The Playboy Doctor's Surprise Proposal by Anne Fraser

Author:Anne Fraser
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin

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‘Of course you should stay over,’ Brianna insisted when she and Caitlin were on the veranda, enjoying the evening breeze. The children were in bed, dinner had been cleared away, and it was the first opportunity the sisters had had to catch up. ‘Why shouldn’t you?’

‘Well, first off, the whole point of me being here is to spend time with you,’ Caitlin said, smiling at her sister. ‘We’ve missed so much time already. Secondly, it feels a bit strange, spending the night at Andrew’s place. A bit too familiar, if you see what I mean.’

Brianna smiled wickedly. ‘Putting the first reason aside for the moment, and remembering I don’t want people behaving differently around me, it’s the second that intrigues me. Don’t you feel safe around Andrew? C’mon, ‘fess up. What’s going on?’

‘Absolutely nothing is going on!’ Caitlin protested. Then catching her sister grinning even more disbelievingly, she laughed. ‘I can’t help it, Bri. There’s just something about him I find unsettling.’

‘Nothing to do with the fact that he’s gorgeous, has a body to die for, and is actually a really nice guy?’

‘And, as you keep reminding me, unavailable.’

‘Hey,’ Brianna said, growing serious, ‘I thought you weren’t looking for a serious romance.’

‘And I meant it. And somehow I don’t think that’s what Andrew wants either. Anyway, all of this is nonsense. I’m only here for a few months, and then it’s back to Ireland. I really want the professorship and nothing and no one is going to stand in my way.’

‘Hey, I’m not the one who’s stressing. If there’s nothing between you and Andrew, I don’t see why you don’t take him up on his offer.’

‘I’ll sleep on it,’ Caitlin conceded. ‘But you’re right, we’ve spent enough time discussing Andrew Bedi.’

For the next few days, Caitlin was kept busy. She loved the ambiance of the hospital. The staff all went out of their way to make her feel welcome and she was impressed by the standard of care the hospital offered. She saw Andrew several times during the day. Often he’d be in Theatre with her for the more complex cases, and she found that they had an easy understanding when they worked together. Patricia’s baby was improving every day. Caitlin was delighted when one day she found Patricia in the special care nursery, holding her baby in her lap. All the tubes had been removed and the blue tinge which had worried everyone so much had disappeared and had been replaced by a healthy pink.

Caitlin bent over the sleeping baby.

‘She looks great,’ she whispered.

‘I can’t believe how much she’s improved in the last few days,’ Patricia whispered back. ‘I’ll never be able to thank everyone. Especially Dr Bedi. He’s been in to see her every day, at least twice, and as for the nurses—nothing has been too much trouble.’

‘Have you decided on a name yet?’

‘Do you have a middle name?’ Patricia asked.

‘Yes, I do. It’s Colleen.’

‘Colleen,’ Patricia said, savouring the name. ‘Then that’s what I’m going to call her. Colleen—after you.

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