Wanted by Her Lost Love

voice but did as he said and settled on thesumptuous leather couch. She kicked off her shoesand winced at the puffy look of her ankles as shepropped them on the ottoman.She’d have the doctor and Ryan both griping ather, but heck, she’d done nothing except eat goodfood, rest and relax for the past several days. Whatmore could she do?Ryan had just set their drinks on the coffee tableand settled next to her when his phone startedringing. She supposed it was to be expected sincehe’d been out of the country. It wasn’t as if his beingtied up with work was anything new. In the past,though, she’d never hesitated to needle him ordistract him. Something that had both exasperatedand thrilled him in equal parts.But now she sat quietly as he fished hisBlackBerry out of his pocket.His lips thinned a bit before he put the phone tohis ear.“Hello, Mom.”Kelly sighed. That hadn’t taken long.Ryan wasn’t one of those guys who was tied to the