Expecting Fortune's Heir by Cindy Kirk

Author:Cindy Kirk [Kirk, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: ROMANCE
Publisher: HARLEQUIN
Published: 2013-04-06T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

By the time she and Shane reached her apartment, waves of exhaustion washed over Lia. She hadn’t slept well the night before and her workday had been unusually hectic.

When Shane had asked her to join him for dinner with his family, she’d taken it as a sign that perhaps he was finally ready to accept that he was the father of her baby.

Even though all she’d wanted to do was to go home and put up her feet, she’d told him yes. She had wanted to get better acquainted with his brothers. And she’d never met Sarah-Jane or Marnie.

Lia found it particularly strange that her and Sarah-Jane’s paths had never crossed before, considering they shared a love of crafts.

She’d liked them both and had appreciated the way they’d accepted her with open arms. His brothers still looked at her skeptically but at least they were civil.

There had been just one bad moment. When she’d seen the woman with the baby and realized that she was going to have to do this all on her own. Shane had given no indication that he wanted to be intimately involved with his child’s day-to-day life, so all the care would fall on her.

She would handle it. Women did every day. It was just that she railed against the thought of her child being raised by a babysitter. She wanted to be there for her little girl. Or boy.

When they arrived at her apartment, Lia slipped the key from her pocket and opened the door. Then she reached into her purse and pulled out her wallet. “How much do I owe you for dinner tonight?”

“You paid me already.”

Lia thought hard, which was especially taxing on such a tired brain. “No. I asked you how much after we finished walking, but you said we could talk about it in the car. I know for sure I never paid you.”

“You did,” he said with a slight smile. “You gave me the pleasure of your company all evening.”

Although the words touched her heart, Lia forced a laugh. “How many women have you used that line on before?”

“None.”

“Come on, be honest.”

“Seriously, none. Not one woman—before you—has ever concerned herself with paying for dinner.”

“I can see that if you’re out on a date,” Lia said slowly. “But what if you and the woman are just friends?”

“I don’t have any women friends,” Shane said.

“Yes, you do.”

Shane thought for a moment then shook his head. “No. I don’t.”

She smiled. “You have me.”

A softness stole over his masculine features. His blue eyes darkened and he took a step closer.

Her heart picked up speed. He was going to kiss her. And by the look in his eyes and the way she felt whenever he was near, she doubted it would end there.

When he lowered his lips to hers, she turned her face and his lips brushed her cheek.

“You don’t want to kiss me?” he murmured against her hair, pulling her close.

“I do,” she whispered back.

“Then why turn away?” he asked, his fingers toying with a lock of her hair.

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