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Right now, she still liked him⊠he was pretty sure. If they got together and things crashed and burned, she might not like him at all anymore.
But what if it doesnât crash and burn?
Then⊠theyâd be together. Stay together. Marriage?
For the first time, the thought didnât give him an itchy feeling that made him want to rub calamine lotion all over himselfâwhich was disturbing all on its own. Shouldnât he still feel itchy and uncomfortable? What was so different about Domi?
âItâs kinda slow in here today, donât you think?â Jane asked, coming up next to where he was standing at the computer, entering butt-stuff guyâs details. Mitch winced. Jane was their new intern, fresh out of medical school, and sheâd only been there a week.
âShh, donât say that!â Dr. Brady, who was running the room that morning, glared at her. Despite only being five feet tall and one of the warmest, friendliest people Mitch had ever met, she could also be fierce as hell. Especially if someone jinxed them like Jane had just done.
âSorry!â Jane clapped her hands over her mouth. When Dr. Brady turned away, Jane leaned in toward Mitch. âSheâs really superstitious, huh?â
âFor good reason,â Mitch said, shaking his head. âYouâll learn, newbie.â
Less than five minutes later, they were all running their feet off as victims of a multi-vehicle car crash were wheeled in. Jane looked sick to her stomach, but she followed along quickly enough when Mitch hurried toward the stretchers, along with the other nurses. Yeah, sheâd learn.
Domi
Watching Ana prancing around in her Elsa dress, Domi had to grin at the enthusiastic hand waving going on. It didnât matter the weather was warm or her name actually matched Elsaâs sisterâas far as Ana was concerned, she was the snow queen. She had a great imagination.
âQueen Elsa, I request permission to return to the house,â Domi said finally, getting her daughterâs attention. She was still sitting on the chair Ana had directed her to before doing her snow queen thing. âI have work to finish.â
Anaâs face fell, but she nodded. Domiâs chest tightened. She hated disappointing her daughter, but she couldnât play all afternoon, as much as she might want to. Part of her was a little exasperated. It wasnât like Ana had included her anyway, but she knew Ana still liked having her there, even if Domi was only watching from her chair.
Then Ana brightened again.
âWhen the new baby gets here, she can be Anna!â
Domi had to laugh. Thankfully, Ana was very excited about becoming a big sister, just like Elsa. She hadnât even been bothered when Juliaâs morning sickness had become so bad, Marcus had asked if Ana could come back to Domiâs early. Poor Julia had started throwing up almost constantly on Monday, and even though she was now on anti-nausea medication, Marcus wanted her to get a few days' total rest while she recovered from what had been a truly awful few days.
âItâll be a bit before the baby is able to play like that, but eventually, yes.â
âI canât wait!â Ana spun around, throwing her arms out wide. Her happy grin was infectious, and Domi found herself grinning, too, her guilt fading in the face of her daughterâs joy.
âRae will be home soon,â she reminded Ana. âMaybe she can play with you when she gets here.â
It wasnât really throwing Rae under the bus. After sitting in front of a computer screen, working with numbers all day, she loved playing with Ana, and Ana brightened even more at the reminder.
âIâm going to pretend my new sister is here playing with me until Aunt Rae gets home.â Ana nodded her head decisively, and Domi laughed.
âOkay, have fun, sweetie.â
Smiling, Domi turned and headed back into the house just as her neighbors, Karen and Jordan, were coming outside. They didnât have a fence between their yards, just flowerbeds, but thankfully they all got along really well. Jordan waved, and Karen nodded her greeting since she was carrying a tray full of drinks and snacks. They often sat in the backyard on nice days, enjoying the weather, so Domi wasnât too surprised to see them out today.
âAfternoon!â Jordan called out, smiling widely and brushing some of their grey hair out of their face. Jordan was the first non-binary person Ana and Domi had met, but both of them had learned how to use their pronouns quickly. âIsnât it a gorgeous day?â
âGorgeous,â Domi agreed, smiling.
âHey, Elsa, looking good,â Karen said, putting down the tray she was carrying and giving Ana a thumbs up. Ana smiled back and twirled, prompting a smattering of applause from their neighbors.
Feeling a little better now that Ana wouldnât be totally on her own for playtime, Domi headed into the house and sat down to get to work. Being an inpatient medical coder wasnât the most glamorous job in the world, but it was important. One missed code or forgotten rule could end up costing a hospital tens of thousands of dollars, which should have been covered by either insurance or the government. Domi liked knowing she was helping people who needed it by making sure every âtâ was crossed and every âiâ dotted, which meant she needed complete focus on what she was doing.
Which was why it took her a moment to realize the sudden, loud sound she was hearing was screaming.
âDomi! Domi!â Jordanâs voice was only slightly muffled as they banged on the back door.
Scrambling out of her chair, Domi accidentally knocked it over, her heart already pounding as she ran for the back of the house.
Ana. Something happened to my baby.
The high-pitched wail of pain had to be her daughter. Her airway constricted, making it hard to breathe, and the only thing
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