Adam's Daughter by Jennifer Taylor

Author:Jennifer Taylor
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-09-24T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

‘HOW IS SHE? What have the doctors said?’

Beth was in the waiting room when Adam arrived at the hospital some ten minutes after she had got there. She put down the cup of rather gritty coffee that she had bought from the machine in the corner and turned to him.

‘It appears that she’s got some kind of infection. They’re doing tests at the moment to find out what it is, but that’s all I know, apart from the fact that they’ve moved her to a side room.’

‘She was fine when I left her.’ Adam sank onto a hard plastic chair and ran his hands over his face. Beth could see the fear that had clouded his eyes when he looked at her beseechingly.

‘You saw her yourself, Beth. There didn’t seem to be anything wrong with her, did there?’

‘No, but the doctor I spoke to told me that these things can happen right out of the blue. Hannah is just so susceptible at the moment because of her treatment.’ She summoned a smile, hating to see him suffering like that. ‘You must know that already, but I don’t want you blaming yourself because you didn’t suspect that she might be ill.’

‘I did but thanks anyway for reminding me.’

He gave her a smile then stood up and began pacing the floor. Beth picked up her coffee then put it down again after only a few sips, unable to stomach the lukewarm liquid when her insides were churning. She glanced at her watch then looked up to find that Adam was checking his and sighed.

‘It’s different when you’re personally involved, isn’t it? I must have dealt with thousands of similar situations over the years, but you never fully appreciate what the relatives are going through until you experience it yourself.’

‘I know what you mean. Part of me is trying to be strictly professional by focusing on the thought that Hannah is receiving the best care possible, but the other part…Well!’ He held his hands wide open in a gesture that hinted at how helpless he felt.

‘You’re probably sorry that I phoned you,’ she suggested softly.

He shook his head. ‘I would have been upset if you hadn’t called me. I meant what I said about wanting to be here for Hannah. Her welfare is my number-one priority.’

Had that been a warning? Beth wondered, watching as he strode to the window. But a warning about what exactly? That she shouldn’t try to exclude him from any decisions that concerned Hannah?

It seemed the most logical explanation yet she sensed that there had been something more to that statement. She sighed as she realised that once again she was falling into the trap of trying to work out what Adam was thinking. What chance did she have of succeeding when she found it impossible to sort out the muddle inside her own head?

It was almost an hour before Neil Bartlett, the specialist registrar, appeared to update them on Hannah’s condition. Beth shot to her feet as soon as she saw him coming along the corridor.

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