Second Chance with the Surgeon by Robin Gianna

Author:Robin Gianna
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-08-13T18:37:30+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

JILLIAN SAT ON one of Conor’s comfortable modern sofas and stared out over the city while she ate a banana that wasn’t black this time.

The dogs were at her knees, nudging her and demanding attention, despite Conor having taken them for a walk early this morning, and she managed a crooked smile even as she inexplicably wanted to cry. She reached to scratch their ears, and when Hudson whined she rested her face on his big head.

“I know. I miss him, too. Which is not a good thing.”

But, she reminded herself, she’d missed him even when they were married, hadn’t she?

If only she’d known how things would turn out when she’d fallen so hard for him on their very first date. Except, if she was honest with herself, she had a feeling that nothing would have kept her from wanting to be with him, from marrying him, even if she’d known that her heart would be so deeply bruised when it was over.

After last night’s conversation she understood him better. And that understanding made her heart hurt for him, made her appreciate why he hadn’t seemed to want to change his ways even as their marriage had crumbled. It was good that she knew, and it would go a long way toward closure as she moved on to a new phase of her life.

The ‘William Tell Overture’ began so abruptly she jumped, then fished around for her phone. Finally finding it between the sofa cushions, she saw it was Briana.

“Hey, sis! What’s the scoop?”

“I finally squeezed out some time to come stay with you,” Briana said. “I’m really sorry I haven’t been able to get there sooner. I’ll be doing some work from there, but I figure that’s not a problem, right?”

“Not at all. I have therapy sessions three times a week, and I even get a little work done for another hour or two. I’m not too functional yet, but you shouldn’t have to stay very long. I’ll be off the nighttime pain meds soon, and I am learning how to get along with only one hand until the other one starts to work again.”

“Great to hear. I’ll be there the day after tomorrow. I’ll let you know what time. Can’t wait to see you and the pups.”

“Can’t wait, either. Love you—and thanks.”

Her fingers went limp with the phone still in her hand and she stared out the window again. This was it. Briana was coming. Time to say goodbye to Conor, except for the times they’d run into each other at HOAC. Besides getting her hand to work again, looking for another job would be her priority now, so they could say goodbye for good and never see one another again.

She should feel glad about that. Seeing him, and then making love with him, had seriously messed with her equilibrium and brought back some of the pain and heartache she’d been trying to move on from. It had also brought back wonderful memories of how much fun they’d had together when things had been good.

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