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scary enough. Control had been her close friend for many years but it was also sort of exciting to have that little bit of spontaneity in her life. Besides, not only would she have the opportunity to see over the house and get that crossed off her list but she’d get to see Jasper’s girls again. She’d enjoyed playing with them when they’d been at Sara’s house and shehad to admit she was becoming more curious about Jasper Edwards—the man, not the surgeon.
    Jasper could see her internal struggle. ‘I’ll make you pancakes,’ he offered temptingly.
    Her eyes glazed over for a moment, then he saw the beginnings of a small smile. ‘Really?’
    ‘I make them light and fluffy.’ He almost had her. He was reeling her in and he was loving every moment of it.
    ‘They’re my favourite.’
    ‘There you go, then. I’ll even do bacon and eggs to give breakfast a bit more of a…sizzle.’ He waggled his eyebrows up and down as he spoke and Jennifer looked away, surprised when she felt her cheeks suffuse with colour.
    ‘Don’t, Jasper.’ Her words were barely audible but he heard.
    ‘Don’t what?’
    ‘Tease. I…I didn’t mean to say that.’
    ‘What? That I make you sizzle?’
    ‘Stop it.’ Even his words, the way he was looking at her now made her start to sizzle once more. If she was totally honest with herself, she would accept that she wanted to spend more and more time with him and she wanted to do that as far away from her life at the hospital.
    ‘Why?’ Jasper checked the corridor, pleased to find it still deserted. He reached out and placed his hand lightly on her shoulder. When he spoke, his tone was soft, intimate. ‘You’re the first woman who’s ever said that to me. That I make her sizzle. I liked it.’
    When she didn’t say anything else, he gave her shoulder a little squeeze before dropping his hand. ‘It’s just breakfast, Jen. The girls will be there, so will my parents. It’s not as though it’s a date or anything. Think of it more as eating food together in a non-hospital environment.’
    ‘Like the other night?’
    ‘Exactly.’
    He was right. She was over-thinking things again, something she’d promised herself she’d try not to do. She wanted to have breakfast with him, she wanted to see his girls again and she wanted to take a look at the house. Spending all of that time with Jasper would be an added bonus…and to top it all off he’d called her Jen. Wasn’t that the first sign of acceptance? The move from colleagues to good friends?
    Her smile was small but her eyes sparkled with interest. ‘OK.’
    ‘Excellent.’ With a matching smile, he turned and entered the change rooms, leaving her feeling as though she’d just taken a very important step towards living. Really living.

CHAPTER FOUR

    ‘D ADDY ! Daddy!’ Both girls hurled themselves at the door the instant they heard it open, and within a moment Jasper had an identical twin wrapped around each leg. He laughed as he dropped his briefcase and bent down to scoop them up, one on each side. Jennifer couldn’t believe the absolute delight on his face, especially when they put their arms around his neck and began kissing his cheeks—again, the attack was performed with perfect synchronicity.
    ‘Hello, my monkeys.’ Jasper kissed them both, one then the other and back again for a repeat.
    ‘We’re not monkeys,’ one said, blonde ringlets bobbing from side to side as she wriggled in her father’s arms.
    ‘We’re princesses,’ the other replied, then rolled her eyes at her sister. ‘He always gets it wrong.’
    Jasper bent to put them down and it was then Lilly, or maybe it was Lola—Jennifer was having a difficult time telling them apart, especially in their matching pink princess pyjamas—looked over and saw her.
    ‘Jen.’ She stood there with her little hands on her little hips and angled her head to the side, a ringlet springing up and down. ‘What are you doing here? You’re s’pposed to be