Do Opposites Attract? by Kathryn Freeman

Author:Kathryn Freeman [Freeman, Kathryn]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Contemporary, General
ISBN: 9781781891018
Google: BqLEngEACAAJ
Amazon: B00KRJLFZ8
Publisher: Choc Lit
Published: 2014-06-02T23:00:00+00:00

They ate their fish and chips off their laps. Mitch had come back in a better mood than he’d gone out in and, between the glow from the fire, the food in their stomachs and the alcohol, the atmosphere was cosy and relaxed. It still rankled with Brianna that he couldn’t seem to see her simply as a woman, rather than a rich woman, but she had to let that go. In time he would grow to see her differently. If he’d let them have that time.

‘Mitch, why did you join Medic SOS?’ Brianna asked as she put down her empty plate. ‘You said you worked in the army, and then A & E in a civilian hospital. So why change?’

He took a drink of his beer and settled back into the fireside chair. ‘I was bored. It might sound stupid but I missed the challenge of working in difficult conditions. Medic SOS gave me back that challenge, plus the knowledge I was helping real suffering, in areas that badly needed that help.’

Brianna nodded. She could see what he meant, but it still seemed like a tough career choice. ‘Joining the army is an unusual move for a graduate doctor, isn’t it? Why that rather than a traditional hospital?’

‘Why not?’

Exasperated, Brianna poured herself some more wine. ‘Come on, that’s no answer. I’m interested, that’s all. Why is asking you any questions about your private life like pulling teeth? You know it’s because you’re so evasive that I think you’re hiding exciting secrets. If you were more open I wouldn’t probe so much.’

‘Is that a promise?’

She eyed him through her lashes. ‘Yes, so spill the details, doctor.’

He put his hands up in mock surrender. ‘Okay, okay. I joined the army because it sounded exciting and because I didn’t have any family or a base that tied me to any particular place.’

Now she was getting somewhere. ‘So your parents had died by this time?’

‘I never knew my father, but yes, my mother had died.’

‘When?’

‘Several years before, when I was fourteen.’

‘Oh, Mitch, you poor thing. I am sorry.’

‘I wasn’t.’

His blunt statement shocked her. As did the way his face suddenly turned as harsh as his voice. ‘What did she die of?’

For a fraction of a second his hand clenched on his glass. Then he carefully schooled his features back into a blank mask. ‘It’s not important.’

His reaction said otherwise, but she’d learnt enough about the man to know he wasn’t going to be pushed anywhere he didn’t want to go, so she changed tactics. ‘Who looked after you when your mother died? Did you have a stepfather?’

‘I didn’t have a stepfather, no.’

Brianna fought to keep the impatience from her voice. ‘So who took care of you? Relatives? Foster parents?’ When he simply gave a slight shake of his head, Brianna’s heart crumpled. ‘Oh, Mitch, you didn’t go into care, did you?’

‘No.’ He paused, his expression so guarded she thought that was all he was going to say on the matter. It was a surprise when he spoke again into the silence.

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