A Match Made in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk

Author:Cindy Kirk [Kirk, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Waverly House
Published: 2019-05-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Katie Ruth kept pace with Dan as their shoes slapped against the shiny linoleum on their way to the hospital’s maternity wing.

She’d expected Ethan to be alone, but he sat with Lindsay and Owen in the waiting area. The three jumped to their feet.

Katie Ruth inwardly shuddered when she saw the fear on their faces.

Dan stepped to them. “How’s Eliza and the baby?”

“The medication they gave her to stop the labor didn’t work. They gave her a steroid shot to help the baby’s lungs.” Lindsay’s voice began to shake, and she brought a hand to her mouth.

Ethan remained silent.

Owen tugged his wife close. “She’ll be fine. You’ll see.”

“Yes, but what about the baby?” Lindsay’s voice was thick with unshed tears. “She wasn’t due to be born for weeks.”

“The baby will be fine, too.” Though fear remained in Owen’s eyes, his confident words appeared to soothe the worst of his wife’s fears.

“Is Jeremy coming?” Katie Ruth didn’t ask about Eliza’s or Kyle’s parents, knowing both lived out of state. But Jeremy was Kyle’s half brother and the closest thing to family he had in the area.

“On his way,” Owen confirmed.

“How did you get here so fast?” Dan asked Lindsay. Like Owen’s, his voice remained calm and steady.

“We stopped over to see Eliza and Kyle after the festival, and we were there when the contractions started.” Lindsay wrung her hands.

“Does Ami know?” Like everyone else in Good Hope, Katie Ruth knew Ami and Lindsay were Eliza’s closest friends.

“I’m keeping her updated.” Regret crossed Lindsay’s face. “JT is so little she didn’t want to leave him. It’s killing her not to be here.”

Ethan glanced at the closed set of doors leading to the labor and delivery area. “It’s been a while since Kyle came out.”

“I hope that means—” Lindsay began.

“Everything is okay,” Owen said so firmly that Katie Ruth wasn’t sure who he was trying to convince.

Footsteps echoed in the hallway. Seconds later, Jeremy burst into the room. Katie Ruth hadn’t thought Fin would come—she and Eliza weren’t particularly close—but Fin was at her husband’s side.

Jeremy skidded to a stop. “What’s the latest?”

Lindsay gave him and Fin the same report she’d given Katie Ruth and Dan moments before.

“Who can we speak with to get an update?” Clearly used to being in charge, Jeremy glanced around, but there was no one in sight.

“I wish we could do something to help.” Lindsay began to pace, her husband’s worried eyes following her every step.

“We could pray.” When all eyes shifted to Katie Ruth, she felt oddly embarrassed.

“Good idea,” Fin agreed.

Lindsay settled her gaze on Dan.

Katie Ruth wondered if it was only her, or did it seem like Dan’s deep voice and heartfelt words reached all the way to the heavens when he asked God to place His healing hand on Eliza and the baby?

“Dear Father,” Dan said in closing, “help Eliza and Kyle to feel your presence and gain comfort from the knowledge that you are with them. Let them draw strength from you and give them peace in this uncertain time.

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