Small Town Scandals Boxset Books 1-3 by Kay Lyons

Author:Kay Lyons [Lyons, Kay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781946863720
Publisher: Kindred Spirits Publishing

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WEDNESDAY EVENING Melissa pulled on her shoes to go for a run, a poor attempt to take her mind off her problems and the humiliation of having to face Bryan after everything that had happened. What was she going to do?

She and Bryan spent their time at the practice avoiding each other and the awkwardness between them was growing. What she wasn’t sure of was why Bryan felt he owed it to her father to talk to her. Employers weren’t supposed to get that involved with their employees’ personal lives. Doctors should care for others and Bryan used to be a playmate, but that was no reason to team up with her dad against her.

She groaned in frustration, locked up the house and walked down the street, her pace increasing as she went in a vain attempt to burn off some excess anxiety. The humid air had her clothes sticking to her skin before she made it to the end of the block, but the sauna-like mugginess felt good after being in the air-conditioning all day.

She continued on past the high school where the football team practiced and used her worry over what to do to propel her faster. Who had time to take things slow? She certainly didn’t.

“You have another run-in with Mrs. McCleary?” Bryan asked from behind her.

She stumbled and had to alter her stride to keep from falling on her face. Turning, she glanced behind her to make sure her hearing wasn’t playing tricks on her, and sure enough, there he was. Bryan’s thickly muscled arms pumped in sync with hers, his broad chest bare and glistening with sweat.

After their argument on Monday evening, they’d fallen into a routine, that of Bryan working the back of the practice, her working the front. When their paths did cross, it was always about a patient, always brief and to the point, and always layered with courtesy that had nothing to do with breasts or intimacy or even coffins.

“What are you doing here?” She huffed slightly, breathless, which angered her even more. Bryan wasn’t winded at all.

“Same as you—running off some demons.”

They jogged side by side for several blocks, Bryan thankfully silent, and rounded the corner where the courthouse park came into view.

“First to the center fountain?”

She hesitated for a long moment, then remembered all the challenges issued during those long summer days growing up. Why not? Running hard meant no talking. She shrugged. “Go!”

Bryan watched as Melissa took off with a burst of speed. She had a power behind her stride that any runner would envy. All the more impressive given her illness and whatever residual effects she suffered.

He increased his pace, realized he had to go even faster to catch her and pushed hard to edge her out at the last moment. They both slowed, gasping, and he bent with his hands on his knees, staring at Melissa in amazement because she grinned from ear to ear. Quite a change from the office.

“Oh, wow. I haven’t done that in ages.

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