Their Double Baby Gift

Their Double Baby Gift
Louisa Heaton

Can two and two – really make four?Widower Major Matt Galloway came to London Grace Hospital for his tiny daughter. But he finds himself facing a barrel of emotions on meeting beautiful Dr Brooke Bailey—his late wife’s best friend and single mum to her own baby girl.Brooke can’t believe Matt is her new boss. But the feelings she has for him are even more troublesome. Brooke swore to raise her baby alone, but loving father Matt melts her heart and Brooke starts to hope…could they really make one big happy family, after all?

Can two and two really make four?

Widower Major Matt Galloway came to London Grace Hospital for his tiny daughter. But he finds himself facing a barrel of emotions on meeting beautiful Dr. Brooke Bailey—his late wife’s best friend and single mother to her own baby girl.

Brooke can’t believe Matt is her new boss. But the feelings she has for him are even more troublesome. Brooke swore she would raise her baby alone, but loving father Matt melts her heart and Brooke starts to hope...could they really make one big happy family after all?

‘You’re a romantic, Dr Bailey?’

Brooke smiled at Matt before returning her gaze to the couple in front of them. ‘And a dreamer. But don’t we all hope and dream for happiness in some way?’

Matt didn’t answer. But he stared at her profile, at the way her nose turned up slightly at the end, at the fullness of her smiling lips, at the gentle way one brown tress of hair had escaped her messy bun and rested upon her shoulder. It looked soft and silky, and it seemed wrong to him that someone as sweet and lovely as her should be alone when clearly she had so much love to give.

He concentrated for a moment on his notes. Blood pressure. Respirations. Pulse. Patient. But his mind wouldn’t stay focused. It was as if there was a small cyclone of thoughts whizzing around, picking up the leaves of his thoughts and tossing them into the mix.

Lily.

Yes. His daughter had to be his priority. Worrying about Brooke’s love life was not his responsibility. Nothing to do with him. She was his friend, but that was all she would ever be. He couldn’t allow himself to think any more of her than that.

But if that was the case then why was she the only thing he could think about?

Dear Reader (#ub4268290-e617-5311-8356-e9daa95ecb4d),

When I had my babies I went to a variety of baby classes. One of them was a Music and Movement class, where I naively thought that I’d get to sit on the floor holding my baby and helping her move to music—kind of like baby yoga.

Only it wasn’t a class where I could sit on my butt and pretend my baby was enjoying herself. It was a singing and dancing class, and the leader announced at the first one that we would ‘all go round the circle, take it in turns to dance into the centre, and introduce yourself and your baby!’

I’m sure you can imagine my horror.

So I had to include something similar in Brooke and Matt’s story. It was hilarious revisiting all those old feelings and memories and the cringe-worthy stuff you put yourself through in an effort to be a good parent.

Brooke and Matt are trying to be excellent parents. They want to do what’s best for their babies, no matter how strong their urge to stay indoors and hibernate away from the rest of the world. They learn, as we all do, that some days you just have to push through.

I hope you enjoy reading their story as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Love,

Louisa xx

Their Double Baby Gift

Louisa Heaton

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

LOUISA HEATON lives on Hayling Island, Hampshire, with her husband, four children and a small zoo. She has worked in various roles in the health industry—most recently four years as a Community First Responder, answering 999 calls. When not writing Louisa enjoys other creative pursuits, including reading, quilting and patchwork—usually instead of the things she ought to be doing!

Books by Louisa Heaton

Mills & Boon Medical Romance

The Baby That Changed Her Life

His Perfect Bride?

A Father This Christmas?

One Life-Changing Night

Seven Nights with Her Ex

Christmas with the Single Dad

Reunited by Their Pregnancy Surprise

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at millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk) for more titles.

For Becca xxx

Praise for Louisa Heaton (#ub4268290-e617-5311-8356-e9daa95ecb4d)

‘An emotional rollercoaster ride… One Life-Changing Night is medical drama at its best.’

—Goodreads

Contents

Cover (#u13154f5b-1960-5216-b905-40b967282b14)

Back Cover Text (#ud45ea94e-4e3b-5cc1-ba38-c703ef2e636e)

Introduction (#u4290fe2c-1485-5eb5-9b17-2a337b9ca814)

Dear Reader (#u90874c01-9cab-58bf-bcc9-24f584693245)

Title Page (#u41d6a393-062d-5609-97c2-350e6373ad37)

About the Author (#ua0ccdc95-8335-564b-9e8f-3a348e019dd8)

Dedication (#u56379769-4a09-550b-9641-fccb0aef3c6e)

Praise (#u84a09b8b-d82b-512a-bfc7-431aed4d7ae3)

CHAPTER ONE (#ub0fe9f58-29f0-506b-9b22-73b2c83f24d7)