Page 101 of Upon an April Night
“Duncan,” she whispered.
He stirred and jumped up from his seat, suddenly at her side. “Hey!” One hand smoothed over her head as he took her hand with his other. “You’re awake.”
“What happened?” she asked.
“You passed out.”
Her hand shot to her belly. “The baby?”
“Safe and sound in there.”
She let out a sigh of relief, tears prickling. “How long have I been here?”
“Overnight.”
“Why did I pass out?” she asked.
“Your doctor said you were extremely dehydrated. You also failed the glucose test, which means you need to be tested further, so you may have gestational diabetes, which could’ve caused lightheadedness.”
Immediately, she felt her heart rate rise at the thought of having to worry about that during pregnancy.
“It’s okay.” He squeezed her hand. “We’ll get through this.”
Her mind returned to her apartment, the moment before she’d blacked out. “Was I dreaming or did you tell me you’re no longer getting married?”
“You weren’t dreaming.” His fingers softly brushed through her hair over and over.
“What happened?”
He shrugged his shoulders. “She dumped me.”
“Why? I thought you two were so in love.”
“Because she saw the truth before I did.”
Jamie swallowed hard. “And what truth was that?”
His eyes met hers, and his fingers stopped moving. “That I’m in love with you.”
She had imagined this differently. Not her in a hospital bed and him standing beside her, pushing her messy hair out of her face.
“Say something,” he whispered.
The tears were back again, and she brushed them away. “Why am I crying so much lately? Maybe it’s the pregnancy hormones.”
“Maybe.” He smiled sweetly.
The McGregor family chose that moment to enter the room, successfully interrupting a very important conversation.
“Jamie.” Shannon was at her side, pushing Duncan out of the space, leaning in to hug her. “How are you feeling?”
“I don’t know. I just woke up. I guess I was dehydrated, and I passed out. Duncan was with me when it happened.”
“The baby?”
“The baby’s fine.”
Shannon’s shoulders relaxed. “Thank God!”
