Joanna Neil by The Emergency Doctor's Proposal

Author:The Emergency Doctor's Proposal [MMED-1328] (v0.9) (epub)
Language: eng
Format: epub

CHAPTER FIVE

'Where are we going?' Sarah peered out of the car window into the darkness, trying to work out the route that they were taking, but Mark had turned the car off the main road. She didn't know this road. 'This isn't the way to my father's house.' She shivered, her clothes clinging to her damply and sending a chill through her despite the covering blanket.

Mark shot her a quick glance. 'It'll be quicker if we go to my house first. It's only five minutes away, and I think it will be better if we get you warm and dry as soon as possible. I'll make sure that you get back home, don't worry.'

'I didn't realise that you lived this close to the hospital. I always thought that you had a house out in the country.'

'I did, but when I took over as consultant I decided that I would be better off with something nearer. I was lucky in that this house came on the market at the right time. It's still fairly rural and when I saw it I realised that it was just what I was looking for.'

He turned the car onto a country lane and a little while later he slowed down and said, 'Here we are.'

He pulled into a wide driveway, and when Sarah stepped out of the car and looked around she saw that lanterns illuminated the porch and the side of the house, providing a welcoming glow.

It was a sprawling building, stone built, with roofs set at different levels and lovely Georgian windows overlooking the fields opposite. The house was colourwashed with white paint and bordered by an array of shrubs and climbing plants. A low wall, also painted white, fronted the building and enclosed a neat cottage garden.

Sarah didn't see many other houses around, and this one nestled comfortably in a corner of the rural landscape, set back from the road.

She stared for a moment. 'It's beautiful,' she said. A gust of cold wind ran through her and she shivered, pulling the blanket more closely around her.

'Come on, let's get you inside.' He led the way, opening the front door and showing her into a wide hall. 'Through here,' he murmured, indicating a room off the hall.

It was a large sitting room, warm from central heating, but he went and lit the fire at the hearth so that the glow of flame brightened up the room. She went and stood in front of the fireplace, letting the warmth surround her.

Mark said, 'I'll go and make us a hot drink, and I'll see if I can find a change of clothes for you. I can let you have a T-shirt and an overshirt and a sweater, probably, and there should be some of my cousin's jeans around somewhere. She's about your size.'

'Does your cousin stay here sometimes, then?'

He nodded. 'She came for a visit recently with my uncle and aunt. We all get on well together and they decided to stay for a few days because they wanted to do a bit of shopping over the weekend.

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