Total pages in book: 61
Estimated words: 56603 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 283(@200wpm)___ 226(@250wpm)___ 189(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 56603 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 283(@200wpm)___ 226(@250wpm)___ 189(@300wpm)
The “we” caught my attention, and I scowled at the thought of the young punk laying even a finger on my girl. Tyler caught my expression and said something to the kid in a low voice which caused him to scurry off before I reached them.
Tyler pointed at a single wood door with a square window and the word Emergency painted on the front. “Bay six.” As I swiftly walked in the direction he’d indicated, he drawled, “You owe me fucking big time, Cap.”
I waved to let him know I heard him, then put him out of my mind as I pushed through the door. “Big time!” I heard him yell before the door swung shut behind me.
One woman in pink scrubs sat at the nurses’ station, and she lifted her head when I stalked into the room. She slowly smiled and patted her hair as she stood. Her smile was more seductive than welcoming, which pissed me off. “Can I—hey!”
Ignoring her, I kept on my path until I reached bay six and drew back the curtain. I exhaled slowly, and my muscles began to relax. I realized I’d basically been holding my breath until I saw her again.
“Sir! You can’t just come—” complained the nurse who had obviously followed me.
I couldn’t tear my eyes away from Jaelyn, who was staring back at me with a myriad of emotions displayed on her beautiful face. Surprise, curiosity, and happiness. I briefly wondered if she was as transparent to everyone else as she seemed to be to me. I hoped not. I liked the idea that it was for me only. That she was mine completely.
I couldn’t wait to watch her when we made love. To see the expressions that would dance over her face as she came, screaming my name. The images in my head caused a tightening in my jeans, and I focused on the aggravating nurse in order to keep my cock from stiffening even further.
“Where are her discharge papers?” I interjected, cutting off the woman’s annoying protests. The nurse ceased all noise when I turned to her with deep scowl. She mumbled something about finding a doctor and beat it out of there.
Jaelyn’s beautiful eyes, which I’d discovered were a captivating velvety brown, were trained on me as I approached her bedside. “Um, hi…Rand?” she murmured, cocking her head in question.
I nodded and grinned and took a seat next to her. “Hi, baby.” With a mind of its own, my hand lifted to brush her hair back from her face and tuck it behind her ear. “How are you feeling?”
Her lips tipped down at the corners, but she only looked a tad put out rather than angry. “I feel fine. Which is why I don’t understand what I’m doing here in the first place, much less being kept here for over two hours.”
The curtain slid all the way open at that moment, saving me from having to answer, although I knew it was only a temporary reprieve.
A tall blonde in a white lab coat walked in and looked up from the clipboard in her hand with a smile. A modicum of relief trickled through my veins knowing that my girl hadn’t been treated by a man in her current state of dress…or more appropriately, undress.
“Thanks for being patient, Ms. Whittaker.” The doctor signed the top paper, then pulled it off and handed it to Jaelyn. “We just wanted to cover all our bases and there was a backup in the lab.”
I couldn’t believe my luck until I glanced at the doctor’s name tag. Dr. Vi Jennings. Tyler’s comment about owing him became clear. Vi was his cousin. While Jaelyn studied her paperwork, Dr. Jennings smirked at me, and mouthed, “Big time.” Then she turned back to my girl and chirped, “You’re good to go!” Spinning around, she strode to the next bay and disappeared behind the curtain.
I couldn’t help smiling, even as I admitted to myself that I was definitely indebted to my friend. A glance at Jaelyn’s beautiful face gave me an idea. I needed to find him a woman. But it would have to wait until I had my own female situation settled.
Standing from the bed, I offered my hand to help Jaelyn climb down from the gurney. She smiled sweetly in gratitude as she accepted my assistance. Warmth bloomed in my chest, confirming my suspicions that love at first sight was real.
I held her waist while she found her balance but didn’t let go even when she was solid on her feet. When she tilted her head back to look up at my face, her eyelids drooped a little so that she was gazing at me through her long, thick lashes. “Thank you for coming to check on me, but you don’t have to stay. I’ll call my sister to come and get me.”