Page 8 of Stat: Love In Scrubs
He chuckled at my forwardness and nodded his head, then leaned forward to whisper in my ear. “Humor me. With a mouth as pretty as yours, I’ll forgive you if you got it wrong and still show you the time of your life.”
My body practically melted into his as his cologne wafted over me, causing the pool between my thighs to get deeper. I just hoped he could swim, because the way I felt, he would damn sure drown.
“I know a Que when I see one,” I responded with a smile.
Darby tapped my shoulder, then handed over my drink once I turned to face her. Her eyes widened at the sight of Doc. I held in my squeak and turned back to him. Like I hadn’t just acted like a schoolgirl moments before. I took a sip of my drink, allowing the burn to feed into the desire that had been building moments ago.
He smiled slowly, like he knew exactly what I meant. His gaze dropped to my lips, then dragged back up with lazy confidence.
“Is that right? Cute.”
My cheeks burned at just that simple word. Cute.
He took a few steps closer to me until his chest brushed against the hard peaks of my nipples, then leaned down to talk against my ear.
“Then come find out if my bite is as big as my bark,” he murmured.
“I’ll tell you now…” He leaned in, dragging his nose down the side of my neck. “…I bite hard. And I don’t stop ’til you beg.”
My body clenched. My drink was forgotten. My morals? Questionable.
“You scared?” he asked.
I turned, giving him my back, hips swaying just enough to let him know I wasn’t bluffing.
“Let’s find out.”
His hand slid into mine, fingers locking tight. I mouthed to Darby, letting her know I would be right back. She shook her head and took another sip of her drink. We walked toward the long hall near the back of the club until we came upon a door with a dog on it.
“I got it,” he announced gruffly behind me.
He knocked a few times before pulling the door open and revealing a lit room with a bowl full of condoms on the counter.
Doc and I didn’t speak again until the door slammed behind us.
But I heard him—right before my back hit the wall and his lips found mine.
“Roo.”
Present
My eyes fluttered a few times as Esa jumped down from the table and rushed into Doc’s open arms. I glanced over at Nikki, the nurse on staff, and sis was appreciating the fine ass man that was Doc as much asI was. I needed to take my eyes off him for just a moment. This was business, and I needed to act like it. However, it wasn’t helping that my body remembered the way he had made it sing in such a short time.
I cleared my throat, bringing his eyes back up to me.
“Hi, nice to meet you. Are you Esa’s dad?” I asked.
Amusement danced in his eyes at my formal tone. I was sure he found my discomfort amusing, but this was my place of business. I had no intent on making it seem like we had met before, even if it was a night I would never forget.
He stood to his full height and held Esa’s hand. I glanced over at Esa, and she had stars in her eyes while looking at him. It didn’t miss me that now, suddenly, that ache she had been experiencing was magically gone. I knew damn well it wasn’t because of a few bites of an apple.
Immediately, I knew what it was. She just missed her dad and wanted to spend time with him. I smiled lightly in her direction. I understood it. When I was younger, I would pull the same things just to spend the day with my dad. I knew it wasn’t right, but as a child, you didn’t give a damn.
He held his hand out to shake mine. I was hesitant to take it, unsure of what feelings would come over me. If I was being real, nothing should happen. We fucked one time in the bathroom. There was nothing spectacular about that, so I released a breath and smiled as his large hand swallowed mine.
Yeah, I was wrong. The undercurrents that went through my body the moment his hand wrapped around mine should’ve been illegal. I quickly pulled my hand from his, trying not to alarm anyone in the room.
“That would be me, Ms. Sinclair,” he said with a low chuckle. “Nice to meet you.”
