PART 1 — The Cruiser Waiting in the Dark
My phone began vibrating at 12:47 a.m.Plan Family Trips
Half asleep, I reached across the nightstand and answered without even looking at the screen.Track Pregnancy
“Papa?”
My six-year-old granddaughter was crying so hard that I could barely understand her.
“Lydia? Sweetheart, what’s wrong?”
“Mommy… Mommy says the baby is coming!”
I sat straight up in bed.
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My daughter, Cassidy, wasn’t due for another six weeks. Something was terribly wrong.Hire Video Crews
I threw off the covers and reached for my jeans.
“Where’s your daddy, sweetheart?”
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For a moment, all I heard was Lydia’s ragged breathing. Then she whispered something that made the blood drain from my face.
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