The Doctor's Baby by Cindy Kirk

Author:Cindy Kirk [Kirk, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, United States, Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Fiction, Series, Harlequin Special Edition
Amazon: B0037NB5L0
Publisher: Silhouette Special Edition
Published: 2010-04-01T16:00:00+00:00

“That went quicker than I thought,” Mary Karen said as the last man left the kitchen and the four women took their places at the table.

“This arrangement works out great for me,” Kayla said. “Because of Emma’s cardiac problems, I know John will feel more comfortable with me in the next room.”

“How are the tube feedings going?” Lexi asked.

“Good,” Kayla said. “It looks like we’ll have to keep the tube in until she’s big and strong enough for her heart surgery. Right now she doesn’t have the energy to swallow.”

They talked for a couple minutes about Emma’s medical issues before Lexi spoke up.

“I like this arrangement, too,” she said. “I’d brought some stuff along for Addie to play with, but I’m sure she’s having more fun watching the movie and playing with the boys.”

July took a sip of the iced tea Mary Karen had set out and just smiled.

“I’m not sure how this club is supposed to work,” Kayla said. “But I enjoyed the one you picked, Mary Karen. The chapter that dealt with adoption really hit home for me.”

The book had been on July’s “to-do” list but the time just hadn’t been there. But from the back cover blurb and the inside of the dust jacket, the book appeared focused on successful parenting. It seemed odd that adoption would even be mentioned.

“I’m curious,” July said. “Why did you find the topic so relevant? Were you adopted?”

“No,” Kayla said. “But John and I struggled with infertility for years. We had our names in at a number of adoption agencies. Unfortunately there aren’t enough babies.”

Lexi nodded. “Too many mothers keep them for all the wrong reasons.”

July shifted uncomfortably in her seat and told herself she was keeping Adam for all the right reasons.

“What you’re saying is they don’t look at what’s best for the child,” Mary Karen said. “They keep the baby because they can’t imagine their life without it or because of the welfare money.”

“I can so relate,” Kayla confessed. She leaned forward and rested her forearms on the table. “My mother was a single parent with no marketable job skills. She struggled to put food on the table and a roof over our heads.”

“That had to have been hard,” Mary Karen said.

“It was,” Kayla agreed. “And while I applaud her efforts, I grew up with this cloud of uncertainty over my head. One summer, we lived out of our car.”

“That uncertainty is hard on a child.” Normally July didn’t share specific details about her childhood, but she remembered Dr. Allman’s homework assignment. “I can relate to your story, Kayla. I spent a lot of my childhood in and out of foster care. All I wanted was a home. A real home. Not an apartment we had to leave every time my mom got behind on the rent. There was one family who wanted to adopt me. They could have given me that home.”

“Why didn’t they?” Mary Karen asked, her face soft with sympathy.

“My mother refused to relinquish me.”

“There are ways to terminate parental rights,” Lexi said, sounding very much like a social worker.

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