The Fair Wind: A moving 1950s hospital romance (The Anniversary Collection Book 6) by Lucilla Andrews

Author:Lucilla Andrews [Andrews, Lucilla]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: nursing, medical romance, nurse romance, doctors and nurses, hospital romance, nursing stories, nurse fiction
Publisher: Wyndham Books (Medical Romance)
Published: 2021-01-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Mark Jonathan arrived at the Home at exactly seven o’clock next evening. He said he had two vital questions to put to me. ‘One, are your feet up to a ten-minute walk? Two, do you like Italian cooking?’

I answered yes to both questions, and we strolled at a pleasantly leisurely pace down the side-streets just beyond the hospital, in the direction of the docks. Our walk was interrupted frequently by various acquaintances of Mark’s, who greeted him with amicable waves. When we arrived at the small, spotless restaurant that was bright with scarlet tablecloths and lamps made from empty Chianti bottles, I asked Mark how he knew so many locals.

‘We’ve lived in our flat just round the corner for the last five years.’ He jerked his fair head at the door. ‘On top of that, Tom and I worked on our midwifery course in this District. That made us part of the scenery. There’s nothing like midder for making pals for life.’

Over our meal, Mark asked if I had done any solid thinking on the subject of match-making.

I fiddled with my folk. ‘I’ve done a little. How about you?’

‘I think the best plan would be for us to throw a little party some time next week. It will have to be next week as we’ve all got to turn out in silk hats and smooth suiting this weekend for Tom’s wedding. I suppose you’ve heard about that do.’

‘Yes. He told me.’

‘There are four of us, so we can ask four girls. We must keep it small. There simply isn’t room in our flat for anything larger. David and Henry ‒ the two other chaps with whom we share the happy home ‒ can ask their own girls, and I suggest that you and this Jill girl come along to round it off. We are not exactly the finest of cooks. So you don’t think Jill will object to being asked to butter the odd sandwich, or fry a sausage?’

‘No, of course not. Jill is great fun once she forgets to feel shy, and no one can feel shy when wielding a frying-pan. It’s such a homely article.’

‘Then Jill shall be in charge of frying,’ he announced. ‘Splendid! Any chance of you two being able to get the same evening off next week?’

‘Luckily there’s a change on tomorrow,’ I said. ‘If there wasn’t, I don’t think we’d ever be able to get the same time off in the same ward.’ I told him where we were being moved.

‘Jill’s going to Margaret, eh? Couldn’t be better. Now Tom won’t have to waste any more time pretending he’s got this sudden urge for surgery. So we really are getting somewhere, and not a moment too soon. The poor guy’s wearing himself to a shadow. I tell you, he’s in a bad way! Shocking state for a man to be in just before his Finals.’ He frowned at me. ‘Which reminds me. Just what did you say to upset him last night?’

I stared at him momentarily.

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