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to sleep without a chair shoved against the door? Logically, she knew such a thing wasn’t needed in a normal family. Having grown up with an alcoholic mother, she found that logic didn’t always override fear.
    Worrying about it wouldn’t do any good. She just had to adapt. Time to get the subject off of mothers before he asked about hers. “They airlifted Mr. Bentley to San Angelo last night.”
    “That’s what I heard. Dalton Renfro, the deputy sheriff who covers this part of the county, is a good friend. He’s been living at the ranch since his house burned in the fire. He stopped by the folks’ on his way home last night and told us. He’ll be checking on Ted periodically and will keep us posted. The doctors think he’ll be all right, though his recovery might take a while.”
    She nodded and pushed the table out of her way. “That’s what the nurse told me last night. He asked Peg to let me know, which was really sweet of him.”
    “He thought you were sweet too. He called you an angel and a purty little gal.”
    “The poor man hit his head awfully hard. He was delusional.”
    “Not by a long shot.” Will grinned and eyed the last half slice of toast. “Are you going to eat that?”
    “No. I’m stuffed. Help yourself.”
    “Thanks. Do you know when you’ll have the sonogram?” He stood, picked up the toast, and took a big bite.
    Megan noticed the nurse park a wheelchair outside the door before she went back toward the nurses’ station. She motioned toward the waiting wheelchair and took a deep, shaky breath. “Soon I think.”
    Will laid the remaining bit of toast back on the plate and wrapped his fingers around hers. “Are you okay?”
    “Nervous.” She gripped his hand, feeling like a ninny. “What if something is wrong with Sweet Baby?”
    “If Cindy had been real concerned, she would have had the technician come in last night. I’d offer to go with you, but that would be a little awkward considerin’ we just met and all.”
    That made her giggle. “You got that right.”
    “I’ll hang around if it will make you feel better.”
    “You have a meeting to go to.” She couldn’t let him see how much she wanted him to stay.
    “It’s not until 10:00, and it will take all of five minutes to get there. I’ll visit with some other patients while you’re gone.”
    “I’m being silly.”
    “No, you aren’t. I’ll ask the nurse to come get me when you’re back.” He gave her hand a light squeeze and released it. “Besides, I’m curious to find out if your baby is Sweetie Pie or Sweetie Guy.”
    She laughed. “Baby isn’t going to get stuck with either of those nicknames. But I do appreciate you staying so I can share the news with someone.”
    “I’ll see you after a while.” He strolled out of the room, leaving his hat on the end of the bed.

     
    Fifteen minutes later, Megan lay on a bed in the radiology department. The ultrasound technician smeared some cold gel around on her stomach, and Megan sucked in a sharp breath.
    “Sorry. I warmed it up a little, but it’s still a shock.” She flipped some switches, and the monitor lit up. “Are you ready, Doctor?”
    “Yes, go ahead.” Dr. Cindy grinned at Megan. “I don’t know about you, but I’m excited to see this little person. This is a 3-D ultrasound, so it gives us great pictures. Will’s sister, Jenna, bought it for the hospital and sent the whole radiology staff to Dallas for special training to run it.”
    Megan lay still, trying to stay calm as the technician placed the wand on her stomach. She couldn’t see the monitor and assumed the doctor wanted to make sure everything was all right before showing her anything. Of course that made her more nervous.
    “Ah, we’re looking good. Your baby is a little small but not enough to worry about.” Dr. Cindy studied the monitor as the technician moved the wand around. “I don’t see any abnormalities or anything that raises a red flag. But we have some other