QUOTE : Mrs. Doc make good mother.” He tousled David’s hair. The baby giggled. “Thank you, Richard.” She tickled the baby’s belly and earned another giggle. The soft sound bubbled through her heart, making it float. “David like you.” “He’s a sweet baby.” Richard’s eyes were round with admiration. “Mrs. Doc mother to many children—some day.” Her heart rolled over and then toppled to a crashing fall inside her stomach. “No. Actually, I won’t be a mother to many.” She dropped her chin to stare at the brittle sagebrush, which had become their staple fuel on the barren plains in their endless travel to reach the Rendezvous. Richard was silent for a moment. “Doc no give Mrs. Doc children?” She gasped, and mortification spilled over her. Had he figured out that Eli wasn’t her husband in the truest sense of the word?