The Baby Bond. Sharon Kendrick
him,’ he joked softly, and his teasing seemed to evaporate some of the tension which the hungry baby had unwittingly provoked.
‘He must be desperate for his mummy,’ observed Angel, trying to keep the tremble in her voice at bay. ‘Doesn’t he miss her like anything?’
Rory shook his head. ‘Not really, no. I spoke to a child psychiatrist just after the accident. He told me that babies this young have just one thing that drives them—and that’s survival. They’re tough—tougher than we think. He may have missed his mother very briefly, but he’s too young to have formed any kind of deep attachment to her. He just transferred his dependence onto the next stable figure to come into his life.’
‘And that’s you, I suppose?’ she asked, as she heated up the bottle on the range.
Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.
Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес».
Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес.
Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.