Power Play by Marie Tuhart

Author:Marie Tuhart
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hot-Blooded Press
Published: 2023-03-13T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Regina rushed through her apartment. Dane would be here in thirty minutes to pick her up. In the past week, he had taken her for a picnic on the beach, hiking in the Olympic National Park, and to a wildlife sanctuary.

He’d taken her out for dinner every night as well. From Greek food to barbecue to burgers to whatever tonight might hold. With each adventure, they talked about anything and everything. In all her life, she’d never had a man who wanted to know her so well.

She got to know him too. He liked adventure, but he also enjoyed quiet time. He’d been in the lifestyle for eight years. She’d teased him that he started as a baby, and he quipped back he was older than she thought.

They talked about how he liked running the gallery and finding local talent. He was the oldest of three kids; he had two younger brothers. One was engaged, and the other was working on his dissertation to become a microbiologist.

When he asked about her family, she skirted around the question, telling him her family was alive and well, but they didn’t have much contact. Not that she hadn’t tried. Each year, she sent a Christmas card, hoping they would talk to her.

But no. They couldn’t get over how she’d chosen nursing over being a woman of means and marrying to increase the family fortune. That was not her. She liked helping people. It didn’t matter to her if they were rich or poor, where they came from, or their background. All deserved compassion and care.

Regina glanced at the clock. Damn. Her boss had called her. One thirty-minute call of nothing but frustration and here she was. The hospital was short-handed, and her boss wanted her to work. Regina barely stopped herself from going off on her boss. She’d also already worked more than her forty hours. Burnout was real for nurses. When you dealt with life and death situations, you needed time away from the job. Regina firmly but nicely told the charge nurse she couldn’t come in today.

Guilt settled low in her gut. She didn’t like hanging up on people or telling her boss no. Usually she didn’t mind taking an extra shift. Not today. She wanted to spend today with Dane.

Last night, she laid in bed trying to remember more about Dane from when her brother brought him home. She remembered the tall, lanky boy who was working a project with her brother. She didn’t know it at the time, but it was the look in his eyes. That “Dom stare” as she called it. Dane had filled out even more in the past ten years, and now, was all muscle and sexy as hell.

The brief kiss when she was a shy eighteen-year-old hadn’t prepared her for the Dane of today. That was a long time ago, she reminded herself. Dane had shown her he was a decent guy. He apologized for coming on strong, although she understood. He was

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