“Having second thoughts?”
“Hell, no. I just wanted to tell you how much you mean to me. I never imagined I could be so happy. And that’s the truth.”
“I love you, Cole.”
When she reached up to stroke his cheek, the ache in her abdomen became more intense, more prolonged. Rachel knew the signs; she was going into labor.
“Something wrong?” he asked.
“Everything is right.” She looked up at her husband-to-be and smiled. “It’s time.”
For the first time since the moment they met, she saw sheer panic in his eyes. He gaped. He gasped. He ran to the door. Then back to her. “Are you sure?”
She nodded. “This is what I do.”
He placed one hand on her belly, leaned down and kissed her. “It’s going to be all right.”
And it was.
ISBN: 978-1-4268-7970-8
MOUNTAIN MIDWIFE
Copyright © 2011 by Kay Bergstrom
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Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Epilogue