why. Or at least, there wasn’t before. He treated Adi and he’s offered to help us out with her physical therapy at no extra charge.”
“It sounds like he’s a good guy if he’s willing to do it pro bono,” she said, her gaze filled with curiosity when it met mine. “Is it a hospital-employee benefit or a personal favor?”
“Personal favor. I think he likes Adi.” I shrugged. “Who knows why anyone does anything really?”
Luna crossed her arms, giving me a pointed look that said she didn’t believe me in the slightest. “Tell me about this doctor, Adi. Is he old and bald?”
Adi giggled, her eyes wide as she shook her head. “No, he’s a heartthrob.”
“What?” My voice came out an octave or two too high.
My daughter, little traitor that she apparently was, giggled again. “I heard nurse Agatha say it in the hospital.”
“A heartthrob, huh?” Luna grinned, her expression so filled with mischief and expectation that I waited for her to start rubbing her plotting palms together. “That’s so interesting.”
“It’s not interesting.” I lifted my gaze to the ceiling with a shake of my head. “I suppose one could say he’s a heartthrob, but he’s also a very good doctor. That’s the only part I’m interested in.”
Lies, all lies. There were several other parts of him I was interested in, mostly those beneath his clothes, but they didn’t need to know that.
It’d been years since I’d gotten laid by anything other than the crappy old vibrator in my drawer. Obviously, I could appreciate a little eye-candy to fantasize about for my bi-monthly alone time as much as the next girl.
Luna looked at me with such a knowing gleam in her eyes that I was halfway convinced she’d heard my thoughts. She didn’t push the issue in front of Adi, though. “Okay, I have to go. I’m meeting Cyrus at the shop. He says he’s found us a new supplier. If I’m not there when he meets with the guy, he’s going to buy a bunch of stuff I might not end up being able to use.”
“Ah, your husband the overachiever,” I teased.
She gave her shoulders a what-can-you-do shrug, smiling as she gave Adi a hug goodbye. “Give me a call if you need anything, okay? I can be back here in ten minutes.”
“Sure thing,” I replied with absolutely no intention of calling her. Cyrus was an overachiever, but so was Luna.
As much as I appreciated their support, if I called them for anything, we’d be moved into their massive house and under their care in a heartbeat. So no.
We were fine for now. It was me and Adi against the world, and that was how it would always be.
With just a little bit of help from dearest Doctor Chris, of course.
Chapter 7
CHRIS
A knock on my office door made me look up from the computer. I’d spent the morning doing reports on my patients and formulating treatment plans, but I still had a mountain of paperwork to get through.
Hunter knew I had blocked out this time for admin, so I doubted he was the one interrupting me. I was about to snap at whoever thought this was a free-for-all when the door opened and April’s head popped in.
The fighting words died on my tongue and a surprised smile tugged at my lips. “Hey. What are you doing here?”
“You never called to schedule our appointment, so we thought we’d drop by.” She opened the door a little wider to reveal Adi standing next to her. “Are we interrupting anything?”
I clicked save on the file I’d been working on and shook my head. “No, not really. Just some paperwork.”
She made a sympathetic noise at the back of her throat. “In that case, I’m glad we could come to alleviate your boredom for a while.”
“I’m sorry I haven’t called yet. I’ve actually been trying to move some things around to fit Adi in at times when the sessions wouldn’t interfere with her schooling.”
“I haven’t gone back to school yet,” the little girl piped up helpfully, giving me a shy wave from her spot slightly behind her mother. “Hi, Doctor Chris. How are you?”
“Better now that you’re here.” I got up from my chair and left my coat hanging on the back of it. “How are you feeling?”
She raised her shoulders, but her lips pressed into a thin line. “I can’t get my arm to move right.”
“You’ve come to the right place then.” I grinned and swept an arm in the direction of the therapy