Total pages in book: 88
Estimated words: 86632 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 433(@200wpm)___ 347(@250wpm)___ 289(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 86632 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 433(@200wpm)___ 347(@250wpm)___ 289(@300wpm)
Confused, I turned to Iook at Gavin and asked, “It was only one day, and it wasn’t like I didn’t drink water at all.”
A throat cleared on the other side of the room, and everyone turned to see a man standing there. He looked to be in his early fifties, with a warm smile and the brightest blue eyes I’d ever seen.
“I’m Dr. Mitchell. I’m the on-call OB. Nothing you did was wrong. Your blood pressure dropped some, and the pregnancy hormones most likely caused that. Mix that with the low blood sugar and maybe not enough water today. It was basically just bad timing.”
I let out the breath I hadn’t realized I was holding. “Today was a hectic day at the toy store. Honestly, I don’t remember eating lunch and I tried to drink water, but I guess not enough.”
The doctor nodded. “I’m going to have the nurse give you some tips on keeping hydrated, and I’d advise you to make up some snack packs to keep with you behind the counter. If you’re busy, you can have an easy grab-and-go snack.”
I nodded. “That’s a really good idea.”
“You also needed a good nap,” he said with a laugh. “We got some fluids into you, and now that you’re up, we’ll get you out of here.”
Smiling, I said, “Thank you so much.”
Turning, the doctor smiled at everyone and headed out of the room. Once the door shut, I took in the three sets of eyes staring at me. I lifted a hand and gave them all my sternest warning look.
“If one of you dares to lecture me, I will have you all kicked out of this room, and I’ll call my mother or father to come pick me up.”
Gavin pressed his lips into a tight line while Denny looked up at the ceiling.
Evelyn, however, stepped forward. “You’re not taking care of yourself, Bry.”
I sighed. “Evelyn, you heard him. It was a bad mix of circumstances, and today was a very busy day.” She tried to speak again, but I held up my hand again. “Before you say anything else, I hired two more people just yesterday. One full-time person and the other part time. I’ll take a couple of days off a week and promote Nelly to manager. She’s been asking for more hours, and she knows how to do everything anyway, from ordering stock to doing the payroll. I’ve been training her since I found out I was pregnant.”
Everlyn blinked back her surprise, while Gavin wore a wide grin.
“Would you like us to pick up anything for you?” she asked.
I thought about it for a few moments. “Do you still have my meatball sub?” I asked Gavin. He shook his head.
“A meatball sub from Bella’s would be amazing. Oh, and can you pick me up a bag of Lay’s chips? Just the regular ones.”
Denny smiled. “Anything else?”
“Oh! Plum Street Market has these black cherry cookies. Can you get me some?”
Evelyn frowned. “Does Cadie’s bakery have them?”
I leaned forward. “No, and you can never tell her I buy cookies from another baker. It would hurt her feelings. I had one as a sample and they’re out-of-this-world amazing.”
Nodding her head, Evelyn replied, “Got it. Meatball sub from Bella’s, chips, and black cherry cookies from Plum Street Market. Anything else?”
Giving it some serious thought, I shook my head. “No, that’s it.”
It was pretty clear that Denny was trying not to laugh, as was Gavin. On the other hand, Evelyn was typing it all into her phone like a woman on a mission.
“I’m glad one of you is taking this seriously. Trust me, try one of the black cherry cookies and you’ll see what I mean.”
Two hours later, I was finally home. It was late, and Gavin was exhausted, but a giant bouquet of flowers and black cherry cookies awaited me in the kitchen. A note said the meatball sub was in the refrigerator.
I took it out and put it in the microwave. When I saw Gavin eyeing me, I asked, “Why are you looking at me like that?”
“It’s late, Bry. Are you really going to eat a meatball sub?”
“Yes, I am. I’m starving. And I can’t really have dessert before I eat dinner.”
“But we had dinner before we went to the tree lighting ceremony.”
“Yes, but since then, I’ve taken a nice nap, had water pumped into my body, and dreamed of eating my black cherry cookies. The baby wants meatballs again.”
He raised his brows. “The baby does, huh?”
“Damn right, she does.” I hit start, and the microwave did its thing. “Besides, Denny and Evelyn went to all that trouble. You saw her text. They barely got to Bella’s to place the order before closing. And it’s a good thing Plum Street Market stays open until one in the morning.”
I checked the pantry and took out the Lay’s chips. When the microwave beeped, Gavin took out the sub and put it on a plate for me.