Blue Skies

Blue Skies by Catherine Anderson

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examined. Given the distance, it’d be silly for you to drive four hours to come here when the doctor in Crystal Falls is perfectly qualified to check your eyes. Can you arrange for transportation to his office today?”
    Bess had left for another interview, but Carly expected her back in the early afternoon. “I could get there by two or three.”
    “Good. I’ll call his office, have them work you in, and let you know what time to be there.”
    “Thanks, Dr. Merrick.”
    “Chances are it’s only a mild case of blepharitis or something similar. He may just tell you to continue with your antibiotic drops, give your eyes frequent rests, and try not to worry too much. Getting upset isn’t good for you or the baby.”
    Carly looped an arm around her waist. The doctor was right. How she felt about losing her sight again wasn’t the primary concern anymore. She had a little person to think of now.
    The specialist concluded the conversation by saying, “According to my records, your six-week checkup is on July seventh. I’ll be able to tell you more then.”
    “If the blurry vision is from the lattice, should I come sooner?” she asked.
    The doctor hesitated before replying. “If the lattice is to blame, Carly, there’s virtually nothing I can do until the baby’s born. We just need to make sure you don’t have a postsurgical infection. If, by some chance, that’s the problem, the doctor there can treat it as well as I could.”
    After hanging up the phone, Carly put a piece of bread in the toaster and then stood before the open refrigerator, trying to see what sat on the shelves. Nothing looked appetizing. Over the last week, she’d been craving sour foods. She plucked out an unopened quart of chocolate milk, and then turned to the cupboards. On the middle shelf, she found what she hoped was a jar of sauerkraut.
    When she unscrewed the lid, the sour smell that wafted to her nostrils was heavenly. She grabbed a fork, took a tentative taste to identify the contents, and then began eating ravenously straight from the jar. Wonderful, she thought as she chased down a mouthful of fermented cabbage with flavored milk. Rationally, she knew the combination should make her shudder, but oddly it didn’t. Even better, it seemed to settle her queasy stomach.
    After eating, Carly showered and dressed. Upon emerging from the bathroom, she felt more like her old self than she had in days, the nausea and wooziness nearly gone. Sauerkraut and chocolate milk . She made a mental note to stock up on both items so she would have plenty on hand for breakfast each morning. Brussels sprouts sounded good, too. She remembered hearing somewhere that food cravings during pregnancy were often caused by vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
    She’d just finished brushing her hair when the doorbell rang. When she opened the door, she found a man standing on the porch. At a distance of five feet, with sunlight behind him to create a blinding nimbus of gold around his dark head, his features were indistinct. She stared blankly at him, the sudden brightness lancing into her eyes like needles.
    “Hi, again,” he said.
    Carly would have recognized that deep, silken voice anywhere. Her stomach knotted and then felt as if it had dropped to the region of her knees. She clenched her hand over the doorknob, momentarily unsteady on her feet. She was too startled to speak, her mind circling dizzily around unanswerable questions. How had he found her? Why had he bothered? And how dare he say, “Hi, again,” as if they’d parted under the best of circumstances?
    “Don’t you recognize me?” he asked with an incredulous laugh.
    Carly wasn’t about to explain that the sun was blinding her. He stepped closer, which brought his dark, chiseled features into better focus and made him seem to loom in the doorway, far taller and broader through the shoulders than she remembered. The brilliant blue of his eyes rivaled the sky behind him.
    Carly’s first urge

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