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eyes, so she ran the rag across both of them.
     
    “Is that better?” she asked.
     
    “Yes. Chest?” he asked.
     
    “Your chest? Let me get a nurse, Sam…” she said standing up.
     
    “Please. No. I trust you,” he whispered.
     
    Camden thought for a moment and went back to the sink. As she filled the cloth with water again, she wondered how in the world she was going to wash his chest without being attracted to him. She was an engaged woman ready to make the biggest commitment of her life to Preston. She was just helping this guy, and she had to remember that.
     
    She moved back to the bed and started to lift the hospital gown, being careful not to move the cover from below his waist. She didn’t want him to get the wrong idea, and she didn’t know if she wanted to see the rest of him.
     
    Anxiety pitting in her stomach, she rubbed the cloth in circles around his chest. He closed his eyes as she cleaned him, but she could feel another set of eyes on her from behind. That’s when she turned around to see Preston standing in the doorway.

Chapter 10
     
    Camden put down the rag and told Sam she would be right back. Preston, dressed in his white doctor’s coat, had apparently weaseled his way into the ER. Even though he had no privileges at the hospital, he always had connections that would let him do things that others couldn’t do.
     
    “Preston, what are you doing here?” Camden snipped as she stepped outside into the hallway.
     
    “Looking for my fiancee,” he said with a wry smile. Preston leaned down to kiss Camden, but she turned her head so he could only touch her cheek with his lips. “Of course, I just saw my fiancee washing another man’s chest…”
     
    “You could have called,” Camden muttered. “I don’t want you coming here and stressing him out.”
     
    “I really don’t understand this attitude, Camden. Why are you angry with me?” His tone was sharper now, and his irritation was growing. “Before you went on that hike, we were on track… ready to get married and start our lives together. What has changed?”
     
    Camden paused for a moment, her eyes filling with tears. She did feel bad for this man who had invested his idea of the future in her, but she also knew that any rich, good looking woman would have been able to stand in her place. He loved her for her connections, her trust fund and her future.
     
    “I don’t know what to say, Preston. I need time to think about where we are going from here…”
     
    “Time to think? What do you mean? We are engaged to be married, Camden. Are you backing out on me?”
     
    “No… I don’t know…”
     
    “I can’t believe this,” he said running his fingers through his hair.
     
    “Preston, you know I have fought against what my parents have wanted for me for years. I love you, but I don’t want the same things that you do. I don’t want charity balls and cocktail parties and a private office in a city hospital. I want to help real people with real problems. I want to get my hands dirty. I want to make a difference. I just don’t know if we are a good fit… for a lifetime,” she said looking up at him.
     
    “Why are you doing this now? What happened on that mountain, Camden?”
     
    “I just got some clear air, I guess. Sometimes God shows us a new plan when we least expect it,” she said.
     
    “So it’s over? Is that what you’re saying? Are you choosing a stroke victim over me?”
     
    “He has nothing to do with this, Preston. And, I can’t make any decisions right now. I need space. I need time.”
     
    “I won’t wait forever, Camden. Make a decision and stick with it. I won’t be made a fool of in front of my friends and family,” he said as he turned on his heel and walked out the double doors to the parking lot.
     
    She took a few deep breaths and went back into Sam’s room. He was looking at her as she approached.
     
    “Boyfriend?” he asked quietly.
     
    “Fiance, actually. Although