The Summer's End by Mary Alice Monroe

Author:Mary Alice Monroe [Monroe, Mary Alice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Early the next morning, Carson woke with a dull, throbbing ache blooming in her abdomen. Waking further, she turned from her side flat onto her back. She’d been in an odd position, she told herself. Backaches were common in pregnancy. Her fingers gently stroked her belly, willing the cramps to go away.

The ache persisted, not allowing sleep to return. Reluctantly Carson pushed back the coverlet and walked through the silent hall to the kitchen. She’d read somewhere that warm milk helped one to sleep, and it had to be good for the baby. Carson poured milk into a mug and slid it into the microwave, careful to step out of the way before turning it on. One of the articles she’d read advised against standing in front of a microwave. She’d been reading so many books and articles and online posts about pregnancy lately. If she was going to do this, she was going to do it right.

As she leaned against the counter, watching the numbers on the microwave’s timer click down, the dull ache suddenly sharpened to a pain that doubled her over. A short cry escaped her lips.

This isn’t good, she thought in a panic. This can’t be normal. With another sharp pain she felt a trickle of blood between her legs.

“No, no, no,” she cried as she hurried, crouched like a turtle, to the bathroom, feeling her hopes drain away with the blood running down her legs.

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