Page 183 of Affair
Gamble hadNEVERheard him raise his voice in three months.
Honestly, he didn’t think the man had a temper.
Now, he was flushed red, the thick British accent was out, and he was hella pissed.
At.
Him.
Then again, the‘fuck and run’was something to be angry about.
Only, Gamble heard something else in that sentence that was far more concerning.
“What do you mean you’re not taking on any more soldiers?” he asked.
Poe was honest.
“I broke the rules. I slept with a patient. As a doctor, I have to retire. I broke the law.”
Oh.
Hell.
No.
“I fired you,” Gamble said. “You weren’t my doctor anymore.”
He stared at him.
Did he really believe it was that easy?
“It doesn’t work like that. You are still my patient. My license is gone if it comes out, and I broke quite possibly the biggest rule.”
Gamble moved toward him.
“Why does it have to come out? I’m not saying anything, and no one will know. I’m a ghost. You can still help others. You can still do good work.”
Poe stared at him.
Why would he want to help others when he lost the one thing that he finally found?
Love.
“I’ll know, Gamble.”
Gamble knew Poe was an honorable man.
“So why would you sleep with me if it would cost you your career, Poe?”
He said nothing.
Gamble wasn’t accepting that.
“Tell me why.”
Poe moved away from him.
“Don’t worry about it. You’re leaving me behind. I’m not your problem. Maybe I’ll go back to the UK. Maybe I’ll travel a while. All I know is my time here as Doctor Poe Seville is done.”
