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He laughed and leaning over gave her a kiss on the impertinence. “ I know what you ’re trying to do and shame on you. Using our future child to get what you want. If you keep it up I may stay until the following day to give you your surprise. Is that what you want? ”

She crossed her arms over her casket and pouted. “ No, I do n’t want to stay another day. ”

When they eventually arrived home she started up the stairs but he took a hold of her hand.

“ Let’s go into the family room and have some refreshments before you go upstairs. Soon you'll get your surprise. ” He walked with her into the room and he could n’t stay to see the look on her face when her surprise arrived. He told his Butler to have some potables brought into the room, giving the man a wink.

“ I ’m a little tired, ca n’t we just have it brought up to our room? ”

“ Come, sit down, ” he said, not answering her question. “ Then it comes, ” he said when someone entered the room pushing a trolley with a pot of tea an