Born in Whitehorn by Karen Rose Smith

Author:Karen Rose Smith [Smith, Karen Rose]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488079054
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 1999-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

After being up with both twins at three in the morning and then again at six, Leah dozed off once she got them settled again. Brooke awakened her at ten, and it was too late to get ready for church. She went about their usual morning routine, thinking all the while about Jeremy. And she kept thinking about him throughout the day until that evening when he called. His voice was cool and polite as he inquired about the twins, and Leah felt as if he didn’t really want to talk to her.

She needed to apologize to him, but she couldn’t do it over the phone, not when he was putting up such a wall between them. She had an appointment with George McGruder in the morning to check the twins’ weight and make sure everything was okay in the absence of the pediatrician who had first seen them. Leah knew Dr. McGruder’s office was in the same complex as Jeremy’s. Maybe afterward she would stop by and see Jeremy and tell him how very sorry she was for doubting him.

Bessie offered to drive Leah and the babies on Monday morning, insisting she had errands she could run while Leah and the twins were with the doctor. It was as if Bessie was determined to take Teresa Nighthawk’s place in Leah’s life, and Leah was grateful.

Dr. McGruder pronounced both babies happy, healthy and growing. Afterward, Leah put the twins in a double carrier made of soft leather that fit across her chest so she could keep the babies close to her. They could feel the warmth of her body and seemed content. As she picked up the diaper bag and walked down the hall toward Jeremy’s suite of offices, she was anxious about seeing him. Her mouth went dry as she opened the door into his waiting room.

Once inside, Leah looked around with dismay. There were four patients waiting, and Leah knew Jeremy would be too busy to see her now. As she was about to turn to leave, a nurse opened the door that lead to the examining rooms and spotted her.

Mary Jansen, a woman in her fifties, smiled at Leah as she called the next patient inside. The man passed through the door and Mary called out, “Second door on the right,” before she turned her attention back to Leah. “Would you like to see Dr. Winters?”

Mary had helped Jeremy at the clinic on the res. “I don’t want to bother him if he’s busy,” Leah said. She also didn’t want to have a rushed conversation with him, and they couldn’t do more than that with this many people waiting.

“Are the babies sleeping?” Mary asked, sounding hopeful that they weren’t. The look in her eyes said Jeremy must have told her about the twins or she’d heard about them via the Whitehorn grapevine.

Leah crossed to her, knowing Mary was a kind woman, hoping she wouldn’t judge.

With a tender expression, Mary looked down at the twins. “Which is

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