Page 44 of Planned Seduction
“Daniel?”
A voice from Daniel’s table broke into their conversation.
Leona Ramsey sat there, looking pissed off. “I thought you were having coffee with me?”
So that explained Daniel’s irrational behavior. Amy could almost hear the pieces of the puzzle clicking into place. Leona was Daniel’s married admirer. No wonder he’d kissed her.
“Sorry ’bout that.” Daniel smiled. He didn’t appear the least bit apologetic. “Here, let me introduce the two of you.” He held Amy’s hand. “Amy, this is Leona Ramsey, a pediatrician from POWS. Leona, this is Amy Morgan, my…friend.”
Amy struggled to regain her composure.
It wasn’t easy. First of all, she was hot and bothered. Second, Daniel was hard and bothered. Third, Leona Ramsey was having a drink with Daniel, and that was plain bothersome. Amy hadn’t even noticed her sitting there. Not surprising considering she’d developed tunnel vision around Daniel. He was the only thing she ever saw nowadays—real or imagined.
Daniel squeezed her hand, and she belatedly realized she was glaring at the doctor. She pasted a smile on her face. “Forgive me, I never saw you there. It’s nice to meet you.”
Leona stared daggers at her. “Yes, I’m sure.”
Silent tension simmered between the two women. “Leona was telling me about the ward,” Daniel said. “All the renovations are finished, and it looks pretty good. I’m on my way up there.” He looked at Amy. “Why don’t you join me? Come and see what they’ve done.”
She hesitated. A quick glance at her watch told her she really needed to get back to her office, but at the same time, she wanted to see the ward.
“Vicky’s back in hospital,” he said quietly. “I was going to drop in. Would you like to meet her?”
The pained look in Daniel’s eyes as he conveyed that bit of information helped her decide. “I’d love to.”
“I have patients to see, so I’ll head up with you,” Leona said. Not entirely sure whether this was true, Amy suspected Leona used it as an excuse to spend more time with Daniel.
Perhaps someone should explain to her that subtlety was a far bigger turn-on for her friend than the obvious advances she was making? Daniel wasn’t interested. Couldn’t she see that? It was so glaringly obvious. If she had been Daniel’s girlfriend, she would’ve happily spelled it out for Leona.
But she wasn’t. So she kept her mouth shut.
The three of them caught an elevator up to the eighth floor and walked across a long, narrow corridor to POWS. Amy was struck by Daniel’s easy, sexy stride, and she suppressed a grin. “You’re not limping. Your knee must be improving.”
Daniel had the grace to squirm before he shrugged. “It twinges now and again, but it feels fine. No thanks to my sister.”
“And your shoulder?”
“A bit tender still.”
Amy resisted the urge to laugh. She could attach a microscope to his knee and shoulder, study them for three days, and still not find any sign of bruising. Daniel was a big baby.
With a very adult body.
Don’t go there.
Leona pushed open a pair of swinging doors and they walked inside. “I have patients to see.” She nodded curtly at Amy and gave Daniel a slow once-over before walking off.
They shared a smile as they watched the doctor stalk away.
“You could have warned me.” Amy laughed, both relieved and disappointed that Daniel’s kisses had been nothing more than a ruse. “I didn’t know what the hell you were doing.”
“There wasn’t time. I had to act. I was on my way to the ward when Leona blindsided me. I didn’t want to be rude, so I agreed to have a drink with her. You saved me from another grueling invitation over to her place.”
“Glad I could help.” Was she? In essence, Daniel had kissed her. Again. And once again, she was left aroused and hungry for more.
“Me, too.” He grinned. “What are you doing here?”
“I came to see a client.”
