Healed by Her Army Doc by Meredith Webber

Author:Meredith Webber
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-06-07T15:35:38+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

SHE WAS LEAVING the tent when she realised that on shelves that had miraculously appeared along its side, and were apparently held up by air, were stacks of equipment. In fact, everything she needed to restock her bag.

She replaced all the items she’d used, ticking each one off a list on a clipboard on the shelves.

Slinging her bag back over her shoulder, she headed for the mess.

Angus had been treating a woman with crush injuries to her left arm and shoulder, splinting the arm to keep it stable as she was airlifted to hospital.

Had he sensed Kate’s presence in the tent that he wasn’t surprised when he looked up to see her speaking seriously to Blake?

The thought was disturbing. Hadn’t he always prided himself on giving one hundred per cent of his attention to whatever he was doing?

He shook away the notion and concentrated on securing his patient to the stretcher.

But as Kate stopped near the entrance to replenish her supplies, he came abreast of her as his patient was wheeled out towards one of the helicopters, both now ferrying the injured and their families to hospitals.

‘Are you taking a break?’ he asked, when he’d said goodbye and good luck to his patient.

‘Just until Blake needs me,’ she said, explaining about the possible amputation.

‘I could assist with that,’ he said, thinking it might spare Kate the horrifying sight of a field amputation.

She looked up at him, a glint in her eyes.

‘Think I can’t take it?’ she challenged, and he had to laugh.

Though when he spoke, he was serious—speaking softly, gently.

‘I think you could take whatever life threw at you.’

The glance she shot him was startled, and he imagined she’d grown a little paler, but as she straightened her shoulders and colour returned to her cheeks, she said, ‘I might take you up on that offer to assist Blake. I think a quick nap would do me more good than another meal or even a hot drink in the mess.’

‘If that hamburger is all you’ve had to eat today, you need some real food. Come on, I’ll pull rank and get you a decent meal then even find a bed for that nap.’

He went to sling his arm around her shoulders, but she moved away, whether deliberately or not he didn’t know, although he was glad she did. Neither of them would enjoy being gossiped about if people thought they were interested in each other.

Because they weren’t, were they?

Well, not now—not after the now...

Much as he wanted to, he could hardly bang his hand to his head either, but he needed to get it straightened out—concentrate on work, not emotion.

He scanned the blackboard menu as they entered the mess, and decided on the rich beef stew for himself, pleased when Kate agreed it would be just the thing for a cool night in the mountains.

Sending her to find a table, he got the meals himself, bringing them across to where she sat beside one of the ‘windows’ in the mess tent.

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