A Chance to Heal by Vannetta Chapman

Author:Vannetta Chapman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2022-04-02T17:36:19+00:00

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Gabriel studied Lucy and the wild beating of his heart subsided a little. When he’d spied the damaged buggy in the ditch, he’d feared the worst. And when he saw she was pregnant, stark terror struck him.

“You’ll see a doctor soon,” he said reassuringly. He’d worry until he knew for certain that she was all right. She looked at him, her big beautiful blue eyes filled with gratitude, and he shifted uncomfortably.

“An ambulance is on its way,” the male paramedic said. “Lucy, you need to go to the emergency room.”

As if summoned, flashing lights and the whine of a siren heralded the ambulance’s arrival.

“I’d rather go to the clinic down the road. I have a doctor there. She can help me. I promise I’ll go to the hospital if she tells me to.”

The paramedics exchanged a look.

“We’ll take you there by ambulance,” the woman insisted. “No arguments.”

Lucy nodded. She grabbed on to Gabriel’s arm. “Would you go with me?”

“Do you need me to get in touch with your husband?” he asked quietly.

She shook her head, briefly averting her gaze. “I... I’m a widow.”

He felt a jolt; he knew what it was to be hurt and alone. “I’m sorry,” he said softly. “I’ll go if you want me to.”

“Danki,” she whispered, her blue eyes filling with relief.

“I’ll be right back,” he said. “Know anyone who can drive my buggy?” After only two months in New Berne, he was familiar with the medical building with doctors’ offices and an urgent care facility. He’d become a patient of a neurologist and a burn specialist because of severe injuries he’d suffered during a house fire.

“I’ll do it. I know horses,” Bert told him. “Drive lots of wagons. I’ll be happy to drive it home for you.” He smiled. “I’ll call my nephew. He can bring me back for my pickup. And I’ll arrange for my brother-in-law to bring your horse home in his trailer. What’s the address?”

Gabriel looked at Lucy, who gave Bert her address. He was surprised that she lived about a half mile down the road from him.

“I don’t know how to thank you, Bert,” Lucy said.

The gruff Englisher smiled. “You just did.” He shot Gabriel a glance. “You take care of her, and I’ll take care of everything else.”

The ambulance driver parked and the female EMT swung open the double rear doors. Two ambulance workers pulled out a stretcher and carried it in Lucy’s direction.

“Are you sure you want me to go with you?” Gabriel asked.

She nodded. “Please. I don’t know what I would have done if you hadn’t stopped to help me.”

The two paramedics helped to lower Lucy onto the stretcher. “Gabriel stays with me,” Lucy told him.

It looked as if one of the ambulance workers would object, but then the female medic said, “He can go.” The attendants lifted Lucy into the back of the vehicle. They climbed in after her and waited for Gabriel to get in before closing the doors.

When he woke up this morning,

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