First Responder On Call. Melinda Di Lorenzo
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Название: First Responder On Call
Автор: Melinda Di Lorenzo
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Короткие любовные романы
Серия: Mills & Boon Heroes
isbn: 9781474094269
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“You’re making that sound like a bad thing,” she replied.
“I’m concerned that you’re experiencing memory loss.”
“Did I say I was experiencing memory loss?”
“You asked if you knew me.”
“That isn’t what I meant,” she argued.
“So tell me what you did mean,” he said.
“Maybe I meant that as a pickup line.” Her face warmed, but she ignored it. “As in...haven’t we met somewhere before?”
He didn’t smile, or even bite on her lame attempt to deflect. “Did you tell your nurse about the confusion?”
She shook her head and lied again. “I didn’t tell her because there was nothing to tell.”
“Do you know what day it is?”
“Yes.”
“Tell me.”
“Tuesday.”
“Do you know what year it is?”
“Yes! And I’m not going to tell you. The nurse already went over all of that.”
“So it’s just me you don’t remember?”
“It doesn’t matter if I say yes or if I say no... Either way, you’ll take it how you want.”
She started to move again, but he stepped closer once more, and this time, he did put his hand on her.
“Listen to me,” he said, his voice low, urgent, and earnest, all at the same time. “We don’t know each other. But to reiterate. You were just in a pretty serious accident. You lost a lot of blood. You’ve had a transfusion, you’ve been stitched up, and you’re on some intravenous antibiotics. All of that—combined with common sense—should be enough to keep you in that bed.”
As logical as his words were, Celia couldn’t quite concede. “And if I don’t agree?”
“Then I’ll call the nurse—whose name is Jane, and who I’ve known for twenty-five of my thirty-one years—and I’ll ask her nicely to sedate you.”
“You wouldn’t.”
“I sure would.”
“I can’t stay here.”
“Then you’d better give me a damned good reason for that,” he replied. “And it better be more believable than a hospital phobia, too.”
“My son...” Celia felt tears well up, and as she dropped her gaze and fought to either hide them or hold them in, whatever further lie she’d been about to issue got lost completely.
Remo spoke again, his voice gentle. “Xavier is only going to be in more danger if his mom’s too weak to help him.”
She lifted her head in surprise. “How did you know he was in danger?”
The big man’s expression shifted subtly, and Celia realized her mistake even before he pointed it out.
“I didn’t,” he admitted. “But now I do.”
She pushed her lips together and looked away. After a second, Remo let out a sigh.
“I want to help you,” he told her. “But if you’re going to keep lying to me, I can’t do it, Celia. I need a little trust here.”
She echoed his words back to him. “Then you’d better give me a damned good reason for that.”
His jaw ticked. She waited for an argument. But what she got instead was his story.
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