Harlequin Medical Romance August 2019, Box Set 1 of 2 by Alison Roberts

Author:Alison Roberts
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

MAGGIE LET OUT a roar of frustration. ‘If I sterilise the washing up gloves, could you reach in and pull these babies out?’

‘Is that what you would advise me to do if I’d had a cake in the oven for only three-quarters of the baking time?’ Jayne replied evenly.

When her friend made a ‘gah!’ noise, pushed herself up and stomped off into the garden, to languish on a cushioned bench in the shade, Jayne knew that the baking analogy had had the desired effect. Leave well enough alone!

As Jayne stuffed yet another load of laundry into the washing machine, and caught a glimpse of a brightly coloured canal boat loaded with happy holidaymakers drifting past outside on the river, she had to admit she couldn’t blame her for feeling so frustrated.

The weather was lovely. Everyone was out and about. Maggie would normally be scurrying around the village, organising about a zillion activities. Not to mention kitting out the seating area outside her tearoom with bunting and her annual display of sunflowers. Just last night Maggie had sobbed for a good two hours about the shop’s impending demise.

‘Balderdash!’ her business partner—the rather fabulous Dolly Johnson—had cried when she’d come round with a basket of butterfly-themed fairy cakes. ‘It’s doing better than ever.’

Maggie had only become grumpier with that little nugget of information.

This morning it was Nate. She missed him desperately. She hadn’t had a good snog in over two months and she wasn’t sure she could survive any longer without a kiss from her man.

Jayne knew exactly how she felt.

Not about snogging Maggie’s husband, obviously, but now that she and Sam had their ‘give friendship a chance thing’ going on she was really struggling to keep her body’s responses in check.

Working at the surgery was brilliant, but each time their hands brushed, or their paths crossed, she had these saucy stirrings. The man was sparking up all sorts of engines she’d forgotten she possessed.

It was an excruciatingly frustrating reminder of just how long it had been since she’d had sex. She’d had a couple of half-hearted flings over the course of her time in London. Maybe three. Maybe a couple of ill-advised one-night stands. But…nothing had stuck. No one seemed to have that special something.

Except Sam.

The truth was she wanted him. He was sexy. And they had sparks aplenty.

She flicked on the washing machine and stared out of the window towards the surgery.

Was that such a bad thing?

Yes…if you’re trying to be friends.

She caught herself running her fingers across her lips, her stomach feeling all glitterball sparkly at the memory of that near-kiss. It was like being a teenager all over again. Giggling and swooning and…her eyes flicked to the calendar… two more days.

All the fizz in her tummy flattened. Two more days and it would be seven years since her sister had died.

Busywork. She needed busywork. It was the perfect time to lay out the surprise she’d been working on for Maggie. Since she couldn’t really go far, Jayne had thought she’d bring a project to her.

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