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“Hell, no, it’s not what I want.”It might be what he deserved but it sure wasn’t what he wanted.
“Because you’re in love with her.”
“No shit.”
Connor appeared to be fighting a grin.It made Ryan want to punch him.
“You haven’t gotten laid, have you?Not since you left Denver.”
“Not that it’s any of your business, but no, I haven’t.”
“So you really are in love with Aria.And it doesn’t look like you’re going to get laid again anytime soon.”
“Man, you’re great at stating the obvious today.”
“Hey, don’t bitch at me because you screwed up.”
Ryan finished his dinner and shoved his plate away from him.Then he drained his beer and slapped the glass down on the table.“I’ve done everything I can think of to convince her I want to be a father to Sophie.And that I want to be with her.I want us to be a family.”
“Have you?Done everything to convince her you want her, not just the baby?”
He had to think about that.Maybe he hadn’t done enough to convince her.“I can’t figure out if she doesn’t trust me or that even if she did trust me she’d take me back.”
“Sorry man.It sounds like—”
“I’m screwed.”
“Yeah.I gotta admit, it doesn’t sound good.”
But what if he took her up on her offer?Maybe he could make her fall in love with him again.Because if she hadn’t been in love with him before, why the hell had she been so bent out of shape when he left?Why was she still angry with him?She could deny it all she wanted but she’d been in love with him once.It wasn’t impossible that she’d fall for him again.
It was worth a try.The worst that could happen is he could at least have sex again.It wasn’t like he could fall in love with her more than he already was.So what the hell?
*
Aria didn’t hearfrom Ryan for the next two days.She wasn’t surprised.He was either working or still pissed at her.Or both.
That was a brilliant idea, Aria.Telling him you only wanted him for sex.You shouldn’t be surprised he wouldn’t buy into it.
His loss, she decided.Let him go find some bimbo to have sex with.She was done thinking about him except as Sophie’s dad.Most of the time she was too tired to think about sex anyway.
But was that what she really wanted?For Ryan to find some other woman to make love to?Another woman to be close to Sophie?Another woman to love him?
No, damn it.
Her phone rang.She checked the caller ID.Ryan.“Hello.”
“Hey, it’s me.Can I come see Sophie this afternoon?I can bring takeout if you want.”
So they were going to pretend nothing had happened.Fine with her.“All right.Come over about five and you can play with her a little.Then you can feed her, bathe her, and put her to bed.Are you up for that?”
“Absolutely.I’ll see you later.”
The greenhouse was nearing completion.While Ryan took care of Sophie, she could go over her finances, think about the tables, planters, soil and other what-nots she’d need.She’d brought her tools and plants along with her, but she’d undoubtedly need more tools.And obviously, more plants.Once she had an idea of what of those items she needed to buy and the estimated cost, she could research the plants she wanted to order.Since that was one of her favorite things to do, she’d been looking since she first decided to start a nursery.But now she needed to whittle down her list to what she truly needed at first.She couldn’t afford everything she wanted.
Ryan, always punctual unless he had a medical emergency, showed up at five in the afternoon on the dot.He wore blue jeans, a T-shirt, and a navy windbreaker he took off when he stepped inside.
Damn, he was a surgeon.He wore a short-sleeved T-shirt that was tight around his biceps, and showed off a flat stomach.What was he doing with muscles to drool over?She bet he had at least a six-pack under there.Maybe he lifted weights in his spare time.Come to think of it, she knew he’d gone to the gym in Denver, not to mention he’d always run.
