Harlequin Medical Romance December 2019--Box Set 2 of 2 by Alison Roberts

Author:Alison Roberts
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

ON WEDNESDAY MORNING Anna saw Lily during her ward rounds, then called back in later to see her with a sudoku magazine.

Lily beamed. ‘That’s really nerdy—and really kind. Thank you. I love these sorts of puzzles.’

‘Pleasure.’ Anna smiled back at her. ‘Well, hey, I was wondering what a maths wizard might like to do to pass the time between visitors—and hopefully you’ll make some friends on the ward, too, so you can chat to people here.’

‘Jamie came to see me earlier,’ Lily said. ‘Mum helped me get out of bed and I took two whole steps in front of him, and he was really pleased.’

‘I bet he was. Keep up the good work. The physio’s coming back to see you this afternoon,’ Anna said with a smile.

Jamie.

She still couldn’t quite believe that he’d actually suggested doing a Christmas thing rather than leaving all the plans to her. Was this a sign that he was starting to heal and getting ready to move on? Was Christmas finally losing its sting for him?

She really hoped that he’d contacted his family; and she hoped even more that they’d reacted the same way her family would have reacted, reaching back out to him.

Though she was going to have to be careful. Jamie had lost his wife and child; so it was a fair bet that, when he was ready to move on again, he’d want someone who could give him a family without complications. Which meant moving on with someone other than her. She couldn’t afford to think of Jamie Thurston as anything other than a friend and a colleague—no matter how tempting his gorgeous blue eyes and shy smile were.

Her life was full and it was good. Plenty of people struggled on with far more problems than she had. Wanting more was simply greedy, and she’d count her blessings.

* * *

At five to seven that evening, Jamie stood outside Anna’s front door, holding an enormous bouquet of flowers. He’d ordered them from a local florist the previous day, asking for something pretty and Christmassy. The florist had made an arrangement with deep red roses, cream-coloured freesias, and then eryngium that had been sprayed silver, teamed with the silvery green foliage of eucalyptus and the deeper green leaves of laurel.

He rang the bell; a few moments later, she opened the door, smiling a welcome at him. ‘Hey. Perfect timing. I’m just about to put my boots on and find wherever I put my gloves.’

‘These are for you,’ he said, and handed her the bouquet. ‘I hope you like them.’

‘For me? Thank you. They’re absolutely gorgeous. I love them.’ Her eyes widened. ‘But it’s not my birthday or anything.’

‘It’s because you’ve really helped me and I wanted to say thank you.’

‘Oh.’ Her cheeks flushed, making her look incredibly pretty. He really wanted to kiss her, right there and then, but he held himself back.

‘So does that mean we’ve done enough festive things now to make this time of year easier for you, and you’re going to be my Father Christmas on the ward?’ she asked.

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