Chapter 8
"Umm... I should be heading to bed"
"Of course and Divya"
"Yes"
"Err ... would you like to watch a movie tomorrow?"
"I'd like that very much, see you in the morning"
"Goodnight"
Divya then headed to her room and Jeremiah watched her close the door before he walked to his own room.
The next morning Divya and Jeremiah are having breakfast at the table and talking about their plans for the day.
"So Paige is coming round this morning to keep me company for a little while, what about you?"
"I have a few patients, my last one is at 2, then I was planning to come back here and do some paperwork, then we can watch the film in the evening, after dinner, if that's ok?"
"Of course, sounds great, what patients do you have?"
"I have a check up on a woman who has just given birth, have to take some bloods from a teenager for analysis and then I have to take off the leg cast of a middle aged woman who had a nasty fall"
"Mrs Carter?"
"Yes"
"I hope it's ok and she doesn't need another cast"
"I believe she feels that way too"
"Probably, so umm Jeremiah, I was wondering if it would be ok for me and the baby to stay here for a little while after she's born, just so I have some help for the first few weeks, is that ok?"
"Of course, I'd love for you to stay"
"Good, and we're gonna have to talk about what happened last night"
"Later, yes"
"Sure, see you later"
"Goodbye"
Jeremiah then leaves the house and Paige arrives at 10 and the two sit down to talk.
"Thank you for coming over"
"Oh it's no problem, I can imagine that it gets really boring being here alone most of the time" says Paige
"It can, but I have Jeremiah"
"How is he with all of this?"
"He's great, he looks after me well, we get along and he said that we can stay for a little while after she's born"
"Wow, that's good right?"
"Absolutely, would you like something to drink?"
"What have you got?"
"We have homemade Lemonade, Jeremiah made it last night"
"Ooh, I'll have a glass of that then please"
"Sure, follow me"
The two women then head over to the kitchen and Divya pours two glasses of the Lemonade.
"So, umm, something happened last night between Jeremiah and I"
"What?"
"We kissed"
"Seriously!"
"Yes"
"What was it like?"
"Good, really good"
"Have you talked about it?"
"Not yet, but we're going to, tonight"
"I wonder if he still has that crush on you?"
"I don't know, maybe"
"How do you feel about him?"
"He's a friend"
"Do you think that could change?"
"It might, I'm not sure, it's just ..."
Suddenly the doorbell rings and Divya goes to answer it - it's Jill.
"Jill, hi"
"Hey Divya, can I come in?"
"Sure, follow me"
Divya then leads Paige into the kitchen and pours her a glass of Lemonade too.
"Jill let me introduce you to Paige, Evan's wife, Paige this is Jill Casey"
"Hi, it's nice to meet you Hank and Evan have told me all about you"
"Really!"
"Yeah, they say you're a lovely person"
"They do!"
"Uh-huh"
"So, ladies, let's go sit down and talk" said Divya and the three of them go back to the couch and talk for a couple of hours about all sorts, work, Evan and Paige's honeymoon and Divya's baby.
Meanwhile in town Jeremiah is between appointments and is shopping in the baby shop for something to buy for Divya when he comes across Hank who is doing the same thing.
"Oh, Jeremiah, hi"
"Hello Hank, I'm between appointments, and thought that I'd buy something for Divya and the baby"
"Me too, what were you thinking?"
"Well her father is buying her a crib , so I thought I'd buy a mobile to go over it, or perhaps a toy for the child"
"Well I was gonna buy her this" said Hank who held up a soft brown teddy bear.
"Then perhaps I'll buy a mobile, what about that one?" asked Jeremiah who pointed to the box of a white wooden mobile with butterflies dangling from it
"That's cute, I think she'll like it"
"Then I shall get it, oh and Hank"
"Yes Jeremiah"
"It is Divya's birthday in a couple of weeks, would you like to come to the house for a party"
"Sure, sounds good, wait, isn't her birthday in the week that she gets off bed rest?"
"It is yes, I thought that Paige could perhaps take her shopping while we prepared the house"
"Oh, you mean like a surprise party?"
"Yes"
"Yeah, I'm up for it"
"Good, well I should go pay for this, I have a patient to go see, bye Hank"
"See ya Jeremiah"
Jeremiah then picks up the box off the shelf and heads to the cashier.
End of Chapter
