More than Passion (33 page)

Becca loosened the blanket swaddling the infant to show him the perfect little face. “Your son,” she said simply.

Geoffrey looked from the baby to his wife and back again. He reached out his finger to gently stroke the soft little cheek. “So tiny,” he said in awe.

“He didn’t feel so when he was trying to come out,” she said with a small laugh.

Geoffrey smiled at that. The baby stirred, drawing his attention back. The second-most beautiful green eyes he’d ever seen stared back at him.

“Becca,” he breathed, “he’s ….”

“Incredible?”

“Yes. And so tiny. Wait until your father sees him.”

Becca smiled. “Hopefully, that will be soon, my father and my mother both.”

She’d been able to convince Thomas to refute his testimony regarding Becca’s father’s supposed crimes and now her parents could come freely into England. Geoffrey guessed her own relationship with Thomas would take more than words to mend, however. He’d kept her mother from her, had lied to her the whole of her life. Hell, he’d nearly sold her in marriage. But that was a matter for another day.

“The big and burly Laird McClair will surely crumble when he sees his tiny grandson,” Geoffrey said.

He sat down on the bed, hugging her gently. He kissed her tenderly, so full of love he thought he’d burst. He’d nearly lost her more than once, this girl with emerald-green eyes and hair as black as a raven’s wing. He’d never let anything happen to her or to their children.

And Geoffrey Michael Kane, the seventh Earl of Kanewood, kept his word.

Author’s Biography

JoMarie DeGioia
has been making up stories for as long as she can remember and has spent years giving voice to the characters in her head. She’s known Mickey Mouse from the “inside,” has been a copyeditor for her town’s newspaper, and currently works as a bookseller. She writes Historical Romances with a touch of mystery and Contemporary Romances with a  touch of home. She divides her time between Central Florida and New England, and you may contact her at
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