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After a fewher presence Concern creased his brow and he walked over to where she stood
“Baby, is everything okay?”
She smiled and nodded
He frowned “You shouldn’t be out here You should be inside resting”
There waspart He was almost accusatory in his tone since he knew damn well she’d made love to Ryan and Ethan
“I wanted some fresh air, and honestly, Adareat”
He tugged her into his arainst her cheek and she nuzzled further into his embrace
She slid one hand down to cup the denis He backed away in a hurry, separating himself from her
His green eyes flashed “Just because you’ve got those two knuckleheads wrapped around your little finger doesn’t et anywhere with me”
She arched an eyebrow “Are you saying I don’t have you wrapped around er?”
He scowled at her “You know daive you the moon if you asked”
“Then make love to me,” she said softly “I don’t want the moon I want you”
He sighed and shook his head “Baby, I can’t Don’t ask me this Please I—I can’t hold back I’ll hurt you and that would killIt’s better if ait until after the baby’s born”
“Bullshit”
His head reared in surprise “Excuse me?”
“Bullshit,” she repeated She crossed her arms over her chest and tapped her foot in irritation “That’s such a load of BS and you know it You’d never hurtfor”
He looked at her in open-mouthed shock
She turned abruptly with an aggravated huff and sto h he probably would have agreed to that But ask hi to an end Weren’t men supposed to live, breathe and dream about sex twenty-four hours a day? Clearly no one had shared that little tidbit of information with Adam
She was still in a fit of temper—and exasperation—thirtythe dishes She still couldn’t cook worth a darn, but at least she’daspect
She was attacking the sink with a Brillo pad arm arms wrapped around her and a mouth nuzzled her neck
“Ada with your ainst her ear
She sighed and leaned back into his arrumbled “And as far as I’ht”
Ryan chuckled and turned her around in his arets an idea in his head”
“It’s a stupid idea”
Ryan pulled her against him and rested his chin on her head “He’s not easy He’s never been easy But this is as hard on him as it is on you He’s like a bear with a thorn in his paw”