More than ‘JUST’ Friends by Mia Ford

Author:Mia Ford [Ford, Mia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-06T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Naomi

9 Months Later…

When I entered exam room number three after a long day of back to back patients (it seemed everyone was getting boosters and checkups this time of year) I never expected that I would run into Tucker Worthington. I hadn’t spoken to him since I’d run into him several months back at the coffee shop, even though he had taken my number and said he would call me. I was beginning to think he’d fallen off the face of the earth.

But there he was looking sexy as ever.

“Well, look who the cat dragged in, right?” Tucker said with a big smile. Sitting on the exam table in front of him was a medium sized beagle that appeared to be about two years old. She was immediately excited as I came into the room. The dog hopped up on its hind legs and began to make over me, licking my face and rubbing its paws on me as I approached the table.

“Hey, it’s great to see you!” I exclaimed as the dog’s tongue tickled my cheek and a giggle escaped me. I nosed the dog back and petted it cupping it’s soft, cuddly face in my palms. “And who is this little one?”

“This is Spunky,” Tucker said.

“Spunky? Well, that’s an adorable name,” I said in my best baby voice as I continued to play with the dog. She was adorable.

“Yeah, I just got her from the pound a few weeks ago. She’s had a bit of a cough, even though they said she’d had all her shots. So, I thought I’d bring her in.”

“No problem,” I said. “It might be a little kennel cough, or more likely just a sinus infection.”

“OK, I hope nothing serious,” Tucker said. “She’s a wonderful dog.”

I pulled out a stethoscope and listened to the dog’s heart and lungs. As I moved through the step by step examination I briefly chatted with Tucker.

“So, how are things in the world of tax law?” I asked teasing.

Tucker laughed. “Well, it’s very fascinating, and by fascinating I mean not at all. No, I actually do enjoy it. There is enough variety and lots of work to keep me occupied and busy. If I have too much time on my hands I tend to get into trouble.”

“Trouble? You? No…” I joked.

“You wouldn’t know it by looking at me, but behind the business suit I’m very devious.”

“You never called,” I pointed out.

“Yeah, I kind of got sidetracked,” he replied. “Darlene called me a few days after I ran into you.”

“Really? So, you two are back together now?”

“No,” he replied. “It was a mistake but she fed me a song and dance routine that I totally fell for and we gave it another shot. But I think after a few months we both realized it was a mistake and that we’d both grown so far apart that it just wasn’t working. So, that was that.”

“Well, I’m sorry things didn’t work out for you,” I said as I peered into the dog’s ears.

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