Secret Delivery by Delores Fossen

Author:Delores Fossen [Fossen, Delores]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, General
ISBN: 9780373693894
Google: 35srRxRqu6gC
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2008-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

The sound of Joey’s laughter cut through the silence in the hospital waiting room.

Joey grabbed on to a magazine-laded table and pulled himself to a standing position. He slapped at the surface as if to announce his victory. Joey had learned to pull himself up two days earlier, and he’d already mastered it. According to the baby books Jack had read, it wouldn’t be long before Joey was walking.

Tessie applauded the feat, causing Joey to giggle again. From the other side of the room, Alana sat and watched. She was smiling, cataloging Joey’s every move. She hadn’t taken her eyes off him during their ten-minute wait for Dr. Bartolo to appear for her checkup.

Reyes was blocking the doorway that led to the corridor. Unlike Alana, his attention wasn’t on Joey. Reyes was standing guard.

Jack had a dozen important things to do. Beefing up security at the ranch. Following up on the search for Eldon Thatcher. Helping Reyes process Thatcher’s car and the crime scene in the hospital parking lot. Oh, yeah, and he had to keep his son and Alana safe.

That was primary in his mind.

And that was the reason both he and Reyes were at the hospital waiting. If the doc gave her a clean bill of health, the first thing Alana would want was to hold Joey. Jack wouldn’t stop her.

But Alana wouldn’t settle for just holding Joey. She’d want to be a major part of his life. And that meant Jack had something else to add to his to-do list. He had to consult his attorney. He had to do whatever it took to keep primary custody of Joey. Then he could control the situation and give Alana visitation rights.

Jack glanced in Alana’s direction. She still had her attention fastened to Joey. That intense look told him everything. She might have offered to share custody with him, but she would probably change her mind.

First, though, she had to battle for her safety.

Jack heard footsteps in the corridor and eased his hand over the butt of his holstered gun. “It’s the doc,” Reyes let him know.

Reyes stepped inside, clearing the path for Dr. Bartolo to enter. The doctor glanced at Jack’s posture. Then at Alana. “Go ahead into the examining room.” He pointed to a door just a few yards away. “I need to run over to the lab and pick up your results.”

Alana nodded and stood. Jack stood, too. He didn’t intend to let Alana out of his sight. Reyes would do the same for Tessie and Joey.

“I see the worry in your eyes,” Alana whispered as they went into the examining room.

Jack didn’t deny it was there. He left the door open just a fraction so he could respond faster if there was an emergency.

“I had some time to think last night,” she added.

He’d heard her tossing and turning. “You were supposed to be resting.”

“I managed to do that, too.” Her face said otherwise. Still, her chin lifted up, a gesture she probably hoped would make her appear resolved.

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