Having the Rancher's Baby

Author:Cathy McDavid [McDavid, Cathy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-06-02T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“I’m not playing any games now.” Cole broke off their kiss before the last shred of his finely held control snapped. “We either stop and I go home...”

“Or? If we don’t?” She smiled up at him.

Was she serious? He couldn’t tell. Maybe it was time he closed his eyes and took a leap of faith.

“Then I stay and we see where this leads. Because after that kiss, you have to know how much I want you.”

She wanted him, too. He wasn’t so befuddled by lust he didn’t recognize her response for what it was. Desire. Need. Hunger.

“Maybe I require a little more coaxing.” Her mouth curved seductively.

Another kiss? He could do that. Take possession of her mouth, wrap her tight in his arms, mold her sweet body to his and let her experience the full extent of his longing. The last minutes had been exquisite. Well worth repeating.

“Is it safe?” He gave up thinking of a polite way to say it. “Did Dr. Medina give you the green light at your last follow-up?”

“She did.”

“But you’re not ready.”

“I’m not sure. I mean, I’m not confident, even if we were to be careful.”

“I understand.” He tried to mask his disappointment. “I would never do anything to hurt the baby.”

She gave him an entreating look. “You could still stay. Spend the night with me. We’d just...we wouldn’t...”

“We wouldn’t make love.”

“I know. Not the same.” She glanced away as if embarrassed.

“I’d love to spend the night with you, Vi. I can’t think of anything I’d rather do. And I won’t take advantage of you.”

He’d be tempted—he was only human, after all. But he’d respect her wishes. The baby was their priority.

“I’m glad. I wasn’t ready for the night to end.” She stood on tiptoes and kissed his cheek. “Give me a few minutes to change, if you don’t mind.”

“Not at all.”

He went to the hall bathroom and, locating a tube of toothpaste in the medicine cabinet, did what he could to get ready for bed. Staring at himself in the mirror over the sink, he shrugged out of his shirt.

Wait. On second thought, Vi might jump to the wrong conclusion. He put the shirt back on but left it hanging open.

Uncertain what to do next, Cole returned to the living room and sat on the couch. A minute later, he stood and paced.

“Sorry I took so long.”

Hearing her voice, he spun and felt his mouth go bone dry.

She wore a silky, dark maroon nightgown with narrow straps and a hem that fell slightly above her knees. He’d seen more suggestive sleepwear but never anyone sexier than Vi. She very nearly robbed him of his breath.

“Come on.” She inclined her head in the direction of the hall and, he assumed—or hoped—the bedroom.

He followed her, hesitating at the threshold. She’d turned down the bedspread. One of the cats, the tabby, lay in the middle. It scampered away at the sight of him, darting between his legs and disappearing down the hall.

“We scared Stripes,” Vi said. “Poor little guy.

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