Page 67 of Bound by Their Christmas Baby

Gabe and Abby looked towards their friends, studying their obvious intimacy, their perfect partnership. Ivy was nearby, dancing with another friend of Gabe’s, standing on the man’s shoes, laughing at the jokes he was telling.

‘Holly is glowing,’ Abby murmured, tilting her head to look at her friend. She danced close to Noah, and she smiled at them. Noah was so like Gabe. Despite the fact they weren’t biologically related, there was a similar spirit to both men. A strength and honour that ran through both. Little wonder they’d found one another and clung on in the midst of everything they’d lost.

‘She is.’ He nodded.

‘I’m pleased for them. Another baby will certainly keep Ivy busy.’

‘And save Raf from her mothering,’ Gabe agreed with a laugh.

Abby grinned. He was right. Ivy adored Raf and spent most of their time together chasing after him, ‘helping’ him in every way.

‘She’ll be a great big sister,’ Abby said thoughtfully.

‘True.’

‘And Raf? Do you think he’ll make a good big brother?’

‘I have no doubt he would.’ He stared at her, a frown on his face as he tried to interpret her meaning. ‘You’d like another baby?’

‘Yes. In fact…’

He stopped dancing, holding her close. ‘You’re pregnant?’

‘Yes.’

‘You’re pregnant!’ His face wore a mask of such pleasure that Abby felt her eyes moisten once more. Happy tears seemed to be all she had left these days.

‘I’m twelve weeks. I hope you don’t mind that I didn’t tell you. I wanted it to be your Christmas present.’

‘Mind? It’s the best Christmas gift you could have arranged.’

‘Well, you helped with the arrangement,’ she pointed out with a blush.

Gabe laughed, his eyes shining with passion, but then he sobered, pressing his finger to her chin and lifting her face so their eyes latched. ‘I’m going to be with you this time, Abby. I’m going to be by your side for everything.’

She placed her head against his chest so she could hear the solid, reliable beating of his heart and there was truth in every drum.

‘I’m going to be with you for it all, and for every day afterwards, my beautiful, irreplaceable tempesta. And all the Christmases of our lives.’

She smiled and swept her eyes shut, wondering if when she opened them again this would all turn out to be a dream. For how could reality be so utterly perfect? She blinked and he was there. So were their friends. Everybody as happy as before, everything as perfect as she could wish.

Outside the castle, snow began to drift downwards—the icing on the cake of their perfect Christmas miracle.

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