Harlequin Medical Romance November 2019--Box Set 2 of 2 by Tina Beckett

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

CHAPTER SEVEN

ZEKE BROUGHT THE dog to Ellie’s surgery during what would normally be her lunch hour.

‘They’re busy at the hospital with the three accident victims and the baby, so I thought you might be able to take a look at Rudi. Ted just adores this dog, and he’d hate anything to happen to him.’

He was carrying the mildly sedated dog gently in his arms, and while Maureen scolded about hygiene and being a doctor’s surgery, not a vet’s, Ellie ran her fingers over the dog. With no vet in town, she’d known she might come up against injured pets, but this dog was her first. She’d grown up with dogs, so had a fair knowledge of broken limbs and battered heads, but Rudi, as far as she could see and feel, was fine.

Until she pressed his left rear foot, and he snatched it away with a yelp. Lifting it more gently this time, she examined the pad for a tear or a foreign object lodged in it, but could find no damage. Was it the joint?

Tentatively, she moved the foot, and this time Rudi had recovered enough to growl at her.

‘I think I’ll just bind it reasonably tightly and we’ll see if he can put weight on it. Can you hold him while I do it?’

She was pleased when Zeke nodded, because she really didn’t fancy putting Rudi on her examination couch, no matter how many sheets of paper she’d spread beneath him.

‘Tell me about the baby,’ she said to Zeke, as she worked to stabilise the ankle.

Zeke shrugged his shoulders.

‘She was in the back of the sedan that ran into Ted. Two young lads—the driver and a passenger—both denying any knowledge of a baby in a very smart safety seat in their vehicle. They’re lying, of course. From the baby stuff we found in the car—bottles and formula—at least one of them had enough gumption to realise she’d need to be fed.’

‘A car theft and they didn’t realise the baby was there until it was too late?’ Ellie guessed. ‘But someone must be missing her.’

Ellie led the way outside so they could try Rudi on his legs.

‘You’d think so,’ Zeke told her, as he gently put Rudi on the ground, keeping a firm hold on his collar in case he took off.

Rudi moved cautiously, but within minutes was using all four feet.

‘Now, what do we do with him?’ Zeke asked.

‘Well, we don’t have a proper fence here so maybe he could go in one of your nice cells, just until his master is sorted at the hospital.’

Zeke smiled at her, and bent to gather the dog into his arms again, carrying him over to the police car and strapping him into the back seat.

‘Thanks!’ he said, then seemed to hover by the car, eventually coming out with what was bothering him.

‘Does Andy want any older players on his soccer team, or perhaps someone to help with things?’

Ellie beamed at him.

‘I’m sure he’d be delighted to have you. As far as I can see, it’s a kind of “the more the merrier” situation.

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