A Doctor, a Nurse--A Little Miracle by Carol Marinelli

Author:Carol Marinelli
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

‘HAPPY birthday!’

Blinking at her front door, her dressing-gown wrapped around her, Molly tried to work out what day it was.

She’d been out with friends last night, Friday night, and then Anne Marie had rung. Luke had been working, but he was off for the weekend now…which meant it was Saturday morning, Molly realised.

And she was still alive!

Very early in the morning, actually, and Luke was standing in her doorway, dressed in scrubs, in desperate need of a shave and holding…

‘Here!’ He handed her a massive bunch of flowers—not roses, which was good, because they weren’t her favourite. Instead he’d brought a massive bunch of pale pink lilies, which were her favourite—especially when they came with lots of carefully arranged twigs sticking out, especially when they were being held out by a gorgeous specimen of a man.

‘I’m assuming you didn’t get these at the local garage.’ Molly buried her face in them and no doubt came out with a yellow nose. ‘And I don’t think the local florist opens at…’ Glancing at the oven clock, she did a double take. ‘Six a.m.! Luke, what on earth are you doing here?’

‘I asked Tom to come in early.’

‘Why?’

‘Why do you think, Molly? It’s your birthday—I feel awful that I can’t take you out tonight.’

‘Well, don’t,’ Molly said firmly. ‘And don’t listen to what Anne Marie says either—you need some time with the twins and you can’t keep asking your mum. I mean, it’s fine for work and everything, but…’ Her voice sort of trailed off.

‘You know, I think she’d actually be pleased if I told her I was seeing someone.’

‘You haven’t told her, then.’ Molly’s cheeks were pink because she hadn’t told her family either. She certainly wasn’t going to tell her parents, who’d no doubt get ahead of themselves, who’d no doubt start giving knowing little smiles and assuming it was something serious…

Which it wasn’t.

‘What would I tell her?’ came his pertinent reply, but he didn’t wait for her answer. ‘Breakfast?’ he said instead, holding out a greasy-looking bag.

‘Croissants?’ Molly said hopefully.

‘Chocolate croissants,’ Luke said proudly. ‘You go back to bed and I’ll bring it in.’

So she did. Happily followed doctor’s orders. After a quick brush of her teeth and a few squirts of perfume, oh, and a very quick comb of her hair, plus the teeniest bit of body lotion and a very quick tidy of her room, Molly hopped back in and had arranged the sheet around her, just enough to show a bit of cleavage, just in time to pretend she’d been there for ages, when Luke came in with a tray heaped with coffee and croissants, which Molly fell on.

‘Climb in.’ She grinned. ‘There’s plenty of room.’

‘Better not.’

‘Don’t be shy, now.’ Molly smiled.

‘I’ve only got till eight…’

‘Plenty of time, then,’ Molly joked, but her smile faded when she saw the strained look on his face.

‘Look, Molly, I didn’t come here for that.’ She felt stupid all of a sudden, like some raving nymphomaniac, felt stupid and embarrassed, and not even a bite of delectable chocolate croissant could take away the sting of his words.

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