His Baby Dilemma by Catherine Lanigan

Author:Catherine Lanigan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-01-10T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

MICA HAD BLINDSIDED Grace with his apology. She hadn’t expected his emotional delivery, and like an impetuous fool, Grace had walked into Mica’s kiss with abandon. She’d wanted him to kiss her, but she shouldn’t have. Locked in his embrace, she’d hoped for a slice of a moment that maybe he would feel the same things for her as she did for him.

She didn’t want to crave another kiss, but she did. In that moment when their lips touched...she could swear he felt something for her. Maybe it wasn’t love. But it was close.

The fact that he broke away from her so quickly, as if he’d stuck his finger in a light socket, jolted her back to reality. This was Mica. Married to his father’s land. And that was the crux of it. Mica’s roots went deep into the soil of Indian Lake. His family’s arms would always hold him. She’d loved him for so long, wanted his love in return so long, that she’d never thought about what would happen if she ever heard him tell her that he loved her back.

Her life was in Paris. She’d built a career there, and she was responsible to all those who worked with her. She had dreams of her own she would never abandon.

Though their lives were an ocean apart, she never wanted this moment with him to end.

“I should go,” he said. “I have to run an errand for my mother.”

“No, you don’t,” Grace countered.

“How do you know?” He stepped back, dropping his arm and giving her a steely look.

“Because your mother just got married. I’ll bet that kitchen is overflowing with leftovers. She doesn’t need anything.”

“The hardware store is open today. The kitchen drain is clogged and...” He fumbled with his words.

She glared at him. “I’m not buying it. But if it’s me, just say so.”

He shoved his right hand in his jeans pocket and slumped, staring at the floor for a moment.

Gathering courage?

“Okay, I confess. I liked kissing you—too much.”

Oh. So that’s it. She smiled, feeling vastly encouraged. “And that’s a problem because...?”

He let out a frustrated breath. “Grace. We have about a hundred unresolved issues and instead of hashing them out, I kiss you and I lose my focus.”

“I should think that would help clarify things for you.”

“Apparently not.” He glanced over at the sofa and gasped.

Grace spun around. “Jules!” she yelled and raced toward her baby.

Jules was wide-awake and sitting up. He had ripped the head off his toy dinosaur, and he was shoving the stuffing into his mouth.

Grace scooped Jules off the sofa, stuck her fingers in his mouth and retrieved the polyester. Mica was just as quick and yanked the headless T. rex from Jules’s hand.

The minute the stuffing was out of his mouth, Jules let out a wail. Grace placed him over her shoulder and tried soothing him.

“It’s okay now, sweetie. You scared Mommy. That’s all.”

“And Daddy,” Mica said, stroking his back.

Grace swept her hand over Mica’s and his thumb locked around her thumb.

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