The Convenient Cowboy by Heidi Hormel

Author:Heidi Hormel [Hormel, Heidi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-08-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

The tight grip of Calvin’s hand on hers and the quiet but constant swearing from Spence took Olympia’s mind off her own pain and fear. She might not want to be a mom, but that didn’t mean she wanted anything to happen to little Peanut. She clutched at her middle, hoping to hold everything just where it was. She felt a ripple of muscle. Contractions? No. Not labor. She had months and months to go.

“Ten minutes,” Spence said over his shoulder as he raced through residential neighborhoods, ignoring stop signs and one ways. God, she hoped they survived the trip.

Cal squeezed her hand again as another wussy whimper escaped her. She smiled at him. “I’m okay. Just what happens when you have chocolate poisoning.”

“Poison,” he gasped.

“Shut up, Limpy,” her sister snapped, her eyes slits of fear and anger. “Don’t joke.”

“Sorry,” Olympia said in a hoarse whisper. “But I bet if Cal did a search he could find out how much chocolate is deadly.” She turned her head so her sister and Cal wouldn’t see the tears that leaked out of her eyes.

Rickie pounded on the back of Spence’s seat and yelled, “Hurry. She’s delirious.”

Olympia closed her eyes as the pain no longer had a start or stop. Her back, her thighs, everything from her breastbone south hurt with a cramping ache ten times worse than a charley horse.

* * *

“MRS. MACCORMACK.” OLYMPIA cracked her eyes open as a woman shouted into her face.

“Olympia,” she corrected.

“Olympia. You’re at Tucson General. We just need to get you set up on an IV. But you need to keep your eyes open.”

“Why?” Olympia asked, closing her eyes against the pain.

“Olympia. Open up,” the woman insisted.

Olympia forced her lids upward and the room swam. She swallowed. “The baby.”

“You’re both okay. Once the doctor sees the scan, we’ll know more. Right now, we’re giving you something that should stop the contractions. You’re lucky you didn’t wait any longer to come in, or we might not have—”

“I don’t care,” Spence’s voice rang out. “She’s my wife.” All-American, boy-next-door Spence looked like something between an avenging angel and a serial killer as he bulled his way into her room. She held her shaking hand out to him and he grabbed hold, the warmth of his palm anchoring her.

“Mr. MacCormack, I need to—”

“You can do it while I’m here.” Spence’s gaze locked on hers, the dusty-blue desert eyes steady but dark with as much pain as her own heart felt.

“The baby...”

“The baby is fine.” His other hand snaked out and onto her abdomen. “The doctors said they can stop the labor.”

“Labor?”

“The backaches, the nausea...it was early labor.”

“Oh,” she said, looking at the bag of liquid dripping into her arm.

“Medication to stop the contractions, then we’ll see where we stand.” His hand tightened on hers, and now she saw the brightness of tears in his eyes.

“Spence, I’m scared.” That hadn’t been what she’d meant to say.

He pulled her into his arms. “Me, too, but I’m not going to let our baby die.

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