Morning came quickly and Abby was ten minutes early, which was exactly as she planned it.
Sawyer smiled widely at her, as he pulled into the parking lot at the same time that she did. “Good morning. How are you?”
“Excellent. I found a house to rent already. Benny, the owner of Angel’s Creek Inn hooked me up.”
“He’s a great guy. Come on in and I’ll introduce you to the rest of the staff. They’ve been here for a long time. They worked for the doctor who just retired. He vouched for them, so I kept them on.”
She nodded.
The staff was in the lobby going over the day’s schedule when Sawyer and Abby walked in. “Everyone, this is Abigail Clark. She’s our new nurse. Abby, this is Martha, our physician’s assistant, and Jennifer and Georgia, who are medical assistants.”
They all shook hands with her. Sawyer pointed to a blond sitting behind the desk. “Cindy is the receptionist and keeps us all straight. Brent Davis is the office manager.”
“It’s nice to meet you guys. I’m excited to be here.”
“Welcome. Coffee is in the lounge, and Martha brought donuts,” Cindy said.
“Oooh, Martha is going to be one of my new best friends,” Abby said, rubbing her hands together.
“You’re going to need it. We have a busy day today,” Cindy said. “I suspect that everyone in town wants to meet the new doctor.”
Cindy wasn’t kidding. The day started off ten minutes later, and Abby felt as though she was running her feet off. Everyone who came in was incredibly nice, even the ones who truly didn’t feel well.
Sawyer was amazing. He treated every single person who walked through the door with respect and gentleness. He listened to everything the kids had to say, even if they just wanted to talk about their new game or something fun they did at school. She also noticed that he didn’t prescribe medications unless they were absolutely necessary. Instead, he would recommend ginger or peppermint for upset tummies, and other natural remedies that were proven to work.
It’s safe to say that he’s a hit. People won’t be missing their old doctor for very long. Sawyer has captured all their hearts.
They ate together during lunch, which was staggered so there was always someone taking care of patients. He gave her a quick rundown of the town.
“I know you know about shifters. Although only a small population in the world are shifters, there are quite a few in Angel’s Creek. Not only is our wolf shifter pack here, but there is also a bear shifter clan and a dragon shifter clan in the area. We also have various other shifters who aren’t attached to a pack orclan. We all get along. Angel’s Creek is an amazing place to be. You’ll love it here.”
Abby smiled at him. “I’m sure I will. Everyone’s been great so far.” She sighed. “It must be amazing to be a shifter. I wish that I could be one.”
“I think it’s pretty awesome,” Sawyer said, moving his head and shoulders back and forth and grinning.
Martha and Brent came into the lounge, signaling that it was time for Abby and Sawyer to get back to work.
Abby couldn’t help but notice the spark of electricity that hit her every time they touched. A couple of times, she had to close her eyes and push back naughty thoughts of him being naked and wanting him to touch her.
He is my boss and is likely going to be a good friend. I need to knock it off before I get myself into all kinds of trouble.
That evening, she headed over toHowlers’. Jade, Sean’s manager, was working behind the bar. They had met before the mating ceremony.
Jade grinned widely. “Welcome toHowlers’.Xyla and Sean aren’t here.”
“I should hope not. They should be enjoying their honeymoon, even if they did decide to stay in town.”
Jade laughed. “I think both of them have had enough of vacationing out of town for a while.”
“Probably so.”
Abby ordered asex on the beachfruity alcoholic drink and a cheeseburger.
“I have to be careful. These things catch me off guard. One minute I’m completely sober, and the next minute I’m sloshed.”
Jade laughed. “I’ll cut you off after one.”
A good-looking man sitting on the stool next to her grinned. “I’ll make sure you get home safely.”