Emergency in Maternity by Fiona McArthur

Author:Fiona McArthur
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-08-14T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

NOAH looked so solid and reassuring, but Cate was surprised to see him. ‘I thought you weren’t going to work in Emergency ever again?’

Noah didn’t smile. ‘One last time and not for long. I’ve already arranged for two medical residents to arrive from Newcastle. They’ll be here in an hour and I’ll work out here until they arrive.’ His eyes pierced her. ‘Do you want me to get extra nursing staff from another hospital before the highway is cut off?’

‘No.’ She couldn’t provide doctors but the nurses all knew their responsibilities. ‘Our own staff are capable of managing a local problem, thank you. I’ve had calls from staff making themselves available if I need them.’

He looked around at the ordered chaos. ‘Well, use them. Get extra staff when you need them.’

Cate’s eyes widened in surprise. ‘Hallelujah. What about the budget?’ She shot a startled look at him. ‘Who are you? What have you done with Dr Masters?’

‘Very funny.’ He bared his teeth and Cate smiled.

‘I thought it was.’ She watched his eyes darken. Then she realised it offended him that she thought so little of him. What a joke. She thought too damn much of him. That was the problem. Still, it was safer for her own peace of mind if he didn’t see she was fighting a burning attraction.

Cate held up her hands. ‘Fine. Thank you. Stella will be pleased to have extra staff.’

‘Since when have you waited for permission?’

She became serious. ‘To my distress, sometimes I do. The happy medium is hard to find. But I don’t have to worry about that today. I’ll just say I did what I was told.’

As she turned towards her office, she heard him mutter, ‘I wish.’

It was six o’clock before Cate had the staffing as she wanted it. When she looked up, Brett was lounging at the door to her office.

‘Ready for tea?’ he queried, and she could tell he expected her to come right away.

He struck a pose and handed her a rose, probably stolen from the hospital garden, she thought. She closed her eyes as she sniffed it. The scent reminded her of other times that he’d brought her flowers.

She dropped the rose on the desk and stood up. ‘OK. Let’s go. But my pager will probably ring half a dozen times so there’s no use getting cranky with it.’

‘I never get cranky,’ he said. Brett slipped his arm through hers and clamped it to his side before she could pull away.

Petulant, not cranky, she corrected herself, and he could be very sweet. But she still thanked her stars she hadn’t tied herself to this man-child for the rest of her life.

When they entered the cafeteria, Noah was there. Not sure why she should feel so relieved to have already disentangled her arm before they’d gone in, she still felt strange, with Brett by her side and Noah looking on. Which was ridiculous. Especially when Noah didn’t appear at all interested.

Cate chose a table by themselves and deliberately she directed Brett into a chair so that she had her back to Noah.

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