A Montana Christmas Reunion by Roz Denny Fox

Author:Roz Denny Fox
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-02-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Jewell took her eyes off her phone as she reentered the hospital. Saxon stood by the elevator scanning the lobby. Her insides jolted every time he crossed her sight. She said goodbye to Sarah Watson and stuck her phone in her back pocket. It was her fourth call netting a no-dice answer on finding Leland a caregiver. Even though Saxon said he’d stay to help Leland, she didn’t believe it. Not the way he was tied to his label. If they booked him to appear in Timbuktu, she couldn’t imagine him telling them no.

“From the look on your face,” Saxon said by way of greeting, “I’d say that phone call upset you.”

“I struck out finding anyone to take care of Leland. I should’ve known. It’s harvest season. Men work long hours putting up hay for the winter. Their wives are canning, freezing food, making jam, and otherwise helping around the ranch. Bigger cities have what are called angel-service home health workers. We’d have to ask if Leland’s insurance would pay to bring someone in or if he could afford to pay privately.”

“I wasn’t kidding about looking after him. Is it that you don’t feel I’ll do a good job, or what? Ever since you brought me his letter, I’ve battled my conscience over hanging on to a grudge. Now that I’m here and see how ill he is, if nothing else, he deserves credit for having provided me a bed, food and schooling. If not for him, I’d have gone into foster care.”

She watched him turn and punch the elevator button. “Saxon, what will it do to your career to drop it for however many weeks the doctor thinks Leland needs a caregiver?”

“My band’s on break. I’d arranged to take some time off to write new songs. I can do it here as easily as in Nashville.”

Her heart soared momentarily at the notion of seeing him around town for several weeks. As quickly it sank again. How easy would it be to get used to running into him? To start dreaming about him staying longer? Longer, like forever?

“You’re awfully quiet,” he said as they entered an empty elevator. “Are you worried I’m going to insist we talk about us and the baby? If so, good. Because when Leland’s out of the woods, that will top my agenda.”

Jewell stepped to the rear of the car, putting space between them. “I don’t know what else there is to discuss,” she said, bracing against the wall when the car lurched and started its ascent.

“Plenty,” he ground out. “I’m still trying to process how in hell something went wrong back in Maryland. I’m not so naive that I don’t know stuff can happen. That doesn’t make accepting that it happened to me any easier. It’s called protection for a reason. Is that home pregnancy test you said you took a hundred percent reliable?”

“Supposed to be.” Her heart froze. He wasn’t in any way happy about her news. “Where are we going?” she asked abruptly when he punched floor four.

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