Midwife in a Million by Fiona McArthur

Author:Fiona McArthur [McArthur, Fiona]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2009-09-29T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

RORY climbed out and surveyed their predicament, then started to whistle just to annoy her. He’d been in worse spots and the old Kate had never sulked long. That was another of the things he’d loved about her.

The road was a challenge but, well-equipped as they were, it would only take time. Something they didn’t have much of before dark. He glanced around for a good place to camp.

A few minutes later Kate sidled up to him and she didn’t quite meet his eyes. ‘I’m sorry, Rory. I’m a cow.’

He grinned down at her. He remembered this Kate. Always brave enough to say when she’d been wrong. ‘Well, Daisy,’ he drawled—Daisy had been the house cow’s name when they were kids—‘we’d best winch our way out of this and set up camp back off the road. I’ll change tyres in the morning.’

Kate smiled warily back and Rory felt the lightest he’d felt all day. Just one smile and she had him. He was as weak as water when it came to resisting Kate. Not much had changed.

They worked steadily for the next forty minutes as the light slipped away around them. Finally they’d extricated the truck and shifted onto higher ground on the bank so they wouldn’t endanger any of the infrequent night travellers.

‘You did well not to tip over when we hit the mud.’ Kate shook her head as she watched him open the door to get out. She glanced at the offending wheel. ‘And that’s one flat tyre.’

Rory jumped down. ‘Only on the bottom,’ he said facetiously and glanced around. ‘I’ll fix it tomorrow. Let’s wash up and get the camp sorted.’

‘I’ve set up a basin and the water bag on that log. If you want to wash I’ll grab some wood for a fire.’

He raised his brows and looked her up and down. ‘So you’re not just decorative.’

She narrowed her eyes at him with the comparison to Sybil. ‘You feel like living dangerously, McIver? Don’t start me. And I’ll have the stretcher in the back tonight in case it rains.’ She raised her eyebrows at him. ‘You can have it tomorrow night.’

He opened his eyes wide. ‘Gee. Thanks. We’ll be back in Jabiru by then.’ She shrugged, unsympathetic, so he pretended to sigh. ‘I’ll guess I’ll shake my swag out, then.’

She nodded and began to scoop up kindling and he watched her for a moment as she bent to pick up another twig. She seemed more settled since her mini-tantrum when they’d stopped. More relaxed and he didn’t know why. But there was no doubt he was pleased to see it.

He glanced up at the sky; the clouds were breaking up a little for the moment. Hopefully, it wouldn’t rain tonight.

Half an hour later they had the campfire set like a crackling little tepee in the middle of a clearing. Kate sat on the ground on top of Rory’s swag with her knees drawn up and rested her back up against a blanket-covered log. Rory surveyed their campsite from where he leaned on a tree.

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