Their Surprise Amish Marriage by Jocelyn McClay

Author:Jocelyn McClay
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-04-09T16:31:29+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Rachel rose from her chair when she saw the white lab-coated woman come through the gray swinging doors. Ben’s daed leaped up, as well. Although they stayed seated, her mamm and Ben’s dropped their knitting into their laps. Other members of the community who’d been trickling into the designated waiting room over the last hour halted their quiet conversations as they all turned toward the doors.

The gray-haired woman smiled at them. “You’re here for Mr. Raber?” After their varying nods, she made eye contact with Rachel and motioned her closer. “Rachel Raber?” When Rachel hastened forward, the doctor continued in a lower voice, “Your husband is a very fortunate man. He has some broken ribs and a number of cracked ones. Although slightly bruised, his organs appear all right. Luckily, although there’re some jagged edges, none of the fractures punctured a lung. He also has a badly sprained ankle, but considering he was outweighed more than ten to one, it could’ve been so much worse. Just to be on the safe side, we’re going to keep him overnight to monitor his organs and lungs. He’ll be restricted in some movements for several days, and will be limited to lifting only a few pounds for several weeks, but should make a full recovery.”

Clasping her hand to her mouth, Rachel closed her eyes and sagged against the wall. Denki, Gott! Denki that it was His will that Ben would live. Whether because of the coming boppeli or something else, she cared deeply for Ben. Was it love? It didn’t matter. What mattered was that she now had a chance to find out.

She hadn’t seen Ben since she’d watched with quaking limbs as the ambulance team braced his neck and carefully loaded him on a backboard for the trip to Portage. Gabe Bartel had given her a lift to her mamm’s house and had then taken them both to the hospital. When they’d arrived, Ben was nowhere to be found. Gabe, familiar with the facility and personnel, discovered Ben was being x-rayed. Rachel and Susannah had sat down to wait, joined shortly by Ben’s parents, Elmer and Mary Raber.

“May I see him?”

“Absolutely,” the older woman assured her, “he’s been asking for you.”

Rachel followed the doctor down the hall, her shoes squeaking on the shiny tile floor. When the doctor smiled and pushed open a wide door, pointing a thumb in its direction before heading on down the hall, Rachel peeked into the room. Her gaze immediately locked with Ben’s. When he saw her, he shifted upright in the inclined hospital bed. He abruptly froze, his face going as white as the pillow supporting his dark-haired head. Rachel winced in sympathy before cautiously stepping into the room.

“Are you all right?” Focused on the unnatural beeps and hisses of the medical equipment, Rachel almost jumped at his quiet question.

She stopped along the raised silver rail that extended the length of the bed. “Am I all right? You’re the one who was tossed like a doll by a bull.

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