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house-calls go. You’ll also get to spend some time alone with Dex.’
    Melissa considered the idea for a moment, liking what Joss was suggesting. It would also give her some time awayfrom him , and hopefully she’d be able to get herself better under control. Some distance was definitely what she needed, and she nodded enthusiastically. ‘Sounds great. Oh, but what about my clinic?’
    He waved her words away. ‘We can reschedule that. Patients have been waiting for quite some time to see you; waiting a few extra days won’t hurt. Besides, I can see anyone who’s urgent.’
    Areva would not like him for suggesting such a plan, but if it meant he had the opportunity to put a bit of distance between himself and his new colleague then it would definitely be worth it. Melissa Clarkson was already taking up too much room in his private thoughts.
    Thoughts of her had plagued him ever since he’d first laid eyes on her. Thoughts of her came into his mind, invading his otherwise organised mental patterns, at the most unusual times. Such as at three o’clock this morning. He’d been awoken by soft music and the sound of pacing. He’d listened, wondering if there was anything wrong. Was she sick? Did she require help? He’d sat up in bed, listening carefully to try and figure out what she was doing. He’d heard water go on and off in the bathroom. More pacing, more soft music, and then…soft sweet singing.
    She was all right, and she had the singing voice of an angel.
    He’d lain back in bed, hands behind his head, eyes closed, and just listened. Her voice had been smooth and lovely, and soon he’d found himself drifting off into a deep and relaxing slumber. He hadn’t slept like that in years.
    Oh, yes. He’d been thinking about Melissa Clarkson far too much, and he wasn’t at all sure what to do about it. He had no idea what she’d just said, and couldn’t help it when his gaze flicked from her gorgeous brown eyes to her lips—only for a second, yet it felt like for ever. Those luscious lips of hers were plump and looked delicious. The urge, the desire to lean forward and press his mouth to hers, was only intensifying with every extra moment he spent alone with her, breathing in her sweet scent.
    Melissa’s mind had gone completely blank with that last stare from Joss. The air between them seemed to crackle with repressed tension—and she’d do well to keep it repressed. Her heart-rate increased, her lips parted, and she couldn’t have stopped looking at him if the world had come crumbling down around them.
    A noise from the waiting room made them both jerk backwards.
    ‘House-calls with Dex tomorrow sounds great,’ Melissa reiterated, shifting towards her consulting room door.
    ‘Right. I’ll let him know and make arrangements for the rescheduling of your clinic.’
    ‘Great.’
    ‘Good.’
    She couldn’t believe how uncomfortable she felt, how aware she was of him, how she’d wanted him to kiss her again, right there in the middle of the corridor with a waiting room full of patients just around the corner.
    Melissa pointed to her consulting room door. ‘Best get back to it.’
    ‘Yes.’ Feeling ridiculous, and becoming cross with himself for yet again being unable to resist her allure, Joss turned on his heel and headed into his own consulting room, closing the door with a firm finality. ‘And that is that,’ he murmured.
    Stalking to his desk, he sat down to go over the extra things he needed to tackle to get Melissa safely away with Dex tomorrow on the house-calls. First on the list was talkingDex into it, and he was sure his friend wasn’t going to like the idea at all.
    There was a knock at his door and in a moment Dex strolled in, sitting in the chair opposite his friend and putting his feet up on the desk.
    ‘Something I can help you with now that you’ve made yourself comfortable?’ Joss asked, glaring pointedly at Dex’s shoes.
    Dex didn’t remove them. ‘I think you should do my