The Reclusive Billionaire (Destination Billionaire Romance) by Lucy McConnell

Author:Lucy McConnell [McConnell, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gelato Publishing
Published: 2016-04-01T16:00:00+00:00

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The cat, Daisy, had suffered a broken leg. Becca was able to reset it and secure a cast, much to the relief of her owner, Laura Livingston. Laura, as it turns out, had recently moved to Santa Barbara to escape her new daughter-in-law who had a severe cat allergy. “Moving away was the only reasonable thing to do—otherwise we would have killed each other,” she confessed.

Becca chuckled. Ginger pranced out of the office and wrapped herself around Laura’s legs in a show of affection Becca had yet to see from the rescued stray.

“Who is this?” asked Laura as she picked up the fur ball. Ginger’s coat had come in shiny and thick with a couple weeks of good food and attention. She spent most of her time on top of the filing cabinets but seemed to be brave after hours—which Becca couldn’t blame Ginger for since the majority of her patients were dogs.

“This is Ginger,” Becca introduced them.

“You’re a pretty kitty, aren’t you?” Laura tucked Ginger under one arm and stroked her head. “I had a cat just like her when I was a girl. I used to dress her in my Cabbage Patch dolls’ clothes,” she twittered.

Becca considered the pair. “She’s up for adoption, if you’re interested.”

“Really?” Laura’s face lit up.

“Really. Her owners had to move unexpectedly.” Becca bit her cheek. Forgive me, Lord, for stretching the truth.

“You know, I might just take her home right now.” Laura rubbed her cheek against Ginger’s head. Becca’s heart warmed knowing she’d found a home for the cat.

“I have her files already, and it would be no trouble. Daisy will have to stay here tonight, so that would give Ginger a chance to settle in.”

Ginger purred. “Let’s do it.” Laura grinned.

After making sure Ginger was happy with Laura—which she was, if purring like a boat motor was any indication—Becca locked the front door and cleaned up the exam room.

Daisy was under sedation and should wake up around ten that night. Becca called Carson; he offered to check on the patient since he was going to a nearby bar for the evening. Becca would check on her again in the morning. If her vitals were strong, Daisy could go home tomorrow afternoon.

Becca’s stomach growled as she started her car. She wasn’t in the mood for any of her usual haunts and instead opted to grab some essentials from the local market. The parking lot for the organic market was crowded, but that was to be expected for a Saturday afternoon. She found a spot and, sighing over her cat pajama bottoms and Levi jacket, made her way into the store.

There was a bright green paper taped to the door, and in big, bold letters it proclaimed:

WE ARE CURRENTLY OUT OF ALL FLU PREVENTION PRODUCTS INCLUDING SAMBUCUS IMMUNE LOZENGES, COLD-EEZE, HALO ORAL ANTISEPTIC, AND VITAMIN C CAPSULES. OUR NEXT SHIPMENT IS DUE TUESDAY.

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