Doctor Dad Bod: Dad Bod - Men Built For Comfort by Poppy Parkes

Author:Poppy Parkes [Parkes, Poppy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Parkes Publishing
Published: 2022-01-09T16:00:00+00:00

Quinn

Carter gets us settled in his office. It's more comfortable than an exam room, he says

It's also more secure.

I don't miss how he locks the door behind us. I can open it, but anyone coming in from outside will need a key.

Something Brad doesn't have.

My heart’s already beating much more calmly. I came to the doctor for medical and related financial assistance, but I’m finding so much more in him now that I’m here. A protector, a guide, maybe even a friend — or more.

Butterfly wings tickle the inside of my belly at the thought of what that more with the big doctor could look like or feel like.

I tell the butterflies to knock it off.

They’re being completely inappropriate.

But, in spite of everything, a small smile tendrils over my face.

While I unbuckle Kiri from her car seat, Carter moves around the desk and rummages in one of its drawers. When he straightens, he’s holding a few toddler-friendly puzzles and toys. Noticing my surprise, he gives me a lopsided smile that makes heat blossom in my heart and also — to my shock — other regions.

Sexy regions.

I don't know if these feelings are born of my desperation, my fear, or if they’re real. All I know is that the good doctor is quickly growing on me.

But I can't give in to these feelings, even if they are real. Too much depends on him helping Kiri. I won't fuck that up with my own personal desires.

“You never know when you're going to need to distract a toddler,” Carter says, blue eyes gleaming.

I'm practically melting.

Like, legit swooning.

What the hell is wrong with me?

I’ve barely gotten out of an abusive relationship. My ex tracked me here and is probably looking for revenge, or at least to regain control over me and Kiri. And I've got the hots for the doctor I just met yesterday?

I must be more of a hot mess than I thought.

“Okay,” I say, trying to shove the distracting thoughts from my head, “I've already researched you so extensively. I'm not sure what you feel like you need to disclose to me that I haven’t already read about. But if you do . . . spill it.”

He sits in the chair next to me. Not the imposing chair on the other side of the desk, but the one by my side. I try to ignore how this makes my heart feel suddenly too big for my chest.

I’m not sure I’m successful.

“I had a patient,” he says quietly. “A boy, eight years old. His name was Ryan. He was a skinny kid. Small, but with a huge imagination and the brains to support it. He made up the best stories, and he was wild about Spider-Man.”

“He sounds sweet.”

“He really was. Like Kiri, he had a congenital heart defect. It presented as a standard case. I’d been seeing him for about a year, having taken over his care from when his family moved into my area.

“Everything was going fine, but . . .” Carter shakes his head.

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