Page 30 of There I Find Hope

“That’ll probably have to happen pretty often, won’t it?” Noah asked as Matt handed the rag to Sunday and she found a dry spot with which to wipe off her arms.

“I think every two to three hours. I’m sure the vet will know better when she gets here, but that reminds me. Sunday, Jubilee and the kids and I had a trip planned the day after tomorrow. Just a day trip, but a little family time since the kids are out of school, before we get super busy at the stables. If we still go on that, do you think you can feed this little guy?”

“Um...” Somehow her eyes met Noah’s.

“I’ll help you.” He grinned.

“I think you like this.”

“Maybe. I might have been born to be a farmer and just didn’t realize it.”

“If you were born to be a farmer, you were at the wrong end.”

“I’m pretty sure I was at the right end.” He grinned again. Sunday couldn’t help smiling with him. Maybe partly out of relief that the baby was okay, although she was still worried about the mom. And partly because Noah was gently teasing her, and she liked it.

“All right. Sounds like Noah and I will give you a hand if you need it. Just give us very detailed instructions, because I don’t want to mess anything up.”

“All right.”

“If you don’t mind, I told Mom that I was just taking a short walk, and I want to head back up. So I’m not going to wait for the vet with you, but I’d really like to know what she says.”

“Go on ahead. I’ll be waiting for the vet, and we’ll go from there.”

“I wouldn’t mind an update, too, once you find out what she says,” Noah said, and Matt nodded.

“I’ll text you both.”

“Thanks.”

As she moved away, Noah fell into step beside her, and they walked around the little hump and toward the fence.

“I wouldn’t have known about it if that dog hadn’t helped me,” Sunday said, trying to sound casual, although she was very aware of the man beside her.

“Same. I had no idea you two were back there.”

“It feels like he’s a pretty smart animal.”

“I think Great Pyrenees were bred to protect their flocks and herds. He was probably just doing what instinct demanded he do.”

“Do you think?” She wanted to believe that the dog was extremely intelligent. Maybe an alien in disguise. Or maybe just a guardian angel.

But Noah’s expLenation sounded much more feasible than hers did.

“I guess we’ll never know. There’s no way to tell.”

“True,” she said as they reached the fence and she put a foot on the bottom rung, swinging a leg over and dropping down on the other side.

She waited for Noah while he did the same.

“That was a pretty amazing experience,” he said.

“I never get tired of seeing animals be born. I agree. It was incredible.”

“And so are you. I mean that.”

She shook her head. “No. I think if Matt weren’t there, I would have panicked. I didn’t do anything until he came and started ordering me around. That’s what I needed. Someone in there telling me what to do.”

“That’s half the battle, I think. I mean, someone needs to know what to do, and someone needs to be able to do it.”

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