the Cottage (2002) by Steel Danielle

Author:Steel, Danielle [Steel, Danielle]
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2010-12-12T15:08:13.562000+00:00

Chapter 13

When Alex got Coop's message, she called him back half an hour later. She'd been busy doing paperwork on a new intake, and after that they had another new admission, a preemie with a heart valve problem. It was presumably reparable, but the baby needed close supervision. And she sounded busy and distracted when she called him.

"Hi, what's doing?"

"Busy morning?" He was nervous, but he didn't want her to know it. Suddenly, he realized how much she meant to him, and not just because of her fortune. He genuinely didn't want to hurt her, or lose her.

"Not too busy. Things are moving, but they're not insane yet." She seemed to be in full control of what she was doing, but she was always happy to hear from him, and to chat with him, when she had a minute. It had been nice of him to call her.

"Have you got time for a quick lunch?" he asked, trying to sound casual.

"I'm sorry, Coop. I can't get out of here. I'm the senior resident in charge here. I'm stuck for the duration." She was on duty until the following morning. "I can't leave the building."

"You don't have to. Why don't I come by for a cup of coffee?"

"Sure, that would be fine, if you don't mind my being stuck here. Is something wrong?" He sounded all right, but he had never offered to come by the hospital before. She wondered if he missed her.

"No, I just wanted to see you." The way he said it almost made her nervous. He had said he'd come by at noon, and as soon as she hung up, an emergency distracted her. She was still tying up loose ends and signing forms when the technician at the front desk told her there was someone to see her.

"Is that who I think it is?" the woman asked when she called Alex in her office. Her voice was filled with wonder, and Alex laughed as she answered.

"I guess so."

"Damn, he's pretty," she said admiringly, just out of his earshot, and Alex smiled as she put down her papers.

"Yes, he is. Tell him I'll be right there." It was a good time to take a break, and she hurried out in her scrubs with her white coat over it. She was wearing socks and clogs, with her stethoscope at a crazy angle around her neck, and a pair of rubber gloves hanging out of her pocket. She was wearing her hair pulled back in a braid, and as usual, she never bothered to wear makeup when she was working. She looked like a teenager in costume as she hurried out to see him.

"Hi, Coop," she said breezily, with a big smile, as people hanging around the ICU tried to stare at him discreetly. She was used to it by now, and he looked as impeccable as ever, in a tweed sport jacket and a beige turtleneck, with perfectly pressed khaki slacks and brown suede loafers. He looked like

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