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They both nodded as Ledger placed his hand on my belly, and I resisted the urge to move it. For some reason, it helped, and he noticed.
When he pulled up to the emergency room entrance, he goaded, “Baby already loves me.”
I mumbled, “Whatever.”
What felt like an eternity later but really didn’t take that long, we were in one of the rooms. Dr. Malone, or as Ledger called her, Felicia, examined me while we waited for my records from my OB-GYN in New York. After she finished, she excused herself, leaving us alone.
I couldn’t help but notice how friendly she and Ledger were, but I bit my tongue—not wanting to give him the satisfaction that I was jealous.
He must have sensed it because he whispered in my ear, “She’s a client of our ranch.”
My stare connected with his. “Did I say anything?”
“You didn’t have to. It’s written all over your pretty little face.”
I turned away, ignoring him.
“Can you guys stop flirting in front of me please?” Chance requested, pacing around the room. “This day has been overwhelming enough.”
“I’m not…” I insisted. “You know what? Never mind.”
I was beyond thankful when Dr. Malone walked back into the room with my chart in her hands.
She looked it over for a minute before she asked, “How’s your stress level recently?”
“Ummm…”
“That’s what I thought.” She smiled at me. “Well, everything looks great other than your high blood pressure. However, your medical history indicates that you’ve never suffered from it.”
Ledger walked over to her. “What does that mean?”
“It means that Hazel needs to take it easy for the next week, and I recommend as much bedrest as possible with absolutely no stress.” Her gaze shifted to me. “You’re going to need someone to help you. No heavy lifting. No exercise. No moving around a lot. The longer you can stay in bed, the better. I know how hard this will be. Especially for you. By the way”—she smiled—“I love your new spring collection.”
I faintly smiled, trying my hardest not to lose my shit over her orders.
“We can check back in next week and monitor her from there, but I need you to stay vigilant and make sure you’re not spotting or bleeding, okay?”
Ledger tensed. “Is the baby in danger?”
“Not right now. She just needs to be careful.”
Chance put his hands on my shoulders, giving them a gentle squeeze as I was still lying on the examination table.
Ledger shook her hand. “Thanks for meeting us here, Felicia. I’ll make sure she’s taken care of.”
“No problem at all.” She peered over at me. “Try to eat. You need to gain some weight too.”
“Okay.”
“It was nice meeting you, Hazel. I’ll see you next week.” With that, she turned and left us.
Rubbing my face, I tried to sit up, and Ledger was at my side before I moved an inch to help me instead.
“I’m not an invalid, Ledger.”
He didn’t pay me any mind while I lost mine. If things couldn’t get any worse, now I was on bedrest and the thought alone worried and annoyed me at the same time. I hated lying around. Aside from the baby being in jeopardy, this was the worst thing that could happen.
After I changed into my clothes in the private bathroom, I stepped back into the room as Ledger was on his phone.
