by Diana Orgain | Apr 12, 2021 | Maternal Instincts Mysteries, Sneak Peek, Uncategorized
Go back to Chapter One? Go back to Chapter Two? From Formula for Murder Chapter Three To Do: 1. Call Dr. Clement for appointment. What if Laurie’s brain is scrambled? The ER doc didn’t test for brain damage, did he? Is there a test for that? 2. Call insurance. 3. Reschedule holiday photos. 4. Christmas tree, cards, shopping, decorating. Shoot! Behind again! NOT efficient. 5. Find stupid kid that hit us so I can give him a piece of my mind! 6. Finish background checks Galigani gave me. 7. Get new PI client. How do I do this? Forget it, focus on catching up first! Once home from the consulate I dialed Mom and then my best friend, Paula. I got voice mails and left messages. Jim and I decided on soup for dinner although neither one of us had much of an appetite. I hovered over Laurie even more than usual, then finally upon Jim’s urging went to bed early. Jim stayed up watching the news with Laurie. At one point in the night I got out of bed to check on them and found Jim singing and rocking Laurie. She was mesmer‐ ized by him, smiling and happily banging his face with her hands. I retreated back to bed, relieved that she wasn’t showing any signs of distress listed on the sheet the emergency room pediatrician had given me. I woke up when Jim climbed into bed. “Where’s Laurie?” I asked. “In her nest,” Jim answered. I rolled over and sat up to peek into the bassinet by my bedside. Since Laurie had been born I’d...
