Luck Be an Angel by Liza O'Connor

Author:Liza O'Connor [O'Connor, Liza]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: New Authors Online
Published: 2017-02-06T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Ethan waited in the living room with the boys. He couldn’t believe Sara intended to have this baby with only the help of a midwife. He offered to pay so she could go to a hospital, but she stubbornly refused. Hospitals were full of sick people. She didn’t want her boys getting sick.

Ethan paced beside the door to his room as he worried for both Sara and the baby. At least he’d convinced her to take back her bed for the birthing. The midwife wouldn’t have had room to move in the laundry room.

Joshua placed his hand on Ethan’s shoulder. “Relax, she’s an old pro at this.”

Ethan forced a smile, but he knew the older a woman got, the harder the pregnancy became. While Sara was only thirty-one, seventeen babies had to take its toll on her body.

He stared at the boys. Little Tom was sharing his crayons with his younger brothers Conrad and Sean, admonishing them to stay within the lines. They diligently wished to oblige. What would happen to these boys if Sara were to die? Their happy world would turn into a living nightmare overnight. She had to live! Those boys needed her. They loved her with all their hearts.

Unable to pretend a calm composure any longer, he stepped outside. He leaned against the trunk of his car and prayed to God for help. He hadn’t prayed since he was a small boy. The violence in the world had made him doubt the existence of God. Yet now, at his most desperate, he called to the entity he had denied most of his life.

“Just keep her safe. These boys need her.”

Joshua opened the front door and called to him. “Baby will be here in two minutes, and the midwife will let us in a few minutes later. So come in when you’re ready.”

Ethan frowned. “Did the midwife tell you that? It’s very soon.”

Joshua looked at his watch. “Julius ain’t early. He’ll be right on time.”

Before Ethan could make sense of the boy’s reply, he’d closed the door.

Wishful thinking, Ethan decided. He remained outside to continue his prayer.

His pleas were answered by the healthy cry of a newborn baby. Rushing in, he found all the boys waiting patiently in a line at the door. Joshua stood at the head. He smiled at Ethan. “We go in by age. Would you like the front of the line?”

Ethan was torn. He wanted to see for himself Sara was all right, but to put himself before the boys seemed wrong on all accounts. Their bond was one of love. His was…

Joshua pulled him to the front of the line. “It’s all right. Just breathe.”

When the midwife opened the door, she frowned at him, no doubt questioning his right to enter at all. After all, he was merely a tutor for the boys.

He once again tried to refuse the honor. “You boys should go first.”

Joshua gripped his arm. “Tell you what, we’ll go in together.”

When they entered, Sara sat up in the bed holding her newborn.

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