Dr. Campbell's Secret Son by Anne Fraser

Author:Anne Fraser [Fraser, Anne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-09-11T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

THE day of Lizzie’s wedding dawned cool but clear. Autumn was turning into winter, the trees scattering carpets of gold, bronze and red everywhere. The sun shone on one of those perfect crisp days that drew visitors to Scotland from all over the world.

Sarah had spent the last couple of days mulling over what Jamie had told her. Once she had cooled down, she allowed herself to feel a little sympathy for Jamie’s predicament. It must have been terrible to live your life not knowing what the future held in store. And to watch the deterioration of the health, physical and mental, of someone you loved, knowing that despite your medical training you were powerless to do anything, must have been awful for a man like Jamie.

If he had told her, what would she have done? He was right in one respect. She would never have left him. She would have tried to persuade him to have the test, and if it had been positive she would have given up her dream of having children. She had loved him that much. But had he loved her? Surely if he had, he would have fought for a life together. He could never have simply have walked away from her without at least having the courage to find out whether they could have a future.

But to be fair, she could understand why Jamie had kept the truth from her. He wasn’t the kind of man who would have allowed anyone to sacrifice their life. Still, it hadn’t been only his decision to make. He should have trusted her. If he had loved her enough, surely he would have? At least found out whether he had the gene before deciding to give her up.

And now—did he really want to be part of her life, or was it just Calum he was interested in? And should that not be enough? Did she have the right to deny her son the chance to know his father? But Jamie hadn’t said anything about staying. From what she could gather, he still intended to go back to Africa. With or without her and Calum.

Jamie hadn’t sought her out over the last couple of days. The department had been busy and there were always other staff about. But surely he could have tried harder to see her and Calum in the evenings? Or was he waiting, respecting her need for time before he put any more pressure on her?

She didn’t know the answer to any of her questions. She felt exhausted from the sleepless nights where she had lain tossing and turning, trying to decide what to do.

Reluctantly Sarah had allowed her mother to persuade her to go to Lizzie’s wedding reception.

‘You need some fun, darling,’ she had coaxed. ‘Some time to enjoy yourself. You’re not doing yourself or Calum any good by working so hard.’

Most days, it had been all Sarah could do to get herself home in time to play with Calum before feeding him, bathing him and putting him to bed.

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