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Ellie frowned and she pulled a face at Kane when he came back with a plastic chair.
‘Sit.’
‘Yes, boss. And, Kane, I don’t know. We looked at her itinerary when you rang to tell us about the twins last night. She’s out of range today, but she’ll be at Standley Chasm tomorrow. I’m not sure if there’ll be service there.’
‘The problem is, knowing Sandra, she’ll pull the pin on her trip and come straight back to help out,’ Kane added.
‘And if I tell her about my issue, and also that Emma’s going through a bit of a tough time, she’ll feel as though she’s needed, and she’ll be home before we know it. She was so looking forward to this trip, and she wanted to prove to herself that she was capable of doing it.’
‘I know. Dee and I are thinking that we’ll keep it quiet and off social media until she gets home. The boys are going to be in the hospital for at least three weeks and Sandra will be home by then.’
‘And I’m fine. And Emma won’t have her results for about ten days, she said.’
‘Your mum will be upset,’ Kane warned. ‘She’ll think you don’t need her.’
‘Well, we do, and we’ll make that clear to her, but she also needs to know that she has her own life to live. I want her to finish her trip. It’s only two weeks until she’s home. Dee and the boys will be in hospital, and she can’t do anything to change Emma’s results. I say we don’t tell her anything until we meet her off the plane.’
‘Let’s run it by Emma and Dru, and then make it a family decision and no one cops the flack,’ Kane suggested.
Ellie chuckled. ‘Mum won’t have a go at anyone. She’s too sweet.’
‘And we love her for it,’ Ryan said.
The doctor came outside and stood beside Ryan. ‘All’s good. Dee’s going well. I told her she can go home in a few days if she wants to.’
Ryan frowned. ‘Can she stay in the hospital? We live on a property a long drive out. Plus, the road is rough.’
‘In that case she can stay. If we need the bed, we can organise some accommodation in the parents’ wing in paediatrics.’
‘Thank you.’ Ryan waited as the doctor headed towards the nursery. ‘I’ll go and see if Dee’s ready for visitors and then I’ll take you down to the neonatal nursery on your way out. You can look through the glass window.’
As Kane helped Ellie out of the chair, the elevator door opened, and James took off along the corridor. ‘Aunty Dru!’
Dru and Connor each took one of his hands as they walked towards the private room.
‘Great timing. We might call Em, and see if she’s in the hospital, and we can all make a decision about what to tell Mum,’ Ellie said.
‘Tell Mum what?’ Dru asked.
‘About me, about the twins coming, about Emma.’
Dru looked at Connor and he nodded. She reached out for Ellie’s hand and put it on her own stomach. ‘And me. I’ve just passed twelve weeks.’
Ellie squealed and threw her arms around Dru. ‘Oh my God, our babies will only be a few months apart.’
Dru nodded but her expression was serious. ‘Connor and I talked about it last night. We’ll wait to tell Mum until she gets home, because I also don’t want Emma to know yet. So just for you and Kane at this stage, Ellie.’
‘Oh God, Dru. What if Emma’s not okay?’
Dru shook her head. ‘We’ll be there for her.’
Chapter 13
Old Hamilton Downs Homestead
Sandra took her empty bowl back to the servery table and waited to speak to Andrew; Maggie had him bailed up at the door.
‘We didn’t hear about you, Andrew.’ Her words drifted across to Sandra. ‘Are you married or do you just live out here on the trail?’
