r. Moore, your colleagues are getting ready to

his gloves with an indifferent loo

eyes. "If I ever find out you've let Ashton touch you, don't blame me for what comes next.

and the oppressive tension

x her clothes and slipped out of the exa

work. No matter how hard she tried to relax, a strange ache in her leg

ting tangled up with Luke? Who kne

nded at her door. A nurse peeked in to tell her

ed that the hospital was about to host a joint seminar with a tea

without h

ike the best news she had heard all day. She even wondered if she co

ternoon, Gillian wasted no time booking a

r phone rang. It was her c

puzzled frown, saying, "

t saw Ashton at a jewelry store with another woman! He spent over fiv

on to lose interest in her, but stepping out with someone else before they

my flight," she said, her voice tight with nerv

dialing Ashton, hoping for an

on the first ring, no matter how busy

aiting, until his name fin

e was short, clipped, and carried an edge of annoyance. "I'm swamped wi

e. It seemed that he was really working. Maybe Nina had gott

le into her tone. "It's nothing. I just wanted you

, "You should foc

gh, sweet voice floated through the phone.

call cut off. Gillian's hand

sounded just like Meagan Brown

to be at school. Why

phone, heart plummeting, unab