Ryan (Billionaire Bachelors 1) by Anne Marie Winston

Author:Anne Marie Winston [Anne Marie Winston]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

"There you go. Good luck!" She stepped back and

closed the car door, waving before hurriedly

retreating into the warmth of the hospital. It was a

gray, dreary day outside, and Jessie felt

gray and dreary as well. She glanced across at

Ryan as he drove. His profile was somber and a

muscle ticked along his jaw. She opened her

mouth, then closed it again. What

was she going to say? He clearly didn't want

to discuss it, or he'd have brought up the topic himself.

Holy cow! Did you notice how much that girl

looked like my dead wife? No. He obviously

didn't want to talk. Insecurity hunched her

shoulders deep into her coat, and she turned her

face to look out the passenger-side window as her

eyes brimmed with sudden tears. She didn't have

huge expectations for this marriage, she assured

herself. As long as they remained friendly and got along

well enough to be good parents, that would be sufficient. So

what if they didn't have a great,

all-consuming love like Ryan had apparently felt

for Wendy? Might as well keep her track

record intact. She'd never known the love that most

people took for granted from the ones who shared their lives.

Chip had been her only experience with love, and his

affection had been cloying, his tendency to set her on

a pedestal and cater to her stilling rather than inspiring

love in return. When he turned on Commonwealth

Avenue heading away from the Commons, she came out of

her silence. "We're going the wrong way." "No,

we're not." His voice was quiet and deliberate.

"No exertion, remember? The doctor said you need

someone with you for a while." "That isn't exactly what

he said-was "So you can move in a few days early.

When I'm busy, Finn will look after you." "I

don't need looking after." She made an effort

to relax her gritted teeth. "I just need to be a

little careful. I'd prefer to stay in my own

place." Ryan shook his head. "Not an option.

If I go out of town, I want to know that you're not

overdoing it or lying in bed too sick to move." His

right hand left the wheel and settled briefly over

her stomach. "I want to see these babies alive

and well in seven or so more months." So he only

wanted to be sure she was all right because of the

babies. "I'll hire someone to check on me

daily," she said, mentally juggling her finances, knowing

she really couldn't afford it. He simply shook his

head again and kept driving toward Brookline.

"I'm not ready to move in with you," she said, trying

to keep the desperation out of her voice. Why did this

bother her so much? How many women would object

to living in a mansion like Ryan's? With Ryan to ice

the cake. "What difference does a few days

make?" he asked in a voice that dripped with

reason and made her long to punch him. "We're

getting married as soon as you can stay on your feet

for more than five minutes without wearing out. Are you

telling me you weren't planning on living with me after

we're married?" "I haven't had time to plan

anything!" she yelled. There was a small silence in

the car. Ryan braked at the tail end of a traffic

snarl and laid his arm along the back of her seat,

turning to face her.

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