Chapter 16

Audrey didn't wait for an ambulance. She lifted me into the passenger seat of her car, laid my seat back, and drove straight to the emergency maternity entrance at St. Jude's Hospital six blocks away. Within four minutes of arriving, a nurse had me in an examination room under bright white lights. My hands shook so hard against the paper sheet that Audrey had to hold both of my wrists to keep me still. "Dr. Lawson is right here, Natalie," Audrey whispered, her cheek pressed against my hair....