couldnât agree with her methods. But there was pretty much nothing she could do about it, because at that very moment Sheree appeared at the end of the row. Every pair of Isaacs eyes turned to see the scene unfolding. Sheree paused, a look akin to panic shaping her features as she realized she had nowhere to sit but next to Dean. They all remembered the last time Sheree and Dean had been in the same room together. It was a few weeks after they had found Sheree living outside of town. JJ hadnât been there, but she heard the story. Sheree was at her brother Haydenâs home with Sydney, and Sydney had called Dean to come over, without telling him why. He had walked in the door, taken one look at Sheree, and walked right back out. He had gotten in his car and driven away and refused to talk to any of them for the rest of the day.
As they watched him sitting at the end of the pew, looking up at Sheree then down the pew accusingly at the rest of them, JJ wondered if today would be a repeat of that. JJ watched his jaw tense and his brow furrow as he fought with himself over what to do. Then he surprised all of them and moved over closer to Lissandra, making space for Sheree.
The surprise kept Sheree standing for a moment. Then he shocked them again by standing up, taking Sheree by the elbow, and helping her sit.
âThank you,â Sheree murmured, a look of uncertainty and vulnerability crossing her face.
Dean nodded without looking at her.
JJ watched as Sheree struggled not to stare at him. She couldnât imagine what that was like, feeling like the man you loved, the man whose child you were carrying, might hate you. A wave of sympathy for Sheree washed over JJ. Maybe there were worse things than being alone. Like being in a relationship that probably shouldnât have happened in the first place.
They could have told Dean that his relationship with Sheree was a bad idea. But he had hidden it from them until it was too late. Until he and Sheree had gone too far to turn back. Guess hidden relationships werenât a new thing in JJâs life after all. However, her relationship with Rayshawn was nothing like Shereeâs and Deanâs. For one, she wasnât sleeping with Rayshawn and she would never make that mistake. Sure, he might be outside of her familyâs comfort zone, but she had a handle on her relationship with him. She would never let him change who she really was on the inside. She was sure of that. She had learned from her brotherâs mistakes. That was a promise.
Too bad that promise didnât bring her as much comfort as sheâd hoped.
Chapter 7
P lacental abruption.
Simon was almost sure that was what was happening with Sheree and her baby. In the two and half weeks since he first met Sheree and began to consult on her care he had run the full battery of tests to figure out what was causing the tenderness she complained about and the bleeding that had been observed. He had taken several ultrasound scans, looked at the fetusâs growth markers, and everything pointed to abruption. But the dizziness and fainting didnât really match. They were the reason Dr. Brighton, the OB he had consulted with, had been doubtful about his diagnosis. But Simon had seen this too many times, and by the time they saw all the signs that it was indeed an abruption, it would be too late. He worked with his gut, and his gut was telling him this was what was going on with Sheree. He couldnât remember the last time he had listened to that gut feeling and been wrong. He wasnât about to start now.
He sighed as he walked down the hall toward the exam room where she was waiting for her appointment. Now came the task of breaking the news to her, and likely to Judith also, who had been with Sheree during the last two visits.
Judith.
He still couldnât believe she was here, in the same hospital with him, connected to one of his patients. He had come to both dread and
As they watched him sitting at the end of the pew, looking up at Sheree then down the pew accusingly at the rest of them, JJ wondered if today would be a repeat of that. JJ watched his jaw tense and his brow furrow as he fought with himself over what to do. Then he surprised all of them and moved over closer to Lissandra, making space for Sheree.
The surprise kept Sheree standing for a moment. Then he shocked them again by standing up, taking Sheree by the elbow, and helping her sit.
âThank you,â Sheree murmured, a look of uncertainty and vulnerability crossing her face.
Dean nodded without looking at her.
JJ watched as Sheree struggled not to stare at him. She couldnât imagine what that was like, feeling like the man you loved, the man whose child you were carrying, might hate you. A wave of sympathy for Sheree washed over JJ. Maybe there were worse things than being alone. Like being in a relationship that probably shouldnât have happened in the first place.
They could have told Dean that his relationship with Sheree was a bad idea. But he had hidden it from them until it was too late. Until he and Sheree had gone too far to turn back. Guess hidden relationships werenât a new thing in JJâs life after all. However, her relationship with Rayshawn was nothing like Shereeâs and Deanâs. For one, she wasnât sleeping with Rayshawn and she would never make that mistake. Sure, he might be outside of her familyâs comfort zone, but she had a handle on her relationship with him. She would never let him change who she really was on the inside. She was sure of that. She had learned from her brotherâs mistakes. That was a promise.
Too bad that promise didnât bring her as much comfort as sheâd hoped.
Chapter 7
P lacental abruption.
Simon was almost sure that was what was happening with Sheree and her baby. In the two and half weeks since he first met Sheree and began to consult on her care he had run the full battery of tests to figure out what was causing the tenderness she complained about and the bleeding that had been observed. He had taken several ultrasound scans, looked at the fetusâs growth markers, and everything pointed to abruption. But the dizziness and fainting didnât really match. They were the reason Dr. Brighton, the OB he had consulted with, had been doubtful about his diagnosis. But Simon had seen this too many times, and by the time they saw all the signs that it was indeed an abruption, it would be too late. He worked with his gut, and his gut was telling him this was what was going on with Sheree. He couldnât remember the last time he had listened to that gut feeling and been wrong. He wasnât about to start now.
He sighed as he walked down the hall toward the exam room where she was waiting for her appointment. Now came the task of breaking the news to her, and likely to Judith also, who had been with Sheree during the last two visits.
Judith.
He still couldnât believe she was here, in the same hospital with him, connected to one of his patients. He had come to both dread and
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