The Surgeon's Baby Bombshell by Deanne Anders

Author:Deanne Anders
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-06-05T14:26:34+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

FRANNIE HAD TRIED to prepare Ian for the krewe ball that they had been invited to by Dr. Guidry and his wife, but she could tell that he was still having a problem taking everything in. The room had been decked out with linen tablecloths of gold, while hundreds of dark purple and green balloons floated against the ceiling.

“And you’re saying this isn’t one of the big balls? There’s got to be over three hundred people here.”

He moved in close to her, trying to talk over the music being played by the band that was on stage, while some of the men and women all dressed in their Mardi Gras best circled around the room and others danced.

“This is just a small one. They have several to earn money for different projects. The big balls won’t start until actual Mardi Gras season. If it was the actual Mardi Gras season you’d have had to wear a tux with tails. Tonight is just for socializing and networking, so merely a tux is permissible.”

She wanted to tell him how good he looked, all dressed up in formal attire, but didn’t want to yell it across the room.

They moved back, away from the influx of people coming into the ballroom, and as she began to look for the table listed on their tickets Ian took her arm in his.

“Darling Frannie, you look beautiful,” Mrs. Guidry said as she came up to them.

The older woman was wearing a long gown covered in small purple and gold jewels which reminded Frannie of something that might have been worn by a movie star back in the old days of black and white film. Frannie herself had gone for a midnight-blue silk dress that hugged her body. She knew that by the time it was Mardi Gras season she wouldn’t be able to wear it. She was sure there existed formal maternity clothes, but she had no idea where...

“And Dr. Spencer—it’s so nice to see you. I’ve been meaning to thank you for all your help so far this year with our float. It’s nice to know there’s a doctor who knows his way around a power tool besides the instruments he uses in the operating room.”

“There you are,” Dr. Guidry said as he came up behind his wife. “And Frannie and Ian—it’s nice to see you here. It’s always great to see our physicians involved in the community.”

“Of course,” Ian said, and then waited till they had moved away. “Do you think he even remembers that our volunteering wasn’t a choice?”

“I’m sure he does. He’s just giving us a chance to take credit for it,” said Frannie.

She watched as her father approached them. She hadn’t been sure he would attend, but had hoped she would get to see him if he did.

“Good evening, Daddy,” she said, nodding her head toward him.

The coolness of their relationship now, compared to the way they had been together when she was growing up, broke her heart. She missed her daddy.

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