Wanted by Her Lost Love

the baby very soon,” Ryan said in a husky voice.She blinked in surprise. But then she stared downat her belly and realized that he was right. She onlyhad a short time—weeks—until the baby wouldarrive. Six weeks? But babies often came early. Andshe was horribly unprepared.In Houston she’d lived from paycheck topaycheck, just praying to be able to make rent andsave money for when she had to take time off whenthe baby was born. There hadn’t been money for allthe things people bought in preparation for a baby,so she’d never even thought about it.Panicked now that she realized how unpreparedshe was, she stared in dismay at Ryan.“Hey,” he said as he scooted over next to her. “Ididn’t mean to stress you out. I thought you’d beexcited to shop for the baby.”“I don’t have anything,” she confessed. “No babyclothing. No crib. Diapers. Oh God, I don’t evenknow what-all I need. I was always happy to justmake it through another day in Houston. I neverlooked ahead. It was too overwhelming.”He gathered her in his arms and held her as heran his hand soothingly over her hair. “There’s no