Mending the Doctor's Heart. Tina Radcliffe
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Название: Mending the Doctor's Heart
Автор: Tina Radcliffe
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Короткие любовные романы
Серия: Mills & Boon Love Inspired
isbn: 9781472012890
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“As you said, any first-year med student could figure it out.”
“Good to know you can give as well as you get, since we’ll be working together.”
She snapped shut the brass latch on her leather medical bag and grabbed the handles. “And on that note, I’ll be going.”
“Sorry to take you away from your date.”
A bright grin lit up her face. “Rocky? He’s the faithful type. Always there waiting when I get home.”
Ben frowned, surprised that he found himself envious. “So this is a serious relationship.”
Sara laughed. “You could say that. Rocky is my horse.”
“Your horse.”
She only smiled.
His phone buzzed, and he pulled it from his pocket and glanced at the screen. His parents. Clamping his jaw, he took a deep breath.
“Everything okay?” Sara asked.
“Yeah. Fine.”
The phone kept ringing, demanding his attention.
“Go ahead and take that,” she said. “I can see myself out.”
He ran a hand through his hair. “They’ll call back. Let me walk you to your car.”
“No need. I’ve got it.” She stepped back, distancing herself from him, moving toward the door.
“Sara.”
She turned.
“Thanks for coming all the way out here.”
“No problem. Professional courtesy.”
Professional courtesy? He supposed he deserved that, and yet he couldn’t resist another question. “Have you considered the possibility that we could be friends?”
“Friends?” Sara cocked her head. “Are you sure? You seemed pretty adamant about the job this afternoon.”
“Oh, I am adamant, but that doesn’t mean we can’t be friends.”
“Okay, friend. So do you want me to write a script for pain medication?”
“You were going to let me suffer?”
She opened her mouth, then closed it as her cheeks flushed with color.
“I’m just giving you a hard time,” he said. “I’ll be fine with a little acetaminophen.”
“Then I guess I’ll see you Monday.”
Ben nodded. Monday.
Right now Monday couldn’t come soon enough. He needed to stay busy.
His phone buzzed again, just as she pushed open the rickety screen door, and he froze.
“Ben, are you sure everything is okay?”
“Yeah. Sure. It’s all good.” He nodded toward the porch. “Careful where you step.”
Sara tiptoed around the broken planks and down the stairs.
When the door closed with a gentle bang, Ben slumped against the counter, unable to move as the cell phone’s persistent sounds beckoned him.
Not today, Lord.
Tomorrow he’d call them. Tomorrow.
The phone kept ringing, and he continued to ignore the plea, unable to answer and hear the pain in their voices, knowing he had put it there.
His sister had gone in for a simple tonsillectomy. They’d all laughed because she’d be the oldest kid on the unit.
He’d assured his parents they didn’t have to come home. Of course he’d take care of things. Except he was called away on an emergency, and when he arrived at the hospital and walked down the hall toward her room, something was very wrong.
The flurry of activity.
A code in process.
He began to run. Slamming through her doorway in time to hear the code called.
Time of death: 3:45 p.m.
Carolyn.
Ben closed his eyes tightly.
Oh, Carolyn. He’d let her down. Let them all down.
Sorry. So very sorry.
Not his fault. That’s what his parents had said over and over again. But how could anyone forgive him when he couldn’t forgive himself?
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