Page 10 of Only for Christmas

Tyler grinned. ‘This is true.’

‘And you have two equally stunning kids. So don’t you go telling me she doesn’t find you hot. The evidence says otherwise.’

Jafrina adjusted her headscarf. ‘Georgia, really. This is hardly appropriate talk. Not everyone judges people based on their looks, or their—’

‘Bedroom prowess?’ Georgia nodded downwards. ‘It’s all right, Jafrina. You’re allowed to say the words. You are married, after all.’

Sarah cleared her throat. ‘Looks like I’ve returned just in time. Busy working, I see.’ She tried to look stern, but her team knew her well enough to know it was a front.

‘We were just discussing the hotness of the new doctor,’ Georgia said, flicking her long brown hair over her shoulder. ‘You seen him yet?’

Sarah tried to keep a neutral expression. It wouldn’t be professional to voice her opinions about the new medical director. ‘I’ve just had a meeting with him.’

‘Ooh, lucky you. Is he single?’ Georgia looked at her expectantly.

Sarah headed towards her office. ‘Divorced, apparently.’

‘Excellent! Decent bloke?’

Sarah paused by her office door. ‘The jury’s out on that one.’

‘Oh, well, it might take a while to get to know him. Persevere, I say.’

Sarah had no intentions of doing anything of the sort. ‘No, thank you. He’s a work colleague, nothing more.’ She headed inside her office and removed her jacket, which still reeked of aftershave.

Georgia appeared in the doorway. ‘Yeah, but single, good-looking men do not come along every day. You need to suss him out, see if he’s worth pursuing.’

Sarah sat down behind her desk. ‘Not going to happen.’

‘You don’t have to marry the guy, just have some fun.’ Georgia slumped onto one of the visitor chairs. ‘When was the last time you hooked up with anyone?’

Sarah logged onto her computer. ‘None of your business.’

‘That long, huh? You need to get back out there and start dating. It’s the only way to get over a shitty break-up.’

Sarah sighed. ‘I’m fine being single, thanks.’

‘But you’re not fine, are you? You never go out at weekends, and you won’t let me set you up with any of my friends. You won’t even try internet dating.’

Sarah looked over at Georgia, who was sprawled across the chair, one court shoe dangling from her foot. ‘I’m not interested in having a relationship, Georgia. Why is that so hard for you to understand?’

‘Who said anything about a relationship? I’m talking about having some fun.’

‘I have fun.’ Sarah sounded defensive, but she was tired of being criticised all the time. She wasn’t the one responsible for ruining her life. Josh Hamilton had done that. She was entitled to feel aggrieved.

‘Yeah? Like what?’

Sarah let out an exasperated sigh. ‘I watch movies… I visit antique shops. I have fun.’

Georgia raised an eyebrow. ‘Blimey, even Jafrina has more fun than you do, and that’s saying something. You know she had a dinner party on Saturday night? How many twenty-seven-year-olds host dinner parties, for crying out loud.’

Jafrina appeared in the doorway. ‘Thank you, Georgia.’ Her voice made Georgia startle and lose her shoe. ‘Not all of us have the same level of immaturity as you do. I’m quite content with my family life, thank you. Maybe you should try it, instead of staggering home blind drunk every night.’

Georgia shuffled around to face her. ‘Listen, I’m out there living my life. There’s plenty of time to host dinner parties when I’m forty. For now, I’m sampling what life has to offer.’

‘How adult of you.’ Jafrina rolled her eyes, before turning to Sarah. ‘Not that I agree with Georgia, but would it really be so terrible to meet someone? You have so much to offer. You’re kind, smart—’

‘Smoking hot.’ Georgia incurred a glare from Jafrina.

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