by Diana Orgain | Jul 1, 2021 | Maternal Instincts Mysteries, Sneak Peek, Uncategorized
Did you miss Chapter One? Did you miss part one of Chapter Two? From A Deathly Rattle Chapter Three The Nursery To Do: Attend the strike. Buy more prenatal vitamins. Figure out plan for new nursery. Land a new client. Exercise. Call Deb. Call Barramendi—get copies of VD’s latest cases. A wave of nausea washed over me as I shuffled down the hall toward my wailing daughter’s room. I rubbed my bleary eyes. It was definitely too early for this. “Morning,” I sang as I came up to her crib, that gurgling sensation still churning in my stomach. No wonder she was crying—she had peed through her diaper. “Oh no,” I crooned. I lifted her up out of the crib and set her on the changing table. “Won’t a fresh, dry diaper feel better?” But even after I got her changed, she was fussy. “Breakfast time?” I asked. I picked her up and sank down in the rocking chair to breastfeed. Her cries faded to whimpers and then calmed. While I rocked her and tried not to think about my topsy-turvy stomach, I scanned the small bedroom that doubled as my office. We’d need another crib when the babies were born. Possibly two. Maybe we could let the twins sleep together for a month, but then it’d be best to get them used to their own space. Or should we start out with two more cribs right away? How the heck were we going to fit two more cribs in here? My desk took up a fair amount of space, but even if I moved it into the...
