Melting the Trauma Doc's Heart by Alison Roberts

Author:Alison Roberts
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-07-10T14:41:09+00:00

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You never know.

It seemed to be a favourite thing for Isaac Cameron to say. He’d said he would only have one glass of wine last night because you never knew what might happen.

Well...they knew now...

And Olivia couldn’t stop thinking about it, especially after she’d been sitting in this empty staffroom for over an hour. Every crack of thunder that made this old wooden building vibrate seemed to reignite the tingling in every cell of her body that still hadn’t worn off. She’d known that it might well be a once-in-a-lifetime experience and she’d been fine with that so why did it now feel like nothing else was ever going to get close enough to make it seem worthwhile or even desirable?

It was bad enough that it was so easy to remember every touch from Zac. Every kiss. The tenderness that had gone hand in hand with that unbelievable passion. That instead of being an experience that she could file away as a magic memory, which was what had been intended, Olivia couldn’t deny that the desire to do it again was unexpectedly strong. Or that when Zac walked into the staffroom and smiled at her, it was fierce enough to make it feel like her heart stopped for a moment. Her breathing certainly did. Or maybe there just wasn’t enough oxygen in here, like that lack she’d noticed in his kitchen last night.

‘That’s some storm out there, isn’t it?’

‘Mmm...’ Olivia’s response sounded a bit strangled but Zac didn’t seem to notice. He was helping himself to coffee from the cafetière.

‘Your grandma’s wrist is only sprained.’

‘Oh...that’s good.’

‘I should warn you that she’s planning to give you an invitation to her birthday party. She’s insisted on being taken home to fetch one, along with something else she wants to show you but I have no idea what that might be.’

Olivia shrugged. ‘I doubt very much that I’ll be coming back here anytime soon for a party. Coming back ever, for that matter.’

Zac turned to face Olivia, his coffee mug in his hands. ‘Funny... Apparently that’s pretty much what your mother said the only time she ever came here.’ His breath came out in a soft snort. ‘Mabel’s been telling me all about her. She said, “And she always got what she wanted, that one. I’ve never met anyone so driven.”’

‘I don’t need to hear the local gossip about my mother, thanks very much.’

Zac’s gaze was steady. ‘Even if it explains why your father gave up trying to contact you?’

Olivia was silent. She couldn’t look away. Her voice came out as a whisper. ‘What are you talking about?’

‘Your parents agreed to separate. Your dad had to come back here to help his father or the hospital would have been closed. He didn’t agree to you being taken out of the country but that’s what your mother did and then she used lawyers to make it impossible for him to get access unless he wanted a huge legal battle. He tried ringing but your mother wouldn’t let him talk to you.

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