Grayson has been here.

He was in the mountains.

He’s been the stalker.

What the hell?

Ginger was caught up in her own head when she heard Thomas say, “Evan, you can ride with us, but make sure we have transportation back.” She heard voices outside the ambulance, but couldn’t make out what was being said.

“Thomas?”

When he turned toward her, she saw the professional doctor with the great bedside manner everyone talked about. “Hey, are you cramping?”

“No,” she said as she shook her head. “Is this absolutely necessary? I feel fine.”

“Just a precaution, Ginger. Do it for me and Evan, okay? You know how he’ll be until he knows you and the baby are fine. You checked out okay, now let’s make sure the little one is good. I think it was just the shock of your brother showing up compounded by not eating today.”

“Yeah,” she quietly said. My brother.

As soon as Evan joined them in the ambulance, they took off. Thomas listened to her heart once more and took her temperature while Evan held her hand. The worry on his face couldn’t be hidden, and she was glad he didn’t try to hide it from her. After a few minutes, Thomas placed a call.

“This is Dr. Thomas Gregory. I’m bringing in a white female, twenty-four years of age, pregnant—hang on.” He covered the phone and asked, “How far along?”

“Nine weeks. I’m due to go to the doctor on Monday,” Ginger said.

Thomas nodded. “She’s nine weeks. She passed out, and mother is fine, but we need to check the baby. Please have the on-call OB ready when we get there for an ultrasound. We’re in ambulance two. Call them for ETA.” Thomas disconnected the call.

When he turned back to Ginger, his eyes softened with concern. “Ginger, have you discussed ultrasounds with your OB?”

“Yes, I’m supposed to have one on Monday. He said that I should be far enough along to see the baby’s heart beating,” she said with a smile.

Thomas cut his eyes toward Evan and back. “Did he explain how this ultrasound is going to work?”

“Is this doctor a female?” Evan asked.

“As a matter of fact, she is. She’s doing her residency here. We’re hoping to keep her,” Thomas said.

“Then we’re good because we know how it’s going to work,” Evan said pointedly to Thomas.

Thomas chuckled. “Dude, I know you. I just didn’t want you killing a doctor, and I sure as hell wasn’t going to do it.”

When they got to the hospital, the OB and a team of nurses were waiting on them. They took Ginger out first, followed by Evan and Thomas. As they walked down the hall beside Ginger, Evan looked at Thomas.

“Will they let me in with her or do I have to show my badge?”

Thomas shook his head. “You can go. I won’t try to stop you, and I don’t think those nurses could either,” he said as he nodded toward the group of nurses.

Once Ginger undressed from the waist down and put a sheet over her, Evan cozied up next to the bed she was lying in. The nurse got Ginger’s feet in the stirrups and the sheet in place. A few minutes later a woman about Evan’s age walked in. Her eyes widened with approval of the man in front of her. Ginger smiled because she knew Evan was gorgeous, and the woman blushed when she saw Ginger watching her.

Ginger glanced at Evan to see his eyes were on her. When Ginger looked back at the woman, she blinked her eyes and placed her hands on her cheeks before she introduced herself as Dr. B.A Tucker. She slipped on a pair of gloves and settled at the foot of the bed with a wand. She showed it to Ginger, and Evan groaned.

“Watch the screen,” Dr. Tucker said.

A few seconds later, Ginger saw something that looked like a lima bean. “There’s your baby,” Dr. Tucker said. She moved the wand around, and Ginger heard clicking as she stared at the screen then looked at Evan. The doctor zoomed in on the lima bean. “And we have a four-chamber heart pumping away. Everything looks good. How long were you out for?”

Ginger looked at Evan. “No more than three minutes,” Evan said with a rough voice.

“Let your doctor know the next time you see him, but I think everything is fine,” Dr. Tucker said.

The doctor left, and Ginger dressed. A nurse walked in and gave Evan paperwork to fill out so Ginger could leave. As they walked out of the room, Ginger saw Thomas speaking with a nurse. His hands were in his pockets, but she laid her hand on his arm in a gesture that looked intimate.

“Who’s here to take us home?” Ginger asked.

Thomas cleared his throat and backed away from the nurse. “I’m sure Cat can’t wait for you to get back,” Ginger said to Thomas as the nurse’s elation calmed with Ginger’s comment.

The nurse walked away, and Ginger looked at Thomas. “If you want to be with her, end things with Cat first. Take it from someone who’s been in that position.”

“I don’t want to be with her. I love Cat. Jamison knows I’m dating someone,” Thomas said confidently.

“Good. I’d hate to see you get castrated by Cat and your sister.” Ginger smiled widely. “So, Doctor, can I still get married tomorrow?”

“What did Dr. Tucker say?”

“Everything looks good and to tell my doctor when I see him.”

“Then I’d say that’s a yes.” Thomas chuckled.

When Evan finished the paperwork, they walked out to a Cat, Mrs. Monroe, Kayla, and Mitchell. Her mom wrapped her arms around Ginger, then everyone else followed suit. As they left the hospital, Thomas had his arm around Cat, just like Evan did with her. When they turned the corner, Ginger saw the nurse watching through the window as Thomas walk away with Cat. She hoped Thomas had told her the truth.