The Magic of Christmas by Sarah Morgan

Author:Sarah Morgan [Morgan, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781459291720
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2007-08-24T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

THE rest of the week was a whirl of work and unpacking.

When she was at home, Lara finished emptying boxes and found homes for all the children’s possessions, and, when she was at work, she tried to concentrate on patients and not think about being attracted to Christian.

But it was hard.

Especially once Jane discovered her new living arrangements. ‘Christian mentioned that you’ve moved in to help him with the kids.’

Lara frowned. ‘He told you that?’

‘Yes. We were chatting.’

‘Christian doesn’t chat.’

‘He does if you force the issue. I don’t know which piece of information shocked me most. The fact that he’s divorced or the news that you’ve moved in with him. Why didn’t you tell me?!’

‘Because I was worried that you might ring my mother.’ Lara glanced towards the ambulance bay, waiting for the arrival of an overdose patient. ‘She’d jump to the wrong conclusions.’

‘You’re not involved, then?’

‘No.’ Lara checked her watch. Ambulance Control had said five minutes but there was no sign of the patient. ‘My love life is as depressingly stagnant as ever.’

‘Well, that might change now you’re actually living in the same house. You might bump into him naked in the bathroom.’ Jane gave her a wicked smile. ‘Do me a favour and carry a camera with you, just in case.’

‘You’re perverted.’Lara stared out of the window. ‘And it’s a big house. I could walk around naked for a week and not bump into him and, anyway, neither of us is interested in a relationship.’

Jane looked at her. ‘I wasn’t really talking about a relationship. I was thinking more of passionate sex with a guy who looks like a Greek god. It seems like too perfect an opportunity to waste.’

‘Well, I’m going to waste it. He has two children and I’m going to Australia next month.’

‘Which gives you plenty of time to have a steamy, no-strings affair. Sounds just about perfect to me. You need some light relief. You work much too hard.’ Jane stared thoughtfully through the window. ‘Where are they? Do you think the ambulance has crashed?’

‘I hope not because we’ve only just restocked Resus after the last black ice disaster. It’s freezing out there.’

‘Snow is forecast at the weekend. Can you imagine that?’

‘Brilliant. It will make everything really Christmassy.’ Lara’s mood lifted and Jane gave an irritated frown.

‘Do you have to be so relentlessly positive? It’s really exhausting for the rest of us. Could you occasionally try and look on the black side, like normal people?’

‘I don’t see a black side to snow.’

‘Of course there’s a black side,’ Jane said gloomily. ‘A mere sprinkling of white dust and the whole city grinds to a halt. Cars slither, people slither, bones are broken…’

‘Well, we’re stuck here, anyway, so we may as well have some customers.’Lara heard the siren and gave a nod. ‘Here we go. Lights, camera, action.’

The paramedics took the unconscious man straight through to Resus and seconds later Christian joined them.

Jack, the paramedic, helped transfer the patient from their stretcher to the resus trolley.

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