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he’d appreciate them more than a handful of balloons and a sappy card. “Rusty, Annie, Ace and Maggie all miss you.”
    Dr. Frank’s smile widened when he saw the pictures of his favorite dogs at the shelter. There were dozens of animals at the shelter, but since she couldn’t take pictures of them all, she’d focused on the dogs who’d been sick, so he could see how much better they were doing. “They’re beautiful, Raine. Thanks. I wish I had a picture of Grizzly, too.”
    â€œI’m sure Caleb is taking good care of him,” she said reassuringly. No matter how much Dr. Frank missed hisdog, there was no way she was going to ask Caleb if she could stop by to take a picture of Grizz.
    That would be taking their new-found fragile truce a little too far.
    â€œHe is. I just miss him,” Dr. Frank said in a wistful tone.
    â€œEveryone at the shelter hopes you get better soon. I didn’t tell them much, only that you were in the hospital and doing fine.”
    The older man lifted a narrow shoulder. “I don’t mind if they know about my surgery. Seems like they’ll figure out something is wrong when I’m not able to work for several weeks.”
    â€œOkay, I’ll let them know. When are you getting out of here?” Raine asked, changing the subject with a quick glance around his room. “I thought they were transferring you out of the ICU to a regular floor sometime soon.”
    â€œThat’s the plan.” Dr. Frank’s gaze focused on something past her shoulder so she turned round, in time to see Caleb walking into the room. Her heart lurched a bit in her chest but he wasn’t smiling. She hadn’t seen him in the past twenty-four hours, and had no idea why he might be upset.
    Her stomach churned, the nausea that came and went seemingly at will, returning with a vengeance. Since the nausea hadn’t been as bad over the past day or so, she’d convinced herself the sensation had been nothing more than her over-active imagination. Or a touch of flu.
    Now she wasn’t so sure. Suddenly her stomach hurt so badly she could barely stand upright. She swallowed hard and prayed she wouldn’t throw up her breakfast.Fighting for control, she pushed away the desperate fear and worry. Enough playing the denial game. She needed to stop avoiding the possibility. She’d go and buy a stupid pregnancy test so that she knew for sure what was going on.
    Everything inside her recoiled at the thought of being pregnant.
    â€œHi, Dad, you look much better today,” Caleb said, crossing over to his father’s bedside. He frowned a little when he glanced at Raine. “Are you all right?”
    â€œFine,” she forced herself to answer cheerfully, when she felt anything but. Of course he’d noticed something was wrong. She wished Caleb was a little less observant. “Just hungry. I didn’t eat anything for lunch. I’m going to get going now, so I can eat before my shift.” She knew she was babbling, but didn’t care. She wanted to get out of there, fast. “Take care, Dr. Frank, I’ll let everyone at the shelter know you’re doing better.”
    â€œAll right. Thanks for the pictures, Raine.” Caleb’s dad looked better, but it was obvious he still tired easily. Just her short visit seemed to have worn him out.
    She edged toward the door. “Bye, Caleb.”
    â€œSee you later,” he said as she practically ran from the room.
    Raine sought refuge in the nearest ladies room, bending over and clutching her stomach until the urge to throw up passed. She didn’t have time now, before work, but she was going to have to get a home pregnancy test soon.
    Tonight.
    And if it was positive, she’d deal with that news thesame way she’d dealt with everything else that had happened.
    Alone.
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    Raine was glad she was able to avoid the trauma room for her Friday night shift.