Marrying The Boss by Judi Nolan Read Free Book Online

her eyes. "I just
hope I can live up to such a grand billing."
    " Oh, I'm sure you will. Just pull your
weight around here. That's all any of us ask." Dr. Morgan hurried
to assure her. "Do that and you won't hear any complaints from
me."
    " Or me," Spencer added quietly.
    " Now, there are a couple of questions."
Jake crossed the kitchen to pour himself a mug of coffee. He turned
back. "Don't worry. I won't ask anything too hard. Just like to
know where you're at with your reading. We keep up to date around
here as much as possible. I'm afraid it doesn't always allow time
for much of a social life."
    " Please, ask me anything you wish." Kate
kept her eyes from Spencer's as he began to move around the
kitchen, talking with Edith as she drank her coffee. "And I don't
lead a very active social life."
    " Excellent." Jake smiled. "I'm sure we can
manage to give you a few hours off here and there. We usually let
Spencer hold the monthly staff barbecue at his place in the country
after the races. Not too many neighbors to disturb if we decide to
throw an all night rowdy."
    " Thank you." She felt supremely conscious
of Spencer still watching her. "That sounds like fun."
    He certainly disturbed her. More than she
was comfortable with. She made a mental note to contact the estate
agent as soon as possible. Even if she was reduced to living in a
town flat, it was better than this constant state of nervous
tension whenever the man was around.
    Somehow she managed to concentrate on
answering Dr. Morgan's rapid fire questions, but she could sense
Spencer listening to every word. Once she was forced to ask Jake to
repeat his question. Spencer's quiet presence was a distraction she
found hard to ignore.
    " Well, I think that covers everything."
Jake nodded several minutes later. "I'm only sorry we didn't get
time to put a face to the name before this."
    He shook his head. "Spencer and I worked
for over fifteen hours on that terrible accident. The trials of a
running a semi-rural practice," he mused, in a tone that told her
he wouldn't have it any other way.
    He walked across the kitchen to stare at
the cake. "So, normal surgery hours are eight in the morning until
five thirty, Monday to Friday. We cover the nights in rotation with
the other two practices here in town. Weekends we run a Saturday
morning surgery."
    He waved a hand. "There's a roster for
that. The rest of the weekend is covered for emergencies only.
You'll find we have our own x-ray facility and pharmacy. The more
intricate surgery cases we can't handle here are taken by ambulance
or helicopter to the nearest base hospital."
    " Orderly and clean cut." She nodded. "Just
the way I like it."
    " Good. I'm afraid this cake has far too
many calories." Jake patted his flat waistline, shaking his head
regretfully. "Okay, everyone, we have patients waiting. Spencer,
hang on for a moment, will you? I've just had a call out and before
I go I have something I need to discuss with you."
    " Well done," Edith said, as they left the
kitchen together. "I knew you would work out, when we first
interviewed you. Welcome to the team. Kevin and I have been here
six months and we're loving it."
    " Thank you. I'm relieved Dr. Morgan didn't
ask something I couldn't answer."
    " Oh, Jake's all right." Edith smiled.
"Spencer can have his moments, but on the whole they're a great
team to work for. Kevin says we're very lucky to be here. See you
later."
    Kate smiled as the other woman walked away.
She was about to continue to her own rooms when the reception area
suddenly erupted into chaos. A young woman began to scream.
Spinning towards the sound, Kate saw she was heavily pregnant and
staring down at the large, damp patch spreading rapidly over her
clothes.
    The young woman glanced up and caught
Kate's gaze. She looked terrified.
    " Oh, my God," she moaned. "My waters have
just broken."
    " Dr. Morgan just got called out to an
emergency," Kris said, as she and Kate hurried to assist the
frightened young