Taking a somewhat shaky deep breath, Kristin watched the doctor
 scribble something.  Eyeing the squiggles that passed for his
 handwriting, she gave up her small attempt to read his notes; even if
 she could read upside down, she'd never figure out those chicken
 scratches.
 
 Finished writing, he stood abruptly and left the room with barely a
 glance in her direction -not that she thought he'd have been able to
 see her through his wildly bushy eyebrows- and a gruff order to get
 home and take it easy for a few days.  Despite his lack of a
 'comforting' bedside manner, he had been able to tell her that Philip
 had already been sent home.
 
 She knew that he must have been well enough to leave, and that Rachel
 was completely able to tend to him if anything was still wrong, but
 Kristin still couldn't wait to see him with her own eyes.  She'd
 woken up terrified, remembering the image of him being stabbed.
 
 Shaking her head slightly and putting her hand on the wall to quench
 any remaining dizziness, she pulled the door open and made her way
 down to the nurse's desk.  
 
 'Typical,' Kristin inwardly rolled her eyes.  The two nurses behind
 the desk were busy chatting and certainly didn't look like they'd drop
 their talk anytime soon.  Unintentionally hearing part of their
 conversation, she revised her original opinion of "chatting" to
 "gossip-sharing."  The tall blonde had one of those barbie-doll-voices
 and Kristin grimaced, realizing that all those 'dumb blonde' jokes
 just might have a scrap of truth to them.
 
 She was about to interrupt -it didn't sound overly important; the two
 seemed unable to believe that a woman was in labor and being
 admitted.  Kristin recognized the overtones of jealousy; obviously the
 father-to-be had been one of those 'prime catches' and both woman
 were envious that he hadn't chosen them.  Belatedly, the woman's name
 registered with her mind.
 
 Mrs. Julia Rayne.

 Suppressing a grin of excitement, Kristin asked which floor labor and
 delivery was on and hurried up.


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