Dating Dr. Notorious by Donna McDonald

Author:Donna McDonald [McDonald, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, General Fiction
ISBN: 9781466207219
Publisher: Smashwords
Published: 2010-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

The taxi from the airport dropped Regina as near as possible to her final destination, but she still had to walk the remaining distance. Regina pulled her rolling overnight case across the Princeton campus at a brisk pace as she headed to Robertson Hall where she was due to give a lecture in two hours.

With a nip in the September air, and some distance yet to cover, Regina was glad she had elected to wear the flat boots and the new green wool dress, which she bought mostly because it reminded her of the color of Ben’s eyes.

Regina sighed at her thoughts, acknowledging her longing for Ben was growing. Only a week had gone by since she’d last seen him, but she missed him terribly. Two days apart now seemed like a lot of time to her.

Ben’s company had another break-in, and he had been occupied with resolving it all week. Then she’d had to leave town for the lecture at Princeton.

As her professional growth turned into speaking engagements, Regina had travelled extensively on her own, took care of her own plans, and basically dealt with all the details of her life without even once wishing for someone to go with her—until today. Today she wished with all her heart Ben could be with her. Her depth of longing for his company was surprising, and it was humbling to discover she wasn’t as independent as she thought.

Dr. Anthony Searle, a notable psychology professor, was in the lecture hall’s office waiting to greet her. She and Dr. Searle were long time acquaintances, since she visited Princeton at least twice a year. Stowing her luggage and coat in the office, she took only her portfolio bag containing her notes to the auditorium. They walked down the hall together and were soon joined by a very attractive man Regina discovered was to introduce her.

Dr. Vincent Emery, a visiting resident in the field of psycho-sexual treatments, shook her hand and then held it so long Regina had to pull it away. Dr Emery was almost a foot taller than she with long dark hair that touched his collar and eyes the color of cocoa. Regina judged him to be about thirty-five or so, definitely an attractive man, but too full of himself and his interests for her tastes.

Or maybe she was put off by the fact he was trying too hard to impress her. He talked non-stop about his work on the walk to the auditorium. When they got to the lecture hall, Regina found herself anxious to escape him.

She and Dr. Searle checked the microphones and the height for her at the podium. She would give the bulk of her talk at the podium, but she usually walked and paced as she took questions from the audience.

At a quarter till the hour, the auditorium was more than half full. By the time Dr. Emery stepped up to introduce her, there were few seats left. This was not unexpected for her lectures. Princeton had hosted Dr.

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