Nina Chickalini has been waiting all her life to get out of Queens, but something always holds her back. If it isnt the four siblings she raised almost single-handedly, its the neighborhood pizzeria shes running so Pop can take it easy. At last, shes counting down mere months, instead of years, until shell be free to embark on her grand adventure.Leave it to her best friend, good old reliable Joe Materi, to wait until now to make an incredible request.Have his baby? The last thing Nina needs is another reason to feel tied down. But how can she refuse the man whos always been there for her? Getting in the family way turns out to be easy, and suddenly shes seeing her old pal in a whole new light.The clock is ticking, her bags are packed, and Joemuscular arms cradling a baby, sexy voice crooning a lullabyisnt part of the plan. So why does Nina feel as though shes already embarked on the adventure of a lifetime?An Avon Romance