u have a severe urinary tract infection," he said, turning his back to write on
ed out of the room, the heavy
ly manage the zipper on her skirt. She threw her clothes on, buttoning her blouse wrong in her fran
fied she might lock eyes with that devastatingly handsome doctor aga
e let out a long, shaky exhale. She reached in
rs met em
. No phone. And then it hit her-she hadn't grabbed the prescription slip eiack, a cruel reminder that she couldn't just walk away.
aloud, pressing the heels o
t back toward the clinic entrance. Th
e said, keeping her voice low. "I left my phone and my pre
her ear and shoulder. She pointed a manicured finger down th
She stopped a few feet away from the partially open door of room t
resonant voice. He was speaking rapidly, using complex m
chart. The harsh clinic lighting caught the sharp angles of his profile. T
The nurse, looking surprised to see her waiting, offered a brief, prof
e whispered, clu
aw Corbin lift his head, his icy bl
inted down the hallway, fleeing the
screen. It lit up with five missed
ter not
ked hard to
ctor. Don'
e ar
wer
e. She had completely forgotten. She looked at the address
pe pulled out her compact mirror. She looked awful. Her skin was pale, her eyes were red-r
ng at the hem of her wrinkled skirt. She took a deep breath, pa
rm croissants filled the room. Hope looked around, searching for the ma
ed at her. "Tabl
said. "I'm me
t thi
her, her eyes landing on the broad, imposing shoulders of a man sitting in the booth. The na
eeting her mother had drilled into her head. H
losed the medical journal on the
ngs stopped working. The blood
from her was Dr
asn't wearing the white coat anymore, bu
. The impact rattled the table, causing the silver spoon in the coffe
nct was to turn and run out the door, but
e small space. He extended a large, masculine hand t
hat exact hand, wrapped in a cold latex glove, touching the most intimate, vulne
t sofa like a puppet with its strings cut, her fingers
irk touched the corner of his mouth. He leaned back against t
ty, Ms. Spence," Corbin said, his low
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