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He closed his eyes against the e he could put into words what she meant to him, what this child meant to him But all he could do was hold herand breathe

“Are we heading back right after lunch?” she asked presently

Cody’s eyes opened “That’s the plan”

“Good I have an earlywith the task force”

“Yeah, I’ve got a full day toet conference call and ending with an ‘all hands’ staff ets worse” His hands were still caressing her, stillconcentric circles that soothed both of them

“We both need a good night’s sleep” She ht’s sleep as the baby will let us get Sorry about that”

“Hey, did you ever hear ht sleeper So what? We’re in this together, remember? What’s mine is yours, and vice versa”

She laughed wryly at that “I don’t think baby-induced insoe vows”

“Sure it was ‘For better, for worse,’ re and turning and losing a little sleep is the worst thing you can throw at ain as he savored her nearness

“Do you ever wish?” Keira began, then stopped

“Wish what?”

“That we’d let theirl?”

Cody’s eyes flicked open, and he stroked his fingers back and forth, feeling the life growing there—strong, vibrant Like Keira

“No,” he said “I’ noill make it all the sweeterlater”

She chuckled softly, and her curls tickled his chin “Not er to wait”

“I know But I can be a patient ainst the outside curves of her breasts, telling her without words exactly what heI ever wanted”

“A woood cup of coffee?” she teased

“Yeah” He picked up his coffee ood “Not just a good cup of coffee,” he said in a husky voice, trying to ood cup of coffee”