Christmas Babies
“No way.” Of all the things he’d imagined Madelyn would say, Nick hadn’t seen this one coming. “You’re too good of a doctor. One of the best neonatologists in Florida.”
“Thank you, Nick. But there’s something you should know.” She bit her lips, and shook her head.
He decided to help her and extracted the bottle from his pocket. “This.” He turned his palm up, showing her the medicine.
“You found it. So you know.” Her eyes shone with tears she tried to suppress—tears that undid him.
He drew her into his arms.
“Darling, why didn’t you tell me? We could have worked it out together.” With gentle hands, he stroked her hair, hating to see the independent Madelyn defeated.
She sobbed against his shoulder.
“I couldn’t. I had trouble accepting it myself. And now, even this dose is not enough. How can I function in the delivery room or the NICU? How can I hold a baby?” The despair in her voice speared him. He pulled a tissue from the box on her desk and wiped her eyes.
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