“Excellent!” Luke wipes his mouth. “Will I like it?”
“I think you’ll like it,” I say, my heart thumping hard. “I really think you will. Ready?”
I wait until he puts down his knife and fork. I wait until he turns his head to look at me directly. I wait. And wait.
Then I lean forward and whisper gently into his ear, “Pregnant.”
The London Billiards and Parlour Music Club
Est. 1816
St. James’s St.
London SW1
Dear Mrs. Brandon, née Bloomwood:
Thank you for your recent letter requesting use of the Prince of Wales room for your “baby shower,” an American term, I believe.
I am afraid that this will be impossible. It is an unsuitable purpose for the room in question. Further, there can be no question of your filling a room in this club with “zillions of balloons,” as you put it. Some of our members are very elderly, and such a sight might prove alarming, if not fatal, to them.
Yours sincerely,
Sir Peter Leggett-Davey
Chairman
The London Billiards and Parlour Music Club
Est. 1816
St. James’s St.
London SW1
Minutes from Members’ Quarterly Meeting (Cont’d.)
Motion 6
That Mrs. Brandon (née Bloomwood) should be permitted to
1. host a “baby shower” event in the Prince of Wales room; 2. furnish the Prince of Wales room with inflatable balloons; 3. create a “tier of cupcakes”; 4. serve prosecco; and 5. play amplified music by the popular artist known as “Beyoncé.”
Proposed by Mrs. Rebecca Brandon (née Bloomwood)
Seconded by Lord Edwin Tottle
Carried: 56 votes to 3.
Acknowledgments
I’d like to thank my wonderful readers—in particular all those who have inquired so kindly after Becky. Your enthusiasm and love were a massive inspiration in writing this book.
Also, special thanks to Linda Evans for coming out of retirement for Becky’s sake!
BY SOPHIE KINSELLA
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan
Shopaholic Ties the Knot
Can You Keep a Secret?
Shopaholic & Sister
The Undomestic Goddess
Shopaholic & Baby
Remember Me?
Twenties Girl
Mini Shopaholic
I’ve Got Your Number
Wedding Night
Shopaholic to the Stars
Finding Audrey
Shopaholic to the Rescue
My Not So Perfect Life
Surprise Me
I Owe You One
Christmas Shopaholic
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
SOPHIE KINSELLA is the author of the bestselling Shopaholic series as well as the novels Can You Keep a Secret?, The Undomestic Goddess, Remember Me?, Twenties Girl, I’ve Got Your Number, Wedding Night, My Not So Perfect Life, Surprise Me, and, most recently, I Owe You One. She lives in the UK.
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