Her Lieutenant Protector. Lara Lacombe
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Название: Her Lieutenant Protector
Автор: Lara Lacombe
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Исторические любовные романы
Серия: Mills & Boon Romantic Suspense
isbn: 9781474063111
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“How’d you guess?”
Scott’s face fell. “Oh, man. I’m so sorry.” He walked to the bed and perched on the side of the mattress. “Do you, uh, want to talk about it? I can get a psychologist or something if you don’t want to talk to me.”
Everest shook his head, touched at the other man’s concern. “I’m okay. But thanks.”
Scott looked at him dubiously, clearly doubting his words. “Really. It’s fine,” Everest assured him. “It’s for the best. She wasn’t happy. I wasn’t happy. It was time to end things.”
Scott snorted. “No one is happy to be here.”
“Except you,” Everest said slyly. He appreciated Scott’s efforts to help, but he didn’t want to wallow in the aftermath of Leah’s departure. He’d thought now that he was back in the States the war couldn’t take any more from him. But he was wrong. It was time to move forward, to reclaim some control over his life.
The physical therapist grinned. “Well, yeah. But that’s because I get to give you a hard time.” He stood and placed his hands on his hips. “Do you want to push your session back a bit, in light of what just happened?”
Everest shook his head. “Nope. Let’s get to it.” The pain would be a welcome distraction and would keep him from dwelling on Leah.
“I’ll get your chair,” Scott said. “We can have a light day.”
“No,” Everest said. “Taking a break isn’t going to help me walk again. I can’t stay in this bed forever.”
Scott nodded at him, a glint of respect in his eyes. “That’s the spirit, man. We’ll have you back on your feet in no time.”
“You mean foot.”
Scott arched a brow. “They don’t pay me enough to laugh at your bad jokes.”
“I thought that one was pretty good,” Everest said.
Scott shook his head. “You’ve got a long way to go before you’re funny.”
Everest smiled at the memory of Scott’s words. The image of Leah faded back into the recesses of his mind as he focused fully on the present. It was funny he’d thought of her now, when his mind was so preoccupied by Mallory. The two women were nothing alike, physically speaking. Leah was petite and blonde, her hair always styled, her makeup always perfect. Mallory was tall and had a no-nonsense quality to her appearance he found appealing. Both were beautiful women, but he found himself drawn to Mallory.
She was a study in contrasts, he mused as he headed back into the depths of the ship. Mallory’s looks made her seem very approachable, but she had a do-not-disturb manner about her that he was certain she used to keep people at arm’s length.
“Why is that?” he murmured to himself. What had happened to the good doctor to leave her so skittish around people? She had a story, he was sure of it.
And he wanted to hear it.
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