The Daddy And The Baby Doctor by Morgan Kristin

Author:Morgan, Kristin [Morgan, Kristin]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-12-04T04:41:28+00:00

Sam Arquette glanced at his wristwatch for the hundredth time. It was three-fifteen and Sara’s birthday party had started. It looked as though Amanda Lucas wasn’t going to come, after all. Somewhere deep inside he had known all along that she wouldn’t. Frankly, he could have cared less. He just hoped she was happy living her life as a loner. Sara and Caroline were going to be the ones disappointed when they realized that she wasn’t coming, and he hated to see that happen to them.

And, okay, if the truth be known, maybe he was a little disappointed, too.

But only a little.

And only because of his girls.

Actually, he had other, more immediate problems to worry about right now. Mrs. Cunningham was having back trouble again—a condition that had required strict bed rest several times in the past year that he’d known her—yet she had insisted on coming today to help him with Sara’s party, and he was trying to make sure she didn’t overwork herself.

Looking up, Sam saw Sara running across the yard toward him and groaned out loud. He already knew what she was planning to ask him. Unfortunately, his answer wasn’t going to be to her liking.

“Daddy,” she said breathlessly, coming to a stop right in front of him. “Is Amanda coming?”

Sam shook his head. “I don’t think so, dumplin’. She would’ve been here by now.”

Sara frowned. “Oh,” she said. The letdown showing on her face tore at Sam’s heart. Dropping her gaze, she turned and walked away.

“Damn you, Amanda,” Sam muttered to himself as he whirled around to go into the house. Instead, he ran smack dab into Mrs. Cunningham who was just coming out the door.

“Damn who?” she asked teasingly.

“Dr. Lucas, that’s who,” he replied.

“W-what did she do?” Mrs. Cunningham asked, furrowing her brow.

“The girls wanted me to invite her to come today, so I did. But she didn’t show—just like I knew she wouldn’t.”

“Maybe she’s delivering a baby,” Mrs. Cunningham said.

“Yeah, maybe,” Sam replied with a slight smirk. “But she could’ve called,” he added, before going inside the house to get what he needed from the kitchen. When he came back outside, he saw that Sara, Caroline and the other children at the party were all gathered around someone. A second later he saw who that someone was.

“Well, I’ll be,” he said under his breath. “She came after all.” Suddenly, something in his gut pulled hard. It was brief, but powerful. And that was when Sam first realized that where the good doctor was concerned, he just might be heading for more trouble than he could ever imagine. But, deciding to ignore such a thought, he strolled with a deliberate gait toward them.

By this time, Sara had already run up to Amanda and taken something from her. Now his little birthday girl was running across the backyard toward him, with Caroline close at her heels. “Daddy, Daddy,” Sara called out. “Look what Amanda brought us. It’s a puppy.”

Sam glanced down at the ball of short black fur with two dark eyes, and then lifted his gaze to Amanda’s face.

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