Baby My Baby (A Ranching Family) (22 page)

He wrapped her in his arms and they lay back together, Beth curved to his side, her head on his chest.

“Then I guess we’ll have to plan our second wedding around when we can have our honeymoon—as long as it won’t be too far-off,” he said.

“And in the meantime,” she added, snuggling in very close to his gloriously naked body, “we can make the best of resting.”

Except, at that moment, the baby gave a kick hard enough even for Ash to feel against his side.

“Looks like we’re the only two who need it,” he said with a laugh. “My son is ready to play.”

“Or your daughter,” Beth amended.

Ash slipped his hand between them to just the spot where the baby seemed to be dancing a jig, and Beth watched as his eyes closed and his face relaxed into an expression of pure contentment.

He couldn’t go to sleep any too soon, because the wonders he was working at her middle were making it difficult to follow doctor’s orders.

But she managed to conquer her rising desires by reminding herself that they’d have their whole lives to satisfy and delight in them.

The divorce just hadn’t worked out.

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ISBN: 978-1-4592-8801-0

Baby My Baby

Copyright © 1995 by Victoria Pade

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