Midwife's Longed-for Baby & the Prince's Cinderella Bride & Bride for the Single Dad (9781488022142) by Anderson Caroline; Berlin Amalie; Taylor Jennifer

Author:Anderson, Caroline; Berlin, Amalie; Taylor, Jennifer
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488022142
Publisher: Harlequin Sales Corp
Published: 2017-10-11T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

ANAIS WALKED THE LONG, winding corridors of Sisters of Grace Hospital, her hand tucked into Quinn’s. From the dampness of his palm, she knew he was worried. Not that anyone else could see it—the military bearing seemed marrow-deep now, to the point that he practically marched and she had to jog to keep up.

Ben’s surgery started in an hour, having been scheduled with remarkable speed during the few days she’d been away from Almsford—something Quinn finessed.

“He’ll be all right,” she whispered to him, but he gave no sign he’d heard her until the door to their private waiting room finally swung shut behind them.

It had barely clicked closed before he tugged her into his arms and seemed to deflate a little until his chin rested on her shoulder.

She said it again, no matter how close it felt to the kind of assurances she’d been trained to never give. For him she’d forget that training. “It’s going to work. He’ll do great.”

He released her and pushed a white handled shopping bag into her hands—the one she’d thought carried a gift for his friend. “I asked if, as one of Ben’s doctors, you could pop in and out of the surgery to keep us updated on how everything was going. Would you?”

Ben was still pre-op, with a long surgery ahead, and Quinn was already a breath away from completely wrecked.

A peek into the bag confirmed her suspicions: scrubs.

Aside from demanding she marry him, Quinn had asked very little from her so far; really nothing compared to all she’d asked of him. Wear this gorgeous ring, go for a walk and picnic in the park, attend tonight’s Independence Day party at the American Embassy… All requests made in service to his Make People Like Anais campaign. This was the first thing he’d asked for himself.

As awkward as it was to barge into another surgeon’s OR, she didn’t want to say no. She remembered clinging to her computer for any news she could scavenge in the days after Quinn had been injured.

Waiting when the life of someone you loved hung by a thread was absolute torture.

“If they’ll allow it,” she ventured. “I don’t have privileges at this hospital.”

“I cleared it all. Thank you.” He breathed out slowly, a small amount of tension ebbing from his worried brow. “Rosalie’s in with him right now, but she’s going to be in here with us, waiting. I’m sure she’ll appreciate updates too.”

“I’ll do whatever I can. Is there somewhere I can change?” She’d thrown herself—quite unsuccessfully—at the man only days ago. It’d be pointless to get weird about changing her clothes in front of him now. “Or can you stand against the door? I’ll be quick.”

His brows popped up, but he nodded and went to plant his shoulder against the only exit. “Want me to turn around?”

Just a polite question; the man already looked like he had no intention of moving, the confidence she’d been missing immediately returned.

“You’ve seen it all. Your body’s the mystery here.

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