Harlequin Love Inspired November 2016, Box Set 1 of 2 by Jessica Keller

Author:Jessica Keller
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488025983
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Erin heard the sound of a vehicle and despite knowing it was Saturday and that Dean wasn’t coming to work today, either, she hurried to the window to see who it might be. But it was only a truck driving by on the road.

She wondered if she had chased him away the day they went riding. He had tried to be kind and she had overreacted.

Jan had phoned on Wednesday, full of apologies to tell her the windows had been delayed and could they come Monday instead. So Dean hadn’t come by, either. Thursday he’d told her he was stopping by to pick up some tools and she had taken extra care with her clothes, putting on one of the new outfits. But then Lauren had called to ask if she could come to town for lunch with her and Jodie. So she’d met her sisters in town, but by the time she’d returned she realized Dean had come and gone while she was away.

He’d also told her he would help her measure the house for new flooring, but either he’d forgotten or was avoiding her. So to keep busy she had measured up the rooms herself and driven into town to order the flooring. She’d told herself repeatedly the past few days that she had done the right thing when they went riding. That her feelings for Dean were changing and she didn’t want to encourage something that couldn’t happen.

The sound of Caitlin fussing snapped Erin from her thoughts. She walked back to her bedroom. Her little girl had been out of sorts all morning, which was unusual for her. Caitlin lay crying in the crib, her arms waving, her tiny fingers curled into miniature fists, her legs kicking with little jerks.

“Oh, honey,” Erin cooed, picking her up and holding her close. Caitlin immediately grew quiet, snuffling against Erin’s neck, her tiny hands tangling in her mother’s hair.

Erin frowned as she cuddled her. Her baby felt warmer than usual. Erin touched her head. Definitely warmer. The thermometer she had wasn’t working properly so she had no way of checking if she was running a fever or not.

Should she take her to the doctor? Would it seem pointless? She wished she knew what to do. Jodie was in Great Falls today, and there was no answer when she called Lauren. She tried her aunt Laura’s phone, but there was no response there, either.

Caitlin arched her back, growing more distressed, and Erin’s concern grew. She pulled her phone out and did a quick search of fevers in babies, hoping to find something. Everything she read recommended medication and tepid baths.

Caitlin’s cries became more frantic.

Should she bring her to the hospital? What if it was nothing?

Erin closed the browser on her phone and went to her contacts. Maybe Vic would know how to get a hold of Lauren. She dialed the number, holding Caitlin close, walking back and forth and growing more anxious with each step.

“Hello, this is Vic’s phone, but it’s Dean talking.

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