Harlequin Medical Romance February 2016, Box Set 2 of 2 by Amy Ruttan

Author:Amy Ruttan
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781459296107
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

SOMETHING WEIRD HAD happened today.

Perhaps it was some kind of emotional alchemy from a mix of grief, desire and that bone-deep contentment that only came in the wake of complete physical fulfilment.

If someone had asked, Anahera would have said with absolute conviction that it wasn’t possible to love Hana more than she already did.

And yet here she was, looking down at her sleeping daughter, filled with love that had a new depth, and it was overwhelming enough to make her heart ache and for slow tears to trace the outline of her nose.

Was it because she’d been part of the grief of Tane’s family as they’d faced the loss of someone so deeply loved?

It couldn’t be that simple. It wasn’t the first time she’d lost a patient, and while every death saddened her it was a part of the job she had chosen to do and one that was as much a part of her as being a mother. Even the really tragic cases like Tane and little Hami—the child they’d lost to the same, awful disease of encephalitis a couple of years ago—could be processed in a way that made her a better nurse. A better person even, because they served to remind her how precious life was and how important it was to show the people in her life how much they were loved.

This new level of love for Hana felt like she had tapped into a mysterious vault where there was a vast new wealth of love to be found—and shared.

Could it be because she felt loved herself in a way that nobody but Luke could have made her feel?

The soft mosquito netting slipped through her fingers as Anahera stepped back from the bed after a final kiss and murmurs of love, but her train of thought was not interrupted.

Was love like some kind of emotional currency and the more you could put into the bank, the more you had to draw on?

The smile of greeting from Vailea as she went onto the veranda almost started her tears again. How could anyone get so much understanding and sympathy into one smile?

‘You’ve had such a day, love. Come and sit. Eat. I’ve made the paella you love.’

Anahera glanced at her favourite chair that she couldn’t wait to sink into and at the plate of fragrant rice and seafood—one of Vailea’s specialties—that was waiting on the little round table beside the chair. She took a step farther away first, though, so that she could press her cheek to her mother’s hair for a long moment.

‘Thanks, Mum. Love you.’

‘And I love you. Now sit. Eat.’

Anahera sat. And ate. And smiled.

She had all the love she needed in her life, didn’t she? From Hana and her mother. From her friends like Sam and Hettie and Keanu and Caroline. From the island community that was more like a huge, extended family that willingly shared the joy of celebrations and was there as a solid rock of support when things weren’t so good.

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