The big day had finally arrived. By the end of the day, Luca would know about the baby, and I would know where I stood. I held a possessive, protective hand to my stomach and wondered if my nerves had an effect on her. Could she feel the increase in my heart rate? I only had an hour before I needed to leave for the airport, and I was still packing my suitcase. Emily had been moaning at me all week to get it done, but I had been so busy.
I couldn’t afford to turn down hours at work, especially when they had graciously agreed to me having the time off. I had gone to see Mr Stern, as I called him, and ended up sobbing in his office. Pretty sure he only agreed to the time off to get my tearful self out of his office. I had told work about my pregnancy the day after I saw my mother because I t
