Terry said, “Look after her till Monday.”’
‘Ah, so he did say that?’
She felt the severity in her expression. Couldn’t always relax straight after surgery. He would probably think she was tight and humourless and no fun at all. From experience, however, she knew it would be worse to force a more laid-back mood. Wait until she got out of these cruel pantihose and unwound the stethoscope from her neck. She’d be far more relaxed then.
‘Yes, he did say that,’ Steve echoed steadily. ‘But it’s Tuesday now. This one’s pleasure, not duty. And I’m such a crash-hot GP I can tell just by looking at you that your iron stores are low.’
Unexpectedly, she laughed. ‘They probably are.’
‘You need steak. And a swim.’
‘The swim I won’t argue with.’
‘Neither will I, as long as it’s after the steak.’
‘All right…’
‘Then, when we’re sitting on the beach, I think we’ve got to talk about why you hesitated even for a second before you said yes to this,’ he finished.
Casual tone. Meaningful after-shock.
It was a threat. Candace was in no doubt about that. And it was a threat which sent twin curls of panic and dizzy need spiralling wildly through her blood. She stalled the car three times on the way home.
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