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night when you’d have to tolerate my presence.”
    “True, but frankly, I’m not sure I trust you even for five minutes.”
    He battled a bite of anger, even knowing he’d done nothing to earn her trust to this point. “Look, Leah, you’re going to be moving in August. That gives me less than two months to get to know my baby before you take her out of state. I can’t do that when she’s in a day care all day.”
    “You can still see her before I leave and after I move to Mississippi, provided that’s what you want.”
    “You mean every other weekend? Maybe a holiday or two? That’s not a hell of a lot of time for us to build a relationship.”
    She sighed. “We’ll work it out later. Right now your daughter needs to sleep.”
    Your daughter . That alone fueled Kevin’s determination. He’d give Leah some space and in the meantime, he’d prepare for the best-case scenario—having Leah and Carly in his home—even though he wouldn’t be stunned if she refused him. “Okay,” he said as he backed toward the bedroom door. “I’ll be in touch in a few days. Call me if you change your mind before then.”
    “I’m not going to change my mind, Kevin.”
     
    T HE MINUTE her roommate breezed through the front door, Leah could no longer maintain her silence. “You’re not going to believe what Kevin did.”
    Macy laid a hand across her forehead with all the polish of a practiced drama queen. “With a baby on the premises? Has he no shame?”
    Leah blew out a frustrated breath. “He asked me to move in with him.”
    Macy dropped down on the sofa and leaned her head back against the cushion. “Please tell me you didn’t agree, Leah.”
    “Of course not.” Although admittedly, she’d thought of nothing else but Kevin’s proposition for most of the day.
    “Good. For a minute there, I thought you’d lost your mind,” Macy said as she toed out of her clogs.
    Leah took the chair opposite Macy and propped her heels on the coffee table. “He says it would only be temporary. Just until I move back to Mississippi in August.”
    Macy frowned. “If you’re not going to do it, then why are you telling me this?”
    Leah didn’t understand why revealing the details toMacy seemed so important, but it did. “I only want you to realize that it’s not what you think. Kevin wants to get to know Carly, and I can’t very well keep him from her now that I’ve involved him in her life.”
    “ Her life,” Macy added. “Those are the key words. That doesn’t mean you have to shack up with him. He can have her for a few hours during the weekend.”
    That sounded logical, yet Leah acknowledged why that might not seem adequate to Kevin. “He also offered to watch her during the day while I’m at work.”
    Macy smirked. “You must not think too highly of your kid, leaving her in the hands of a monument to bad influence.”
    Leah regretted telling her roommate all the unflattering details of Kevin’s past. “He’s not an ogre, Macy.”
    “No, he’s a player who probably has a revolving door in his bachelor boudoir.”
    Leah fell silent a few moments before she continued. “He owns a house with four bedrooms, four baths and a pool.”
    Macy perked up like a puppy awaiting a treat. “A pool? Wading or in-ground?”
    “In-ground. With a waterfall and a hot tub.”
    “Well, heck, you stay here with the baby and I’ll move in with him.”
    Leah was astounded at the sudden spear of jealousy hurling through her over that thought. “He’s not your type, Macy.”
    “Yeah, I know. He’s much too pretty for me. I prefer a less refined guy. Someone who’s good with his hands.”
    “Kevin’s definitely good with his hands.” Among other things.
    Macy leaned forward and nailed Leah with a serious stare. “I honestly believe you’re considering his proposition.”
    “Absolutely not.” Realizing the sheer defensiveness in her voice, Leah tempered her tone. “You’re right. Pool or no pool, it wouldn’t