Embraced by Tracy Wolff

Author:Tracy Wolff [Wolff, Tracy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488029240
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2009-02-14T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

IT HAD BEEN one of the longest days of Sarah’s life and it was only a little more than half-over. Glancing at the clock for what felt like the fiftieth time, she was disheartened to see only five minutes had passed since she’d last looked.

But it was still only two-thirty. The boys weren’t even out of school yet, hadn’t had time to miss her or wonder where she was. Thank God. She didn’t know what she was going to do about them after today. Tad had volunteered to take them again with him—for which she was eternally grateful.

But it was a quick fix. The doctor had warned her that Rose would be in here at least four or five days, more if the virus persisted.

Sarah couldn’t keep imposing on her brother. He and his wife both worked full-time and it wasn’t right to ask them to take time off to watch her children. When she’d said as much, Tad had laughed at her, told her that this was what family was for.

In her head, she knew he was right, remembered Vanessa saying the same thing to her more than once when she’d asked her friend for help. But she’d spent the majority of her life not depending on anyone. Not counting on anyone to be there when she faltered. A lesson learned so early in life was not one she was likely to forget.

Yet she caught herself anticipating Reece’s arrival as if he were a life line. He hadn’t called her back, as promised, to tell her when his flight was coming in, but she wasn’t surprised. Between the rush to get to the hospital and his obvious worry over Rose, she would be amazed if he could still remember his own name.

She glanced at the clock again—two thirty-seven. If he’d managed to get a flight soon after she’d called him, then he should be close.

What would she say to him? How could she explain that she had let their little girl get this sick without doing something about it. Without notifying him.

How did this happen, Sarah?

She could still hear the disbelief—and the blame—echoing over the phone line. She had told him what the doctor said—about babies getting sick so quickly—but she could tell he didn’t believe her. She wouldn’t have believed it if she hadn’t seen it herself. If she hadn’t taken Rose to the doctor that very morning. If Sarah hadn’t seen her little girl playing with her blocks in the middle of the family room mere hours before her breathing had become so labored.

A sob threatened to escape, but Sarah fought it back. She wouldn’t do this, she wouldn’t break down now when Rose needed her to be strong. Sarah had already had her ten minutes. The rest would have to wait, no matter how sad she was.

She sought distraction by focusing on the activity in the hallway. She heard the doctor talking to the parents in the room next door, knew that he was doing his rounds.

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