The Midwife's Legacy (Romancing America) by Kirkpatrick Jane & Gibson Rhonda & Griffin Pamela & Perry Trish

Author:Kirkpatrick, Jane & Gibson, Rhonda & Griffin, Pamela & Perry, Trish [Kirkpatrick, Jane]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Barbour Books
Published: 2012-05-31T16:00:00+00:00

“You can’t be serious.” Noah eyed the young woman who looked little more than a girl. “What are you—seventeen?”

She winced at his guess, and he knew it must be dead-on.

“I assure you, Mr. Cafferty, age has little to do with skill. I’ve assisted my mother for the past two years. I know exactly what needs doing.”

“Yes, but have you ever done it alone?”

Her anxious expression and the resounding silence gave him his answer.

“There must be a doctor somewhere close,” he argued hopefully.

“Knowing Lanie as I do, I don’t think she would care for the idea of one, but of course you must do whatever you feel is best.”

That was just the problem. Noah had no idea what was best for his father’s young wife. He had only thought to drop in for a visit, since he rarely came by except for the occasional Sunday dinner. It wasn’t that he disapproved of his father’s choice of a bride any longer. The age difference had unsettled him at first, Lanie only five years older than himself. But lately he had made a concentrated effort to accept her as family. The knowledge that Lanie’s well-being and that of his little half brother or sister rested solely in his hands was nerve-racking to say the least. If he made the wrong decision, his father might never forgive him. He might never forgive himself.

“Can you tell me where the doctor lives?”

“I’m sorry. I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?” He regarded her in disbelief. “How could you not know?” He shook his head. “All right, then. Have you got a telephone?”

She motioned to a nearby table. “There’ve been problems with it. The connection is horrid, full of static. You’re welcome to try, though.”

He moved toward the candlestick phone and picked it up, bringing it to his mouth while clicking the hook and putting the receiver to his ear. A series of disturbing clicks followed.

“What’s the doctor’s name?” he asked.

She gave an apologetic shrug. “I don’t know that either. Lanie mentioned it once. She and her husband use a different doctor than we do.”

“Your family doctor, then.”

“He’s out of town. I remember him telling Papa at church that he was going to be absent for a week, to sort out things with his father’s estate.”

Noah’s eyes shut in dismay. Of course. Why should he expect a doctor to be available with the way this evening had progressed so far?

“You could ask the operator to connect you with Lanie’s doctor—she might know who he is.”

He could, if he could get through. Frustrated, Noah set the earpiece on its hook and the phone back on the table.

“I might not be much in your estimation,” the very-young-looking Miss Leonard said carefully. “But right now I’m all you have. Once there, you can ask Lanie the name of her family physician if you feel better about doing so. I won’t take offense at your lack of confidence in my skills. I just want to make sure she’s all right. Her health and that of the baby are what’s important.

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