Carrying the Single Dad's Baby by Kate Hardy

Author:Kate Hardy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-06-07T17:51:51+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

BEATRICE HIT THE gym early the next morning, so early that only half a dozen people were there and the punchbag was free.

She’d made such an idiot of herself last night. Spilling her heart out to Daniel, telling him all about the accident and Taylor and her overdose.

He must think she was a basket case.

One good thing might come out of it, though. Last night he would have had time to think about it and realise just how unsuitable she was. That getting involved with her would be risking a repeat of what he had already been through with Jenny—and the most important thing was to keep life stable for Iain. Which meant not getting involved with her.

As for that kiss...

Well, he’d said it last night. In another place and time, it would have been different; they could have acted on the attraction they’d both admitted to. Taken that kiss further. Much further.

She concentrated on the bag, punching out her frustration.

It wasn’t going to happen. They could be colleagues—perhaps friends—and nothing more.

By the time she’d finished her workout, showered and walked into the emergency department, she’d got her mask firmly in place. Beatrice Lindford, Emergency consultant, cool and calm and capable and kind.

That was who she was. Not needy or broken, not the woman who’d let a patient’s situation bring back memories, not the woman who’d let her emotions out and felt like a teenager when Daniel Capaldi kissed her.

There wasn’t going to be any more kissing.

No more holding each other or holding hands or touching.

Professional. That was the way forward.

Her resolution almost deserted her when she walked into the staff kitchen and saw Daniel there, leaning against the worktop and drinking coffee.

‘Hi.’

She was not going to let a pair of dark eyes knock her off course. No matter how sensual they were and no matter how sexy she found Daniel’s Scottish accent. The way he rolled his Rs, the way he pronounced world as ‘wuruld’—she wasn’t going to let it throw her.

And how annoying was it that she could feel the colour rush into her face? Just as well that nobody else was in the kitchen just yet to notice her reaction and join the dots together.

‘Hi,’ she said.

‘Did you sleep OK?’ he asked.

No. She’d lain awake until the small hours, thinking of the way her life had imploded and how hard she’d had to work to get it back on track. Thinking of that kiss. Thinking of the way Daniel made her feel. Thinking about how she had to be sensible. ‘Yes,’ she fibbed.

‘Good.’ Though his eyes said he didn’t quite believe her. ‘Tomorrow,’ he said, ‘Iain is at his mum’s. I’m on a late shift. I was thinking, if you’re not busy, maybe we could go for a drink or something to eat.’

This was her cue to tell him that, sorry, she was busy—that she was spending the weekend with her family or something like that. But her mouth wasn’t with the programme and she found herself saying, ‘I’d like that.

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