I'm sorry that I've been so rubbish at updating and it's unlikely to improve because I go on holiday next week and return to university at the end of the month so I'm going to be busy. However, I hope you continue to enjoy this story and review because it means the world to me.

Thank you all your reviews, they're really wonderful.

Staring at the breakfast tray he had prepared, Florian smiled to himself before lifting it up and moving out of the kitchen. He had woken up early, his body now used to his previous job at the factory, and had decided to do something for the brunette who he hoped was still asleep upstairs. He desperately hoped he would be able to persuade Josie to take the day off work again instead of returning to Selfridges after only one afternoon off. He wanted her to rest, to make sure that she and their baby were completely healthy before she went back to the store. Walking through the corridor and up the stairs in complete silence, Florian felt his smile continue to grow as he thought about Josie's news. They were going to have a baby. He was going to be a father, the father to Josie's baby. He still couldn't quite believe that it was actually happening, that Josie was pregnant and they were starting a family together, when they had both come to terms with the concept of never having children together.

"Florian," Agnes smiled, interrupting his thoughts when they met in the landing. "Have you seen Josie this morning?" Agnes questioned, Florian's head shaking as he looked across at her. Florian was aware that Josie had never mentioned their relationship to the younger woman and he wasn't sure whether Agnes had noticed any change in their behaviour towards each other. He wasn't even sure why Josie hadn't told Agnes, seeing that the youngest woman was her closest friend.

"I thought I would bring breakfast to her this morning, seeing that she won't be going to work today," the musician explained quietly, noticing how Agnes nodded slowly before approaching him. He wanted to tell her why Josie wasn't going to work. He wanted to explain to her that Josie was carrying their baby, that he was going to be a father. He wanted to tell the whole world because he was excited and he didn't want to keep it a secret. They had no reason to hide it. They had done nothing wrong, they had no reason to keep secrets from everyone they knew. They were in love, they were going to have a child together, they weren't guilty of anything.

"I will tell Mr Grove that she is still unwell," Agnes declared, the musician nodding while the brunette continued to watch him. "Do you know if she is feeling any better today?" Agnes asked quietly, remembering the complete agony that had covered Josie's face the previous day when she had clung desperately onto Agnes for support. Agnes had never been so scared for her friend, so terrified by the pain Josie was in. She had watched her friend collapse and struggle to walk while still desperately pleading to return to work. "I'm worried about her," Agnes admitted quietly.

"I know that she was feeling much better last night, before she went to bed, but I think she just needs to rest," Florian explained as Agnes nodded slowly, a relieved smile decorating her face when she moved towards the stairs.

"I'll come and see her before I go to work," Agnes stated before moving out of sight, the musician nodding to himself as he moved towards Josie's bedroom. Opening the door he had left slightly open with his foot, Florian stepped inside the sunlit room to see that Josie was still fast asleep in bed, her arms wrapped around his pillow and her face buried into it. He always thought she was especially beautiful at this time of the morning. He usually woke up before her, especially when he had been working at the factory, and he loved seeing how calm and relaxed she looked when asleep. Resting the tray on the bedside table, Florian smiled to himself before he sat down in the space beside her before leaning across and pressing a kiss into her hair, her body moving in response.

"Good morning," Florian whispered in her ear, watching as Josie turned her head and smiled up at him. "Hello," the musician responded to her movement, leaning down gently to kiss her again while she laughed against his lips, her fingers brushing across his cheek as she stared up at him. "How are you feeling?" Florian asked quietly.

"Perfectly fine," Josie responded, sitting up slowly before running her fingers through her hair and smiling again at the musician. She already felt a hundred times better than she had done the previous day. "I might be persuaded however to take the day off for a little more recovery," Josie commented, unable to stop her smile growing as Florian laughed and moved to stand up before taking hold of the breakfast tray.

"Would breakfast in bed persuade you to stay home with me today and rest for a bit longer?" Florian questioned, watching as Josie smiled at him before nodding slowly. She truly felt like the luckiest woman in the world. "I want to look after you and our baby," the musician stated quietly, passing the tray to her before sitting down beside her. "And that starts with you eating properly," Florian stated, pressing a kiss into her hair while she continued to stare at the breakfast tray that was now resting on her lap. No one had ever made her breakfast in bed before. "Have something to eat Josie," Florian said quietly before relaxing beside her, watching as she began to eat. "I was thinking we could go for a walk together later," Florian suggested.

"I'd like that," Josie admitted, glancing across at the musician before shaking her head at him. "Thank you for breakfast Florian, no one has ever done something like this for me before," Josie explained before leaning across and kissing him gently.

"Agnes said she would come and see you before she goes to work," Florian explained before standing. "I'll go and get changed," he said quietly as Josie nodded, watching him as he moved towards the door and turned to look at her. "You really are beautiful Josie," he commented, smiling to himself as she began to blush, before leaving the bedroom and shutting the door behind him. Breathing out, Josie placed the tray on the space beside her before relaxing back against the pillows and gently moving her hand to rest against her abdomen.

"Hello," Josie whispered before laughing to herself, her head shaking at how stupid she felt about talking to the baby inside her. "You probably can't hear me but I'm your mother and well, I never imagined that I would feel like this. I never imagined that I would have you growing inside me and I promise that I will be the best mother I can be to you," Josie promised, running her hand gently across her stomach before glancing up at her bedroom door when a knock rang through the room. "Come in," Josie called out, smiling when the door opened and Agnes walked into the room. "Hello."

"Hello," Agnes greeted as she stepped inside. "I thought I would come and see how you are feeling before I went to work," she explained, her smile growing as Josie moved the breakfast tray onto the side and patted the space beside her. Sitting down silently, Agnes watched as the older woman quickly relaxed back against her pillows and smiled at her. "You look better," Agnes commented, falling silent when Josie reached across and took hold of her hand.

"I feel better," Josie responded before smiling at her. "Thank you for yesterday Agnes," Josie whispered, her smile growing when Agnes stared at her in confusion. "I don't think I would be feeling better right now if it wasn't for you," Josie explained before squeezing her friends hand, completely grateful for Agnes forcing her to see the doctor rather than returning straight to work. Josie didn't even want to imagine what might have happened if she had pushed herself any further, the idea of losing their baby terrifying her. If she had lost Florian's baby, she didn't even want to imagine how she'd be feeling.

"Sometimes you just need someone to tell you to stop for a while Josie," Agnes shrugged as Josie nodded slowly. "I'm glad you're feeling better," Agnes admitted.

"Not nearly as glad as I am," Josie responded, squeezing Agnes' hand again before the younger woman glanced across at the clock. "You should be going to work," the brunette commented, not surprised when Agnes immediately nodded in response.

"Yes, I've got to do designs for all the windows," Agnes muttered before standing up and brushing her outfit straight.

"How are you coping without Henri?" Josie asked quietly. She'd never asked Agnes about how she was dealing with Henri being gone before, knowing that it was difficult for the younger woman to discuss Henri, and George, at the moment.

"It's busy but I'll manage. He'll come home eventually," Agnes shrugged before smiling and moving towards the door. "I will tell Mr Grove that you still aren't feeling well enough for work," Agnes added as she opened the door, the older woman nodding in agreement before Agnes disappeared from sight.

XOXOXOXOXO

Wrapping his arm around Josie's as they walked through Regents Park together, Florian felt his smile grow as he glanced down at the brunette in pride. He couldn't shake off the feeling of being the luckiest man in the world. He was with the woman he loved, they were expecting a baby. If someone had told him when he first arrived in London with only a suitcase and not knowing anyone that he would fall in love with a beautiful and kind woman and they would be expecting a baby, he would have thought they were lying. Even though Florian had lost all his family, he was creating a new one, him and Josie together.

"What are you thinking about Florian?" Josie asked as she glanced up at him, a small smile decorating her face when Florian met her look. "Tell me, you looked happy," Josie explained as she led them towards a nearby bench and sat down, the musician watching her as he took hold of her hand and squeezed it gently.

"I was thinking about our family," Florian admitted, Josie smiling at him as their fingers laced together. "We're going to be an actual family Josie. The three of us," Florian smiled as he looked around to see if anyone was around before he leant over and pressed a kiss to her cheek, aware that she immediately tensed when he'd touched her. "People will know we are together when you start to show," he commented as he moved away from her, the brunette glancing down at her abdomen as she nodded slowly. She was aware that she couldn't keep their relationship secret for long but part of her was still terrified about what people would say if they learnt the truth. "I think we should tell Agnes at least," Florian admitted, surprised when Josie nodded slowly in agreement. "Did you just nod?" Florian asked in amazement.

"Yes," Josie laughed as she squeezed his hand again. "I think we need to tell Agnes. She deserves to know before anyone else," Josie explained before glancing across at the park, her smile growing as she watched a young woman push a stroller through the park with a content grin decorating her face. She was going to be a mother. One day she would be the woman pushing her baby through the park, smiling to herself. "I want her to know about us, about the baby. I don't want to hide from her," Josie admitted.

"Then let's tell her tonight Josie," Florian insisted, watching when the smile disappeared from Josie's face. "She's worried about you. She deserves to know that you're not really unwell," the musician explained, remaining still as Josie stood up and wrapped her arms around her body. "We can tell Agnes and then once you've left work we can tell everyone else," Florian continued as Josie bit into her lip and turned away from him. "You're going to have a baby Josie, you can't hide that from everyone," Florian explained before standing and approaching her. "Even if you managed to hide your pregnancy Josie, you will still have a baby. How are you going to hide our child from everyone we know?" the musician asked, watching as Josie turned to face him before sighing. "Are you going to hide in the house with our baby?" he questioned, his hand finding hers before squeezing it tightly.

"Of course not," Josie immediately responded before shaking her head. "I just don't know how to tell people without them thinking negatively about us," Josie whispered as they began to walk through the park again, the brunette remaining close to the musician while he continued to glance across at her. "It's not like I spend time with anyone outside of work except for Agnes and occasionally Victor so I don't really need to tell them about the baby. They don't need to know about us or the baby," Josie continued.

"So what exactly are you going to tell Mr Grove when you go to explain that you're leaving?" Florian asked quickly, aware that Josie was becoming focused again on what other people thought rather than her own feelings.

"I was never going to tell him I was pregnant," Josie stated. "I'm not leaving Selfridges to have them all gossip about me when I'm not there. There's going to be enough gossip about us because you are younger than me but when they find out that I'm pregnant and we're not married," Josie blurted out before falling silent, her eyes meeting his as she bit into her lip. She hadn't meant to say that much.

"Is that the problem?" Florian asked quietly. "You don't want people to know about our baby because we're not married?"

"Well it's not exactly right is it?" Josie immediately responded before shaking her head and moving on through the park, leaving Florian behind as he groaned in frustration. He loved Josie more than anything, he couldn't even imagine being with anyone else, but sometimes she frustrated him more than anyone else could. Walking after her, Florian smiled weakly when the brunette stopped and turned to face him. "I've upset you," Josie commented as he shrugged.

"Are you ever going to just be happy in this relationship?" Florian asked quietly.

"I am happy in this relationship, I'm happier that I've ever been in my life. I just don't want people talking about our relationship, especially people who don't matter to us," Josie explained before shaking her head, annoyed at herself now. "I am serious about us Florian, please never doubt how important our relationship is to me," Josie whispered before leaning up and gently kissing him, his arm wrapping around her waist as she smiled against his lips. "I want us to be a family Florian. Just the three of us," Josie whispered, remembering how happy he'd been when he'd talked about the three of them earlier.

"Let's at least tell Agnes tonight," Florian whispered.

"Can I be the one to tell her please?" Josie asked quietly. She wanted to make Florian happy. She didn't want to lose him because she was too afraid to tell anyone in case they ruined the greatest relationship she'd ever been in. "Agnes has done a lot for me over the years, I should be the one to tell her," Josie whispered, smiling weakly when Florian gently pressed a kiss into her hair. "I keep hurting you," Josie mumbled.

"No you don't," Florian responded before his laced his fingers with hers and they began to walk through the park again. "You just need to start letting other people in. You can't hide everything from the world. At some point you have to start trusting that people won't hurt you."

XOXOXOXOXO

Sitting down in the empty living room, Josie breathed out before she rested her hand against her abdomen and glanced across at Agnes' empty seat. Florian was currently practicing the violin upstairs and the brunette was waiting for Agnes to enter the room so she could tell her. Josie had promised Florian that she would tell Agnes and she wanted too. After the initial panic had gone away, Josie had begun to want to tell Agnes all about Florian and the baby. Florian made her happy, her pregnancy made her happy and she wanted her friend to know that. Hearing the living room door open, Josie turned her head to see Agnes walk in before she forced herself to smile again.

"How are you feeling?" Agnes asked as she moved to sit down in her usual chair.

"Good, I will be back at work tomorrow," Josie explained, noticing the smile that covered Agnes' face at her news. "I wanted to talk to you about something actually Agnes," Josie smiled as Agnes nodded slowly. "I don't know how to tell you," Agnes admitted, glancing down at her lap while the younger woman watched her in confusion before moving to sit beside her friend.

"Just tell me Josie," Agnes suggested, making Josie laugh gently before she shook her head. Why was this so difficult? She just had to tell Agnes the truth.

"Florian and I…" Josie began before falling silent. She didn't know how to say it. How was she supposed to tell Agnes that she was in a relationship with the young musician and was expecting his baby?

"I know," Agnes responded, immediately noticing the confusion that decorated Josie's face. "I know the two of you are in a relationship," she declared, laughing gently at the shock that decorated Josie's face.

"How did you know?" Josie asked quietly, still amazed that Agnes had known. "Why didn't you tell me that you knew?"

"Because I thought there must be a reason why you were keeping it secret Josie," Agnes responded before smiling at her friend. "My room is only two doors away from Florian's room and I can hear him opening and closing his door when he leaves at night and comes back in the morning. Also, the first thing you said to me yesterday after you calmed down was that you didn't want Florian to know because you didn't want him to worry about you and this morning he made you breakfast in bed," Agnes explained, aware that Josie was beginning to blush. "I also walked passed the dining room when the two of you thought you were alone," Agnes added quietly, laughing to herself when Josie shut her eyes and groaned. "You don't have anything to be embarrassed about. You two make each other happy Josie and you deserve to be happy, especially after everything with Mr Grove. Florian really does care about you," Agnes admitted.

"That's not all I wanted to tell you actually Agnes," Josie admitted as she looked across at her friend. "Florian and I…" Josie began before shaking her head, not knowing how to tell her about the baby. "We're…well," Josie muttered.

"Josie?" Agnes asked quietly.

"I'm pregnant," Josie blurted out, taking in the shock that covered Agnes' face at the news.

"Pregnant?" Agnes asked as Josie nodded slowly, smiling weakly when Agnes took hold of her hand and squeezed it. "That's wonderful," Agnes beamed. "I can't believe it. There will be a baby in the house," Agnes laughed as Josie nodded, unable to stop herself from beaming now. Agnes hadn't immediately commented on their marital status. Instead she was excited about the baby and happy for her. Perhaps she had been wrong in her belief in how everyone would react to her news. "Are you excited?" Agnes questioned.

"Yes," Josie said honestly. "I'd given up believing that this would happen. I'd gotten used to the idea of never having children. I thought I was too old," Josie explained before laughing and shaking her head. "But now it's happening, I'm more excited than I ever thought I'd be. I'm starting a family."

"You're going to be wonderful parents," Agnes commented as Josie looked at her, both women turning when the door opened and Florian walked into the living room and looked at them. "Congratulations Florian," Agnes beamed as Josie stood up and moved towards the musician, his hand immediately taking hold of hers as she smiled up at him. "If you ever want someone to look after the baby because you need to go somewhere or you need to have a break, I am quite happy to look after the baby," Agnes grinned as Josie laughed, unable to remove the smile from her face as she relaxed into Florian's side. "I can't believe you're having a baby."

"Neither can I," Josie admitted before looking up at the musician, still amazed that he was actually her partner and the father of her child. "We're actually going to be parents Florian."

So, what do you think? It's not my favourite chapter.

I promise Josie won't spend the whole entire story hiding from everyone.