Christmas in Cedar Cove by Debbie MacOmber

Author:Debbie MacOmber [Macomber, Debbie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian fiction, Christmas stories; American, Christian, Childbirth, Pregnant women, Cedar Cove (Wash.: Imaginary place), World War; 1939-1945, Contemporary, Christmas stories, General, Romance, Family Life, War & Military, Small cities, Fiction, Domestic fiction, Love stories
ISBN: 9780778328223
Publisher: Mira
Published: 2010-10-25T23:00:00+00:00

Five

Mary Jo hated the idea of re turning to Seattle having failed in her at tempt to find either David or his family. He wasn’t in Cedar Cove the way he’d promised; not only that, his parents weren’t here, either. Ben and Charlotte Rhodes would show up the next afternoon or evening, but in the mean time…

The thought of her brothers approaching the elderly couple, shocking them with the news and their outrageous demands, made the blood rush to her face. Her situation was un com fort able enough with out her brothers riding to the rescue like the super heroes they weren’t.

The fact that Mary Jo had left on Christmas Eve was only going to rile them even more. Linc, Mel and Ned were probably home from the gar age by now. Or maybe they’d skipped work when they found her note on the coffee maker and immediately set out in search of her. Maybe they were al ready driving up and down the streets of Cedar Cove….

Looking around, Mary Jo could see that the library was about to close. People were put ting on coats and checking out their books. She wondered how an hour had disappeared so quickly. Now what? There wasn’t a single vacant room in the vicinity, which meant the only thing to do was thank Grace Harding for her help and quietly leave.

She waited until the librarian stepped out of her office. The least she could do was let Grace know how much she appreciated her kind ness. As she approached, Mary Jo rose from her chair.

All of a sudden the room started to sway. She’d been dizzy before but never like this. Her head swam, and for an instant she seemed about to faint. Blindly Mary Jo reached out, hoping to catch her self before she fell.

“Mary Jo!” Grace gasped and rushed to her side.

If the other woman hadn’t caught her when she did, Mary Jo was convinced she would’ve collapsed onto the floor.

Slowly, Grace eased her into the chair. “Laurie!” she shouted. “Call 9-1-1.”

“Please…no,” Mary Jo pro tested. “I’m fine. Re ally, I am.”

“No, you’re not.”

A moment later, the assistant be hind the front counter hurried over to join Grace and Mary Jo. “The fire department’s on the way.”

Mortified be yond words, Mary Jo leaned her head back and closed her eyes. Need less to say, she’d be come the library’s main attraction, of far greater interest than any of the Christmas displays. Everyone was staring at her.

“Here, drink this,” Grace said.

Mary Jo opened her eyes to find some one holding out a glass of water—again. Her mouth had gone completely dry and she took it gratefully. Sirens could be heard roaring to ward the library, and Mary Jo would’ve given anything to simply disappear.

A few minutes later, two fire fighters entered the library, carrying their emergency medical equipment. One of the men moved toward her and knelt down.

“Hi, there.” The firefighter’s voice was calm.

“Hi,” Mary Jo said weakly.

“Can you tell me what happened?”

“I just got a bit light-headed.

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