The Doctor's Dating Bargain by Teresa Southwick

Author:Teresa Southwick
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-08-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Bright and early Monday morning Cam walked out of her suite and came face-to-face with Ben, who was just coming out of his. She hadn’t seen him since returning to town exhausted yesterday afternoon. They’d both worked very hard to pretend sex hadn’t happened.

“Good morning.”

“Hi,” she said, brightly, still working to forget.

He fell into step beside her on the way to the elevator at the end of the hall. “Apparently a weekend in the mountains agrees with you.”

“Oh? How can you tell?”

“Because you’re looking particularly lovely this morning. And relaxed.”

That just meant she was a good actress. “Thanks.”

If he wasn’t simply being charming, that was just proof of how good cosmetics could be. She wanted to say that he was looking particularly good, too, but she preferred the sexy, scruffy, hair sticking up first thing in the morning look. And she’d never have experienced it if they hadn’t gone camping. Though their rooms were side by side, there seemed to be an invisible line neither of them was willing to cross here in the civilized world.

A lot of things had changed because she’d gone away with him. For the first time since he’d invaded her serenity spot here in the civilized world she didn’t know what to say to him. Finally she came up with, “I miss trout for breakfast.”

He grinned. “That’s the nicest thing you’ve ever said to me.”

“I was talking about fish. That has nothing to do with you.”

“Sure it does.” At the end of the corridor he pressed the elevator’s down button. “I caught it, cleaned it, cooked it. I feel a deep, personal satisfaction at having introduced you to the great outdoors.”

He’d introduced her to more than that, but it was best not to go there. “I’ll admit to doubts about hiking into the mountains.”

“Doubts? You were looking for an exit strategy until we set up camp.”

“You’re not going to let up, are you?”

“That’s not my current plan, no.”

“Okay. I was wrong.” Best to keep things light, she decided. “There, I said it.”

“You’re a big person,” he said, looking down at her.

Two dings behind them indicated the elevator had arrived and when the doors opened they got in.

“What’s on your agenda for today?” she asked, moving away from him. As much as she liked breathing in the scent of his skin, it was best to keep her distance.

“Patient appointments this morning, then a trek to the hospital for a hip replacement.”

“That’s close to a hundred miles away, isn’t it?”

He nodded. “Plans are moving forward for the Mercy Medical Clinic expansion and part of that is an outpatient surgery center. That will make a huge difference to people here in town.”

“And to you.”

“Yup.” They arrived on the first floor. “What’s up for you today?”

“Battle damage assessment.”

“Excuse me?” He took her elbow as they rounded the corner to the lodge lobby.

“That article wasn’t especially flattering to me and I’ve been unavailable for the last couple of days since it hit.”

“You’re welcome for that.” He wore a smug expression, but on him it looked good.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.