Winning the Doc's Heart by Jennifer Youngblood & Craig Depew

Author:Jennifer Youngblood & Craig Depew
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Ditch Lily Press
Published: 2020-04-30T04:00:00+00:00

14

The following morning, P. J. looked glumly at herself in the locker room mirror. Kyle and his mother would no doubt be on their way to Clementine by now. It was crazy how much she was missing Kyle, especially since she’d only just seen him last night.

Something was brewing in his head. She could tell from his kiss and the look in his eyes. Was he having second thoughts about the two of them? Was it Annie? Or concern over what could happen with her career? P. J. was worried about what could happen if she continued her relationship with Kyle but being with him was the only thing that felt right. Even now, when she was supposed to be focused on work, all she could think about was that Kyle was gone. That he would be gone for several weeks. How was she going to stand it?

She blew out a long breath, trying to clear her mind. Those two patients who needed valve replacements this morning weren’t going anywhere until she was finished with them. She walked out of the locker room and down the hall to the scrub sinks.

The next two days dragged by. By Thursday, she couldn’t take it anymore. She called Mrs. Thornton. “Hello. This is P. J. Bandy.”

“Oh hi, Doctor,” she said warmly. “So nice to hear from you. To what do I owe this honor?”

“It’s a personal call, not a professional one. Please call me P. J., or Priscilla if you prefer.”

“P. J. sounds just fine. And, you can call me Marigold.”

“Marigold,” P. J. mused. “What a beautiful name.” Funny, she’d never even wondered what Mrs. Thornton’s first name might be. She was such a distinguished lady that Mrs. Thornton seemed more fitting.

“I’m afraid Kyle’s not here right now. I sent him over to the drug store at Fairhope to get some of my pills.”

“I’m glad you’re taking your medicine. Do you know if he has any plans tomorrow evening?”

“I’m sure he doesn’t. I’ve had him replacing some siding on the house that got damaged in a big storm last fall. We had one of those miniature tornadoes come right up to the yard and break a big limb of my oak tree. He’s ripped the siding off the west side of my house and put up new. He’s going to paint it tomorrow.”

“He sounds pretty handy.”

“Oh, he is, and not just on a computer. Want to come down?”

Anticipation stirred inside P. J. “Sure. My afternoon is pretty light. I only have two appointments. I think I’ll have the scheduler move them both up to right after lunch, and then drive down. Don’t tell him, though. It can be a surprise.”

“That sounds lovely. If you like, my friend Coralee has a spare room, and I’ll ask her and her husband to let you sleep there overnight and then you won’t have to drive back to Birmingham so late. They just got married not too long ago.” She chuckled coyly. “But they’re my age so I doubt that having company over would interrupt any newlywed games.

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