The Musical Cowgirl by Kirsten Osbourne

Author:Kirsten Osbourne [Osbourne, Kirsten]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unlimited Dreams Publishing
Published: 2019-07-16T05:00:00+00:00

Six

Olivia was still whimpering when Brittany got to the truck. She hopped in the passenger side and handed Matt the keys, turning around to the little girl. “Do you want to sing songs on our way to the hospital?” Matt was there to drive, but Brittany had no doubt about her part in the day.

“Sit back here with me?” Olivia asked.

Brittany was out of the truck in a flash, sitting beside the child. She looked at her to see if there was a way her arm could be made more comfortable, but it didn’t look like it to her. Instead, she started singing the song the girl had told her that her mother sang as a lullaby. As the words of “Puff the Magic Dragon” washed over her, Olivia calmed down, her tears drying a little.

All the way to the hospital—a twenty-minute drive—Brittany sang the song over and over. She was glad her voice was strong from all the hours of rehearsals.

Matt pulled up to the emergency entrance of the hospital, and Brittany went in with Olivia while Matt parked. She took the girl to the triage desk and explained what had happened. She was given a form to fill out, and she sat down with Olivia, not bothering to explain she was no relation. Matt would be there in a minute to finish it.

She filled out as much as she could, and then Matt came in and took the clipboard from her. As soon as Matt took it, Brittany sang softly to Olivia again, not protesting when the child climbed on her lap. She was happy to hold her as long as she wouldn’t hurt her more than she already had.

Matt finished the paperwork and took it back to the desk, and they were called in very soon afterward. As they X-rayed Olivia’s arm, they made both Matt and Brittany stay out of the room. As soon as she was out of sight, Brittany turned to Matt and buried her head in his shoulder. “I can’t believe I hurt her!”

“What are you talking about? You didn’t hurt her! I put her on that stupid horse, not you!”

“But I encouraged her to do it, and she was looking at me when it happened.”

Matt shook his head, stroking her back. “You’re not to blame.”

“How are you going to take care of her?” Brittany asked, suddenly worried about what would happen next. She knew his housekeeper was usually with her during the day, but she got the impression the woman mostly cleaned and didn’t spend a whole lot of time with the girl.

He groaned. “I hadn’t thought of that.” He shook his head. “What am I going to do?”

Brittany took a deep breath. “If you can have someone else watch her all day Wednesday, I can be there during the day to help. I need to rehearse with my sisters three nights a week, and we have some shows coming up, but nothing huge like what we did this weekend. We have Friday night this week, and I think that’s all.

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