Page 41 of Falling for Brody

"I'm going to take such good care of you and the baby, honey. Just wait and see."

Emily tilted her head and looked up at him as if he'd hung the moon. "Of course you will, silly. I have no doubts about that."

Emily turned to look at her. "He's okay, right?"

Rhea nodded. "He was just nervous. When is your due date?"

Emily touched her belly with her hand, gently smoothing over her bump. "Two weeks from now."

Rhea looked over at Brody and saw him smiling at her.

He lifted his chin at her. "Ready to go?"

She reached down and put the blood pressure cuff and stethoscope on top of her kit and lifted it by the straps. "I'm good."

As she passed by the couple who only had eyes for each other, she grinned. "Take care, you two."

They said something as she walked out the door, but they were cuddled close so it was hard to hear. She knew what they meant.

They were happy.

They were healthy.

And that was just what she wanted for everyone.

When they got back to the rig, they took a few minutes to clean their equipment before climbing back into the cab. As soon as she had her seal belt on, she heard Brody's voice.

"How about a milkshake?"

That got her attention. She looked at him. "A milkshake?" Her lips pursed as she thought about it. "I don't think I've had one... for years!"

He smiled at her. "It hasn't been that long for me, but I think I want one. Sunny Side Up has the most awesome milkshakes."

She grinned. She hadn't even thought of food yet, but once he'd mentioned milkshakes, her stomach was all for it.

"Great! Let's go."

As Brody put the rig in gear she smiled to herself. "You know, that is a good idea."

"Well," he turned to look at her for a moment before the ambulance pulled onto the street, "I think we need something to celebrate our first call together."

She looked at him with a bit of a smirk on her lips. "It isn't really our first call."

His expression changed a little, becoming a little more serious before he smiled again. "It's our first call as partners."

They drove for a block or two before he spoke again. "So this is my treat as the Senior EMT on this rig."

Rhea laughed softly. "You don't have to treat me."

"I want to."

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He felther tense as if she was about to argue with him.

"You can't take away my chance to celebrate with you."

She hummed a little. "I can pay. It's not a big deal."

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