Page 57 of A Doctor for Daisy

“So much better. I haven’t felt ill once. It’s like this switch was flipped or something and all the nausea is gone. I’m not sure how that is possible, but as long as it’s gone I’m good.”

“I’m sure you are and now you’ve got this beautiful little boy to spoil. Here,” she said holding out the gift bag in her hand.

Heather had gone to see Rose at the hospital because it was easier for her and, again, she knew Rose would want to talk about work with Daisy and she’d told Lily and Poppy she’d stay away so Rose could rest.

Rose reached for the bag and pulled out a few outfits Daisy had ordered online with a pair of light gray fuzzy booties.

“These are so cute,” Rose said, holding up the shoes. “And soft. Just like the blanket Poppy made. Thank you so much!”

“I see that,” she said. Colin was lying on top of it so it’s not like she could move it, but her hand went to the edge and felt the soft gray blanket with blue roses on it. It was probably as close to boy colors as you could get with flowers.

“You know our Poppy. She’s all about pimping the new products. Lots of babies coming and these seem to be selling.”

“There is always excitement in something new,” she said.

Though Daisy didn’t get to do much in terms of new products she did love her custom orders. And Rose had let her do a new piece this year so she couldn’t complain. If she didn’t try to make new things, then Rose wouldn’t see them.

“There is,” Rose said. “I’m sure things are nuts filling orders now.”

“They are,” she said. “With the holidays coming there have been a few custom orders online and in the shop but nothing I can’t handle. It’s awesome.”

She didn’t want Rose to think she couldn’t do her job or it was too overwhelming for her to handle. The holidays were still a few months away.

“I know you can handle it,” Rose said. “You’re spreading your wings and it’s great. It was hard for me to bring someone else in. You know that. But we do well together. I know I’ll be itching to do some things soon.”

“No,” Thomas said, walking in. “You promised a month of no actual work. Hands-on work.”

“Congratulations, new Dad.”

“Thanks,” Thomas said. “My wife knows you’re fully capable of holding down the fort. She’s done it on her own for years and there is more staff and she worked hard to get everything prepped. One month. She isn’t doing any work from home until after Thanksgiving.”

“That is more than a month,” Rose pouted.

“You need to rest. Maybe you’ll get a bunch of new ideas while you’re resting and can draw them,” she said.

Rose grinned at her and she saw Thomas shake his head. “Not like I can stop her. I’m only off this week and then going back in, but I’ll try to work from home when I can for a few weeks too.”

“You don’t need to do that to keep an eye on me,” Rose said.

“What are you doing with Colin for daycare?” Daisy asked. “You never really said what was decided.”

“A shared nanny,” Thomas said. “We thought about bringing him to Zara’s daycare, but with Zara pregnant now and then taking time off, it just seemed better to do this. She’s going to need that slot for her own child anyway. She’ll have an opening in February and we could have started then, but again, this is better.”

She knew Zane’s sister’s husband worked from home, but it’s not like he could get a lot done watching a baby. And Zara did that for a living anyway.

Reese watched his daughter, Holly, while Poppy was in the office. Since Reese was a woodworker and made his own hours, it worked out, but everyone knew it wouldn’t last long.

“Did you find a nanny yet?” she asked. Daisy hadn’t heard anything and normally Poppy was all about filling everyone’s ears with information.

“Not yet,” Rose said. “We have feelers out and have gotten two names. Poppy and I will talk with them soon. There is a lot to figure out. What house, what days? How many days? My brain can’t figure it out.”

Nannies weren’t anything she’d need to worry about in her life. She was just trying to figure out how to tell her best friend she had a boyfriend and when to do it.

If it wasn’t for the fact that she barely saw Heather she would have tried to do it by now.

It was to the point the longer she waited the harder it was going to be and there would be hurt feelings.

“You’ve got lots of time,” she said. “And you could always bring Colin to work with you. There would be plenty of hands to help.”

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