Finding Fire by Terry Odell

Author:Terry Odell
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781465863294
Publisher: Terry Odell

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Sarah dashed up the steps and shifted from foot to foot while Randy unlocked the door. Unbuttoning her jeans, she sped to the bathroom. She picked up the bag and removed the stick, glad now that she'd read the directions and had everything ready before she left for the picnic.

Finished, her hand trembled, and she set the stick on a paper towel on the counter. Afraid to look, she washed her hands and brushed her teeth.

Randy tapped on the door. "Everything okay?"

"Come in." He rested his hands on her shoulders, his touch sending a shiver down her spine.

"Well?" he said.

"It says wait at least one full minute. Maybe as long as ten."

"It's going to be a very long minute, isn't it?" He bent over and nuzzled the back of her neck. The tickle of his warm breath made her shudder.

God, she was shaking all over. "All of a sudden, I'm scared. Maybe you've been right all along. Maybe it's not fair to bring a kid into this world. All that evil out there, the economy's going to hell in a hand basket. Did we do the right thing?"

"Of course we did. You were right, as always, my sensible Sarah. We can't predict the future. We can only hope to make it better, and a child might be a way to do that. Besides, I thought you said you wanted something to remember me by."

"Don't you talk like that. I said I wanted a part of you. I want you, too, buster. Your job puts your life on the line, but like you said, you could be an accountant and get run over by a bus. There are no guarantees. Just don't do anything reckless, or I'll—I'll kill you."

He turned her around. "I love you. Either way. And we have lots of time ahead of us. A kiss for luck?"

She stood on tiptoe, and he bent down to meet her lips. She felt that warm glow spreading through her. "Mmm. Not yet. I think it's time." She let her fingers trickle down his chest. "My hands are shaking too much. You look."

Randy picked up the stick. "Okay. What am I looking for?" The stick trembled in his hands. She put her arm around his waist and leaned into him.

"Anything in the circle?"

"A blue line. Is that good?"

"Yes. Means the test is valid. What's in the square?" She closed her eyes and held her breath.

"Another blue line." She heard the click as he set the stick on the counter. "So?"

She exhaled. "So I call the doctor Monday, Dad."

He spun her around to face him. Tears glimmered in his eyes. He opened his mouth, but nothing came out. She grinned up at him.

"Umm … I think I want to sit down for a minute," he said. He staggered to the bedroom and sat on the edge of the bed. "Dad. Oh, God, Sarah. A baby. You."

"Us," she whispered and sat next to him. She lifted his fingertips to her lips, then placed them on her belly.

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