The Baby And The Bachelor. Kristine Rolofson
to explain Temple right now would take too much energy.”
“But what are you doing here?” Surely he didn’t think she knew anything about teething.
“I couldn’t think of anywhere else to go. She liked you this afternoon,” he said. “She stopped crying when you held her.”
“That’s different.” Kim sat down in the black-painted rocking chair that had belonged to her grandmother and felt the child stiffen in her arms. Once she began to rock, though, Brianne once again relaxed against her. “That was professional.”
“I gave her Tylenol,” Stuart continued, as if he hadn’t heard her. He sat in the middle of the couch and leaned back. “I rubbed her gums with medicine that’s supposed to numb the pain. I changed her diapers a dozen times.”
“But you’re a doctor,” Kim pointed out, still amazed this particular man had ended up in her living room. “You don’t know what to do?”
“I’m a vascular surgeon,” he said. “I haven’t done anything with pediatrics since I was in med school.”
“Did you call her mother?”
“Payne?” He grimaced. “I couldn’t. She’s got enough to handle right now, with her husband away and her in-laws needing her. I don’t think her mother-in-law’s prognosis is very good.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Yeah. Me, too. I don’t dare give Payne anything else to worry about right now.” His gaze dropped to Brianne. “Thank God she’s stopped crying.”
“The poor thing.” Kim was glad Kate had left a little while ago. While her sister would urge her to go out on a date, she would be suspicious of a man who appeared needing help with a baby. Sucker, Kate would say, shaking her head. You let everyone take advantage of you.
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