Beneath It All (Beneath #1) by Tori Madison

Author:Tori Madison [Madison, Tori]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00NJXXO1M
Publisher: Tori Madison
Published: 2014-09-23T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

I AM STRONG

I felt surprisingly relaxed while flipping through a stack of magazines as I sat in Dr. Forrester’s waiting room. Noah had come with me to the appointment, but he had just received a phone call when Elizabeth called my name. He nodded for me to go ahead without him.

I followed Elizabeth into the room and chatted for a few minutes before assuming my position on the exam table with my pink gown open in the front. I grabbed the new issue of Real Simple magazine I had snagged on my way back to the room. I was absorbed in an article and barely heard the knock on the door when Dr. Forrester appeared with a warm smile.

“Good afternoon. How are you doing today?” he asked as he sat down and studied my chart.

“Better.”

His head was still down. “That is good to hear. The drain areas are feeling good? No swelling or discomfort?”

“Not really, but they are starting to itch.”

“Are you still using bacitracin on your incisions?” He was still focused on my chart and hadn’t looked up yet.

“Yes, I am. They are softening up, but it still feels lumpy in spots.”

“That’s normal,” he said when he finally looked back up at me then looked around. “Did you drive yourself today?”

“No, Noah is out in the waiting area. He got a call when Elizabeth called me back and nodded for me to go ahead without him.” I felt the strange need to explain more because he was giving me a peculiar look. “He was assigned a new case a few weeks ago and has been working a lot.”

I tried not to appear affected, but it was getting harder. I was used to him being gone and traveling, but it felt different lately. I contributed it to the fact that I felt so damaged, broken, and needy.

“Do you want to wait for him?”

“No, that’s okay. Not much for him to do anyway.”

“Well, then, let me call Elizabeth in, and we’ll take a peek.” Dr. Forrester exited the room and came back a few moments later with Elizabeth trailing behind. She was always present for exams, I’m assuming because he was a male physician and needed to cover his ass in case some psycho tried to sue him for harassment.

He stepped over to the sink to wash his hands. “Let’s see how things are healing up, shall we?”

“I guess.” He helped me lie back on the table, and I opened my gown and let out a deep sigh.

Dr. Forrester’s hands were cool as he studied his work. He pressed his hand along the top of my chest where the expanders were and seemed pleased with whatever he was feeling for. Moving his hands along both incision lines, he stopped a few times and felt the area more intently. He gave me a gentle smile. “Everything looks great and is healing very nicely. Can you lift your arms up over your head for me?”

I stretched my arms above my head as far as I could comfortably.

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