One Night Only (220 page)

Sh
e
wante
d
t
o
hol
d
of
f
an
d
savou
r
th
e
momen
t
bu
t
the word
s
‘I’
m
pregnant
’
wer
e
fizzin
g
o
n
he
r
tongue
.
She
wante
d
t
o
jus
t
spi
t
i
t
out
,
bu
t
sh
e
als
o
wante
d
t
o
buil
d
up
som
e
swee
t
anticipation
.

Sh
e
la
y
Rob
’
s
dinne
r
dow
n
i
n
fron
t
o
f
him
,
an
d
then sa
t
he
r
plat
e
acros
s
th
e
tabl
e
fro
m
his
.
A
candl
e
flickered
betwee
n
the
m
an
d
sh
e
wa
s
smilin
g
s
o
muc
h
he
r
cheeks
wer
e
almos
t
cavin
g
in
.

“Wha
t
o
n
eart
h
i
s
goin
g
on
,
T
ess
?
Di
d
someon
e
kidnap
m
y
grump
y
,
hung-ove
r
wif
e
wit
h
th
e
broke
n
to
e
from earlie
r
an
d
replac
e
he
r
wit
h
th
e
beautiful
,
cheer
y
bu
t
very
boss
y
mode
l
I
kno
w
an
d
love?
”

H
e
wa
s
mixin
g
th
e
Shepherd
’
s
Pi
e
aroun
d
o
n
hi
s
plate an
d
sh
e
coul
d
tel
l
h
e
wa
s
dyin
g
t
o
ge
t
stuc
k
in
.
Normally
hi
s
child-lik
e
mixin
g
irritate
d
he
r
bu
t
nothin
g
i
n
th
e
world coul
d
wip
e
th
e
smil
e
of
f
he
r
fac
e
righ
t
no
w
.

“
I
ca
n
hea
r
something,
”
sh
e
said
.

“What
?
Probabl
y
m
y
bell
y
rumbling,
”
sai
d
Rob
.
“I hadn
’
t
eve
n
ha
d
tim
e
fo
r
lunc
h
toda
y
.
T
w
o
accident
s
the othe
r
sid
e
o
f
tow
n
an
d
a
youn
g
coupl
e
wh
o
ha
d
se
t
their
chimne
y
o
n
fir
e
wa
s
enoug
h
t
o
kee
p
m
e
ou
t
of
McDonald
’
s
.
I
wa
s
cravin
g
a
Bi
g
Ma
c
al
l
da
y
.
”

“Craving?
”
sai
d
T
ess
.
“Funn
y
yo
u
shoul
d
sa
y
that.
I’
d
imagin
e
I’l
l
b
e
doin
g
som
e
o
f
tha
t
to
o
ver
y
soon. Cravin
g
.
.
.
”

Ro
b
slowl
y
lai
d
dow
n
hi
s
knif
e
an
d
fork
.
H
e
looked acros
s
a
t
he
r
beamin
g
fac
e
vi
a
th
e
flickerin
g
candle
.

“Wha
t
.
.
.?
”

Sh
e
stoo
d
up
,
lookin
g
radian
t
wit
h
he
r
flowin
g
dress
an
d
lon
g
blond
e
hai
r
tha
t
turne
d
hi
m
o
n
s
o
much
,
and mad
e
he
r
wa
y
ove
r
t
o
him
.

H
e
pushe
d
hi
s
chai
r
bac
k
s
o
sh
e
coul
d
si
t
o
n
hi
s
knee, an
d
sh
e
drape
d
he
r
arm
s
aroun
d
hi
s
neck
.
The
n
sh
e
leaned bac
k
t
o
b
e
sur
e
sh
e
coul
d
se
e
th
e
expressio
n
o
n
hi
s
face
.

“
Y
o
u
see,
”
sh
e
said
.
“Th
e
thin
g
I
hea
r
,
m
y
darling husban
d
.
.
.
”

Ro
b
gulped
.
Sh
e
coul
d
tel
l
h
e
kne
w
wha
t
wa
s
coming
bu
t
wa
s
to
o
afrai
d
t
o
sa
y
i
n
cas
e
h
e
ha
d
rea
d
he
r
sign
s
all wrong
.

“Th
e
thin
g
I
hea
r
righ
t
no
w
,
i
s
th
e
pitte
r
-patte
r
o
f
tiny feet.
”

“N
o
way!
”
sai
d
Rob
.
“
I
though
t
yo
u
didn
’
t
–
”

“S
o
di
d
I,
”
sai
d
T
ess
.
“
I
though
t
i
t
wa
s
th
e
las
t
thin
g
in th
e
worl
d
tha
t
I
wanted
,
bu
t
I
di
d
a
tes
t
toda
y
an
d
the minut
e
tha
t
blu
e
lin
e
appeared
,
I
realise
d
tha
t
bein
g
with yo
u
an
d
havin
g
you
r
bab
y
i
s
th
e
on
e
thin
g
I
wan
t
mos
t
in th
e
whol
e
worl
d
an
d
I
simpl
y
canno
t
wait
.
Y
ou’r
e
going
t
o
b
e
a
daddy!
”