Perfect Distraction by Allison Ashley

Author:Allison Ashley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: medical romance; cancer treatment; contemporary romance; contemporary women’s fiction; workplace romance; doctor & patient romance; oncology; oncologist; pharmacist; cancer; forbidden romance; Entangled Publishing; Amara; Allison Ashley; Single Title Romance; Allison Ashley; Perfect Distraction; Quiet Romance; Women’s Fiction Romance; Heartwarming Romance
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2020-02-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Andrew didn’t see Lauren again until his next chemo appointment. If it weren’t for her, he’d probably dread the way he spent the afternoon every other Friday. But as it was, he looked forward to them the same way he had Saturday morning cartoons as a kid.

He was coming back from the restroom, pulling his IV pole behind him, when he found her at his chair talking to Jeni. He paused at the edge of a pull-around curtain, just out of view, wanting to just look at her for a minute.

She wore dress slacks and a fitted black sweater, and her hair was down, which drove him crazy with the desire to bury his hands in it. Damn, she was beautiful.

“This morning was crazy,” Lauren was saying. “Clinic was super busy. I’m headed down for lunch and wanted to check in on my way. What about you? Andrew said you had a nice Christmas in Nebraska?”

From her chair, Jeni extended her legs straight and crossed her ankles, then folded her arms across her chest. She regarded Lauren with one eyebrow raised. “It was good…until the family got into a huge argument. Because of you.”

“What?” Lauren asked, her voice shrill. “What do you mean, because of me?”

Shit. Andrew hadn’t planned on Lauren knowing anything about that, but before he could reach them and stop her, Jeni kept going.

“You should know the Bishops have been die-hard Denver Broncos fans for decades. We drive out for a game at least once a year. But suddenly after Christmas Andrew went on a rampage through the house and took out anything Broncos-related he could find and demanded we choose a different team. ‘At least as long as Gearhart is on it,’ he said.

“He wouldn’t say why, just that the guy had done something pretty shitty in college involving you. Most of us were on board without a second thought. But a few were resistant. You’ve gotta understand, that’s been our team forever. Since way before Gearhart came along. That kind of loyalty isn’t something you can just turn off, you know? No matter how much we like you.”

“Of course, I would never ask you to—”

Andrew came up behind Lauren, but she still hadn’t noticed him.

Jeni held up a hand. “I know you wouldn’t. I’m with Andrew on this. I don’t know what happened, but I haven’t seen Andrew that angry in a long time. So, it must have been bad. Either that, or he cares a lot about you.”

“It’s both.” His voice behind Lauren made her jump. He smiled and brushed his hand across her arm as he walked past, maneuvering his IV pole back into place next to the chair. He bent over to plug it into the wall, and when he stood back up and turned to sit down, Lauren’s cheeks were flushed.

“You…” she swallowed. “Um, you look very nice today.”

He grinned, pleased that she seemed flustered. He’d dressed up in a full suit today, the jacket resting on the arm of his chair.

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