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towards his office. Breathe…breathe …She tried to divert her gaze from his broad shoulders and tapered back as she walked closely behind.
    “I hope you weren’t knocking long. I just heard it. I’m the only one here at this ho ur, you see,” he explained, offering her a seat while he leaned casually on the edge of his desk.
    Bright morning sunshine filtered through the colonial windows, flooding the room with warmth. Chloe took the chair, feeling a sense of déjà vu from the last time she was there. Her cheeks immediately heated at the memory and he must have taken notice.
    “ I’m afraid there’re no sandwiches in my drawers today.” He shot her an insanely sexy smile and she wanted to melt like warmed butter.
    Maybe no sandwich, but certainly something delicious…
    She felt heat bloom on her face and knew she must be fire-engine red. What’s wrong with me? He was directly in front her leaning on his desk, and it was all she could do to keep her gaze from the magnetic pull of his drawers.
    Oh, God…don’t look…d on’t look…don’t look…
    Why is it that when I say don’t look, it becomes the most incessant, obsessive, driving-me-out-of-my-mind desire? And of course I have to be freaking eye-to-crotch!
    She sat there, squirming, in a wrestling match with her addled, sex-starved brain and…lost.
    He must have caught the southward direction of her gaze, because those gorgeous lips tugged with a smile and he looked down at the front his trousers.
    M ortified…
    He looked up with the tiniest grin and leisurely crossed his long legs. “Let me know when you’re done, Nurse Bennett, and we’ll continue.”
    Oh, God. Dying right now...
    She cleared her throat , trying to focus. “I…I was informed that you requested my charts.”
    He nodded, steepling his fingers and bringing them to his enticing lips.
    Fighting the distraction , and suddenly breathless, Chloe looked away and continued, “I’d like to know why.”
    Dr. Markson leaned forward, his gaze roving her face. “We’ve already discussed these charts, Nurse Bennett. I told you the reason.”
    C hloe pursed her lips and met his assessing blue gaze, determination fisting her hands. “If you think that I did something wrong then I’d like to know.”
    She ’d rushed out the words, glad to unload them from her conscience. She’d been afraid of that very thing. After the Code Blues, especially the second one, she’d constantly worried that she’d made an error. She’d reexamined her actions at work again and again, making sure she’d not inadvertently caused harm. Had she missed something?
    She saw Dr. Markson’s dark brows rise into his forehead. “What would make you think that?”
    “Nurse Wall said you were checking up on me.”
    He paused for a moment, studying her. “It seems she’s not very fond of you. Why?”
    “I don’t know.” She stared at her lap.
    A lengthy silenced ticked by. She could feel his gaze on her, and she shifted uncomfortably in her seat.
    “Be assured, you did nothing wrong , Nurse Bennett. I’ve gone through your notes and everything is in order. Believe me, I was thorough.”
    Chloe let out a breath she hadn’t know n she was holding. If he didn’t suspect she had done something wrong, and had already read the notes, then why would he request the records? A chill blew over her and she felt dread settling in her stomach.
    “ There’s more going on, isn’t there?”
    She watched air shuttle calmly in and out of his lungs, but the lines of his face sharpened.
    “Don’t read into things. As I said, I’m simply collecting information to look for a logical explanation.”
    She tilted her head and regarded him. Her brain was now traveling down a different path, weaving its own conclusion. “Does it not fit your theory? Is there more going on?”
    He shifted , drumming his long fingers on the desk. “Truthfully, I’m not finding much to support my theory. The deaths could be just a coincidence. The