The Rescue Doc's Christmas Miracle. Amalie Berlin
Читать онлайн книгу.
at your usual level. Do shifts in Emergency until then, I don’t want you on my crew. I’ll get another pilot.”
A fierce blush washed into her cheeks but didn’t detract from her paleness. It actually amplified how very pale she was against that bright red contrast.
“I’m so glad that you don’t care.”
Still shouting...
“Since you don’t care, and I know you don’t because we’re not friends, this is probably the perfect time to put your mind at ease. It’s not an illness.”
She never liked him questioning her over sickness, which had always bugged him, like he should feel guilty for being concerned about her or about their patients. But this was extreme, even for her. His neck prickled and he fought the urge to touch her again, but this time because he wanted the connection that was still there. But her reaction was so far outside the bounds of normal, he couldn’t be certain it wouldn’t make things worse.
She ripped open the sliding door, climbed out, then forced her hand into a pocket on her suit. In the next instant she had something in hand, but before he could identify it, the thing bounced off his left cheek and she slammed the door.
She’d thrown something at his face.
He didn’t know whether to go after her or let her stomp off.
A glance down confirmed the thing had bounced out of his field of vision. With a sigh, he bent forward to look beneath the seats.
There was some stretching and, although he’d spotted it, to reach it he had to smash his face against the front seatback and feel blindly.
As soon as his fingers curled around the length of it, his stomach bottomed out.
He knew very few things that shape.
And only one that could be an answer to what wasn’t an illness.
He straightened, pulling his hand from beneath the seat, and looked down as his heart beat louder and louder, like thundering rotors.
Positive.
Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.
Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес».
Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес.
Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.