Harlequin Special Edition October 2020--Box Set 2 of 2 by Teresa Southwick

Author:Teresa Southwick
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Since she had only come to lend her support and not to actually get anything to eat or drink at the diner, Ellie left.

But she didn’t go very far. She hung around because she wanted to tell Neil how impressed she was with the way he had handled Miss Joan. She had seen a lot of people shot down by the dictatorial diner owner.

“Masterfully done,” she told the two doctors as they walked out of the diner and down the front steps. “You two handled Miss Joan like pros. Kindly, but firmly,” she added with approval.

“Your input helped,” Dan told her, grateful she had thought to show up and add her voice to all the others.

“Yeah, well, we’re not exactly home free yet,” Neil pointed out.

Ellie put her own interpretation to his words. “You don’t think you’ll be able to secure the necessary equipment to conduct the tests that you’ll need to evaluate her condition?” Ellie asked.

Neil looked at her. Her question had caught him off guard since that wasn’t his point.

“Oh, I’m fairly sure I can get what I need. It might take a little doing, but it can be managed,” he said, thinking of his network of fellow surgeons.

Confusion creased her forehead. “Then what?” she asked.

Neil voiced his concern to both Dan as well as to Ellie. “I’m thinking beyond that. What if Miss Joan doesn’t like the results the tests yield? What if the tests point to her having to have a procedure done, like an angioplasty or an ablation, or something more serious?”

“Like a bypass?” Dan asked.

Neil nodded. “Like that. Then what?”

There was no sense in worrying about what hadn’t come to pass yet. “One step at a time,” Dan told him. “First, let’s get those tests done. Contact those people you know and see what it takes to get everything set up,” he advised his friend.

What Neil needed, Ellie thought, was something to divert him. “And after you make those calls and while you’re waiting for the equipment to arrive, why don’t we see about getting you those driving lessons we talked about?” Ellie suggested.

Well, he hadn’t seen that coming, Neil thought. “As I recall, you were the one who did the talking. I just listened.”

“But you didn’t say no. C’mon, learning how to drive is all part of asserting your independence, Doc,” Ellie coaxed. She glanced at Dan for his backing as she continued talking. “Don’t you want to come and go as you please?”

The eager pilot was forgetting one crucial point, Neil thought. “To do that, I’d have to have a car,” he pointed out.

When he saw the smile that slipped over her lips, he knew that this wasn’t going to be his way out of the lessons. “The town mechanic runs a garage,” Ellie told him. “I’m sure that he’ll be more than happy to set you up with a loaner—provided you know how to drive.”

Neil looked toward Dan for help, but his friend was already on his way back to the medical clinic.

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