THE M.D. SHE HAD TO MARRY by Christine Rimmer

Author:Christine Rimmer
Format: mobi
Published: 2010-03-11T04:10:42.843000+00:00

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Chapter 10

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Four weeks and two days later, at ten in the morning on the thirteenth of August, Lacey got a clean bill of health from Dr. Enright, the obstetrician Logan had recommended.

The doctor fitted her for a new diaphragm and told her to feel free to resume sexual relations with her husband. Lacey smiled to herself. She and Logan had been having "sexual relations" all along, thank you. They'd made love in just about every way but one.

Now they could do that, too.

Lacey winked at the doctor. "Well, Doc. Looks like Friday, the Thirteenth is my lucky day."

"Get that diaphragm first," Dr. Enright advised. "Give your body a little rest before the next baby."

From her carrier in the corner of the examining room, Rosie let out a happy gurgle. Lacey smiled at the sound. She did love her baby. And she wanted another. And another. And another after that. And so did Logan. But the doctor was right. No need to rush it.

She stopped in at the pharmacy on her way home to fill the prescription for her new diaphragm. After that, she visited a little deli she and Logan liked. She got dark bread and roast beef sliced paper-thin, and pastrami and a loaf of rye. And horseradish and fat dill pickles, too.

The twins were coming for lunch. She had talked to both Mira and Maud by phone since she'd moved back to town, but she hadn't invited them over until now. They had been thoroughly stunned when she'd told them that she'd married Logan Severance—and, as Lacey had expected, neither of them had approved of the match.

"You married him?" Mira had cried. "I can't believe it. You and Dr. Do-Right? Uh-uh. I mean, I know it was hot and heavy with you two back in September. And I can see why you might want to keep the baby. But marriage. To him? Did you have to go that far?"

Lacey had tried not to let Mira's reaction upset her. She'd explained calmly that she loved Logan and she believed he cared deeply for her in return. She was happy. Things were working out fine.

Mira had scoffed. "Ex-squeeze me. What is this? Bizarre." She warbled out a few bars of something that sounded like the theme from The Twilight Zone. "It's straight out of The Stepford Wives, if you ask me."

Lacey gritted her teeth. "Oh. Now I'm something out of a horror movie, a soulless clone of my former self? Thanks a bunch, Mir."

Mira backed off. A little. "Look. I'm sorry. It's just … whoa. I'm blown away. I haven't heard from you in months and then—"

"What's that got to do with anything? There have been lots of times when we haven't talked for months."

"You know what I mean. It's a shock. You call me up out of nowhere and say you've had a baby and married your sister's ex. It's a lot to take in."

"Well, deal with it. I went through some big changes myself over this.

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