Page 2 of Twin Surprise for the Italian Doc

At least she’d made Kate laugh. That wouldn’t be the case if she’d guessed the truth.

‘Casual sex has never appealed to me.’

‘Yeah...you’re so old school, Kate. An ultimate romantic.’ This was good. She could divert the attention to Kate’s love life—or lack of it—instead of her own. ‘You really believe that you’re going to see ‘the one’ across a crowded room and it’ll be love at first sight and a happy-ever-after with a few bluebirds fluttering over the carpet of rose petals and—’

‘Oh, stop it...’ Kate growled. Butshe didn’t sound cross. Her tone was more concerned than anything. ‘Just be careful, hon. Okay?’

‘Of course.’ Georgia breathed a sigh of relief but that seemed to earn a sharp glance from Kate.

‘You have given up on that hare-brained scheme you came up with after that bastard, Rick, walked out, haven’t you?’

Uh-oh... ‘I have no idea what you’re talking about.’

‘Oh, yes, you do. The one whereyou gave up on men completely and were going to have a baby all by yourself?’

Georgia pretended to be distracted by the map in her hands. She couldn’t afford to allow Kate to get suspicious. She had the lid firmly in place over her own doubts about what she was planning and it would be too easy to get talked out of it if that lid got lifted.

She could almost feel that biological clock tickingmore loudly than ever. Or was it her heart thumping? Excitement...or trepidation?

She cleared her throat. ‘Well, obviously I haven’t given up on mencompletely. And I’m over Rick. He’s ancient history—like all the others.’ Oh, man...she had to change the subject of conversation. Nerves were kicking in and the feeling was not pleasant.

She told herself to calm down. It was just an option—shedidn’t have to follow through with her plan if she wasn’t sure. Maybe she wouldn’t meet anyone suitable. And, even if she did, what were the odds of getting pregnant with a single encounter anyway? She wasn’t even sure that it was the best time of the month, given that her cycle wasn’t that regular.

There were other reasons to be here. Exciting reasons. And there was no need to continue withany hazardous chatting either. Georgia had seen the perfect distraction.

‘Ooh, look...a signpost. We’re only fifteen kilometres away.’

‘Halleluiah. The end is in sight.’

‘Nah...thebeginningis in sight.’ Georgia stretched her arms above her head and gave a whoop. ‘Bring it on.’

---