The Cattleman's Special Delivery. Barbara Hannay
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Название: The Cattleman's Special Delivery

Автор: Barbara Hannay

Издательство: HarperCollins

Жанр: Контркультура

Серия: Mills & Boon Cherish

isbn: 9781472004314

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      ‘Good evening, Mrs Cassidy.’

      ‘Hello, Sergeant.’

      He nodded towards the cot and smiled. ‘I believe congratulations are in order.’

      ‘Thank you.’

      He stepped closer. ‘She’s a little sweetie, isn’t she? It’s been a big night for you.’

      ‘It has rather.’ Jess swallowed a nervous lump in her throat. ‘Have—have you seen my husband?’

      Sergeant Bryant dropped his gaze and cleared his throat and in that moment Jess knew, even before he spoke.

      ‘I’m so sorry,’ he said.

      ‘He’s d-dead?’

      ‘I’m afraid he is.’

      At some primitive level, she had probably known all along, but until now she’d never allowed herself to think it was actually possible. But faced with the horrible truth, Jess felt strangely numb. She’d run the full gamut of her emotions tonight and it was almost as if there was nothing left to feel right at this moment …

      She couldn’t even squeeze out a tear, but she knew the grief would come … later …

      ‘At some stage I’ll need to talk to you about the accident,’ the sergeant said. ‘But I won’t bother you tonight.’

      She nodded.

      ‘The rain’s almost stopped, so I’m hoping that the ambulance will be able to get through in another few hours,’ he went on. ‘It will bring you back to Dirranbilla. You’ll be able to see a doctor. And then we can talk.’

      He looked into the cot again and his face creased in a soft smile and then he left her.

      Jess lay dazed, unable to focus on anything except the news that in another few hours … she would be leaving. She would be starting a new life.

      How strange … For a short space of time this simply furnished room had been a little sanctuary for her and for Rosie … a safe haven from the wild night … and from the real world where all her savings were lost and accidents happened and husbands died …

      Reece had been so kind. He’d delivered Rosie so beautifully. But in another few hours …

      She would be gone … and the cruel irony was, she would be a single mum, after all.

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