Duplicity 2 (Duplicity New Adult Romance) (8 page)

“Simple,” said Adam. “Gribben’s fucked me over. And that’s not all he’s fucking.”

Before Adam could finish, Nick raised his fist and threw a right jab at Adam that Holyfield would have been proud of. Adam hit the deck with a crash.
 

“Thanks, Nick. I would clap if I could,” I smiled. I was charmed by Nick’s uncharacteristic outburst.

Nick bent over to kiss me. “I already read the letter, Holly. I was home earlier. I was here for you anyway, Adam or no Adam. No more secrets, promise?”

“I promise.”

“Good. That’s my girl. Now let’s find you a doctor.”
 

***

The jelly was cold on my tummy. Nick held my hand, our eyes glued to the screen as the sonographer placed the ultrasound probe under my belly button and moved it around.
 

The black and grey image on the screen showed no clues. I held my breath, and prayed to the creator of unborn children, that ours had made it.

“Can you hear the heartbeat?” the sonographer asked. She pointed to a dot on the monitor. I nodded like I could see it. Nick gasped in delight.

“It looks like everything’s fine,” she continued, smiling. “But because you had some bleeding we’re just going to keep you here for a while under observation. You’re very lucky.”

I know.
“Thank you.”
 

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Six months later, I roared with laughter as I watched Nick try to build a baby swing in the garden of our cottage in the Netherlands. My tummy was huge and the birth was only weeks away. I had been blessed with a smooth pregnancy and my life had turned out better than I could have hoped for, or than I deserved.
 

After Sarah’s death, we had left New York and all its memories behind, to make a fresh start in Nick’s homeland. Nick’s family welcomed me with open arms, and my parents were delighted to have me closer to England.

I had put work on the back-burner for now, and was happy making a home for Nick and our baby. Nick was commuting to Amsterdam to work, but was true to his promise of spending more time at home.

Gribben backed off when his secret was exposed. Adam’s outburst at the hospital confirmed what I had seen moments before being struck by the cab—Gribben in flagrante in the car outside his office with none other than Alexa, Nick’s former PA.
 

Adam’s wet dreams had come true when he finally hooked up with Alexa and brought her to New York with him for his payday from Gribben. But Alexa upgraded and was servicing Gribben in a hotel room the morning Sarah died. Nick extorted all of my dodgy video evidence from Gribben in exchange for not telling Sarah’s mother about Gribben’s fling with Alexa.

Tara and her new guy, some Russian oligarch, were jetting off all over the place, but she’d promised to visit after the baby was born.

 
And so life went on. I never said it was perfect, but Nick and I did our best, and our future looked promising.
 

***

I lifted the stack of post that was sitting on the table, and flicked through the envelopes. The hand-written letter with a London post mark caught my attention. It was the only one addressed to me. I ripped it open.

Dear Holly

I am sorry to contact you out of the blue like this, but before the baby is born there is something I have to tell you.
 

I hate to spoil your happy ending, really I do.

You didn’t really think I could resist you that night, did you?
 

I’d wanted you for so long. Did you not know what would happen when you threw yourself at me like that, after teasing me for two years?

Gribben paid me to set you up but that doesn’t mean I didn’t get my end away too.

You were good, Holly, really good. Nick’s a lucky guy.

Wonder how he will feel knowing that little baby Adam sperm were swimming around inside you that night?
 

I didn’t think I cared, but I’ve changed my mind. I have a right to know if the baby is mine. That’s only fair, don’t you think?

I’ll be watching.

Adam

***

My hand shook, holding the sheet of paper. I read it again, then set it down on the table.

At the back door, I called to Nick to come in. I motioned for him to sit, and handed him the letter.

THE END

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