How to Marry a Doctor (Celebrations, Inc.) by Nancy Robards Thompson

Author:Nancy Robards Thompson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Contemporary Fiction, Series, Contemporary, Romance, Harlequin Special Edition, United States, Literature & Fiction
Publisher: Harlequin Special Edition
Published: 2015-07-02T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Despite how strong Jake had tried to be, he’d ended up asking Anna, Emily and his brothers to tend to the guests while he stepped out for a few moments. Anna empathized with what he must’ve been feeling after receiving the news of Bob’s death. Even though Jake was no stranger to personal loss after the death of both his parents, it never got easier.

After the fireworks ended, the guests began saying their goodbyes and calling it a night. It was a Saturday, but some of them, including Anna, had to work tomorrow. After all, the hospital was open 24/7. It didn’t operate on bankers’ hours.

Since she had to work, Emily, Ty and Ben had offered to tend to the basic cleanup—gathering trash and extinguishing tiki torches and the fire pit so that Anna could go home and get some sleep.

Her lips still tingled from his kiss. She didn’t want to leave. She wanted to be there for Jake when he returned, but after thinking about it and weighing everything that had happened that night, she decided that maybe it was better to give him a little space. She’d call him tomorrow. Maybe ask him to go for a run after she got off work.

She was supposed to have Sunday dinner at her parents’ house. Maybe she’d see if he wanted to come along. Lord knew he’d spent more than a few Sundays at her family’s dinner table when they were growing up. Maybe going back to the comfort of the past would help him feel better.

The last thing she expected when she turned onto her street was to see his car in her driveway. But there he was, sitting in the car. It was almost eleven o’clock.

By the time she parked and let herself out of the car, he was standing there.

“How long have you been here?” she asked.

“Not too long,” he said. “I’m sorry I bolted. I needed to clear my head.”

She held up her hands. “No apologies needed. Come on in.”

He nodded.

Once they got inside, he sat down on the couch and she went to the refrigerator and got two beers.

“Are you okay?” she asked as she handed one to him and settled herself on the couch next to him.

He rested his hand on the back of the couch and stared up at the ceiling, looking thoughtful.

“It’s strange,” he said, “to think that Bob is gone. He was so alive last week.” Jake shook his head. “Being a doctor, you’d think I’d get used to the fact that people die and life goes on. But it never gets easier.”

“I guess that’s why it’s important to live in the moment and appreciate the people in your life while they’re there,” she said.

“You’re right. As I was driving around, I was thinking about what you said. About why I won’t let you in.” His voice was a hoarse rasp. “I don’t know why, but I want to try. I mean, your strength humbles me, Anna. I’ve been running from my monsters for so many years.

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