CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
The days passed quickly for Kate, the nights not so much. Her kissing Jared had been a mistake because all she could think about was another kiss.
Ugh. She lay in her bed. Three o’clock in the morning, according to the digital clock on the nightstand. She should be fast asleep, not wide-awake, but thinking about him in the guest bedroom down the hall wasn’t helping. She kept waiting for Cassidy—
The baby.
Kate bolted upright.
Cassidy hadn’t woken up tonight.
That wasn’t normal.
Heart pounding, Kate hurried to the baby’s room. The door was ajar. She peeked inside.
Cassidy lay with her hands behind her head, sound asleep. Her tiny chest rose with her breaths. So small, so perfect.
Even when she fussed or cried.
As Kate’s pulse returned to normal, love for the child
