Daniel (Seven Sons Book 4) by Adams Amelia & Osbourne Kirsten

Author:Adams, Amelia & Osbourne, Kirsten [Adams, Amelia]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2017-11-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“He helped me get to level four, and then he said he wanted a nap,” Lillian reported. “He’s been asleep ever since.”

“Best thing for him,” Daniel replied.

“I think so too. Of course, that’s a mom talking, not a doctor.” She stood up and grabbed her bag. “Are you keeping him home tomorrow? If so, I’m more than happy to come over. You don’t have a single Christmas decoration up yet.”

“We just got here, Mom. Rotation was Monday.”

“I know that, but I also know that Christmas won’t wait for anyone, and you need some cheer around here. Of course we won’t do trees until the twenty-third, but you need a garland or . . . something. I’ll be over around nine.”

“Thanks, Mom.” Daniel kissed her cheek, then headed into the kitchen to see how dinner was coming along.

“Hunter was supposed to grate the cheese tonight,” Christopher said, looking sulky. “I hate grating cheese.”

“Then I’ll grate the cheese and you can open the cans,” Nick said, handing him the can opener.

Daniel and Ephraim exchanged pleased looks over the boys’ heads. Nick wasn’t usually the one to back down in a disagreement, and it was nice to see him make a compromise.

The rest of the evening was fairly quiet. Daniel made some chamomile tea with honey for Hunter, and after the boy had taken several sips, Daniel rested his hand on his stomach, looking for anything he might have missed before. He closed his eyes and breathed in deeply, trying to see, trying to feel. Ephraim kept Hunter distracted by telling him about the horse—that was good because if Hunter saw just how hard Daniel was concentrating, he’d have more questions than Daniel could answer.

He was about to give up when he sensed something he’d never seen before—blue. Blue? Why on earth would he be envisioning the color blue when he focused on Hunter’s stomach? He’d never picked up on a color before, not for anything. He removed his hand and rubbed his eyes. Chances were good that he was just exhausted. It had been a long couple of days, and throwing his future wife into the mix hadn’t made things any less chaotic. He’d take another look tomorrow before he went in for his shift at the hospital.

***

Claire heard the sound of voices before she heard the knock on the door. When she opened it, there stood three women who looked to be about her age. Their arms were full of sacks, and they looked a little too hyper happy to be real.

“Hello!” one of them called out. “We stayed away as long as we could so you could get settled, but we’re here now, so I hope you’re okay with the intrusion.”

“Um, sure?” Claire opened the door a little wider. “I’m sorry, but who are you?”

They laughed. “Sorry,” the first one replied. “I’m Tiffani, Adam’s wife, and this is Melissa, Benjamin’s wife, and this is Natalie, Caleb’s wife.”

“And we’re your welcoming committee,” Natalie chimed in. “We brought candy and popcorn

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