The Doctor's Lost-and-Found Heart. Dianne Drake
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Название: The Doctor's Lost-and-Found Heart
Автор: Dianne Drake
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Современные любовные романы
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“Except I’m on call.”
“So am I, but we’re not going that far. And we’ve got adequate staff on to take care of anything routine that arises.” She rolled over on her right side to face him, and propped her head up with her hand. “At a leisurely stroll we can be back here in ten minutes. Running, in less than two. Any more excuses?”
“Give me a minute to think, okay?”
“Said as the man is sitting up and putting his glasses on the table next to the bed. Which means you’re coming to the village with me. Right?”
“Or getting ready to explore your brother’s boxes of journals.”
“Ah, yes. The way Argentinian Friday nights are meant to be spent.”
“Are you goading me, by any chance?”
“Not goading. Just … ” She paused, thought for a moment, wrinkled her nose when she couldn’t come up with an answer.
“See, I was right, wasn’t I? You are trying to distract me.”
“Or show you something beneficial.”
“Beneficial? How so?”
“A night off clears your head, lets you relax …”
“Oh, so we’re weighing more medical knowledge against a night of bright lights and music? Now I understand.” He gazed across at her for a minute—a solid gaze that gave away no aspect of himself whatsoever—then shut his journal. “I had this relationship once, back in medical school. Fine-looking woman. One of my professors, actually. At the end of her day she was done. She could go home, kick off her shoes, read a book, cook a meal, do whatever she wanted to do.”
“Which was you, I’m guessing.”
He arched a suggestive eyebrow at her. “The only problem with that was at the end of my day I had to work a part-time job to keep myself in medical school. When I wasn’t delivering pizzas, I was studying. When I wasn’t studying, I was sleeping. So I got maybe two hours with her, which gave her cause to think that we could have our benefits
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