Free Saving His Little Miracle (Mills & Boon Medical) by Jennifer Taylor Page A

this then say so, Lowri. I wouldn’t want you to go ahead and regret it later.’
    The harsh note in his voice made her eyes fly to his face and she was shocked by the hurt she saw there. Vincenzo was always so cool and aloof that she hadn’t imagined her unease would have an effect on him but it obviously had. She hurried to speak, wanting to reassure him that she still believed it was the right thing to do, but he beat her to it.
    ‘I know we aren’t in love with one another but we have a child and we both want to do what’s best for her. However, it would be intolerable to carry out this plan if one of us has misgivings. If you’ve changed your mind, Lowri, say so.’
    ‘I haven’t,’ she began, then stopped. All of a sudden, she knew that she couldn’t lie. It wouldn’t be fair to him or to this child she hoped to conceive. ‘It’s not that I’ve changed my mind exactly. It’s just that I never really thought about what it might entail.’
    ‘You mean us having to sleep together,’ he said bluntly, and she flushed.
    ‘Yes.’ She gave a little shrug. ‘I thought it would be easier if we used artificial insemination. After all, I had no idea if you were in a relationship and it didn’t seem right to create problems for you.’
    ‘I’m not in a relationship, so there’s no need to worry about that, I assure you.’
    ‘No.’ Lowri grimaced. ‘However, it doesn’t alter the fact that I hadn’t expected this. It’s...well, it’s a lot to think about, quite frankly.’
    ‘Especially when you have no idea how long it will take before you get pregnant?’
    His tone was bland yet Lowri could feel her heart thumping. She sensed that her answer was important to him even though she wasn’t sure why. Vincenzo had agreed to have this child because it could help Megan. As a doctor, it was important to him to do whatever he could to help save a life. However, she doubted if he was emotionally engaged in any way. The thought steadied her.
    ‘I suppose so, although I have no intention of allowing that to stop me.’ She looked him straight in the eyes, praying that he couldn’t tell how nervous she felt. However, the last thing she wanted was him backing out because he thought she had developed cold feet.
    ‘If it takes one attempt or a dozen, Vincenzo, I still want to go ahead. This baby is Megan’s best hope of being cured and I’ll do anything to make that happen!’
    * * *
    Vincenzo picked up his glass and took a mouthful of the wine, hoping it wouldn’t choke him. He knew he was being ridiculous but it hurt to know that Lowri viewed making love with him on a par with some sort of highly distasteful experience.
    He put down the glass, recalling how she had responded to him that night in Milan. She hadn’t appeared to find his lovemaking distasteful then, he thought bitterly. Far from it. She had been as eager for his touch as he could have wished. He was used to women who thought like he did, women who viewed sex as just another physical need, an appetite that needed satisfying at regular intervals. Lowri’s response had been very different, though.
    She had given herself to him with a generosity that still surprised him even now when he thought about it. She hadn’t tried to disguise her feelings, certainly hadn’t feigned a world-weary cynicism like so many of the women he had slept with had done. She had responded with an honesty and a passion that had stunned him at first and delighted him later.
    As for him, well, he had responded very differently to her too. For the first time ever, he realised, he had completely let go. He had forgotten that he was a top-flight surgeon, ignored the fact that his family had held a position of power for hundreds of years. He had been simply a man making love to a woman he had wanted: a woman who had wanted him too.
    ‘Have you eaten yet?’
    His head spun as thoughts whirled around inside it, so that it was a moment before he realised that Lowri was