Harlequin Medical Romance October 2019, Box Set 1 of 2 by Caroline Anderson

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

CHAPTER SEVEN

THE STORM CONTINUED to batter the small town of Cutler’s Creek.

Mabel Donaldson had not yet arrived back at the hospital with whatever it was she wanted to show Olivia but a lunch of toasted cheese sandwiches and a delicious vegetable soup was being provided by a lovely woman called Betty who was in charge of the hospital’s kitchen and laundry. Everybody seemed to be welcome in her kitchen, whether they worked in this hospital or not, and they all seemed to know when lunch was being served.

Zac came in and announced to no one in particular that he’d finished a check on all the inpatients and that they were now all enjoying their lunch. He happily accepted a large mug of soup from Betty and helped himself to a sandwich from the pile on the platter.

Bruce, the local police officer, arrived. ‘I went past your place a while ago,’ he told Zac. ‘Your roof’s still on and the barn’s secure. Just as well that foal’s out of the weather, that’s for sure.’

‘Thanks to Liv,’ Zac told him.

‘Didn’t realise you’d stayed on.’ Olivia wasn’t absolutely sure but there was a distinct possibility that Bruce had winked at her. ‘Not the first time you’ve been in the right place at the right time, then?’

Olivia concentrated on her soup and hoped that the hot food might provide a reason for any extra colour in her cheeks. The locals had already been talking about her. Now they would be able to embellish their stories with the knowledge that she’d stayed overnight and had just happened to be at Isaac Cameron’s property when his horse had unexpectedly foaled the next morning.

That was something else about country towns, wasn’t it? Everybody knew everybody else’s business. She’d never want to live in a place like this. She could forgive her mother for having been appalled at the prospect. There was a lesson there, wasn’t there? If you wanted a life partner, you found someone compatible and attractive who wanted the same kind of things out of life as you did and then you built a relationship that would hopefully be solid enough to last a lifetime. And, okay, she’d chosen the wrong person with Patrick but how much worse would it have been if she’d been completely in love with him? If she’d felt the kind of intense emotions that Zac was making her feel?

Ben, the paramedic, came in a few minutes later. ‘Thought I could smell your soup, Betty.’

‘Grab a mug, lad. There’s plenty. Want a toastie?’

‘Wouldn’t say no.’

‘You haven’t been out on an ambulance call, have you?’ Zac asked. ‘I didn’t get paged.’

‘I’ve been cruising,’ Ben told him. ‘Thought I’d check in on Bert and remind him to use his spray instead of just calling us when the cold weather makes his angina worse.’

‘He is one of our frequent flyers.’ Zac grinned. ‘Good on you for checking.’

‘No worries. He lives next door to Rob, anyway, and I’ve put the word out that our training session for tonight is postponed until further notice.

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