging

came for her to leave, Sonia insisted, 'You mustn't walk to the underground in t

ou still at th

t the older woman had told her changed everything, but she couldn't embroil S