A Match Made by Baby
FAMILY IN TRAINING?Only an emergency could bring paediatrician Kaitlyn Foster to Adam Preston’s house. But the man who opens the door – with a crying infant – is a world away from the globe-trotting bachelor whose kisses still burn in her memory. And he desperately needs her baby expertise!Adam can’t believe she’s the gorgeous blonde who’s been haunting his fantasies. She couldn’t have come at a better time: the environmental scientist isn’t used to acting as stand-in father to his two-month-old niece. Is Adam finally ready to settle down with the woman who’s carved a permanent place in his heart?
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âHave you ever thought about a night with me, with no responsibilities, no agenda and no time restrictions?â
The idea of a night with Adam stopped Kaitlyn cold. She couldnât even think straight. That was why she didnât know what to say.
âWhy didnât you just call this morning? You could have given me this information over the phone or in an e-mail.â
Standing this close, she could still feel everything male about himâhis scent, his strength, his determination. She said weakly, âI wanted to check on Erica.â
He narrowed his eyes and came so close, she could feel his breath on her cheek. âTell the truth.â
She only hesitated a moment. âI like you.â
He broke into a grin. Then he kissed herâreally, really hard. After he broke away, stared into her eyes for a moment, he kissed her again, this time with such coaxing passion, she wrapped her arms around his neck.
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USA TODAY bestselling author KAREN ROSE SMITHâs plots are all about emotion. She began writing in her early teens, when she listened to music and created stories to accompany the songs. An only child, she spent a lot of time in her imagination and with booksâNancy Drew, Zane Grey, The Black Stallion and Anne of Green Gables. She dreamed of brothers and sisters and a big family such as the ones her mother and father came from. This is the root of her plotlines, which include small communities and family relationships as part of everyday living. Residing in Pennsylvania with her husband and three cats, she welcomes interaction with readers on Facebook, on Twitter, @karenrosesmith, and through her website, www.karenrosesmith.com, where they can sign up for her newsletter.
To Suzanneâa terrific single mom and my BFF.
Iâm grateful to have you in my life.
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Why had she been on call for The Mommy Club today?
Kaitlyn Foster couldnât imagine Adam Preston in this situation to begin with. His own words from a year ago played in her ears. Iâm out of the country more than Iâm in it.
So why could she hear a baby crying on the other side of the door?
He didnât know she was the one coming to help.
Could there be two Adam Prestons in Fawn Grove, California? Hope sprung eternal. Maybe she wouldnât be humiliated from the top of her blond head down to her white sandals.
The babyâs crying seemed to reach even higher decibels. Would he even hear the doorbell?
She pressed the button and held it down.
When Adam opened the doorâand it was AdamâKaitlyn found a very different Adam Preston this September morning than the debonair world traveler sheâd met and almost made love with last year. This Adamâs thick dark brown hair was mussed, and worry lines creased his forehead. His polo shirt looked as if it had seen a baby hiccup or two. The baby on his shoulder, who was wailing at the top of her lungs, shook the image of the expensive-suited bachelor, whose kisses had almost convinced her to sleep with a man she didnât know!
âKaitlyn?â His intense green eyes were trying to absorb the fact she was standing at his door.
The Mommy Club was an organization that helped parents in need. âI was on call todayââ She attempted to explain, but gave up and reached for the infant, who looked to be about two months old.
But instead of letting her take the baby, he took a step away. âI never imagined you worked with The Mommy Club.â He patted the babyâs back as if that would quiet her.
âA woman of many talents,â she joked, then wished she hadnât. Adam really knew little about her except the fact she was a pediatrician. She knew little about him except for the fact that he didnât date the same woman twice. After all, she had looked him up on Google. And found more than sheâd wanted to know.
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Adam had a sister who needed his help. What else could he do but give it?
He backed away from the beautiful doctor whoâd made his blood race from the moment heâd met her almost a year ago. At a wine tasting, no less. Over the past year, heâd thought about her. But heâd been in a remote part of Africa...without internet...without any connection to home except for a brief few days of R & R in Cape Town. But emailing her hadnât seemed quite right.
He sighed.
Heâd emailed Tina instead, and she hadnât even told him she was pregnant.
Erica kept screaming and he cemented his focus on his niece instead of the pediatrician, who looked like a model.
Kaitlyn gave him a quick once-over, from his disheveled hair and beard stubble to his worn sneakers. The last time sheâd seen him, heâd been wearing a tux, at least part of the time. âWould you like me to take her?â she asked.
The pink shirt Erica wore must have been a giveaway. She sure didnât have much hair.
