Season of Wonder by RaeAnne Thayne

Author:RaeAnne Thayne
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HQN Books
Published: 2018-07-17T18:34:20+00:00

10

For the rest of the afternoon, Dani refused to let herself dwell on the strange interlude with Ruben or the weird, incongruous combination she felt around him, a mix of nervous awareness and a soft, seductive peace.

She was too busy taking care of the Chihuahua with abdominal distress, a black Lab who needed some porcupine quills pulled, Cecil the traumatized lop bunny and three Maine coons in need of checkups.

By the time she showed out her last patient and his human, she was exhausted. She finished her paperwork, grabbed her bag, put on her coat against the December chill and walked out to the waiting area to say goodbye to Gloria.

“That was a crazy afternoon. Thank you for helping everything to run smoothly. I don’t know what I would have done without you.”

“You’re welcome.” Gloria reached to shut down her computer for the evening, then returned a couple of files to the drawer to clear off her desk.

“Good thing you found time for a lunch break in there,” she said. “By the way, I didn’t realize you and Dr. Morales’s son were such good friends.”

There was a slight question on the end of her words, as if Gloria were trying to ascertain just how friendly the two were.

“We live next door to each other. It’s impossible to avoid each other in a town as small as Haven Point.”

“I suppose that’s true.” She paused. “He’s a good guy, Dr. Capelli.”

“I agree,” she said, not liking Gloria’s tone or her own defensive reaction to it. Why was it any of Gloria’s business if Dani was friends with Dr. Morales’s son?

“He’s always been a hard worker, even when he was a kid who would come around here to make extra spending money. I thought maybe he would become a veterinarian like his dad, he was that good with the animals, but he had other ideas I guess.”

“Kids often do.”

“He’s a good guy,” she repeated. “I sure would hate to see him get hurt.”

Was Gloria warning her away from Ruben? The idea would have been laughable if it wasn’t so astonishing.

“Are you saying you think I would hurt him? Why would I do that?”

“I don’t know. Maybe you’ll decide things aren’t working out for you here and you need to go back to the East Coast.”

Did Gloria believe what she said, that things weren’t working out here for Dani? All her doubts and insecurities seemed to crowd through her psyche, all the voices that told her she was better off staying a waitress instead of thinking she could ever build a solid future for her daughters doing something she loved.

“I appreciate the advice. I’ll keep it in mind,” she said stiffly.

She had thought Gloria liked her. The woman had been kind to her and was always more than patient with the girls. It hurt to know she questioned Dani’s staying power.

“You should be relieved to know, then,” she said, still in that tight voice, “that I’m not dating the man and I have no intention of changing that.

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