Because of the Baby...

Author:Schield, Cat [Schield, Cat]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Westerns, Family Life, Fiction
ISBN: 9781460344637
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

Eight

After leaving the doctor’s office, Lark sat in the backseat of Keaton’s truck and pulled out Grace’s bottle.

“Do you want to skip the restaurant and do dinner at home?” Keaton offered, watching them from the front seat.

The baby was still agitated from being checked out by Dr. Reedy, but she quickly settled down. “I think she’ll be okay after she has something to eat. She’s really hungry these days. I’ve started preparing four-ounce bottles and she can almost get through the whole thing.”

“It’s amazing how much has changed in the ten days since she’s left the hospital.”

With the bottle half-consumed, Lark took it away and handed the baby and a burp cloth to Keaton.

“And who would’ve guessed you’d be so good with babies?”

“Certainly not me.”

“I think your mother was a little shocked.” As soon as Grace expelled the gas trapped in her stomach, Lark handed Keaton the bottle and let him finish the feeding.

Watching the two of them together, she noticed how her fondness for him increased a little more each day. If things kept going this way, she was going to start thinking in terms of the L word that wasn’t like. To her surprise, this didn’t give her the qualms it might have a week ago. For one thing, it wasn’t as if she could stop the inevitable from happening. Keaton was a wonderful man with everything going for him. If she wasn’t a Taylor falling for a Holt, she would feel free to revel in her happiness.

Lark executed a quick diaper change before Grace drifted off to sleep. “I think that will buy us a couple hours at least,” she said, switching back into the passenger seat.

The late afternoon sun hit Keaton’s blue eyes, making them glow. “Then we won’t have to rush.” He slipped on a pair of sunglasses and started the engine.

Finding herself oddly breathless, Lark clasped her hands together and set them in her lap. It was a good thing they were avoiding the Royal Diner’s bright interior. At least in the soft lighting at Claire’s her flushed skin and feverish gaze would be less obvious.

The hostess led them to a four-top toward the back and replaced one of the chairs with a stand that Grace’s carrier fit into. While Keaton got Grace settled, Lark slipped out of her coat and draped it over the empty chair beside her. When Keaton looked in her direction, his eyes widened.

“You look amazing,” he murmured, a hoarse note in his voice. “That dress suits you.”

“I was worried it was too much.” Lark ran her hands down the dress, smoothing the fabric over her hips. “I bought it in Houston but never had a reason to wear it.”

“It’s perfect.”

She loved the way his gaze clung to her as she sat down and dropped the napkin in her lap. His intensity heightened her confidence and made it easy to shoot him a flirtatious glance.

“I haven’t ever been here,” she said, scanning the menu. “What do you suggest?”

“That we skip dinner and go straight home.

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