The Texan's Christmas. Linda Warren

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      “Kid.” Chance spoke up. “Lucky doesn’t have a child. I’m positive of that.”

      He had trouble breathing and he gulped a breath. “He…he died.”

      Silence followed those two words.

      “How?” Cadde was the first to speak.

      “Lucky had to drop out of nursing school because of the pregnancy and she had very little money. She had to go to a free clinic. When she went into labor, she went to an indigent hospital and they sent her home. The baby wasn’t due for another month. But the pains wouldn’t go away so she went back. It was too late. The placenta had separated and the baby was deprived of oxygen. Lucky dealt with all that alone.”

      “Why didn’t she call her father?” Chance wanted to know.

      “She was ashamed.”

      “She could have called Aunt Etta and she would have gotten in touch with you.”

      Kid jumped to his feet. “Don’t you dare blame Lucky or I’ll knock you out of that chair.”