Nine Months by Beverly Barton

Nine Months by Beverly Barton

Author:Beverly Barton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-01-10T05:00:00+00:00


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Jared reclined on the sofa. A half-finished rusty nail on the rocks rested on a coaster atop the coffee table, within arm’s reach. A copy of the Denver Post lay on the floor at his side. He had accomplished a great deal today, far more than just touching base with some potential investors. Of course, his main objective had been to persuade Paige to accept his offer of a maternity wardrobe and a complete layette for Angela. She had protested at first, but then once the shopping bug bit her, she’d been unable to resist temptation.

What woman could have resisted spending his money? This was the first time in Paige’s life that she’d been able to afford the best of everything.

After seeing, firsthand, what it could be like as his wife, with unlimited resources, would Paige start pursuing him? Now that he wasn’t begging her to marry him, would she realize that she wanted to accept what he was offering—marriage without love—once she’d signed the prenuptial agreement protecting his assets in case of a divorce?

The ringing telephone roused Jared from his memories of a pleasant afternoon. He picked up the receiver. “Montgomery. Yes, that’s right. Eight-thirty. No, I don’t want any champagne. I ordered sparkling cider. The lady is pregnant. Just make sure everything is perfect.”

He glanced at his watch. Seven-fifteen. He hadn’t heard a sound from Paige’s room since they first arrived. In sock feet, he crossed the sitting area, eased open her bedroom door and peeked in. Lying there on her side, in her half-slip and bra, her long red hair spread out across the pale bedspread, Paige looked like a sleeping beauty. Warmly flushed. Soft and delicate. Small, vulnerable and helpless. And sexy as hell.

He had told this woman he wanted them to be friends, and he did. But he wanted more. Paige had given herself to him once, freely, completely, going wild in his arms. But he now realized that her total abandon with him that night in the elevator had been uncharacteristic behavior for Paige Summers. She wasn’t the type of woman who went around having sex with strangers, and he’d bet his last dollar that he was the only man who’d ever made her lose complete control.

He knew for a fact that she was the only woman who’d ever made him lose complete control. And that fact scared the hell out of him. He refused to allow anyone to have that kind of power over him.

Jared’s sex hardened instantly and he cursed himself for wanting Paige. And why this woman, more than any other? What was so damn special about her? He could pretty well have his pick of women—everyone except the woman he wanted most. In every former relationship, no matter how passionate he felt about the lady, he never completely lost control. He made the rules. He said when things started and when they ended. And he’d never been enamored for more than a couple of months at a time.

But Paige Summers had changed everything.



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