Saving His Little Miracle (Mills & Boon Medical) by Jennifer Taylor Read Free Book Online Page B

wealthy, sophisticated man she had met in Milan yet Lowri found herself thinking that she much preferred how he had looked when they had sat in the garden of the villa. He had seemed so much more approachable that day, less aloof. It had made it that much easier to understand why she had slept with him.
    She drove that foolish thought from her head. Vincenzo had agreed to help her and she needed to be sure that he hadn’t changed his mind. ‘So you haven’t had second thoughts?’
    ‘Second thoughts?’ he echoed, his dark brows rising steeply.
    ‘About the baby. Because if you have, Vincenzo, then I’d much prefer it if you told me straight away rather than lead up to it.’ She stared back at him, struggling to ignore the thunderous beating of her heart. If he had changed his mind, she had no idea what she was going to do, how she was ever going to help Megan.
    ‘Of course not.’ His tone was icy. ‘I am not in the habit of going back on my word.’
    ‘Then you must be a rare sort of a man indeed.’ Lowri wasn’t sure why she’d said that. After all, the last thing she should do was alienate him. Nevertheless, the words slid out before she could stop them and she saw him stiffen.
    ‘Don’t judge me by your past experiences. All men are not alike.’
    ‘I’m sorry.’ She gave a little shrug, knowing that she deserved the rebuke. ‘I shouldn’t have said that. I apologise.’
    ‘No, you shouldn’t. But maybe it’s to be expected in light of what’s happened.’
    His tone softened, took on a seductive note that made her skin prickle with awareness. Lowri’s breath caught as she felt it run through her, starting at the top of her head and working its way down to her toes, a sensation of light and heat and recognition that was all the more disturbing when she couldn’t recall experiencing anything like it before. Her mind was still struggling to deal with what was happening when he continued.
    ‘You haven’t had an easy time in the past few years, Lowri, and it’s understandable if your view of men is somewhat jaded. However, I can only repeat what I told you before: I don’t go back on my word. Ever.’ His eyes held hers fast and she found it impossible to look away. ‘I promised to give you another child and that’s exactly what I shall do, although I’ve decided that we may need to alter our plan.’
    ‘Alter our plan?’ Lowri repeated uncertainly. Her heart began to race when she saw the way he was looking at her. It was hard to force out the question when she had a feeling that she wouldn’t like the answer but she didn’t have a choice. ‘What do you mean?’
    ‘Simply that artificial insemination isn’t anywhere near as successful as the old-fashioned method.’ His eyes held hers fast. ‘If you are committed to having this child, Lowri, we need to sleep together. That will give you a much better chance of conceiving.’

CHAPTER FIVE
    ‘ S ORRY ABOUT THE delay. I couldn’t leave Theatre.’
    Vincenzo swung round when a man suddenly appeared in the doorway. He heard Lowri take a deep breath and knew that she was as shocked by his suggestion as he was himself. He certainly hadn’t planned on saying that! Definitely hadn’t come here with the express intention of asking her to sleep with him. However, now that he had, he realised that it was what they needed to do.
    Artificial insemination was nowhere near as effective as the natural method of conception. Although he couldn’t quote the statistics, he knew for a fact that far too many things could go wrong and adversely affect the outcome. There simply wasn’t time to waste if they hoped to help Megan so they needed to give themselves the best chance of succeeding. Even then Lowri might not get pregnant immediately. It could take several attempts before it happened. The thought made his blood heat. They might need to sleep together more than once.
    Vincenzo drove that thought from his head as she turned to him. He didn’t want