Anderson, Catherine - Blue Skies by Blue Skies

Author:Blue Skies [Skies, Blue]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 2011-01-16T23:41:16.745000+00:00

Hank hurried back to the bathroom for a freshly lined wastebasket. When he took it to her, she rolled onto her side, hugged it with one arm, and hooked her chin over the edge. He sat beside her and smoothed her hair back from her face, wishing to God he knew what to do.

"Aside from that little bit at Mom's, you haven't eaten anything since breakfast.

Right?"

She nodded almost imperceptibly.

Hank glanced at his watch. It was nine o'clock. If she'd eaten at eight that morning, she'd put nothing substantial in her stomach for thirteen hours. Going on an empty stomach made him feel slightly nauseated sometimes, and he wasn't pregnant. He tugged the sheet up over her legs.

A moment later, her body convulsed, her knees jerking up to bump his hip. Her delicate features contorted. In the light from the bathroom, he could see tiny red spots appearing on her eyelids. She was straining so hard that capillaries were bursting. That couldn't be good for her or the baby.

He wet a fresh washcloth and pressed it to her throat. Then he went to the kitchen to phone his mother. If anyone on earth knew what to do, it had to be Mary Coulter.

She'd borne six children.

Mary was laughing when she answered the phone. By that Hank knew the wedding celebration was still in full swing. "Mom, this is Hank. Carly's really sick. Dry heaves. I'm a little worried."

Mary clucked her tongue, "That flu is nasty stuff. Do you have anything for an upset stomach?"

Hank released a weary breath. "It's not the flu, Mom. She's pregnant. I can't give her just anything for fear it may hurt the baby."

Long silence. Then Mary said, "Oh. I see."

Hank wished he'd been able to break the news to her a little more gently. The best laid plans. He heard Carly retching again and ran a shaky hand over his hair. "This is bad, really bad. I have no idea what to do."

"Saltines and Seven-Up always settled my stomach when I was expecting."

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