The Walk of Fame (22 page)
Authors: Heidi Rice
She laughed, recalling how frantic he’d been when he’d woken up in the middle of the night to find her panting through her first contractions, three whole weeks early.
‘I’m sure I’ll do much better next time,’ she teased, and watched the colour drain out of his face.
‘Now, now, let’s not get ahead of ourselves,’ he said forcefully. ‘It’s going to take a considerable time for my heart rate
to get back to normal after this little one’s arrival.’ But then he glanced down at his daughter and grinned. ‘But at least Daddy’ll die a happy man, won’t he, darlin’?’
Juno sighed as she sank into the pillows and her husband settled next to her with a besotted smile on his handsome face.
Her heart soared into the stratosphere, but still didn’t burst—and she realised why.
I guess you just get used to being this happy.
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First published in Great Britain 2009.
Paperback edition 2009. This Digital Edition published in 2011.
Harlequin (UK) Limited,
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First published in 2009 as
Public Affair, Secretly Expecting
This edition 2011:
The Walk of Fame
© Heidi Rice 2009
ISBN: 978-1-408-93518-7