In His Will by Cathy Marie Hake

Author:Cathy Marie Hake
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Christian, Fiction
ISBN: 9781624161698
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Incorporated
Published: 2012-09-30T21:00:00+00:00

Twelve

August arrived. Heat shimmered off of the land. Chores not done early in the morning became almost impossible to accomplish until late afternoon because of the torturous conditions. Sondra was eternally grateful for the air-conditioning in her home. It took less than five minutes in the noonday sun for her to wilt.

A philanthropic organization operated a summer camp for foster kids, so she didn’t visit the group home. She missed seeing the kids, but she decided to concentrate on getting ready for the baby. She put sheets on the crib, wallpapered the nursery, and read voluminously.

Teresa offered to come help with the housework before and after the baby was born. Sondra appreciated her kindness but didn’t accept. “I’ll be bored to tears if I don’t have anything to do. By then, you’ll be a newlywed and need to settle in.”

Teresa shook her finger. “Don’t you be too proud to go changing your mind.”

“I’m okay. Really, I am. Housework keeps me busy. At least I’ll be ready when the baby decides to make his appearance.”

“Once you drop, you shouldn’t ought to be alone.”

“You’re as bad as Dylan! He’s hovering. I’m just pregnant, not terminally ill.”

“True enough. Still, if your water breaks, you’ll need someone to drive you into the hospital lickety-split.”

“I’m perfectly capable of driving myself.”

Teresa gave her an appalled look. “You’re not thinking clearly at all! Either you promise you’ll call for help, or one of us is moving in with the other.”

Dylan had come into the kitchen as her pronouncement was made. He sauntered over to the refrigerator, pulled out a can of soda, and popped the lid. “Guess you have things under control. Which way is the move going? Sondra to our place, or you comin’ here?”

“Neither!” Sondra glowered at him. “The last thing I need is having everybody drive me crazy. It’s natural to have a baby. Healthy. If you don’t want to believe me, I have books by all sorts of experts—”

He raised his can in a toasting gesture. “Hats off to you. You’ve done the schoolteacher thing and read a heap and did a bunch of research to get ready. Just remember that there’s a world of difference between all of the theory in your ivory tower books and actual practice in real life situations.”

“I’ve also gotten videos!”

He nearly choked on his soda, then shook his head. “Now why would a city-gal want to go do a thing like that?”

“City or country—what’s the difference?”

“If you’d grown up out here, you would’ve seen animals give birth hundreds of times and figured it was. . .well, natural. I’ll bet you’ve never even seen puppies born.”

She lifted her chin. “I was there when you pulled that calf!”

Dylan winced at the memory. “If I’d have known you were expecting, I would’ve hustled you out of the birthing shed faster than a cricket can jump. Some things, you just don’t have to watch—like those videos. Are you trying to scare yourself half to death?”

“The women in the movies all manage just fine.

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