I gritted my teeth, gripping the steering wheel so tightly my knuckles turned white. We had had a nanny once, but she had been caught
pinching Lily, so she was fired immediately.
After that incident, I was being extra careful
with the nanny search.
I blew through three red lights to get to the
hospital, rushing to the ER with Lily in my
arms. I thought it was just a normal fever, but
the doctors said Lily had ingested sleeping
pills and needed her stomach pumped right
away!
It was like a punch to the gut. Mark and I took
care of all of Lily’s meals, how could she have
gotten her hands on sleeping pills? As Lily
was wheeled into surgery, her face red from
the fever, I wished more than anything I could
take her place. I called Mark again, but no
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Finally, an hour later, the surgery was over.
Lily was taken to a regular room for
observation. I was about to follow when the
doctor stopped me.
“Mrs. Smith, can you hold on a sec?” he
asked, looking hesitant. “Who makes the
baby’s formula?”
I was confused. “Well, both my husband and I
do, sometimes.”
The doctor looked worried. “Who made it
tonight?”
I was even more confused. “My husband did,
why? Is something wrong?”
The doctor sighed and patted my shoulder. “If
you have cameras at home, take a look at the
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footage.”
I didn’t understand, but I rushed to be with
Lily.
Lily’s fever was finally dropping, and my heart
rate finally returned to normal. It was almost
11:30 PM when I checked my phone. I was
exhausted after a long night, and I thought to
get a sandwich at the hospital cafeteria.
I headed downstairs, only to bump into Mark!
And what was even more shocking was that
he was holding Tiffany, his new assistant!
“Oh, Mark, I’m so sorry! I hurt my ankle
getting out of the car! I’m not going to make
it to Christmas dinner.”
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“Hey, don’t say that. A twisted ankle is
serious business, I can’t have you in pain!
Besides, we can celebrate Christmas at the
hospital! I already have that diamond
necklace you wanted!”
“You’re the best…”
