She began trying to plead with him, unable to look him in the face, ‘Nic, I-‘ He cut her off, ‘Goddamnit Allie is the baby mine?’ ‘Yes,’ s...he mumbled, barely audible. ‘I can’t believe it. I can’t believe you never told me. Was that your plan all along? Was I just some stud horse to knock you up?’ ‘No. I tried to tell you, but-‘ ‘Really? You did? Because I don’t remember you ever approaching the subject with me. I don’t remember you ever saying ‘Nic, I’m pregnant and it’s yours.’ Did you know. "Jonathan felt himself blush, but couldn't stop a smile "It's not cheating, we just knew about the panels and hidden passages." Hidden passages?" Yes, the house is riddled with them, especially this part of it. I could show them to you, but you'd better finish dressing or we will be late for dinner." Are you going to stand there and watch?" I thought I might, I enjoy looking at you and after all you are beautiful."Mary felt herself blush with pleasure at her cousin's words and a warmth spread. "Yes I did wonder initially my lady." Initially, you mean you know why I'm interested in you?" Yes I have an idea." Tony replied."Well Tony, I understand you are an orphan and that you were brought up in an orphanage for a large part of your life, and I expect that you are full of resentment for the mother that abandoned you?"Tony replied. "No not really Lady Sheila you see, from all my searches and enquiries it seems that my mother must have had a damn good reason, or thought she had at the. And I kissed him again, more aggressively this time. Just then the music stopped so we made our way back to the bar through the crowd of other dancers. Jules still had his hand on my bare back under my top. As we moved through the crowd I felt several hands grab my bum briefly as we passed all sorts of men. Ralph and Julia had been dancing too and they arrived back at our spot, that Jim had been guarding, just before us. I noticed how comfortable Ralph and Julia were with each other. I knew.