The Nanny's New Family (Caring Canines) by Margaret Daley

Author:Margaret Daley [Daley, Margaret]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Love Inspired
Published: 2015-07-02T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

On Friday Annie picked up the phone. “The McGregors’ residence.”

“This is Mrs. Haskell, Jeremy’s teacher. May I speak with Annie Knight?”

“This is she.” Her heart began beating double-time. Something was wrong.

“I tried Dr. McGregor’s office, and they said he was in surgery. Your name is the other one on the contact sheet.”

“Is Jeremy okay?”

“He’s with the nurse. He had a seizure on the playground after lunch. Physically he’s fine, but he was upset when he saw the other kids around him. He refused to come back to class, and the nurse told me he fell asleep on their cot.”

“I’ll come pick him up.”

“Under these circumstances, I think that would be best.”

After Annie retrieved Rex from the backyard, she drove toward Will Rogers Elementary. Her cell phone rang, and she saw it was Ian. “I’m almost at Jeremy’s school,” he said. “He had a seizure. The teacher called and left a message for me. When I got out of surgery, an aide told me.”

“He’s at the nurse’s office.”

“Meet you there.”

Annie pulled into the parking lot, took Rex out of the backseat and hooked up his leash. Not half a minute later, Ian pulled in next to her. She waited for him, then they walked to the entrance together.

“Good idea about Rex,” Ian said. “I didn’t insist on Jeremy’s taking Rex to school, but I will now.” He opened the door.

While Annie and Ian signed in at the office, she said, “We have the weekend to see if he’ll come to the conclusion on his own. I brought Rex to remind Jeremy what the dog can do for him. And I have a feeling Jeremy could use Rex for comfort, although I doubt he’ll admit it. It upset him that the kids on the playground saw him. His teacher said he freaked out.”

“It’s time we encourage him to talk about his epilepsy with the other children. Rex could help with that.”

At the nurse’s office, Ian asked what happened and how long the seizure had lasted while Annie took Rex to the room where the cots were. When they entered, Jeremy was curled on his side, his eyes closed. Annie sat in the chair between the beds with Rex between her and Jeremy’s cot.

Ian went in and sat on the other bed, whispering, “The nurse said he went to sleep right away. He’s been here about forty minutes. His seizure lasted around three minutes. That was an estimate from the teacher’s assistant on the playground. Jeremy fell down on a soft patch of grass, and she couldn’t feel any bumps or see any cuts.”

“What do you want to do?”

“Take him home. He’ll be wiped. That’s the longest seizure he’s had that I know of.” Ian stood and stooped next to his son. “Jeremy.” He gently shook the child’s shoulder.

Jeremy’s eyes blinked open and he looked right at his dad then closed them.

“Son, I’m taking you home. Can you walk?”

No response.

“Then, I’ll carry you.” Ian slipped his arms under his child’s body and hefted him up against his chest.

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