Alessandro and the Cheery Nanny / Valentino's Pregnancy Bombshell
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‘Can we come in?’
Paige looked up to see her parents and McKenzie waiting impatiently in the doorway.
‘McKenzie!’ Valentino smiled and held out his arms to her.
She rushed into the room. Don and Adele followed at a slightly more sedate pace. Slightly.
Valentino swept McKenzie into his arms and plonked her on the side of the bed. ‘Are you ready to meet your little brother?’ he said as he signed simultaneously.
McKenzie squirmed with barely suppressed excitement. ‘Yes,’ she said.
Paige smiled, still in love with her daughter’s voice as she turned her son around.
‘This is your brother, Ferdinando,’ Val murmured, signing as well.
McKenzie looked at him as if he were a baby unicorn she’d found in an enchanted forest, her eyes big and round. ‘Nandi,’ she said, and leaned forward to kiss the tip of her sleeping brother’s nose.
‘Looks like he’s already acquired a nickname.’ Adele beamed, reaching forward to gently touch her grandson’s tiny fingers.
Valentino chuckled. ‘I like it.’
Paige made way for McKenzie to snuggle into her side and they all gazed on her newborn son’s perfection.
‘Thank you,’ Valentino mouthed after a few moments, interlinking his hand with hers.
‘Thank you,’ she whispered back.
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Table of Contents
Cover Page
Excerpt
Title Page
About the Author
Dear Reader
Alessandro and the Cheery Nanny
Excerpt
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Valentino’s Pregnancy Bombshell
Excerpt
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Epilogue
Copyright