The Doctor and the Matchmaker--A Clean Romance by Cheryl Harper

Author:Cheryl Harper
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-12-11T15:51:25+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

WHEN WADE USHERED his daughter inside the Concord Court office on Monday afternoon, he could tell they’d come at exactly the wrong time. Thea led the way, excited to meet Dottie again. At first glance, he wasn’t sure if the situation required ambulance, fire and police response or if it was run-of-the-mill “must be a Monday” bad. Brisa was crying. That caught his attention. Sean hovered nearby with a phone in one hand, held carefully to Brisa’s ear, and a bottle of water in the other.

Brisa saw them enter first. She immediately wiped under both eyes and waved her hands at Sean. He checked over his shoulder and then put the phone up to his own ear. “Reyna, gotta go. I’ll call you back.” He listened. “Someone’s come into the office. Brisa’s got it under control. Stay where you are for the rest of your shift at the station unless I call for help.” The call ended and he slipped the phone into his pocket. “Miss Thea McNally, we finally meet.”

Sean offered a warm smile. Thea’s giggle lightened some of the tension in the room. “How do you know who I am?”

Wade had told more than one story about Thea at Surf and Turf, but Sean said, “Brisa mentioned your exquisite design sense, Milky Way–themed. That’s my favorite candy bar!” He tapped Thea’s inflatable ring, dark blue and patterned with shooting stars, of course. Thea had insisted on blowing it up and stepping into it so that it completed her swimming ensemble before the door had closed on his townhome. It was time to cross “pool” off her important daily agenda and nothing was going to slow her down. “This is worthy of a future astronaut.”

Wade watched various emotions march across his daughter’s face. She was enchanted by Sean Wakefield immediately. The guy probably had that effect on most women.

It seemed she also desperately wanted to correct him. “The Milky Way is a galaxy, the home of our solar system.” Thea frowned. “You know that, right?”

“Really?” Sean asked, his face a comical mask of curiosity. “Come help me skim the pool and tell me more.” He met Wade’s stare, a silent check to make sure Wade was okay with that. Wade gave Sean a nearly invisible nod.

Thea picked up the conversation as she and Sean went back outside. Wade watched them for a second as Sean picked up the long pool skimmer and demonstrated the proper form for getting bugs out of the water. Thea studied the technique carefully and then bent over with a belly laugh. Wade had no idea what Sean was saying, but his daughter was okay for the moment.

He turned back to Brisa. She immediately dropped the compact she’d been using to straighten up her mascara into a desk drawer and slammed it shut. “Wade. How is the move coming along?” Her tone was brisk. Professional. He hated it.

“Good.” He crossed his arms over his chest and swayed from watching Thea out the window to trying to meet Brisa’s cool smile.

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