used to the idea. "
Jenna didn't think any amount of time would get her used to the idea of having sex with Spencer. Figuring that she was best to get it over with, she gave a quick headshake. "I want to get pregnant as soon as possible. I'll be ovulating around the eighth of July, which means that if I conceive right away, the baby will be born next April. "
"Boy, you've got that down pat. "
"I've had plenty of time to count. "
He finished off his coffee. "Then I should fly back here on the sixth?"
"If you could. " She thought ahead to that time. "I had everything figured out when I assumed we'd be using artificial insemination. We would have been able to see the doctor separately during the day and go our own ways at night without even bumping into each other. I thought it would be less awkward that way. " She grimaced. "This way will be more complicated. "
"How so?" Spencer asked. He sank down in the chair, stretching his legs out even farther. "I don't see any complications. I'll stay here. You have plenty of room. "
"Here?"
"My parents and I don't do well under the same roof. I doubt I'll even tell them I'm in town. "
"But they'll want to see you. "
"They won't miss me if they don't know I'm here. "
"What if they see you around town?"
"They won't. I'll stay here the whole time. "
Jenna had visions of trying to entertain him and proving as inept at that as she would be at sex. He was a man of action. He was used to exciting things happening, which they certainly wouldn't do in her stately old house. "Good Lord, Spencer, you'll be bored. Besides, I was planning to work. "
"No sweat. You can work. You won't even have to break up your day to keep a doctor's appointment, since we'll be doing our thing at night. "
At night. Of course. She supposed it would be easier in the dark. Then again, she doubted it would. Thought of being naked with Spencer—with Spencer Smith of the dashing scar, author, adventurer and expert on women—was daunting.
But she wanted that baby.
"We can't sleep together, " she informed him in an attempt to set some rules that would make her less shaky. "I mean, we can't spend the whole night together. "
He frowned. "Why not?"
"Because this is a business arrangement It wouldn't be right"
He looked displeased. "But I was looking forward to having a warm body next to me. And what if we want to do it more than once? Am I supposed to run back and forth down the hall?"
"We can't do it more than once in one night. The books say that would be counterproductive. You'd be continually depleted. "
Spencer arched a brow. "Some men might be depleted, but when I get going—"
She interrupted. "Please, Spencer? I'm trying to get comfortable with the idea of this, but you're not making it easy. "
"It'd be plenty easy, " he groused, "if you'd swing with it a little. This doesn't have to be all work, y'know. "
"But it does. The only reason we're doing it is so I can have a baby. It's not like we feel anything for each other. "
"We don't have to feel anything to be able to enjoy each other's bodies. I liked touching your breast. I might just like touching the rest of you, and the feeling may be mutual. I'm told I'm a decent lover. "
"I'm sure you're a wonderful lover, but I can't play games. " Feeling vulnerable, she whispered, "Please, Spencer? I've agreed to do things your way because I want this baby more than anything, but I can't pretend this is something it's not. I want everything we do to be honest. Please?"
Spencer stared at her for a long time. Finally, looking rebellious but determined, he got to his feet. "I'll be here on the sixth. Ifthere's any change in the plan, you know how to reach me. " Without another word, he left.
Chapter 5
The sixth of July fell on a Saturday. Given a choice, Jenna would have had it fall on a weekday, when she could busy herself at McCue's from morning to night and thereby keep her nervousness about being with Spencer in check. But her ovaries knew nothing
Jenna didn't think any amount of time would get her used to the idea of having sex with Spencer. Figuring that she was best to get it over with, she gave a quick headshake. "I want to get pregnant as soon as possible. I'll be ovulating around the eighth of July, which means that if I conceive right away, the baby will be born next April. "
"Boy, you've got that down pat. "
"I've had plenty of time to count. "
He finished off his coffee. "Then I should fly back here on the sixth?"
"If you could. " She thought ahead to that time. "I had everything figured out when I assumed we'd be using artificial insemination. We would have been able to see the doctor separately during the day and go our own ways at night without even bumping into each other. I thought it would be less awkward that way. " She grimaced. "This way will be more complicated. "
"How so?" Spencer asked. He sank down in the chair, stretching his legs out even farther. "I don't see any complications. I'll stay here. You have plenty of room. "
"Here?"
"My parents and I don't do well under the same roof. I doubt I'll even tell them I'm in town. "
"But they'll want to see you. "
"They won't miss me if they don't know I'm here. "
"What if they see you around town?"
"They won't. I'll stay here the whole time. "
Jenna had visions of trying to entertain him and proving as inept at that as she would be at sex. He was a man of action. He was used to exciting things happening, which they certainly wouldn't do in her stately old house. "Good Lord, Spencer, you'll be bored. Besides, I was planning to work. "
"No sweat. You can work. You won't even have to break up your day to keep a doctor's appointment, since we'll be doing our thing at night. "
At night. Of course. She supposed it would be easier in the dark. Then again, she doubted it would. Thought of being naked with Spencer—with Spencer Smith of the dashing scar, author, adventurer and expert on women—was daunting.
But she wanted that baby.
"We can't sleep together, " she informed him in an attempt to set some rules that would make her less shaky. "I mean, we can't spend the whole night together. "
He frowned. "Why not?"
"Because this is a business arrangement It wouldn't be right"
He looked displeased. "But I was looking forward to having a warm body next to me. And what if we want to do it more than once? Am I supposed to run back and forth down the hall?"
"We can't do it more than once in one night. The books say that would be counterproductive. You'd be continually depleted. "
Spencer arched a brow. "Some men might be depleted, but when I get going—"
She interrupted. "Please, Spencer? I'm trying to get comfortable with the idea of this, but you're not making it easy. "
"It'd be plenty easy, " he groused, "if you'd swing with it a little. This doesn't have to be all work, y'know. "
"But it does. The only reason we're doing it is so I can have a baby. It's not like we feel anything for each other. "
"We don't have to feel anything to be able to enjoy each other's bodies. I liked touching your breast. I might just like touching the rest of you, and the feeling may be mutual. I'm told I'm a decent lover. "
"I'm sure you're a wonderful lover, but I can't play games. " Feeling vulnerable, she whispered, "Please, Spencer? I've agreed to do things your way because I want this baby more than anything, but I can't pretend this is something it's not. I want everything we do to be honest. Please?"
Spencer stared at her for a long time. Finally, looking rebellious but determined, he got to his feet. "I'll be here on the sixth. Ifthere's any change in the plan, you know how to reach me. " Without another word, he left.
Chapter 5
The sixth of July fell on a Saturday. Given a choice, Jenna would have had it fall on a weekday, when she could busy herself at McCue's from morning to night and thereby keep her nervousness about being with Spencer in check. But her ovaries knew nothing
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