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her.”
    This proposition was almost more than she could digest. “Do you understand what that entails, Kevin? All the feedings and changing and bouts of endless crying?”
    “I understand that completely, and I’ll handle it. And now that I’m here, there’s something else I want to address.” He looked around the area, focusing on the double bed crammed into the corner. “Does Carly have her own room?”
    “It’s only a two-bedroom apartment, and I have a roommate, which is why Carly’s in here with me.”
    He sent her a sly grin. “Oh, yeah. Your roommate. The one who looked like she wanted to castrate me before she left.”
    At least Macy hadn’t delivered the groin kick. “She’s nice when you get to know her.”
    He gave her a Yeah, right , look before surveying the room again. “I don’t know a lot about babies, but isn’t Carly going to outgrow that bed soon? And it seems to me you don’t have room for a bigger one.”
    That ruffled her maternal feathers. “This apartment is all I can afford right now, Kevin, and I promise you that she’ll have a full-size crib when the time comes, even if I have to sleep on the floor.”
    He looked altogether cynical. “That’s a great idea, Leah, sleeping on the floor. I’m sure that’s going to provide you with a lot of rest before you have to make life-or-death medical decisions.”
    Leah recognized he had a point, and she had another suggestion. “Then I’ll sleep on the sofa.”
    He cracked another crooked smile. “The one with the flat cushions? That’s going to be great for your back, which if I remember correctly, bothers you if the bed’s too firm.”
    When exasperation began to surface, Leah bordered on demanding his departure. “Again, I’ll make do for the next two months. Carly won’t suffer in any way, shape or form.”
    “I’m thinking there’s a better solution that will prevent any suffering or sacrifice for either of you.”
    Leah was almost afraid to ask. “What would that be?”
    “A new place to live. A better place.”
    “I’ve told you I can’t afford—”
    “At my expense.”
    She mulled that over for a moment, greatly temptedby the offer. Kevin was a financial wizard with a portfolio that rivaled any corporate CEO’s. Many times he’d given her fiscal advice and ways to plan for her future after her fellowship. He had the funds to finance a bigger apartment. A place where Carly could have her own nursery, allowing Leah to sleep in her own bed. “You’re really serious about paying my rent for a bigger apartment?”
    “Not an apartment. A house.”
    Maybe even in a neighborhood with a park where Leah could take the baby on her days off. The deal was getting sweeter by the moment. “A house would be great, but all the homes near the hospital are incredibly expensive.”
    “I was thinking more along the lines of a newer subdivision about fifteen minutes out. A great house in a great neighborhood. Four bedrooms, four baths, almost four thousand square feet. Gourmet kitchen and a big backyard with a pool.”
    Leah laughed. “That’s a little bit of overkill for two people, don’t you think?”
    “Three people.”
    Leah swallowed hard. “I’m not sure what you’re getting at, Kevin.” In reality, she knew exactly what he was getting at.
    And he confirmed her suspicions when he smiled and said, “I’m talking about my house, Leah. I want you and Carly to move in with me.”

CHAPTER THREE
    “A RE YOU serious?”
    Kevin wasn’t at all surprised by Leah’s reaction, even if he was surprised by his own spontaneous offer. But come to think of it, the whole idea made perfect sense. “I’m dead serious.”
    She sent him a champion scowl. “You’ve lost your mind, Kevin.”
    Possibly for thinking she’d actually agree to it. But he wasn’t willing to give up…yet. “It’s a good arrangement, Leah. You can go to work in the mornings without having to drop Carly off anywhere. I can take care of her during