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Authors: Elizabeth A. Vincent
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She’d hate to have to call Sophie or Elle and have them make the trip into the city for nothing.
By the time Kate made it to the hospital and to the check-in desk, she was feeling a little woozy. The throbbing ache on both her stomach and ankle was growing worse. She waited at the desk behind another woman and felt her face break into a cold sweat. Trying to relax, she took a few calming breaths, but the next thing she knew, everything went black.
***
Kate opened her eyes to a familiar white tile ceiling. It took her a second to understand how she’d ended up in the hospital, but then it all came back to her. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of someone and turned to see who it was. A tall red-haired nurse heard her stirring and quickly spun around to face her patient.
“Hello.” She sounded happy that Kate was awake, and this made her wonder how long she’d been unconscious.
“How long was I out?” Kate asked, while looking around the room for a clock.
“Oh, only a few minutes. Just long enough to skip to the front of the line.” The young nurse talked to Kate and handed her a clipboard of papers. “I need you to fill these out before you leave. Take your time. I’ll let the doctor know you’re awake and ready.” She gave Kate another kind smile that scrunched up her freckled nose and walked out of the room, pulling the curtain closed behind her.
Kate sat up on the gurney she’d found herself on, stared down at the paperwork in front of her, and began filling it out. For the most part the questions reminded her of the forms she filled out at her doctor’s office, just a little more detailed.
While listing the dates of her last physical, she heard the door open. She continued filling out the paperwork when she noticed the curtain being pulled aside and someone walk in. Quickly glancing up from her papers, she saw the doctor walk over to the counter. He had his face down and was looking over what Kate could only assume was her chart. He didn’t speak and hadn’t acknowledged her presence, so she returned her focus to the clipboard.
It was a moment before he finally spoke, but when he did, she froze. Her heart fluttered, and she quickly lifted her head to confirm who it was. His back was still turned to Kate, but she knew it was him. His velvety voice was something she couldn’t just imagine. It was Ethan.
“Miss Thomas. What brings you into the emergency room today?” Just as he finished speaking, he turned around.
Kate hadn’t taken her eyes off of him, and she dared not blink on the off chance that she was, in fact, dreaming. When Ethan’s eyes finally met hers, he too froze. They were both silent for a moment.
A beautiful smile spread across his face as he stepped toward her. “Well, isn’t this interesting.” He laughed.
“Uh-huh” was all Kate could say. She felt the color rise to her cheeks and the embarrassment set in. Why is this happening to me? Of all places I see him again, it’s the hospital! she groaned to herself. Not to mention the fact that I’m totally sweaty, gross, and bloody.
Ethan sensed her embarrassment and let out a little laugh. “If I didn’t know any better, I’d think you were following me,” he teased, helping her relax a little.
“Come on, give me a little credit. If I were following you, you would never know it,” Kate said with a smile.
His eyes grew wide, but he didn’t look away and his smile didn’t fade. “Now that we’re clear on your stalking capabilities, what can I do for you today?”
Kiss me, take me home, and never leave my side. Do I need to continue? Kate wished she had the guts to say exactly what she was thinking, but at the moment she was not that brave. Instead, she settled for something a little less crazy. “Well, I fell while I was out running.”
“You’re a runner?”
Kate couldn’t tell if he was asking her as a doctor or if he was taking a personal interest. Either way, she wasn’t going to
By the time Kate made it to the hospital and to the check-in desk, she was feeling a little woozy. The throbbing ache on both her stomach and ankle was growing worse. She waited at the desk behind another woman and felt her face break into a cold sweat. Trying to relax, she took a few calming breaths, but the next thing she knew, everything went black.
***
Kate opened her eyes to a familiar white tile ceiling. It took her a second to understand how she’d ended up in the hospital, but then it all came back to her. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of someone and turned to see who it was. A tall red-haired nurse heard her stirring and quickly spun around to face her patient.
“Hello.” She sounded happy that Kate was awake, and this made her wonder how long she’d been unconscious.
“How long was I out?” Kate asked, while looking around the room for a clock.
“Oh, only a few minutes. Just long enough to skip to the front of the line.” The young nurse talked to Kate and handed her a clipboard of papers. “I need you to fill these out before you leave. Take your time. I’ll let the doctor know you’re awake and ready.” She gave Kate another kind smile that scrunched up her freckled nose and walked out of the room, pulling the curtain closed behind her.
Kate sat up on the gurney she’d found herself on, stared down at the paperwork in front of her, and began filling it out. For the most part the questions reminded her of the forms she filled out at her doctor’s office, just a little more detailed.
While listing the dates of her last physical, she heard the door open. She continued filling out the paperwork when she noticed the curtain being pulled aside and someone walk in. Quickly glancing up from her papers, she saw the doctor walk over to the counter. He had his face down and was looking over what Kate could only assume was her chart. He didn’t speak and hadn’t acknowledged her presence, so she returned her focus to the clipboard.
It was a moment before he finally spoke, but when he did, she froze. Her heart fluttered, and she quickly lifted her head to confirm who it was. His back was still turned to Kate, but she knew it was him. His velvety voice was something she couldn’t just imagine. It was Ethan.
“Miss Thomas. What brings you into the emergency room today?” Just as he finished speaking, he turned around.
Kate hadn’t taken her eyes off of him, and she dared not blink on the off chance that she was, in fact, dreaming. When Ethan’s eyes finally met hers, he too froze. They were both silent for a moment.
A beautiful smile spread across his face as he stepped toward her. “Well, isn’t this interesting.” He laughed.
“Uh-huh” was all Kate could say. She felt the color rise to her cheeks and the embarrassment set in. Why is this happening to me? Of all places I see him again, it’s the hospital! she groaned to herself. Not to mention the fact that I’m totally sweaty, gross, and bloody.
Ethan sensed her embarrassment and let out a little laugh. “If I didn’t know any better, I’d think you were following me,” he teased, helping her relax a little.
“Come on, give me a little credit. If I were following you, you would never know it,” Kate said with a smile.
His eyes grew wide, but he didn’t look away and his smile didn’t fade. “Now that we’re clear on your stalking capabilities, what can I do for you today?”
Kiss me, take me home, and never leave my side. Do I need to continue? Kate wished she had the guts to say exactly what she was thinking, but at the moment she was not that brave. Instead, she settled for something a little less crazy. “Well, I fell while I was out running.”
“You’re a runner?”
Kate couldn’t tell if he was asking her as a doctor or if he was taking a personal interest. Either way, she wasn’t going to
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