Trusting Love by Jean C. Gordon

Author:Jean C. Gordon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Upstate NY Romance

CHAPTER 10

“All right. Why are you two double teaming me?” Kari asked when she arrived for the meeting Autumn had called. “If it’s about last week, Kristen was more than happy to take that birth for me so I could fill in for the camp nurse at Sunrise. I’m not complaining, but I miss having summers free to be with the kids at the camp.”

“That was fine,” Kelly assured her.

Kari paled. “If it’s not about work, it’s the baby, and it can’t be good, not with both of you here.”

“Don’t jump to conclusions,” Kelly said.

Autumn lifted her gaze to the ceiling. This was Kari’s fourth pregnancy, and she was their primary delivery nurse. Kelly should have realized Kari would be suspicious about this meeting, made on short notice, with Kelly joining them.

“You know your blood sugar has been running high,” Autumn started.

“It’s been more normal this week. I’ve been checking it myself.” Kari’s eyes widened. “You’re not going to put me on insulin, are you? With the other three, I controlled it with diet. I’ll be more careful, assign Eli as my food guard. He’s well-trained at giving orders.

Autumn raised her hand palm out to stop her. “I’m concerned. I don’t know why diet isn’t working this time.” She hesitated. “I’m going to order more tests, but to me it looks like insulin might be necessary.”

Autumn caught Kelly’s frown. What did she expect? At Kari’s insistence, Autumn was still Kari’s midwife. And Kari understood what was going on. She wouldn’t have asked about insulin if she hadn’t thought that was where the conversation was headed. Why wouldn’t she be straightforward with Kari, who was a friend and knew nearly as much about pregnancy and birth as Autumn and Kelly? She’d be straightforward with any of her mothers.

“I see.” Kari was quiet for a moment. “You know I wouldn’t do anything to jeopardize this baby.” She touched her rounded belly.

“I know, and neither would I…we.” Autumn had to include Kelly, even though Kelly had indicated she’d wait a while longer before referring Kari out of the practice.

“Autumn asked me to talk with Jon about transferring you to his care for the rest of your pregnancy,” Kelly said.

That wasn’t exactly right. She’d convinced Kelly that Kari’s pregnancy needed to be supervised by a doctor. Kelly had taken it on herself to talk with Jon before Autumn had had a chance to.

“I have an appointment,” Kelly said. “I’ll leave you to make the arrangements with Jon’s office.

The door closed behind Kelly. “I have to switch, don’t I? I can’t convince you that I’ll be more careful?” Kari sighed. “What if the new tests don’t show that I need insulin?”

“I think you need to be followed by a doctor. It doesn’t have to be Jon. Is there someone at the medical center in Saranac that you’d rather use?”

“If it’s my choice, I’d rather continue to see you. I figured by the time this one is ready to pop, I’d have you convinced to do the delivery.

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