Harlequin Medical Romance September 2018--Box Set 1 of 2 by Meredith Webber

Author:Meredith Webber
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

‘SO, HOW WAS IT? Your first day back in ICU?’

‘Long…’

Harriet settled back in her armchair, still smiling. She hadn’t expected a call from Jack while he was on shift and just the sound of his voice gave her a delicious tingle deep in her belly.

They’d been on the same flight back from Hamilton Island yesterday and Jack had insisted on sharing her taxi to make sure she got home safely. He hadn’t left her apartment until many hours later.

Harriet would have sworn that nothing could have been better than the first time she and Jack had made love but, unbelievably, this second time had been so much better. Any shyness or residual doubts about the wisdom of starting this relationship were almost forgotten already. This was an unexpected gift in her life and it would be crazy not to accept it. And maybe it wouldn’t last because one of them would come to their senses or hit the wall as far as trust was concerned but, while it was happening, she had no choice but to revel in the joy it was bringing. She was almost drowning in it, to be honest.

‘I hope they didn’t have you running around too much.’

The note of concern in Jack’s voice changed that tingle into a squeezing sensation that seemed to involve her heart. Did men realise how incredibly sexy it was to say something that suggested they really cared about you? Not that she was going to tell him how it made her feel. Or that the happiness she was basking in, thanks to their lovemaking, had definitely done wonders for her energy levels today.

‘I think I was given the easiest patient there. A sixty-four-year-old woman with diabetic ketoacidosis. She just needed intensive monitoring while we got her blood sugar levels under control.’

‘What caused the DKA?’

‘She thinks she got food poisoning. She lives alone and was too sick to even think about taking her insulin. She could have died if her neighbour hadn’t got worried about her.’

‘Was she conscious?’

‘Yes, but I had to do a neurological assessment every hour. Along with measuring her blood glucose level and hydration and keeping a close watch on her ECG. She was getting some atrial arrhythmias.’

‘So you were on your feet all day?’

‘Pretty much. I’m tired now but it was so good to be back. I’m so happy…’

‘I’m happy for you.’ She could hear the smile in his voice.

‘So, what are you up to?’

‘Not much right now and we’re due to clock off in twenty minutes or so. We’ve only had a couple of callouts. Car crash up north a bit and a kid in respiratory arrest from an asthma attack who was more than an hour’s drive from the nearest hospital. He’ll be in the paediatric ICU now.’

‘You got him back? From a respiratory arrest?’

‘He didn’t arrest until we were en route. It was touch and go. You have to be so careful ventilating someone like that so you don’t cause lung damage.’

‘Sounds like a tough job.

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