The Midwife's New Year Wish by Jennifer Taylor

Author:Jennifer Taylor [Taylor, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-12-15T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

‘ONE glass of red wine, as requested. And the waitress said to tell you that our food will be ready in about fifteen minutes’ time.’

Nick put the glasses on the table, hoping Katie couldn’t tell how nervous he felt. Asking her out must come under the same heading as that near-miss he’d had in the kitchen the other day—a huge mistake. He certainly hadn’t been planning on inviting her to spend the evening with him—it had just happened. Now he would have to deal with it the best way he could so he picked up his glass after he’d sat down.

‘How about a toast? May all those reporters end up with chilblains for their efforts!’

‘I’ll second that!’ Katie clinked her glass against his then took a sip of her wine. ‘Mmm, that’s nice. Definitely better than your average pub wine.’

‘Good. Some of it can taste like vinegar, which is why I usually stick to good old-fashioned beer.’ He took a swallow of his drink and sighed ecstatically, deliberately hamming things up because he wanted to keep the mood light. ‘Delicious even if it is shandy rather than the pure stuff.’

‘Well, it may be delicious but I don’t think you actually wanted a beer moustache, did you?’

Katie leant across the table and wiped a smidgen of froth off his upper lip and Nick almost leapt right out of his seat. He set his glass on a coaster but his heart was pounding and various other bits of his anatomy were doing things he didn’t dare think about. Taking a handkerchief out of his pocket, he carefully wiped his mouth, trying not to think about how cool Katie’s fingers had felt when they’d touched him. It was best not to go down that route and definitely safer not to wonder how they’d feel on other parts of his body…

Nick groaned under his breath because, predictably, he now couldn’t think of anything else. Katie’s fingers would be so cool as they stroked him and he ached to feel them caressing him, but he had to be sensible and not forget those rules he’d made. He mustn’t do anything that might hurt Katie and if that meant him suffering then it would be worth it.

‘Are you OK?’

He looked up, feeling his stomach lurch when he saw the concern in her eyes. ‘I’m fine,’ he assured her robustly, hoping that he might be able to convince himself as well as her. ‘I’m just hungry. I never had time for any lunch today and my stomach is complaining.’

‘Oh, I see. I thought you looked a bit distracted.’

She laughed and Nick smiled because there wasn’t much else he could do. Keep it light, Lawson, he reminded himself sternly, be witty and amusing and everything will be fine. He picked up his glass again as he hunted for something to say, but Katie beat him to it.

‘It’s been ages since I last came here. It’s a bit of a trek from the hospital so we tend to use the pubs along the by-pass if we go out for a drink after work.

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