Expecting His Child (Lone Star Families: The Logans #3) by Leanne Banks

Author:Leanne Banks [Banks, Leanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Sensual, Hearts Desire, Life-Changes, Second Chances, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Unplanned Pregnancy, Texas, Virgin, Paternity, Family Feud, Bad Boy, Abused-Neglected, Family Life, Lone Star Families Series, The Logans Family & Siblings, Logans Curse, Families Enemy, Passionate Affair, Determined Nemesis
Publisher: Silhouette Desire
Published: 2010-02-28T05:00:00+00:00

Noah awoke to the sound of loud voices outside his hospital room and winced at the pain in his chest. At the moment, it hurt to breathe. The only thing he wanted was blessed sleep. If that nurse poked him and asked his name one more time, he was going to tell her he was an alien. Or the president. Or, he thought with a pained grin, a woman. Maybe that one from the Zorro movie. Martina looked a lot like her.

“If you’re not related to Mr. Coltrane, I can’t allow you in,” the nurse said firmly.

Noah opened his eyes at the mention of his name. His gaze encountered Jonathan and Gideon.

“What?” Gideon rose and cracked the door.

“This is ridiculous. All I want to do is see Noah. I have no interest in even talking to him.” Martina’s voice carried into Noah’s room.

Gideon turned an accusing gaze on Jonathan. “There is one very pregnant, very upset woman out there. Why in hell did you call her? Adam said we shouldn’t.”

Jonathan shrugged. “Adam left.”

“He’s gonna fry your butt.”

“Not if he doesn’t find out,” Jonathan returned. “Not unless the baby of the family snitches on me.”

Gideon scowled. “You son of a—”

“Would you two shut up so I can hear Martina?” Noah demanded. “I want to hear this.”

“What is so—” Gideon began.

“Shut up,” Jonathan and Noah said in unison.

“You haven’t given me an acceptable reason to allow you into Mr. Coltrane’s room. This patient has experienced head trauma and shouldn’t be disturbed.”

“This is not the first time Mr. Coltrane has acted as if he has experienced head trauma, but that’s another matter,” Martina said. “Mr. Coltrane is…”

“She’s not going to be able to say it.” Noah shook his head, then winced at the pain.

“Say what?” Gideon asked in exasperation.

“You’ll hear.”

“He contributed genetic material,” Martina said.

“Pardon?” the nurse said.

“He supplied necessary chromosomes,” Martina continued.

“A sperm donor!” the nurse exclaimed. “You think I should let you in there because he was your sperm donor?”

“He was not my sperm donor,” Martina hotly denied. “Noah Coltrane donated his sperm the old-fashioned way, I’m expecting his child, and he has asked me to marry him.”

Noah started to chuckle, but it hurt too much.

“Oh, you’re his fiancée,” the nurse said. “Why didn’t you say so? You can go in.”

“Thank you,” Martina said in a cool voice, then muttered, pushing open Noah’s door, “that’s right. I did not say I was his fiancée.”

“I’m asleep,” Noah whispered to his brothers and closed his eyes.

At her entrance, Noah heard both his brothers rise to their feet. Not surprised she had that effect on him, he thought. She’d probably made more than one man think about kneeling.

He smelled her sweet scent and felt her gaze as she paused for a long moment at his bedside. He was struck by an overpowering urge to see her, and it took surprising willpower to keep his eyes closed.

“Is he really okay?” she whispered.

“Yeah,” Jonathan said. “He’s just—”

“—sleeping,” Gideon finished.

“Which of you is Jonathan?” she asked, her voice like honey over his pain.

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