Crushed Promises: A Christian Medical Romance (Monroe Family Series Book 2) by Scott Laura

Author:Scott, Laura [Scott, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Readscape Publishing, LLC
Published: 2023-10-20T05:00:00+00:00

Alec picked Jillian up from her house and took her to his favorite Mexican restaurant. “What would you like to eat? Enchiladas? Chilaquiles? Carne asada tacos which are authentic Mexican tacos? Or my favorite chili Rellenos?”

She frowned as she scanned the menu, her freshly washed hair showing no trace of the white pasty stuff they'd used to attach the electrodes to her scalp. “I don't know, the chili Rellenos sound hot.”

“They are. How about if we try a little of everything? Taking the decision out of her hands, he ordered a large sampler platter, enough food to feed the entire emergency department.

After waitress hurried off with their order, he glanced at Jillian, his smile fading as he remembered how awful it had been to sit helplessly and watch while she suffered those electric shocks in silence. He could admit he'd been a little angry at the abrupt way she'd left Shannon’s party, but then, when he'd gotten home from Chicago and had taken the time to listen to her voice mail message, he'd been relieved. Andrea had arched her brow when she'd heard the message and he'd inwardly groaned. Bad enough he'd had to sidestep Andrea’s nosey questions about Jillian throughout the trip. Now for sure she wouldn't drop the subject.

Andrea had not understood the promise he’d made not to disrupt his daughter’s life by bringing a woman into his relationship with his daughter.

Then again, seeing Jillian today, he was having trouble remembering why he’d made such a rash promise, himself.

The food didn't take long to arrive. Jillian sniffed the air appreciatively when their server arrived with her laden tray. “Wow. That smells delicious.”

He had to restrain himself from leaning over to kiss her. He sat back to allow their server space to place the plates of food on the table. “Enjoy.” she said with a wink.

They dug into the food with gusto. After a few minutes, Jillian asked, “Have you made any progress on the percocet case?”

He grinned as she took a large bite of her cheesy enchilada.

“Not much.” The chili Rellenos were hot, just the way he liked them. He gulped some water, and then changed the subject. “When will you learn the results of your test?”

“I'm not sure.” She dug into the chilaquiles with an enthusiasm that told him she'd been just as hungry as he. “You know,” she mused with a tiny frown puckering her brow. “I was thinking about what you said, about the boy who was shot being a football player. It reminded me of how I treated a football player not that long ago, maybe a few weeks, because he'd severely strained his back during practice.”

Spark of anticipation had him wishing he had his notebook on him. They could use a break in the case, as the hospital administrators had not gone along with the plan of installing a secret camera. At least, not yet. There had not been any more missing narcotics, either. The thief was obviously lying low for the moment. “Do you remember his name?”

Jillian bit her lip as she shook her head.

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