CHAPTER 11 Belle "So, fill out all this paperwork, and I'll be right back." Nurse-Midwife Alice Crabbe turns out to be a bright-eyed older woman with red hair, who is vivacious and chatty. I smile at her awkwardly as I take the clipboard and the included pen. She breezes out, and I look at the form. Most of it is standard medical questions or contact information. I start filling it all out while my mind strays back to Carl in the waiting room. Since he told me about his past, I have had a lot to consider. Not just the baby or the idea of steadily living with Carl, but that his personal demons may spoil everything. I'm a little tentative about marrying Carl. The last month has been magical; the project remains a little frustrating to complete, but every time we plod out in the cold loo

