Harlequin Medical Romance November 2019--Box Set 1 of 2 by Susan Carlisle

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

CHAPTER NINE

AKSEL WOKE UP the following morning feeling more refreshed from sleep than he had in a long time. It was a bright, clear day, and although his shoulder was a little sore, it was nothing that a hot shower and some stretching exercises wouldn’t banish. He was ready for the day, and the day seemed that much better for the possibility that it might bring another chance to see Flora.

He wasn’t disappointed. When he arrived at the clinic, after a morning’s work at the therapy centre, he found that Mette was absorbed in a learning game with one of the children’s therapy assistants. He kissed his daughter and told her that he wouldn’t interrupt, and then wandered aimlessly down to one of the patient sitting rooms.

He saw Flora sitting in one of the wing-backed chairs by the great fireplace, which had been made bright and welcoming with an arrangement of Christmas greenery. He recognised the sandy-haired man in the chair opposite. One of the children’s play leaders had told him that this was Andy Wallace and that he didn’t much like to be touched, in a broad hint that Aksel should steer Mette clear of him.

Flora was leaning towards Andy, and the two seemed to be deep in conversation. Aksel turned to walk away, but then Flora looked up and beckoned him over.

Andy didn’t offer to shake hands when Flora introduced the two men but nodded quietly in Aksel’s direction, clearly taking his time to sum him up.

‘We’re just having tea. Would you like to join us?’ Flora smiled at him.

There was no just about it. Flora had been talking quietly to Andy, no doubt discussing the next step of what looked like a long road back to full health. Andy’s leg was supported by a surgical brace and his eyes seemed haunted. But if Flora thought that it was okay for him to join them, then he trusted her.

‘Thank you. Can I get you a refill?’ He gestured to the two empty cups on the small table between them.

‘Not for me, thanks. Andy?’

Andy proffered his cup, and Aksel carried it over to the side table where coffee and tea were laid out. He put a fresh herbal teabag into Andy’s cup and reached for a coffee capsule for himself. Flora leaned forward, saying a few words to Andy, and he nodded. All the same, when Aksel operated the coffee machine, Andy jumped slightly at the noise.

‘Where’s Mette?’ Flora turned to him as he sat down.

‘She’s…got something going with the play assistants. Apparently I’m surplus to requirements at the moment.’ Aksel made a joke of it, but it stung more than he cared to admit.

Flora nodded, smiling at Andy. ‘Aksel’s not used to that.’

Andy let out a short, barked laugh. ‘I can identify with surplus to requirements.’ He nodded down at his leg, clearly frustrated by his own lack of mobility.

‘It’s nothing…’ The comparison was embarrassing; Andy clearly had life-changing injuries.

‘Don’t let Flora hear you say that. She has a keen nose for nothing.

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