My Son by Marie Kelly Read Free Book Online Page B

left, Mrs Green having put the food on the table and left.  Kelly was surprised that she was not joining them and if the truth be told a little uncomfortable at being left alone with him.
    “Oh, w here is everyone” she had asked in surprise, looking at the wonderful spread before her.
    “ Beth likes to eat early.  Lets her watch her programs”, he had answered a note of mischief in his voice
    Kelly sat down opposite him as Marc told her to help herself.
    “I hope you don’t mind eating here” he had said “It’s just that when nobody is here we always eat in the kitchen, more comfortable”
    Kelly had given him a small smile.  So he thought she was no one, well there was nothing like letting somebody know where they stood from the word go.  However, she was glad that they were eating in the kitchen, a room which was far friendlier than the large grand dining room they had viewed earlier.
    “You have a beautiful home” she said helping herself to a generous portion of the deliciously smelling lasagne and fresh salad.
    “Thank you” he had answered “My family have lived in this villa for many generations… we like it”
    He had watched as she began eating.  “Are you hungry” he asked in amusement as she had laughed nodding her head as her mouth was so full she couldn’t answer.
    “It’s nice to see a woman who eats a meal rather than picks at it”.
    Kelly had laughed as he too piled his plate high “well I’m glad I’m not alone” she had returned seeing his mouth twist in amusement
    “How was Max” she had asked watching as his dark eyes had softened
    “He was wonderful.......a lthough, I think you are going to find plenty of volunteer baby sitters,” he had chuckled “He seems to have made every female in the place gooey eyed”
    Kelly had smiled before adding
    “Just the females huh”
    Flashing her one of those devastating smiles, which made her catch her breath, he had added “Well….” Before his tone had become so serious
    “I couldn’t imagine life without him now, he is so perfect”
    A small frown crossed his handsome face
    “I still don’t understand why Trudy didn’t tell me though” a small hint of sadness in his voice
    Kelly had bit her lip
    “I know why ” she had said softly seeing as he had looked at her in surprise
    “ But you said…”
    Nodding her head Kelly had continued
    “Trudy kept a diary.  After you left that second morning I decided to read them to see if they would tell me why she had lied”
    He looked at her with keen interest as she had continued
    “Apparently she walked in on you one day while you were on the phone to somebody”
    He had frowned
    “And..”
    “And you were telling them that you would keep the baby.  You were threatening to set your lawyers on them to make sure you got the baby.  Trudy was going to tell you, but got frightened.  She thought that you would use your lawyers to take Max from her”
    Marc had looked over at her, his expression one of pained hurt
    “I would never…” he had begun, frowning as he tried to remember the event, before sudden realisation had crossed his face as he had groaned
    “She heard me? I never knew she was there ” He had looked at Kelly
    “An ex girlfriend of mine had phoned to say that she was pregnant and demanding a lot of money to “deal” with the problem and keep quiet”
    A look of disgust had crossed his features
    “I told her that if she was really pregnant then I wanted the baby and that I would make sure that my child was born”
    Hesitating he had continued
    “I didn’t know Trudy was there…..I would never have taken Max from her……..we would have worked something out” he had said softly with a sigh as he had looked down thoughtfully
    “All that time I missed with Max because of some misunderstanding” his voice heavy with regret
    The two had sat in silence for a few moments before Kelly had spoken softly
    “What happened to the woman’s baby” she had