Harlequin Medical Romance May 2019: Box Set 2 of 2 by Susan Carlisle

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

CHAPTER SEVEN

JESSICA LAY IN BED, staring in the darkness at the ceiling, wondering what on earth had happened. And as she rolled onto her side again and curled her legs up under the warmth of the heavy woollen blankets, she wondered what could have happened if she hadn’t pulled away. Gently her fingers pressed against her mouth and for a moment she relived the tenderness of his kiss. A kiss she hadn’t imagined would ever happen until just before it did.

Standing so close, when he’d looked into her eyes, her body had rendered her helpless to think logically. To think that she should say no, move away and not give into her feelings. But instead she had surrendered to them. It concerned her that increasingly she was losing perspective and presence of mind around him.

Sleep evaded her for close to an hour, as nothing about her bed was comfortable that night. She tossed and turned all the while, questioning why she’d pushed away every promise she had made to herself about getting close to a man again. She had invited him in for a hot chocolate. And then gave him crumpets. What had she been thinking? And what had he been thinking to accept? And as he’d leant in towards her, she’d known he was going to kiss her. And she’d welcomed the kiss. What if he had wanted to stay longer? What would have happened? Would they have given in to their mutual desire? Or would they have come to their senses? So many questions and absolutely no certainty in the answers swirling about inside Jessica’s head.

But one thing was for sure—nothing about the placement was going as planned. Not from the get-go with the lost luggage and then the dressing-down by Harrison. And why on earth would she be interested in a man who turned hot and cold like that? Jessica knew the answer. Because Harrison was like no one she had met before. He was a great doctor, a wonderful leader, an amazingly supportive friend to those who needed him most and…and now she knew he was capable of giving the most amazing kiss. The thought of it made her heart beat a little faster than it should.

She knew for certain that she must have gone mad as she rolled back onto her side, pulled the covers up around her ears and finally succumbed to a restless slumber. Dreams of Harrison’s handsome chiselled face so close to hers…dreams of that fateful phone call from the woman whose cheating husband had been her lover…and finally dreams of drowning in a tidal wave that washed over Armidale but claimed only her.

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Harrison woke early, showered and drove over to his parents’ home to have breakfast at eight o’clock. He had managed to get five hours’ sleep but, whether awake or drifting off to sleep, his mind was filled with thoughts of Jessica and the kiss they’d shared the night before…how good it felt to have her in his arms.

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