Monroe, Marla - Love Between the Hired Hands [The Men of Space Station One #4] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) by Marla Monroe

Author:Marla Monroe [Monroe, Marla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Siren-BookStrand, Inc.
Published: 2012-02-13T16:27:01+00:00

Chapter Eleven

It was two days before Phillip showed up at their door. They let him in, asking questions about Lacy and the baby.

“She’s fine. The baby’s fine,” Phillip finally managed to get out.

“Did you make it to town before she had it?” Elissa asked.

“Yes, but barely. The doctor almost didn’t get her in the delivery room fast enough.”

“How much did the baby weigh? Is it a girl or a boy?” Elissa wanted to know everything.

“It’s a little girl. She was a big baby, too. She weighed seven pounds and twelve ounces.”

“Good Lord! No wonder she was hurting so much.” Gray shook his head.

“So when does she get to come home?” Elissa asked.

“Tomorrow. I came back to make sure everything is ready for her and to see how things were going with the crops.”

“Everything is under control with the fields, don’t worry about them. We’ve got them handled,” Clint said.

“I really appreciate you taking over like this so soon. The doctor is amazed. She delivered almost two weeks early, and the baby was so big. He said she almost looked like she was past due.”

“Do you think eating some of the natural plants here like those funky-looking potatoes might have speeded things up some?” Elissa asked. She still thought the gardens were growing at a faster pace than they were supposed to.

“Elissa, I’m sure the doctor would have thought about that if it were something to worry about,” Gray said.

“I doubt he would have thought about it,” Phillip said. “I hadn’t thought about it, but all of our plants have grown faster than they did on Earth. I don’t know if it’s this rich red soil, or if it is the atmosphere.”

“Having two moons gives the night a lot of extra light,” Clint suggested.

“I’m sure there’s nothing wrong with the baby. Being early obviously didn’t bother it. She’s nursing like a champ. Lacy swears she’s got teeth.” Phillip chuckled.

Elissa decide to keep her fears to herself that the baby might grow faster like the plants. The more she studied about gardening, the more she had been worried about eating the natural plants, much less the ones they were growing.

Phillip talked with the men about the crops for another thirty minutes then left to get things ready for Lacy coming home. He had told her not to bother coming over the next day. He’d said they would stay with her the first day, but they would appreciate it if she could see about her the next one.

“I’ll be there to help. Don’t worry about her or the baby. Oh, what about her name? You did name her, right?” she teased.

“Julianne. We’ll call her Julie.”

They all told him what a pretty name it was and, once he’d left, talked about Elissa’s idea about the planet influencing Lacy’s pregnancy.

“I wouldn’t talk to her about it, Elissa. You might upset her,” Gray cautioned her.

“I won’t. But I am worried about how eating the vegetables is affecting us.”

“Let’s not borrow trouble. We’ve got enough of that already,” Clint said.

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