Page 48 of My December Darling

My comment seems to gain his attention as he asks, “What is?”

“The fact that you can’t lie to save your life.”

“Shut up.” He scrubs a hand down his face as if that can wipe the pink flush from his cheeks.

“Aw. Look at you getting all shy on me.”

“You know what? You can figure out the speech yourself.” He tosses the notebook on the table and moves to stand.

I grab his arm to stop him from leaving. “No! You promised to help me.”

His eyes narrow. “I didn’t anticipate such a hostile working environment.”

“Hostile?”

“Yes, because you, Catalina Martinez, are a bully.”

My hand tightens around his wrist. “Excuse me?”

“You heard me.”

Don’t you dare laugh.

His eyes flicker with awareness, as if he can read my mind. “I’m going to add all this to my HR complaint.”

“This report seems to be getting longer by the day.”

“At this rate, I’ll be able to write a tell-all book about you.”

I roll my eyes. “I’m not that interesting.”

He stuns me momentarily with a dazzling smile. “That’s where you’re wrong.”

I suck in a breath.

“Everything about you interests me.” His gaze flickers over my face, and I find my own cheeks warming under his perusal.

His lips part, but whatever he is about to say gets cut off by a male nurse entering the room.

“Doctor Darling! I had hoped to find you here. Eileen has been looking all over for you. The patient in 2B who had a gastric suction needs your help.”

“What’s the status on the patient?” Luke jumps into doctor mode as he reaches for his stethoscope on the table and places it around his neck, and I’ll be the first to admit his quick transition from charming flirt to authoritative medical professional is hot.

He might not wear a white coat, but the energy he exudes screams that he is the man in charge.

The nurse shakes his head. “Oh. They’re fine, but you missed a signature on a patient’s discharge form.”

The muscles in Luke’s shoulders relax. “Why wasn’t I paged?”

“Eileen wanted to, but I thought I could buy you some more time for your break.”

“Thanks.” Luke sighs. “I’ll be right there.”

The nurse says goodbye before leaving.

Luke rubs the back of his neck. “I should go. Eileen is probably losing her mind over incomplete paperwork.”

“Best of luck to you.”

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