Tempted by Dr. Morales by Carol Marinelli Read Free Book Online

refurbish the interview rooms—but even if the funds were needed, even if it was for a good cause, Cate could think of nothing worse than jumping out of a plane, let alone paying for it. She much preferred to keep her feet on solid ground.
    In came Juan, with that potent post-shower scent that had Cate’s toes curling in her shoes. He was wearing scrubs, yet he still had on his signature boots and he was simply like no other.
    ‘We’ve got hospital razors, Juan,’ Kelly teased. ‘I can get you a couple if you can’t afford them.’
    ‘Ah, but then you’d have to suture me after,’ Juan said. ‘They are lethal.’ He looked at the twins, who had paused in their breakfasts and were staring up at this very large, very commanding man. ‘Hello,’ he said and then made Adam laugh. ‘Are you the new consultants that are starting?’
    ‘No,’ Cate said, ‘the interviews only started this week. These are Harry’s twins, Charlotte and Adam.’
    ‘Daddy got called in,’ Charlotte said. ‘For a sick boy.’
    ‘Well, that’s no good,’ Juan said, and then looked at Cate’s glass. ‘Did you make me one?’
    ‘No.’ For a moment she thought he was going to take a sip of her drink.
    For a moment he thought about it!
    ‘Hey, Juan.’ Kelly wasn’t going to miss an opportunity for a little extra Juan time. ‘A space has opened up on the charity dive next Sunday. You like all that sort of stuff.’
    ‘I do.’ He went and read the notice. ‘I’ll still be here. I fly out on the Tuesday...’
    ‘We’ll all go out afterwards,’ Kelly said. ‘It could be your leaving do.’
    ‘Another one,’ Cate said, and he turned at the slightly tart note to her voice but just smiled.
    ‘Are you doing the jump?’ Juan asked her.
    ‘Absolutely not.’
    ‘You should.’
    ‘Why?’ Cate challenged, but Juan gave no answer and went to get a pen from his pocket but, as usual, he didn’t have one and he asked Cate if he could borrow hers.
    ‘No,’ Cate said. ‘You already owe me three.’
    ‘Just to put my name down on the list. I’ll give it straight back.’
    She ended up relenting and handed him her pen.
    ‘Where are you going to next, Juan?’ Sheldon asked.
    ‘New Zealand! The south island first.’
    ‘How long will you stay?’
    ‘I’m not sure—I’ll see how it goes, but I’ve heard that the skiing is spectacular, so I might stay there for the winter.’
    ‘Then home to Argentina?’ Sheldon asked as Juan wrote down his name to do the skydiving jump.
    ‘I’m not sure...’ Juan said. ‘I was thinking of Asia.’
    How could he have no idea where he was going? Cate wondered. He was hardly a teenager. He must be in his mid-thirties and just drifting through life, if you could call jumping off bridges and rafting down ravines and biking through the hills drifting. Cate just could not wrap her head around Juan’s way of living.
    ‘Come on, guys.’ Cate glanced at the clock and stood. ‘We’d better get round there.’
    ‘You’re not the boss yet,’ Kelly teased.
    No, she wasn’t the boss yet, Cate thought. She said goodbye to Charlotte and Adam and turned on some cartoons instead of the news, telling them that someone would be around to check on them soon—but she wondered how she could tell Harry that he couldn’t bring in the twins or, rather, if he did that the nurses wouldn’t be watching out for them.
    As they walked through the obs ward on their way, Cate was just about to ask the nurse who was working there to keep an eye out for Harry’s children. But, seeing that the supervisor was there checking the bed status, Cate decided otherwise.
    ‘Last day in the madhouse!’ She smiled at Christine, who had just arrived at work.
    Her smile wasn’t returned.
    ‘Thank God!’ Christine rolled her eyes. ‘If you can watch the floor, Cate, I’m going to go make sure all the ordering is up to date. Given all the fire warnings in place, I think it might be a good idea to order some extra