Wanted by Her Lost Love

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her.Like a bucket of ice water, that thought quashedany desire she had to surrender to his lovemaking.He must have sensed her withdrawal because hedrew away, looking at her in confusion.“I can’t do this,” she said, scrambling to sit up onthe bed. “Not knowing what you think of me.”The words caught and raggedly slipped from herlips. Drawing protective arms around her chest, shesat on the rumpled covers watching him warily.“Don’t stare at me like you expect me to pounce,”he said in disgust. “I am not into unwilling women.”He left the room, slamming the door solidly behindhim.Feeling more alone than she had when she lefthim the first time, she edged off the bed and walkedinto the bathroom to splash cool water on her flushedface.She stared back at her reflection and saw theutter misery in her eyes. Tears welled. Her chest hurt.Her heart hurt. This was no way to live.She wouldn’t beg him to believe her. She’dalready done that. On her knees no less. What was
left? He didn’t believe her. She wasn’t going to beghim again. There was nowhere for this relationship togo but straight to hell in a handbasket.Turning the water off, she put her elbows on thecountertop and buried her face in her hands as sobsbillowed from her throat.She hadn’t been happy in six long months but nowher misery was even more pronounced. Hercircumstances hadn’t been the best in Houston, butshe hadn’t had to look at the man she loved andknow that he thought the worst of her.Tears still sliding down her face, she went blindlyback into the bedroom and curled into a ball on thebed. Her shoulders shook and the tears that she’dheld back for so long streamed down her cheeks insteady trails.After a few minutes, the bed dipped and Ryan puta hand to her cheek. “I’m sorry, Kell,” he saidhoarsely. “Don’t cry. Please don’t cry.”Gently he lifted her into his arms and cradled herto his chest. She clung to him and buried her face inhis neck as her tears soaked into his shirt.“I’m sorry. This isn’t how I wanted things to go. Inever meant to upset you or make you feel
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It was her. He knew it was her.The
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Books by Maya BanksHarlequin Desire
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To the kidlets for being so helpful
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Chapter OneChapter TwoChapter Three
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One“Almost enough to make you bel
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Devon winced in sympathy. “Still
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on to relax around his friends.The
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to their bantering as Ryan hurried
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to work for quite some time. He fig
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over the rim. With an apologetic sm
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If she was pregnant, seven months
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and turned anxiously back to Nina.
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and she snatched it away.“Go away
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anger emanating from him. “You’
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envelope containing the check. A re
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One thing was for certain. He wasn
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served him coffee to their rush eng
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to go away. She was tired, worn thi
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he whirled around.“Where the hell
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he demanded. “You look like hell,
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What the hell did you expect? And n
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her on a daily basis and a shabby a
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He sighed. It wasn’t that he’d
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done to him. “We have a hell of a
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maneuvered through traffic. She was
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“Or he,” she said quickly.“Wo
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all the necessary precautions to pr
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“Over my dead body,” she snarle
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panic.Behind her Ryan was silent. D
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feet.”Her mother sighed. “I can
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slipping from his chair and going t
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FourWhen Kelly woke the next mornin
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ack into bed.After a long silence,
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Drawing up her shoulders, she turne
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You’re to rest. Stay off your fee
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when he saw her. “Uh…hi, Kelly.
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together like old times.”Ryan sig
Page 90 and 91: Kelly had accused him of trying to
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Page 101 and 102: FiveKelly sat cross-legged on her b
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Page 161 and 162: NineKelly pulled the nightgown over
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caressing hers. “Yeah, it was.”
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“Yet another thing that’s off-l
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sake, Kelly, I’d just found out y
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She had to acknowledge that they ha
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But it was Ryan who seemed to grow
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the doctor tomorrow. I want to be s
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apron strings, but he respected his
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She adjusted her position so that s
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supported his decision to return ho
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“I think as long as you don’t o
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hurry, okay? I’ll send out for so
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“Amazing what men in love will do
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“Do you have doubts?”“I’d b
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know that. Maybe it’ll help. Mayb
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FourteenKelly woke to find Ryan gon
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ut he wanted to forget and move on.
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heartstrings.Every morning when she
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was too sexy or revealing. If it lo
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couldn’t possibly imagine how muc
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FifteenKelly swallowed her mounting
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didn’t miss the looks they cast i
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tonight. But she refused to look ba
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for her.She was barely able to get
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coat still hanging. Then he hurried
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were okay again. I did myself a hug
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could think about was getting to yo
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wanted to make sure that when I ran
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her, completely frozen. He had no d
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that be for me? I deserve more than
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He lifted her limp hand, the one th
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gestation, the child has a very goo
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was creased, whether in worry or pa
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“Have you eaten?”Ryan shook his
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person she counted on, and I turned
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her again.“Will you do it?” Rya
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won’t mean much, but I’m sorry.
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Jarrod’s face flushed a dull red
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you’d see it too.”“You’re n
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every one of her sixty years. If sh
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“How is she?” Kelly asked, a kn
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Her expression must have reflected
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Eighteen“I’m reluctant to relea
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the severity and the complexity of
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inside stirred, though, as though s
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“I’m tired,” she said honestl
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walked away, he stroked a hand over
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She was at a complete loss for word
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He rose from his perch beside her a
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“We make quite a pair, don’t we
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They sat until the sun sank below t
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