Healing the Quarterback (Wildhorse Ranch Brothers Book 2) by Leslie North

Author:Leslie North [North, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-05-15T18:30:00+00:00

6

Charlie

The hospital fundraiser was upon them. The Sport Medicine's gymnasium had been transformed seemingly overnight: turquoise and navy ribbon festooned the rafters, reflecting the Teamsters' colors, and a revolving disco ball twinkled in every corner. The perimeter of the gym floor was choked with well-dressed people: parents, doctors, donors, and coveted high-rollers. They all chatted animatedly with one another and appeared to be enjoying themselves.

Two weeks hadn't seemed like enough to pull off such a function, but Dylan and the rest of the hospital had assembled the team to make it happen. Charlie would have taken a longer moment to absorb it all if his hand weren’t so busy flying through the motions of his signature.

"Not bad," Smitty said around a toothpick loaded down with cheese cubes. "For a small town, I mean. The lights look great. Just wish they would have taken my suggestion and gotten a real DJ from Austin."

Charlie sat bent over a table, signing an autograph in looping, hasty scrawl, when Smitty prodded him in the ribcage. He clenched his aching hand around the Sharpie almost hard enough to burst it. "Smitty, I swear to God, if you put one more pile of photos in front of me I'm going to need rehab for my…"

"I think you're gonna want to see this, big guy."

Charlie glanced up in annoyance, but what he saw nearly knocked the wind out of him. Dylan, tall and leggy in the first pair of heels he'd ever seen her wearing, looked as sinfully good as any professional model he had ever seen—no, scratch that. She radiated like a goddess. The crimson red dress he had ordered from Austin clung to every curve, broadcasting to every eye just what it was Dr. Rose had been keeping under wraps. Her dark hair was pinned up in an elegant twist, and her naturally lovely face was expertly made up. The overhead lights broke into sequins and scattered across the gym floor almost the exact moment she arrived, and the DJ—perhaps inspired by the appearance of a new muse—started playing “When the Stars Go Blue.”

She was the most breathtaking creature Charlie had ever seen.

She paused just past the entrance to the room and surveyed the scene casually, evidently unaware that almost everyone in attendance was gazing back at her. It was like Cinderella arriving at the ball, or any one of a number of Hollywood movie scenarios that Charlie would have found it hard to suspend his disbelief for. When she turned her head toward him, her earrings shimmering around the elegant curve of her neck, it was like a physical punch to his gut. There was no mistaking the change that came over her expression—the instant's recognition, the flash of unmasked happiness, followed by the professional chill he was so damn used to. Dylan handed her purse off at the coat check and strolled toward him. He ditched Smitty by the autograph table and met her halfway."Dylan." His eyes swept over her again. "You look…" He was at a loss for words.

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