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He gave her a half-sood philosophy Works for me’

But did it? she wondered Because, despite the fact he loved his family and he liked children, he still refused to face his fears He was still adaet married and have children

They both changed into Theatre greens and scrubbed up

‘You’re probably aware that the risks of the op are quite nancy, her uterus is soft, so the biggest risk is perforation—I need to watch for that, and I also need to make sure I remove all the mole and send samples to the lab’

‘All textbook stuff’ She took a deep breath ‘But textbooks don’t prepare you for the way you feel, do they? The Scotts really wanted this baby, Theo, and they’d been trying for almost a year They’re completely broken-hearted And I feel so bad that I can’t fix it for them’

‘It isn’t your fault, Maddie And there’s no reason why they can’t try for another baby in the future’

How could he say that so coolly and calmly? she wondered Hohen he wasn’t prepared to face those risks himself?

The operation went smoothly, and after Mrs Scott had coht Mr Scott in to see his wife and sat with them for a while ‘I know Theo talked to you about what to expect after the operation, but you’ve had a lot to take in so I thought you ave them one of the patient advice sheets she’d written the previous year and had updated a couple of , because that’s perfectly normal—but if you develop a temperature or you have a tummy ache or you find your period’s very heavy and clotty, you need to talk to your faht have an infection Don’t use a taood idea to avoid sex until the bleeding’s stopped’

‘How long will it go on?’

‘It varies—a few days But if the bleeding goes on for longer than that, coed bleeding rown into theto worry her patient with potential complications

When Madison finally left the ward, she passed Theo’s open door; solance up She looked really ht ‘Maddie—a word?’ he called

‘Sure’ She walked into his office

‘Close the door’