The Army Doctor's Wedding by Helen Scott Taylor

Author:Helen Scott Taylor [Taylor, Helen Scott]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Medical, Romance, Contemporary, Holidays, Inspirational, Military
ISBN: 1492235571
Amazon: B00EPK7BQC
Published: 2013-08-21T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

It seemed strange to Alice, being back in a military hospital. Although this brand new modern facility near Brize Norton in Oxfordshire was a world away from the decrepit building and makeshift facilities at the field hospital. With its pristine floor tiles and glass walls, the only similarity was that the medical staff wore military uniforms.

Cameron pushed Sami in a stroller borrowed from Olivia. Alice walked at his side, wearing her comfortable old jeans and college sweatshirt, her purse over her shoulder. It was so nice to have her own things back.

The trip to the refuge had been like stepping into her past. A past she'd rather forget. She hadn't realized how different she felt since she met Cameron, as if she finally had a future to look forward to. This life she had with him was a world away from those desperate days when she'd thought she'd never be happy.

"Hi, Cam. You're back." A doctor in uniform stopped.

"Just on leave. This is my wife, Alice, and our son," Cameron said.

Alice smiled and shook the man's hand. Every time they met people Cameron knew, he introduced her and showed off Sami. Any lingering doubt about his commitment to them was quashed by the proud smile on his face.

They climbed in an elevator and headed for the pediatric department on the fourth floor where Lieutenant Colonel Fabian was to meet them. This was the day Alice had been waiting for, Sami's first appointment for his lip.

This hospital was state-of-the-art, with the latest high-tech equipment. The best money could buy to treat wounded military personnel and their families. And the medical staff was first class. Yet nerves tightened her stomach. As they rode the elevator, she fiddled with the edge of her plaster cast, trying to scratch the itching skin underneath. "This darn thing is driving me crazy. When can I have it taken off?"

"Next week." Cameron wrapped an arm around her and kissed her temple. "I'll pop into the orthopedic department before we leave and arrange an appointment for you. It doesn't take long to cut it off."

Alice couldn't wait to have her arm back. She'd be able to hold Sami properly for the first time since he was a newborn.

A computer voice announced the floor number and they stepped out. Sunlight flooded through the huge windows, illuminating the animal pictures that decorated the corridor leading to pediatrics. They followed a trail of animal paw prints and reported to a nurse at the reception desk. "Please take a seat. I'll page Lieutenant Colonel Fabian and tell him you're here."

Sami woke and whimpered, probably sensing his unfamiliar surroundings. Alice leaned over his stroller and stroked his head. "It's all right, Sami sweetie." She glanced up at Cameron. "Perhaps you should lift him out and cuddle him."

"Good idea." Cameron gathered the tiny boy in his arms and walked back and forth, whispering to him and rubbing his back. Frustration filled Alice. She desperately wanted to be able to do that herself, but she couldn't because of her wretched cast.

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