His Valentine Surprise by Tanya Michaels

Author:Tanya Michaels
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-02-21T23:00:00+00:00

SHAY KNEW SHE WAS BABBLING like an idiot—well, an idiot with a medical degree—and thought that Mark was showing great patience in not asking her to shut up. As she drove them toward the hospital, she’d told him that he might be looking at a Colles’ fracture, explained what the first-aid acronym RICE stood for—Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation—and had been asking if he had any known allergies to medication.

He finally chuckled, although it was clear from the tension in his face that his wrist was still hurting. “You know, I plan on being conscious when we check me into the E.R. It’s not necessary for you to have my complete medical history memorized. But just in case I do lose consciousness…my health insurance card is in my back pocket. You have my permission to look for it,” he invited.

She slanted him a suspicious look. “I can’t tell if you’re being helpful or flirting with me.”

“Then I must be really bad at flirting. Ignore me. The pain is clouding my judgment.” He grated his teeth. “I can’t believe I did this to my wrist. The thing is, I know better. I’ve done hiking and some low-intensity mountain climbing—they always tell you not to catch yourself with your hand like that.”

“Don’t beat yourself up. Knowing something in the abstract isn’t the same as being caught in the moment.” For instance, she knew better than to ever do anything unprofessional at a school function where dozens of parents could witness it, but there’d been a moment tonight—over by the concessions, with Mark staring down into her eyes—where, heaven help her, she’d wanted to kiss him. Idiot. The man had a daughter who was obsessed with finding a new mommy, for crying out loud. If Vicki saw her dad in a lip-lock with someone, she’d be hearing wedding bells in her head.

And who knew what narrow-minded people like Carolyn Moon might think?

They could assume Shay was a loose woman who didn’t think twice about jumping into bed with a man she’d only known a couple of weeks. The truth was, Shay hadn’t been in anyone’s bed in…geez, it had been so long she couldn’t really keep track. But Shay spent all day around impressionable children. The perception of herself that she presented, as a role model, was almost as important as the truth.

“You know how people joke that something’s so easy they can do it with one hand tied behind their backs?” he asked tiredly. “I hope that proves true of returning the store to profitability and leading the Campside Girls.”

She bit her lip, thinking that this could definitely hamper his arts-and-crafts abilities. “If it helps, they probably won’t actually tie your hand behind your back. They’ll probably go with a splint or cast. And we’re going to put out a call for volunteers to help you with the girls. Just because no one wanted to take charge doesn’t mean they won’t be willing to assist.”

Especially when some mothers at the school learned that the troop leader was an extremely handsome, extremely eligible man.

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