Harlequin Medical Romance: November 2022 Box Set 1 of 2 by Alison Roberts

Author:Alison Roberts
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2022-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

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For the hundredth time that week, Thad wondered what in the hell he was doing as Emma texted her sister to let her know she might be late and to not wait up and he let the driver know to head to his town house instead of Queens.

But it was so difficult to think rationally, to keep his cool, to push his emotions aside when Emma was this close to him. She was stunningly beautiful, soft and warm and giving. And she wanted him.

Throat tight, he focused on keeping some semblance of sanity in the back of that car despite the desperation to have her clawing inside him. This was no way to be together the first time—frantic and fumbling in the back seat where anyone could see them. No. If this was going to happen with Emma, he wanted it to be perfect.

So he needed to keep his mind off the sweet scent of her washing over him in the tight confines of the limo. Speaking of tight, his pants were becoming increasingly uncomfortable as they constrained a certain part of his anatomy responding directly to the press of Emma’s thigh against the side of his. Not helpful. What also wasn’t helpful was how each time he closed his eyes, he pictured Emma gazing up at him as they’d danced, looking at him like she saw only the good, the right, the admirable in him. Worse, it made him yearn to be that man for her. Like it was that easy.

And maybe he would be with her by his side.

But no. There’d be no sides, no support, because this would only be a one-night affair. That was all it could ever be.

Right?

Right. Because Emma deserved better than him. If she stayed by his side, Thad feared his father had been right. That he was truly worthless and weak and he’d drain all the good right out of whatever this was between them. Not on purpose; things happened. They always did with him. She’d told him people called him a Grinch at the hospital, and they were probably right. He lived alone—except for Everett and Baxter—he rarely let anyone close to him for a reason. He’d become used to the self-imposed isolation.

At least until Emma had arrived.

Now Thad wasn’t so sure. About anything.

“Done,” Emma said, slipping her phone back into her impossibly tiny purse, then kissing his cheek. “Karley’s alerted and has secured herself in the apartment for the night.”

Thad then took a deep breath, wondering if the adrenaline racing through his veins like Santa’s reindeer was a sign of excitement or caution. Ten minutes later they pulled up to the curb on Fifth Avenue and the driver opened Thad’s door for him, jarring him from his thoughts. “We’ve arrived, sir.”

“Thank you.” Thad climbed out and adjusted his topcoat, his heart slamming against his rib cage so hard he feared it might burst out onto the sidewalk. He was no virgin. He’d been with plenty of women in his time, but this thing with Emma felt different.

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