A Courageous Doctor by Alison Roberts

Author:Alison Roberts
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-11-18T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

‘IT’S cute.’

Maggie stared from the passenger seat window of the ambulance at a property enhanced by a sunny winter’s afternoon. On the edge of the central business district in Queenstown, it was one of a line of what looked like doll’s houses. The gardens, if there were any, would be adjacent to the back of a row of shops. The houses were old and square with tiny verandahs. The example Maggie was peering at had the winter skeleton of a rampant climbing rose obscuring some decorative ironwork gracing the verandah’s curved iron roof.

‘It’s bigger than it looks.’ Jason drove the heavy vehicle half onto the footpath of the narrow street so that they wouldn’t obstruct traffic. ‘There’s four bedrooms.’ He opened the driver’s door and jumped out. ‘Come and have a look. They’re not expecting us at the medical centre for fifteen minutes yet.’

Maggie followed a little less enthusiastically. She hadn’t said she was definitely interested in the upcoming vacancy in Jason’s flat, just that it sounded like a possibility. Now she was here, she wasn’t sure that it even ranked that highly.

‘You’re really close to the shops, aren’t you?’ Maggie was careful not to make it sound like a criticism and she obviously succeeded.

‘Great, isn’t it? We hardly ever cook. The restaurants and take-aways are brilliant. And we’re within easy walking distance of all the pubs and clubs.’ Jason grinned at Maggie. ‘We never have to worry about driving home if we’ve been out for a bit of a rave.’

‘That’s handy.’ Maggie wondered how often Jason and his friends hit the club scene. Not that it mattered. She’d been working with Jason for over a month now and she had no complaints. He was a competent ambulance officer who loved his job and was keen to advance his training. He was good company and reliable. He was also young at only twenty-five, good-looking and popular, and Maggie would be the last person to suggest that someone should tone down and get less enjoyment out of his life. She stepped over a dodgy-looking broken board on the verandah and waited while Jason unlocked the front door. ‘Doesn’t it get a bit noisy some nights?’ she ventured.

‘Yeah.’ Jason’s dreadlocks bounced as he nodded. ‘Queenstown really rocks. You’ll love it.’

Maggie said nothing. The thought that the silence and peace of Hugo’s lakeside haven was preferable wasn’t something she could share with Jason unless she didn’t mind sounding like someone’s grandmother.

‘You go ahead.’ Jason waved her on. ‘The kitchen’s down the end.’

Maggie walked down a narrow, dark central hallway into a kitchen-living area at the back of the house. A man of about Jason’s age stood by the bench wearing nothing but a pair of board shorts. Tall, blond and lean, he had bright blue eyes and a friendly smile. Very friendly.

‘So what do you think?’ Jason was saying behind her. ‘Nice?’

Maggie couldn’t help returning the smile the Greek god was bestowing upon her. ‘Very nice,’ she murmured.

‘Oh…’ Jason had spotted the god now.

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