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her chest, and let out a slight whimper.
    ‘She’s beautiful!’
    ‘As you can see, she has your eye colour Mrs Beach, and she’s mixed. The child could pass as your own.’
    ‘Yes she would. Thank you so much, she’s beautiful!’
    Lucia smiled. It seemed her work was almost done with Paige, but there would be others. The couple studied the photos for a while. It was a happy moment for them both. Mister Beach looked up at Dimitri.
    ‘If you have any questions, please ask.’
    Mister Beach had a lot of questions, but there was one that kept bugging him. A question he’d asked before, but couldn’t help but ask again. 
    ‘Is everything above board?’ Mister Beach asked.
    Dimitri looked at him calmly and smiled. He knew that this question would come up again and again, and he was well prepared for it.
    ‘I understand your concerns, Mister Beach. Like I said before, everything is above board. The children that come into our possession are orphans. We’re doing great work for them. When Paige came along, we knew she’d be perfect for you.’ He smiled.
    Mister Beach nodded and smiled too. His wife did the same and sniffed as tears of joy ran down her cheeks. She was so happy that she’d be able to finally become a mother. They’d flown in from Finland, and soon they would fly home with their daughter.
    ‘Thank you for everything,’ said Mister Beach. ‘You’ve made us happy new parents!’
    ‘It’s a pleasure. I’m just glad you put your trust in our company.’ He beamed and looked at Lucia who nodded in agreement. ‘Now if you just sign the paper work, and we’ll get all the documents ready.’
    The couple nodded.
    ‘You said you’d keep her name, is that right?’
    ‘Yes, but we’d like to change her surname to Beach.’
    ‘Yes, we’ve made arrangements for that. Everything will be in order when you pick her up.’ Dimitri stood up.
    They stood up too and shook hands.
    ‘It’s not long now. She’ll soon be yours.’
    They were happy; soon they would be proud parents to a beautiful little girl!
    ****
    L ondon moved about the room taking clothes from the closet and putting them into her suitcase. Portia came to the doorway like she’d always done, since London was a child, when something was wrong.
    ‘Mum, you don’t have to be here. Go home, go and be with dad,’ she said without turning.
    ‘Honey, this man is dangerous.’ She stepped into the room. ‘I don’t trust him.’
    London turned to her mother. ‘I know you don’t, but I do.’
    ‘Please, don’t do this.’ Portia begged.
    ‘Please don’t worry about me. I’m will find my baby, and bring her back!’ She threw in a pair of black jeans. She wasn’t sure how long they would be.
    ‘There is a better way to do this.’
    ‘You keep saying that, but so far, that has brought no results. I have to do something. I can’t just sit around and wait.’
    ‘But what good will it do, to risk your life?’
    ‘I’m not risking my life.’
    ‘You are!’
    ‘Mum. Please. I can’t do this now. I’m leaving in twenty minutes, and there is nothing you can say to stop me.’
    Portia gasped. It wasn’t like London to behave this way, but then again, this had never happened to her before.
    ‘I know you’re worried. But if you were in my shoes, you’d do whatever it took. I know you would.’
    Portia stepped down and allowed. There was no point fighting her, it wasn’t going anywhere.
    ‘Okay,’ she said finally. ‘Please just take care of yourself.’
    ‘I will mum, I promise.’ She hugged her mother, and then continued to pack.
    Twenty minutes later the car arrived to pick her up. Portia watched from the front door as London hopped into the dark mysterious car.
    ‘Hi,’ she smiled at him.
    ‘Hi.’ He was equally happy to see her.
    There was a strange feeling between them, but the chemistry was great. As the car moved off, he placed his hand gently over hers. A shot of tingles fizzled through her body as he gently rubbed