The Durango Affair by Brenda Jackson

Author:Brenda Jackson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Contemporary, General, Romance, Adult, Fiction, African Americans
ISBN: 9780373767274
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2006-05-09T05:16:52+00:00

Eight

“S o how’s the baby?” Durango asked the doctor nervously.

Lying flat on her back on the examination table, Savannah shifted her gaze to Durango, who was standing beside her. She heard the deep concern in his voice and saw how his eyebrows came together in a tense expression.

She then switched her gaze to Dr. Patrina Foreman. Dr. Foreman was a lot younger than Savannah had expected. She was a very attractive woman and she appeared to be about twenty-eight. Within minutes of talking to her, Savannah was convinced that even though she might be young, she was definitely competent. Dr. Foreman had explained that her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother had been midwives, but that she had decided to complete medical school to offer her patients the best of both worlds. She could provide modern medical treatments as well as the type of care and personal attention that midwives were known to give.

Dr. Foreman lifted her gaze from applying the gel on Savannah’s stomach and smiled before saying, “Listen to this for a moment and then tell me what you think.”

And then they heard it, the soft thumping sound of their child’s heartbeat, for the first time. Hearing the steady little drumbeat did something to Savannah, touched her in a way she hadn’t expected and made her realize that she really and truly was going to have a baby.

Tears, something else she hadn’t expected, came into her eyes and she glanced up at Durango and knew he was just as moved by the sound as she was. He reached out and firmly touched her shoulder, and at that moment she knew that no matter how they did or didn’t feel about each other, her pregnancy was real and they were listening to valid proof of just how real it was. There was no doubt that hearing the sound was a life-altering experience for both of them.

“You hadn’t heard it before?” Durango asked softly.

“No. This is my first time.”

“There’s nothing like parents hearing the fetal heartbeat for the first time,” Dr. Foreman said quietly. “There’s always something special and exciting about it. The baby’s heartbeat is strong and sounds healthy to me.”

Durango chuckled. “Yes, it does, doesn’t it? This is all rather new to me and I was kind of worried.”

“And you have every right to be concerned, but it seems mother and baby are doing just fine,” Dr. Foreman replied, removing the instrument from Savannah’s stomach. “Make sure that you continue to take your prenatal vitamins, Savannah.”

“And what about all that vomiting she’s been doing?” Durango asked, wanting to know.

Dr. Foreman glanced at him. “Morning sickness is caused by the sudden increase of hormones during pregnancy and is very common early in the pregnancy, but it’s usually gone by the fourth month.” She smiled at Savannah and said, “So, hopefully you won’t have to suffer too much longer.”

“I prefer she didn’t suffer at all. And what about the baby? Will it be hurt by it?” Durango asked, in a tone that said he really needed Dr.

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