The Doctor's Pregnancy Bombshell by Janice Lynn

Author:Janice Lynn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-09-24T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

MELISSA became aware of her surroundings in slow steps. The first thing to strike her was the pain in her lower back.

She went to stretch and realized she wasn’t in her bed at her house. She was on the sofa in her office.

James was there, looking after Cindy.

She opened her eyes, squinted to make out her watch hands. Ten o’clock? No way.

Ignoring her protesting muscles, she sat up.

Why hadn’t James woken her up?

She glanced at the drawn window shades. Shades she always kept open. The sunlight would have woken her. Which probably answered her question of why he’d drawn them to begin with.

Now she would be more behind than ever.

Dizziness washed over her the moment she stood up. When was this horrible sick feeling ever going to pass?

She made the necessary trip to the private bathroom in her office. After she finished business and brushing her teeth, she splashed water on her face.

She’d slept better than she had in weeks. But now she had patients who’d been waiting all morning. Plus, Cindy’s IV would need to be changed.

James would be long gone as he had classes today. Why had he made the drive last night? Arrived at her office in the dead of night? Put her to bed, well, sofa?

Or had she been so exhausted she’d dreamed the whole thing?

No, if she’d been dreaming, James would have taken her into his arms and begged her to forgive his stupidity for leaving and her stupidity for letting him go, and of course he’d want their baby. Yeah, that was definitely dream stuff.

Last night he’d been angry.

Except she’d swear she remembered him brushing her hair away from her face right as she’d drifted off to sleep. That his warm lips had brushed her temple and he’d mumbled something under his breath.

She’d likely dreamed the whole thing.

She changed into fresh scrubs, pulled her hair back in a neat ponytail, and went to face the drama of having overslept on a busy Thursday morning.

She immediately bumped into Debbie. The nurse averted her gaze and seemed to be hiding a smile. A guilty smile.

“Why didn’t you wake me?”

Still not making eye contact, Debbie threw her hands up. “Hey, I had strict orders that you were not to be disturbed, no matter what.”

Strict orders? “From who?”

“The tooth fairy.” Debbie quipped. “Who do you think?”

“James?”

“James.”

James had been there and stuck around until Debbie had arrived. Which meant she hadn’t dreamed last night. He had kissed her forehead. Why? And what was it he’d said? Even fully awake, she couldn’t decipher his mumbled words.

“What’s that smile for?” Debbie smirked and Melissa instantly flattened her expression.

“Nothing,” she assured her. What was she thinking, smiling in front of Debbie? Her friend would gnaw on that like a dog on a bone.

“Yeah, right.” Debbie’s brown eyes rolled toward the ceiling.

Melissa started to respond, then remembered Cindy. “How’s Cindy this morning? I should go check her. Did James change her IV bag before leaving this morning?”

“Her bag is changed, and she’s much better.

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