Doctor One Night: A Workplace Second Chance Romance (Doctor Feel Good) by Blakely Stone

Author:Blakely Stone [Stone, Blakely]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blakely Stone
Published: 2024-09-13T00:00:00+00:00

UAB Hospital

11:13 am

The hospital is bustling with activity for a late morning on a Monday. It seems unusually lively, but maybe Mondays always are.

It’s strange being here in the middle of the day when I'm usually working from home. I try not to come until later in later in the day if I need to for any reason. My visits to the hospital are rare and often brief, but today is different. Today is a big day.

I make my way to the admin office, where the sponsor’s representative is waiting for me to sign off on some paperwork.

This is it—the moment we’ve been working toward for months, years, really. The FDA approval is just a signature away, and once it’s done, the real work begins. There’s still so much to do—recruiting hospitals, finalizing protocols, getting everything ready for the human trials. But this… this was the hardest hurdle to overcome. Without the money, nothing else can happen.

As I step into the office, the rep greets me with a smile, and we exchange a few pleasantries before getting down to business. The stack of paperwork in front of me is daunting, but I’m used to it.

I’ve been through this process before, and I know the drill. Still, as I start signing page after page, there’s a heaviness in my chest that I can’t shake. Maybe it’s the weight of the responsibility, or maybe it’s everything else that’s been piling up lately.

I try to focus, pushing everything else to the back of my mind. I can’t afford to be distracted right now. Not when something I have been dreaming about for so long is about to come to reality.

After signing the last page, I hand the papers back to the rep, who smiles warmly. “Congratulations, Dr. Renna. This is a huge step forward. We look forward to working with you and to a successful clinical trial.”

I nod, offering a small smile in return. “Thank you. I’m just glad we’ve made it this far.”

The smarter people who deal with the money and the financial side will handle all of those mundane details. My work has nothing to do with that part of it, but capitalism pays my salary and makes it all work, so it is an important element, too. It is all symbiotic.

The rep leaves, taking the signed paperwork with him, and I’m left alone in the small office. I should accept the sense of accomplishment, relief even, but only a gnawing anxiety in the pit of my stomach remains.

There’s still so much to do, and now, on top of everything, I’m going to have to work with Hunter more closely than ever to finalize the protocol. The thought of spending more time with him, especially after what happened, is unsettling, to say the least.

This is why you don't sleep with your coworkers, no matter how hot and irresistible they might seem. Why do I keep making this mistake with him?

My phone buzzes on the desk, pulling me out of my thoughts. I glance at the screen and Bill, my father’s name, flashes up.

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