Only Her by Sandra Owens

Author:Sandra Owens
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781503937550
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2016-07-18T18:30:00+00:00

The head doc’s waiting room wasn’t typical of any doctor’s office that Cody had ever been in. The chairs were soft leather and comfortable, the assortment of magazines varied and some were even interesting, and jazz music played softy through ceiling speakers. The receptionist had offered him a choice of coffee, tea, or soda. He’d almost asked if she had any scotch, and he would have only been half kidding.

“Mr. Roberts.”

Cody jumped up, eyeing the front door, wondering how fast he could get out. Pretty damn fast if he wanted. Man up, dude. You’ve been through worse than this. He wasn’t so sure about that, but his job depended on doing this. He followed the woman who’d introduced herself as Norma when he’d checked in. She reminded him of the kind of grandmother you could tell all your troubles to, and then she’d feed you cookies and milk. Probably intentional on the doc’s part. Trick you into liking it here, then sneak up on you when you weren’t paying attention.

She led him to an office, and then backed out without a word, closing the door behind her. There was a damn couch against the wall. He so fucking didn’t want to be here.

“I’m Tom Bledsoe,” said a tall man maybe ten years older than Cody. He had black hair peppered with gray, and piercing blue eyes.

“Cody Roberts.” He shook the man’s hand.

“Have a seat.” The doctor returned to his desk. When Cody hesitated, he chuckled. “The chair is fine. We’re not at the couch stage yet.”

“Not sure I ever want to be.”

“Almost everyone says that. Do you prefer Mr. Roberts or Cody?” he asked after Cody was seated in front of the chrome and glass desk.

“Cody’s fine.”

“Good, because I prefer Tom.” He steepled his hands and fixed on Cody with those all-too-seeing eyes. “Tell me why you’re here.”

And there it was right off the bat. The million-dollar question. “I was given an ultimatum by my boss. Get help or lose my job.”

“I’ve known Kincaid for a few years now. I imagine he’s a good man to work for.”

“He is.” For a while they talked about the similarities and differences between serving in Iraq, where Tom had been a medic, and Afghanistan, where Cody had been deployed.

“Why do you need help, Cody?”

The man was a trickster all right. He’d lulled Cody into relaxing before springing the question. He took a deep breath. “I keep having this nightmare, the same one over and over. Last week, on an operation, I had a flashback. Now I’m grounded until I figure things out.”

“I see. That unfortunately happens to too many of our military men and women who’ve served in a war zone. It’s not a weakness, and it doesn’t mean you’re crazy. Just that you’re human. In your case, with the recurring nightmare, I’d guess something happened that you’re suppressing.”

“So what do I do about it?”

The doc smiled. “Exactly what you’re doing by agreeing to see me. The reason I’m good for you is that I’ve been where you are.

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