Alone in the Dark
“Technically, this was the beginning of her lunch hour, and she'd been stuck doing paperwork thanks to the fact that her receptionist had bolted the minute the big hand had met the little hand at twelve on the oversize clock. Shirley was lovable and good with animals, but no one was ever going to accuse the pixish young woman of being an overachiever.
Once Mrs. Chambers and her Siamese cat had crossed the threshold and were gone, Patience had had every intention of locking the clinic door. She needed to grab a bite to eat in her own kitchen and more important than that, she needed a few minutes to herself.
A few minutes to unwind. She felt exhausted.
For the most part, sleep had been notably absent from her bedroom last night and this morning. Consuming the remainder of a half gallon of ice cream right before bedtime wasn't exactly conducive to a restful night's sleep, but then, she knew that wasn't the real culprit for her sleeplessness. Kissing Brady had been responsible for that.
Ki...ssing the quiet, brooding man had undone every neatly tied ribbon within her.MoreLess
Once Mrs. Chambers and her Siamese cat had crossed the threshold and were gone, Patience had had every intention of locking the clinic door. She needed to grab a bite to eat in her own kitchen and more important than that, she needed a few minutes to herself.
A few minutes to unwind. She felt exhausted.
For the most part, sleep had been notably absent from her bedroom last night and this morning. Consuming the remainder of a half gallon of ice cream right before bedtime wasn't exactly conducive to a restful night's sleep, but then, she knew that wasn't the real culprit for her sleeplessness. Kissing Brady had been responsible for that.
Ki...ssing the quiet, brooding man had undone every neatly tied ribbon within her.MoreLess
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