Page 168 of Huckleberry Hill
“Hey, honey. How are you doing? You hanging in there?” he asked.
“Yeah, I’m okay. How’s everything where you are?”
“Rain’s finally letting up. Goldie got a decent laceration from that barbed wire, but Jane’s taking care of it.”
I let out a sigh of relief. “That’s good to hear. Any of the cattle hurt?”
“No. We got them all to safety. Even though the rain is letting up, the snowmelt from the rapid temperature shift combined with the rain is going to be crazy the next several days.”
“I’ll bet.”
“Muddy’s taking care of Tempest, so don’t worry about anything. Put Declan back on for me. Love you, Hadley.”
“Love you too.” I handed the phone back to Declan.
“Yeah, it’s me,” Declan said. He paused and then nodded. “Right. Will do. Bye.”
“Will do what?” I asked after he hung up.
He put his phone back into his pocket. “I told him I’d keep him posted.”
I smiled.
“What?”
“That’s Dad speak for he’s on his way. He’ll be here in about half an hour.”
Dr. Novak pushed the curtain aside and then closed it to give us privacy. “How we doing?”
I sighed. “I’d really like those pain meds. Please tell me that’s why you came back so quickly.”
Dr. Novak smiled. “I came back quickly because your pregnancy test came back positive.”
“Positive?” I repeated.
“Positive?” Declan parroted.
“Positive,” Dr. Novak said again. “Congratulations, Hadley. You’re pregnant.”
“But that’s impossible!” I blurted out.
Dr. Novak looked Declan up and down. “Impossible. Really?”
“Really,” I insisted. “Really, really.”
“Have you two been having sex?” she asked.
I blushed. “Yes.”
“Have you been having unprotected sex?”
“Yes.” I squirmed. “But only because I was told I was infertile.”
“Pregnant?” Declan asked again.
“You might want to sit down,” Dr. Novak said, rolling a stool toward him which he immediately collapsed on. “As far as infertility goes . . . well, sometimes these things happen. Couples believe they can’t get pregnant, they don’t use protection, and boom. You get a baby.”
“A baby,” I whispered.
