Chapter 101 A Cry

• A cry from Marco snapped Gina awake. She rolled out of bed in automatic response, then still groggy from the sleep she had finally fallen into, found herself completely disoriented in unfamiliar surroundings. It took several moments to get her bearings. A dim night-light came from a half-open door. It triggered the memory of where she was—the nanny’s bedroom in King’s Castle—and Marco was in the adjoining nursery.
• She started to move towards the connecting door, then stopped, realising it was quiet now. Marco must have cried out in his sleep, then resettled. A bad dream? Since she was up, Gina decided she might as well check on him, make sure he was all right.
• A soft murmuring made her hesitate. Was someone else attending to him? Had he been crying for some time before she woke? Rosita’s rooms weren’t far away. Frowning over the thought of the kindly housekeeper’s sleep being disturbed, Gina snatched up the dressing-gown she’d tossed on the end of the bed and thrust her arms into the sleeves. Best for her to sit with Marco for a while, relieving Rosita of any sense of responsibility.