The Prince's Secret Baby
“Her face had gone chalk-white. “No,” she whispered.
“Sydney, I—”
She let go of him, jumped away as though she couldn’t bear to touch him. “No.” She put her hands to her mouth, shook her head slowly. “No, no, no. You never said. Ever. I asked you, I asked you directly…” She whispered the words. But to him, that whisper was as loud as a shout. As a scream.
“I know. I lied. Sydney, if we could just—”
“No.” She shook her head some more. “No.” And then she whirled on her heel and she marched over to... the sofa where Lani had been sitting. Carefully, she picked up the laptop and set it on the low table in front of her. Then she sat down. “Here.” She pointed at one of the wing chairs across from her. “Sit.”
What else could he do? He went over there. He sat.
There was a silence.
They regarded each other across the low table, across a short distance that seemed to him endless. And absolutely uncrossable. He only had to look at her—the pale, locked-away face, the lightless eyes—to know the worst had happened.MoreLess
“Sydney, I—”
She let go of him, jumped away as though she couldn’t bear to touch him. “No.” She put her hands to her mouth, shook her head slowly. “No, no, no. You never said. Ever. I asked you, I asked you directly…” She whispered the words. But to him, that whisper was as loud as a shout. As a scream.
“I know. I lied. Sydney, if we could just—”
“No.” She shook her head some more. “No.” And then she whirled on her heel and she marched over to... the sofa where Lani had been sitting. Carefully, she picked up the laptop and set it on the low table in front of her. Then she sat down. “Here.” She pointed at one of the wing chairs across from her. “Sit.”
What else could he do? He went over there. He sat.
There was a silence.
They regarded each other across the low table, across a short distance that seemed to him endless. And absolutely uncrossable. He only had to look at her—the pale, locked-away face, the lightless eyes—to know the worst had happened.MoreLess
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