Chapter Twenty-Seven
'So there you are! Mary said she thought you were sunning yourself.' Freya opened her heavy eyelids to see Kate walking over the immaculately tended lawn at the back of the house. The small garden provided a corner of peace and beauty, unexpected in the heart of the busy city. 'No, don't move,' Kate commanded softly, settling herself on the sun-warmed grass as Freya swung her long legs from the sun lounger. 'You look so comfy! And congratulations on your super news! How are you, anyway?' Long, deep blue eyes so like Theo’s narrowed as they swept Freya’s drawn features. 'Junior giving you a bad time?' 'Ah.' The wrinkle of perplexity cleared from Freya’s brow as the penny dropped. Theo must have told his sister about the baby. She wondered drily if he'd also said he believed it to be Leo'
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