Take one doctor whoâ€™s made a career of temporary positions and avoiding commitment. Add a nurse who dreams of security and a settled life. Stir in infant twins bequeathed to him by his dead

The Doctor's Dilemma

Take one doctor whoâ€™s made a career of temporary positions and avoiding commitment. Add a nurse who dreams of security and a settled life. Stir in infant twins bequeathed to him by his dead foster sister. Pour them into a small Texas town that wants the doctor to stay. To Dr. Neal McKay, itâ€™s a prescription for a dilemma.

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Chapter 1

Streams of people eddied around Nora Harte, the pile of luggage and the double stroller. She scanned the faces of the crowd. A babble of voices filled the air. In an impatient rhythm, she tapped her foot against the floor.
Where is he?

Since Thursdays were almost a universal doctorâ€™s day off, the trip had been scheduled for today. He knew the flight number and the time of arrival. The plane had been on schedule.

She groaned. The simple baby run had become anything but easy.
The loudspeaker crackled. â€œWould passenger Nora Harte pick up one of the courtesy phones?â€

When the words blared a second time, with a start, Nora realized the message was for her. Yeah, right. She stared at the three suitcases, one diaper bag and the pair of car seats. Sheâ€™d need the arms of an octopus to fulfill the request.
What had kept Dr. McKay from the meet?

One of the twins puckered his mouth and added his screams to the cacophony in the baggage claim area of the Dallas airport. Nora crouched and stroked the babyâ€™s cheek. â€œItâ€™s only a minor delay. Weâ€™ll be out of here soon.â€ At least, she hoped they would.

The strident voice issued the command again. â€œHow?â€™ she asked. The logistics of the move defeated her. She couldnâ€™t abandon the babies or the luggage to search for a phone. Sheâ€™d been deputized to deliver Molly and Tod Jamison to their guardian and she took this duty seriously.

The sight of a man in a gray uniform pushing an empty luggage cart solved the problem. â€œSky cap, over here.â€ She used the voice that had parted crowds on busy New York City sidewalks. The one she hadnâ€™t used since sheâ€™d moved upstate.

â€œTake these bags and the infants.â€

â€œDonâ€™t load babies on the cart, maâ€™am.â€

â€œSorry. I know that. I meant the infant seats. I have to answer the phone.â€

â€œExcuse me.â€ His expression projected the idea she had flipped.

Maybe she had -- last week when sheâ€™d agreed to deliver the babies to their guardian. â€œThe page. Nora Harte. Thatâ€™s me.â€

He pointed to the far wall. â€œCourtesy phoneâ€™s over there.â€

â€œThanks.â€ Nora gripped the stroller handle. She pushed through the crowd like a subway rider aiming for the last seat. The noise level made her wonder if sheâ€™d be able to hear the message.

An easy trip, she thought. A way to add to her dream house account. Just fly to Dallas with the infants, meet their guardian and be on her way.
So far nothing about the trip had been a snap. Why had she thought her experience as a nurse would make the mission a breeze? Even a three month tour of duty in a busy city hospital nursery hadnâ€™t prepared her for the reality of caring for twins.

Country	USA
Author	Janet Lane Walters
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781926965901
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	BWLPP
Manufacturer	BWLPP
NumberOfPages	136
PublicationDate	2011-06-05
Publisher	BWLPP
ReleaseDate	2011-06-05
Studio	BWLPP

The Doctor's Dilemma

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