The Mogul's Maybe Marriage by Mindy Klasky

Author:Mindy Klasky [Klasky, Mindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary
Amazon: B0055PRN50
Goodreads: 11459659
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-07-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Two and a half weeks later, Sloane sat in another medical office, glancing uneasily at the clock. Dr. Phillip Morton was running late—half an hour so far. Of course, he was an obstetrician, and he couldn’t control emergencies that came up among his pregnant patients.

Sloane glanced down at the forms she had completed, the endless pages that asked for shockingly personal information. It always bothered her to fill out medical documents. She had so little information about her parents, no real family history to include. Most doctors looked at her with suspicion when they saw how many questions she left blank. She never got used to that pause before she could explain, before she could say, “I didn’t know my father, and I only have limited information about my mother.”

At least Ethan had taken over for some of the forms. He had filled in all the blanks that related to insurance, to money, to the cost of the medical care she was about to receive. He completed his own profile as well, dashing off information about his personal health, diseases that ran in his family. He filled in the box labeled “other,” recording details about the genetic anomaly that underlay this entire office visit.

She’d half expected him to leave as soon as the paperwork was complete. He had delivered his insurance card to the front desk, though, and then he’d sat beside her. His keys jangled in his pocket as he settled into his chair. He’d insisted on driving them to the doctor’s office, powering his own luxury car through the crowded city streets and giving his driver the morning off.

Sloane was just grateful that they hadn’t taken the SUV. She would always associate that vehicle with Dr. Johnson, with Daisy, with the sad news about the puppy’s cardiomyopathy. Not that the little dog seemed to understand anything about her illness. The Old English sheepdog had taken to jumping up on Sloane’s lap whenever she could, curling up as if she were a lapdog. Daisy was putting on weight every day. Between the puppy’s size and Sloane’s own expanding waistline, the practice couldn’t continue, but it was certainly fun while it lasted.

Not that Ethan had even noticed. He now ignored Daisy whenever he could, acting as if the sweet little animal was invisible. He no longer scratched behind her ears, and he’d stopped taking her for walks. Come to think of it, Sloane couldn’t even remember the last time he’d referred to the dog by name.

Sloane wasn’t a fool. She knew what he was doing. He was protecting himself, keeping his heart safe from future pain. But he was also missing out on all the fun and joy that Daisy could give them—potential years of canine love and affection.

Sloane glanced at Ethan, wondering if she dared raise the issue while they waited. He was stunning in his navy suit, the fabric offset with the faintest pinstripe. His shirt was bright white, almost blinding across his chest, at his wrists.

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