Harlequin Medical Romance June 2018--Box Set 1 of 2 by Carol Marinelli

Author:Carol Marinelli
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488089077
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

“HELENA FAIRFAX?” CAILEY called out the name, scanning the crowd for a hint of recognition. Though it was still early morning, the crowd at the clinic had grown.

“Here!” an English voice called out, and Cailey caught sight of a hand waving above the sea of heads clustered in the reception area. “Here, it’s me!”

The crowd shifted and moved as the woman worked her way forward. Cailey had to stop herself from gawping when the woman emerged from the crowd.

“Mrs. Fairfax?”

The woman nodded, gingerly holding a barbecue fork inside her mouth…its tines visible on the outside of her cheek, “Dat’s me!” Incredibly, she managed to smile. “I didn’t know if I should try to pull it out,” she mumbled around the utensil. “Thought I might leave that bit to you.”

For all of the things she didn’t love about the British, Cailey certainly loved their pluck! She didn’t think she’d be smiling under the same set of circumstances.

“Good. Smart thinking.” Cailey held her arms wide to show Helena where to go. “Let’s take a look at that in an exam room, shall we?”

“I see you’ve begun without me.”

Cailey’s spine shot ramrod-straight at the sound of Theo’s voice. Terrific. Just what she needed. Theo’s presence had felt reassuring yesterday. And now, just a few hours of lovemaking later, it felt…really, really unnerving. He boss. She underling. He man… She frail woman who just might be pregnant.

How could he sound so…so calm, cool and collected after what had happened?

She might be carrying his child, for heaven’s sake! Okay. So it wasn’t a baby just yet. Biologically speaking she knew that would take a day or so…or maybe not happen at all…but—

“Nurse Tomaras? Any chance you’re going to take Mrs. Fairfax into an exam room?”

“Why, yes…” she ground out.

So it was Nurse Tomaras now, was it?

“There most certainly is, Dr. Nikolaides.” She smiled warmly at Helena. “Please. Do follow me.”

She showed her to a curtained area at the far end of the bustling clinic and settled Helena onto the exam table before pulling a bright light round—all of which she did without giving “Dr. Nikolaides” so much as a glance.

Puncture wounds were mostly tricky if they were near organs or key arteries. Luckily the cheek was a relatively safe area in so far as acute damage was concerned.

Cailey snapped on a pair of hygienic gloves hard enough to sting, which served only to irritate her more as she pulled up a wheelie stool to take a better look. She glanced at Theo, who had just finished pulling the curtains around the cubicle.

“I’m just taking a look. Unless you’d like to examine the patient first, Doctor?”

“Um…” Helena flicked her eyes between the pair. “Is everything all right between you two?”

“Perfect!”

“Couldn’t be better.”

They glared at one another as their words overlapped.

Cailey knew she shouldn’t be angry. Taking the morning-after pill was a perfectly acceptable solution to their dilemma—she just wished he hadn’t gone so…so Robot Man on her. It wasn’t as if she’d been trying to trap him, or anything.

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