Page 49 of Surgeon's Surprise Baby
He smiled.“Think about it.”
“I will,” she promised.She wanted to go.She was still nervous about leaving the baby, but if Whitney would stay with her she’d seriously consider it.
*
Who knew thatnone of her nice dresses would fit anymore?Not because she’d gained weight.In fact, Aria was thinner than she’d been before having the baby.But her boobs were bigger.It was as if they’d taken on a life of their own.She wasn’t nursing anymore so why in the world were they still large?
Naturally, Ryan thought it was great.She’d made the mistake of asking him if her larger boobs made her look fat.He’d gotten a gleam in his eyes.“I’d have to see you without clothes to know.”
“Ha-ha.You’ve seen me without them.Just last night as a matter of fact.I mean it, what do you think?”Of course, she was wearing a tight T-shirt since that was mostly what she had.Maybe she should order some in a bigger size online.
His gaze cruised over her.“I think you look great.I thought you looked great before, but I told you I think you have a glow about you since you had the baby.”
“A glow.”She sniffed in annoyance.“That sounds way too romantic for such a pragmatist.”
“One doesn’t preclude the other.”
She abandoned that line of reasoning.“I have to find a dress if I’m going to the party with you.”
“Are you?”
“I asked Whitney and she said she’d be happy to stay with Sophie.So, if I can find a dress I guess I’ll go.”
“Nothing you have fits?I remember you going to a lot of this type of function when we were in Denver.”
“I don’t know.I’ll look more carefully.But I might have to go to Bozeman or Billings if there isn’t one here.”She thought the bridal shop had cocktail dresses but she’d never looked, since she’d never been out of the house enough to need one.There was a lot of Marietta she hadn’t seen.She’d been too busy with the baby, the house, and the greenhouse.
“You realize if we go to this together that people will think we’re together,” she said.
“Probably.Does that bother you?”
“Kind of.It isn’t true.”
“It could be true.”
If she let it.She heard the unspoken words as clearly as if he’d said them out loud.“We’re together all the time you’re not working.Isn’t that enough?Why do we have to label what’s between us?”
“We don’t.But why can’t you admit we are together?Would it be so bad?”
No.But a part of her was still scared.Too scared to take the chance?
*
Ryan wasn’t surewhere Aria had found her dress but she looked absolutely stunning.The dress was navy, sleeveless, and fitted over her beautiful curves, ending in a flounce at the bottom of the dress, which stopped a couple of inches above her knees.He followed her legs down to bright blue, close-toed shoes.Pumps, he thought they were called.Her long, dark hair flowed freely in waves over her shoulder and down her back.Her brown eyes looked dark and mysterious, and her mouth was slicked with red lipstick that seriously made him want to drool.
“What’s wrong?”she asked after she finally walked out of the house.He wasn’t sure he was going to get her to leave but, fortunately, Sophie was playing happily with her gym and Whitney assured her several times that she had both their numbers and would call if anything were to happen.
“Nothing’s wrong.You look amazing.”
He helped her put the wrap she’d been carrying around her shoulders.“Then why are you staring at me like I have two heads?”
“I’m staring at you because you’re so gorgeous you take my breath away.”He opened the car door for her.
She laughed as she slid in.“I’d forgotten how good you are at compliments.”
“It’s easy when it’s true.”
He wondered if she really thought he was blowing smoke up her skirt.If so, she hadn’t looked in the mirror carefully enough.
