A Weaver Baby by Allison Leigh

Author:Allison Leigh [Leigh, Allison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, General, Category, Pregnant Women, Wyoming, Horse Trainers
ISBN: 9780263879988
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2009-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“H e’s still there, then?”

J.D. held the phone to her ear as she peered out the kitchen window toward the barn. “Yes, he’s still here.” The he in question was, of course, Jake. And despite J.D.’s belief that he would lose interest in keeping such close tabs on Latitude, after a week, she was beginning to wonder. “Every morning he shows up right after dawn. The man’s like glue!”Her sister laughed softly. “Driving you right up a tree, is he?”

“I don’t need him looking over my shoulder when it comes to Latitude.” Was that his shadow just inside the barn door? She sidestepped a little, still looking out the window, but from a safer, less noticeable angle.

Angeline laughed a little more. “Oh. Definitely, that’s what’s bothering you.”

“You’re my sister,” she grumbled. “You’re not supposed to be taking such delight in my misery.”

“I’m your sister and I love you but I’m not going to stand by and pretend you don’t have your head in the sand,” Angel countered smoothly. “You’ve got to deal with the matter, J.D., and the sooner the better. How long do you think it’s going to be before someone in the family happens to mention the blessed event that’s getting closer with every day that passes? You think Jake isn’t going to wonder why you didn’t happen to mention to him that you’re pregnant?”

It was him. He strode out of the barn, carrying a bale of hay as easily as if he’d done so every day of his life.

He also didn’t so much as glance at the house. At her.

She went to the refrigerator, yanking it open to pull out a block of cheese and the sliced ham that her mother had sent home with her the other night after yet another casually offered invitation to dinner.

And, by the way, why didn’t she bring along Jake?

She hadn’t had a single meal with her family since Jake had arrived in town that hadn’t included him.

It was maddening.

She couldn’t seem to get away from him no matter what she did. No matter how many times she tried to convince him that she didn’t need his assistance to put Latitude through his very gentle paces, he kept showing up at her place at the crack of dawn each morning. He didn’t turn down a single invitation that she was convinced had been issued solely to make her insane.

What was worse, she was afraid she was getting used to it.

Used to him. His constant presence. His quiet, wry humor. His intelligence and the sight of his tall, broad-shouldered body looking more and more at home around her home.

But he didn’t touch her again.

Not an unintentional brush of hands.

Not an abruptly unexpected kiss.

And certainly not…anything…more.

The nights, though, were the hardest.

If she slept, she dreamt of him. And if she didn’t sleep, she thought of him.

“Telling him will only make things more complicated,” J.D. said to her sister.

“He has a right to know. Your baby has the right to know.”

“My baby has the right to grow up knowing he’s completely wanted and utterly loved.

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