Opposites Attract: His Country Doctor (The Journal of Medical Romances Book 1) by Lucy McConnell & Hannah Peterson PA-C

Author:Lucy McConnell & Hannah Peterson PA-C [McConnell, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gelato Publishing LLC
Published: 2020-04-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Harper

I was able to get off early on Friday. Which was a good thing, because deciding what to wear on my first official date with Andrew proved a difficult task. I could drain an abscess with my eyes closed, but my mind stumbled over the clothing options in my closet.

Andrew and I had talked on the phone during lunch every day since he’d come to see me at the clinic. It was really nice that he could talk while on the tractor, because he didn’t stop work for long.

He told me all about spraying weeds in the cornfield, and about his horse that limped because it’d had gotten a rock in its shoe. I’d asked question after question. I mean, I knew horses wore shoes, but I didn’t know things could get caught in there. And I had no idea what kind of damage could happen to such a large animal. Their feet were surprisingly tender.

One of the things I liked so much about Andrew was that he let me pepper him with questions about his world on the farm. It was just so different from anything I’d experienced, and even the small details were fascinating. Not to mention they all added to the painting of Andrew that filled my mind.

He never belittled me or made me feel silly when I didn’t understand the context of one of his statements. That was huge for me, because I had a naturally curious mind and a desire to learn.

Another stroke of the brush was that he could turn lemons into lemonade better than anyone. When something didn’t go according to plan, he didn’t get upset. As I was learning, the average day for a farmer didn’t ever go according to plan. Equipment broke down, animals misbehaved, and even the weather didn’t cooperate. Despite all that, Andrew was a happy person who seemed to find the good in everything.

It was refreshing. In school, things had always been so competitive, and the fact that I was a bit of a perfectionist had put a target on my back.

That perfectionistic trait was killing me as I tossed two outfits aside. So far, Andrew had seen me in scrubs, softball clothes, and after trudging through stinky swamp water. Never at my best.

But what kind of best was I going for here?

The problem was, I didn’t have enough information about our date to make an informed decision. Andrew wanted the evening to be a surprise. Didn’t guys have any idea what that did to a girl? It was sweet and wonderfully romantic—but a wardrobe hint would have been greatly appreciated.

Should I play it cool and be the girl next door in jeans and a nicer shirt? Should I run to the store and get something more … country? Or should I dress it up and go for the wow factor?

I covered my eyes and counted to ten.

In the end, I decided on a simple white country dress that fell to my knees, and a pair of dark brown cowboy boots I’d bought shortly after arriving in Keokuk.

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