Their Christmas Vows. Margaret McDonagh
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Название: Their Christmas Vows
Автор: Margaret McDonagh
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Короткие любовные романы
Серия: Mills & Boon Short Stories
isbn: 9781472009401
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‘What do we have, boss?’
‘Three-car pile-up on the motorway. Northbound, ten miles south of us. Off you go. We’ll have our welcome chat and briefing later on.’
Frazer caught up with Callie in the supply room, where their emergency packs and drugs were stored. He grabbed his pack, pausing to smile at her and see if she needed any assistance, only to be met with an expression of cold indifference. Gee, welcome back. Scowling, he followed as Callie turned away from him and ran for the hangar. So much for the festive season, peace and goodwill to all men. Yeah, right!
The yellow helicopter was being rolled from the hangar, the icy conditions still treacherous outside. Craig was already aboard, doing his pre-flight checks, and Frazer moved up beside Callie as they waited for the all-clear to join him.
‘Everything OK?’ he asked, attempting another conciliatory smile, concerned she might be nervous about her first official flight.
Callie glanced at him with an expression as chill as the wintry weather. ‘Fine.’
‘Look, Callie, we started off on the wrong foot. I made a mistake. I’m sorry, I thought you were someone else.’
He paused, filled with the sense that he was digging himself deeper into a hole. Not a flicker of interest or thawing showed in eyes that were the most unusual colour he had ever seen. They really were a true purple. He frowned, trying to reject an unexpected surge of attraction and get himself back on track. This apology apparently wasn’t working. Disconcerted, he was unable to remember a time when he had not been able to talk a woman round.
‘What’s the matter?’ she snapped at him, and he realised he had been staring.
‘Nothing.’ He gave himself a mental shake, drawn back to reality as the technicians cleared the aircraft and one of the guys opened the door for them. ‘I’ve just never met anyone with such amazing eyes.’
‘Oh, please. You don’t really find that kind of line works, do you?’
‘It wasn’t a line,’ he protested, cut by her scorn.
‘Shall we get on, Dr McInnes?’
Out of sorts, Frazer followed as Callie moved forward. Instinctively, he went to help her, but she batted his hands away.
‘I’m quite capable, thank you. I don’t need you pawing me.’
‘I wasn’t!’
She swung to face him, cold anger evident. ‘Let’s get something straight. Keep your hands and your corny chat-up lines to yourself and we’ll get on with our work just fine.’
Simmering at the injustice of it, Frazer tried to ignore her as they took their places. The helicopter came to life with a characteristic whine, the rotor blades picking up speed, and he had to focus on the emergency call that lay ahead. But he had a sinking feeling that being partnered with feisty, prickly and intriguingly attractive Callie Grogan was never going to work.
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