CHAPTER FIVE
An hour later, Kate struggled to keep her heavy eyelids open. A sleepless night and overloaded emotions had taken their toll on both her body and her brain, but she wouldn’t give in to the exhaustion plaguing her.
Not in Cassidy’s hospital room.
What if the baby woke up and Kate didn’t hear her?
Sure, nurses entered with regularity, but she didn’t want to let Susan down. Or Jared. All Kate needed was a second wind.
As she stretched her arms, she wiggled her fingers. Caffeine would help, but she didn’t want to leave Cassidy alone.
The minutes ticked by.
Kate’s head fell forward.
Dazed and disoriented, she straightened. The smell screamed hospital, and Kate recognized where she was, but that didn’t stop her from taking in the cream-colored walls, the overhead lighting, a
