Still Married to Her Ex! by Lucy Clark

Author:Lucy Clark [Clark, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-09-01T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

IT WAS ONE of those odd days where nothing seemed to go as planned, but such was the life of a surgeon. Clinics and theatre lists could be planned in advance but when an emergency came in, everything else had to get shuffled.

The junior registrars and interns did as much as they could in clinic but all of them, especially the interns, were eager to do as much surgical time as possible.

‘We only had to reappoint ten patients,’ the outpatient sister told her later that afternoon when Molly stopped by for a recap. ‘Everyone else was seen…eventually.’

‘That’s not too bad.’

‘How’s that young teenage boy? I heard you performed a thoracotomy in the street.’

Molly smiled. ‘The patient’s doing very well now and I didn’t perform the surgery. I only assisted Fletcher.’ She stopped and looked down at the ground, smiling a little as she remembered just how confident and assured Fletch had been whilst performing a very difficult procedure. ‘I guess all that experience in the middle of nowhere has definitely paid off because Fletcher was incredible.’

Sister nodded and Molly stretched her arms before drawing in a deep breath. ‘What’s next?’ Sister asked.

‘Off to the ward to check on the patients.’ She waved goodbye to Sister and headed towards the surgical wards. Right at this moment, she had to admit that she was happy. The patients from this morning’s tragedy, except for the woman who had died at the scene, were all alive and, with time, should make a full recovery. But it wasn’t only her patients who were making her happy and she knew exactly what—or rather who—was responsible for her present mood.

‘Heading to the ward?’

‘Fletcher.’ She stopped and looked over her shoulder to see him behind her. ‘Where are you coming from?’

‘The hospital director’s office. He wanted to personally thank me for my assistance with today’s emergency.’

‘Well, that’s nice.’ They both started walking again and for some reason, Molly’s fingers itched to be holding firmly onto his. He really was such a clever man. Not many surgeons would have been able to pull off such an operation, especially in those circumstances. She was proud of him.

‘Actually, I think it was more of a publicity thing.’

‘Oh?’

‘Prestigious doctor, research fellow. Pacific Medical Aid surgeon saves teenage boy’s life on the side of the road.’ He lifted his hand as though he were highlighting tomorrow’s newspaper headlines.

‘Not very catchy. Plus, it will definitely inflate your ego far more than it already is. Ooh, when the journalist gets here, you could do some magic tricks for the camera. Everybody loves magic.’

Fletch chuckled and draped his arm about her shoulders—just as a close friend would. ‘There’s the sassy Molly I adore.’ He winked at her and then dropped his arm, pressing the button for the door to allow them into the surgical ward.

It felt wonderful to joke and tease with him again. It felt natural and right and her smile increased even more. Maybe they could find a level of friendship they were both comfortable with.

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