The Duke of London's Baby by Cassandra Michaels

Author:Cassandra Michaels [Michaels, Cassandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-05-07T16:00:00+00:00

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Ruben paced back and forth in the waiting room. The doctor said that the surgery was going to be a few hours, but Ruben still jumped up every time a nurse walked out. He and Josephine had arrived at the hospital before the sun was up… they had wanted to get her in early… yet here he still was, long after the sun had gone down.

He knew this was an intense surgery, and that there was a slim chance that Josephine would even survive it, but he wished they would tell him something, anything. He could see a few of the nurses running back and forth between the various patients, and some kept going back to where they did surgery and coming back out, but they didn’t pay any attention to him.

“Sir, please try to relax,” a nurse finally stopped to tell him. “This is a really intense surgery, and he is going to have to take his time to make sure he gets all of the tumors out of her. We also have to keep in mind how the anesthesia is working and have your wife’s life at the utmost of our concern. We know it is hard for you to wait out here, but please, have a seat. We are going to tell you as soon as we know anything.”

He thanked her and sat down, but he still felt jittery.

As he sat there, he thought about Josephine, and the life that they had together. He missed her. Her smile, her laugh, the way that she looked at him and hugged him.

The thought of losing her… or the baby… was almost more than he could bear. He finally sat down on the bench and buried his face in his hands. Softly, through the window, he could hear singing.

He got up and looked outside. There, in the snowy street, stood a small group of Christmas carolers. They were singing in perfect harmony, and sounded like a group of angels standing out there in the cold.

Ruben was filled with an overwhelming peace, and watched them sing, with tears running down his cheeks. He didn’t know why, but suddenly, it felt like everything was going to be ok. There was a small voice inside of him that told him no matter what happened, he was going to get through it, and it would all come together in the end.

The feeling was so strong, and so awe inspiring, he was left at a loss.

Suddenly, he felt a hand on his shoulder.

“She can see you now,” the nurse said.

Snow fell all around the small cabin, piling high in the windows. There was a warm fire crackling in the fireplace, and Ruben smiled down at the small bundle he held in his hands.

It was Christmas morning, and he and Josephine sat across from each other in front of the fire. He held in his hands little William Ruben Stein, and in Josephine’s arms lay Noel Grace Stein.

Twins, born early that morning, with both the little ones and their mother doing just fine.

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