Forever a Father by Lynne Marshall

Author:Lynne Marshall
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-12-07T18:22:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Monday morning the clinic got off to a roaring start. Every appointment for the day had been booked, and thanks to a Sunday afternoon ankle injury sustained by playing Frisbee with his dog, one of the star athletes from the 4Cs football team got double booked with Daniel’s first appointment.

Keela showed up early. “Good morning, Dr. Delaney,” she said, a certain sparkle in her eyes.

“Welcome back, Keela.” He let a hint of his thoughts loose with the greeting, appreciating how terrific she looked back in uniform. They shared a quick but knowing gaze that warmed up his blood. Man, he’d missed her at work. He’d missed her just since last night, too.

To hell with all work and no play. Since only the two of them were there, he followed his gut and waltzed her into his office, closed the door and kissed her. From her easy participation, he knew she was on board. “So, we should probably talk about this.”

“My kissing the boss good-morning?”

“I’m pretty sure the boss just kissed the employee. But look, I never want you to feel pressure from me.”

“I like kissing you.” She gazed into his eyes, her arms loosely wrapped around his neck.

“Good. But I want you to know that whatever this is—” removing a hand from her waist, he gestured from his chest to her chin “—well, I never want you to feel pressured about anything.”

“I promise to speak up, as long as you promise not to let anything happening between us affect my job.”

He raised his right hand, hoping she didn’t think of him as a slimy, taking-advantage kind of boss. “You have my word.”

“Good. Now shut up and kiss me again.”

The second kiss felt intimate and brought him to his senses. Things could get serious with Keela quickly. Midkiss, they heard the back entry door slam closed, and stopped.

She used her thumb to wipe a trace of her lipstick off his mouth, then winked. He swung the office door open and they stepped into the hallway, hoping their compromising situation didn’t look too obvious. This business was his livelihood, as well as Keela’s. It was a big responsibility, and his reputation could be at stake.

He quickly shifted to all-business mode. “Morning, Phil,” he called down the hall, ignoring the hint of disappointment in Keela’s gaze.

“Hey, boss.” His temporary employee stepped out of the locker area.

“This is Keela, and, Keela, this is Phil.” He liked how that singular blue-eyed glance from Keela had the same effect as a quick cup of coffee on his pulse, though that probably had more to do with kissing her. Whatever, he was happy to have her back on the job. But he didn’t like how Phil was anything but discreet in checking her out, so he grabbed the appointment printout from the in-tray and handed it to the temporary PT to distract him. “I’m having you two work together today, since we’ve got several group appointments scheduled in the treatment room. That work for you guys?”

Phil looked happier than he should about the arrangement.

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