His Royal Twins by Holly Rayner

Author:Holly Rayner [Rayner, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Alyssa

Not five minutes after hanging up the phone, the doorbell rang. Alyssa checked the time on her cell. Dr. Latifi had arrived a little early.

Heading downstairs as swiftly, but carefully, as she could, Alyssa crossed the front hall and went to the door. She didn’t bother peeking through the peephole. The guard would only have let someone through if they were a known friend or had an appointment.

But upon opening the door, Alyssa found herself standing there in shock. A man was on the front porch, but one she had never seen before.

“Hello,” she said. Was he an associate of Ali’s?

“Hello, Mrs. bin Talid.” He bowed low. “I am Dr. Zahid Malouf. I’m here to examine you.”

Alyssa felt her eyebrows push together. “Where is Dr. Latifi?”

“She had to attend to a birth. Rather last-minute.” He smiled. “As those can sometimes be.”

“Of course.” Alyssa nodded. “Sorry. Please come in.”

Alyssa moved out of the way. Before shutting the front door, she caught sight of a silver sedan in the driveway.

Dr. Malouf hovered in the middle of the foyer, black bag in hand, and looked around thoughtfully. “You have a lovely home.”

“Thanks. Can I get you anything?”

He turned and smiled at her again. “No, thank you, Mrs. bin Talid. I wouldn’t want to disturb your butler.”

Alyssa laughed. “We don’t have a butler.”

“Or your housekeeper.”

“We don’t really have that either,” Alyssa said. “At least, she doesn’t live here.”

“Ah. You live modestly. I admire that.” Dr. Malouf turned back around. “Where is a comfortable area to examine you?”

“The kitchen?” Alyssa suggested, pointing the way.

In the kitchen, he set his bag on the floor, and Alyssa settled into a chair.

“I like your bag.” She pointed. “Very classic.”

“Yes, thank you.” Taking a seat next to her, he opened the bag up. “A nod back to the days when house calls were a standard practice.”

The babies started moving in earnest, to the point that it felt like they were having a wrestling match in there. Alyssa put her hands on her belly, enjoying the feel of them moving against her palms. In just a few days, this part of her life would be over. She would be holding the twins in her arms.

Dr. Malouf shifted a few things around in his bag and brought out a stethoscope.

A thought occurred to Alyssa. “Is there a possibility Dr. Latifi won’t be able to make my scheduled C-section on Friday? What if she has to be at another birth?”

“Oh, no. That will not happen. When we schedule those at the practice, the obstetrician makes sure to attend.” Dr. Malouf looked at the clock on the wall behind Alyssa.

Alyssa nodded. When she’d still thought this would be a natural birth, she had known there would be the possibility one of the other doctors at the practice would end up delivering the babies instead. She’d met a couple of these doctors, but Dr. Malouf hadn’t been among them.

Alyssa was about to ask him about this, but he stood, stethoscope in hand.

“May I listen?” he asked, stepping behind her.

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