The Rhythm of My Heart Read Free Page A

deny everything…just be professional?
    “You’re very observant, Mr. Rivers”
    “Call me Charlie; Mr. Rivers is the old man, but even he wouldn’t let you call him that,” he says, with a grin.
    “Okay. Look, Charlie, your sister is a beautiful woman who seems very sweet, but she was anxious and upset when she bought your daughter in. I was simply trying to be friendly and reassuring, nothing more.” I hope that he’ll buy my explanation .
    “Yeah. I’m not buying it, but okay, Doc, whatever you say,” Charlie says, on a chuckle.
    I give him a quick grin as the door opens. Grace and her father walk back in; she is much more relaxed now and a beautiful smile lights up her face. “All done?” she asks as I stand and walk across the room to dispose of the rubbish and wash my hands.
    “Yes, all done. Ruby is ready to go home. I wish all my patients slept through their procedures; it would make my job a hell of a lot easier.” We all chuckle as the Rivers family prepares to leave. God, this is it. What if I never see her again? It’s not like I can ask her out in front of her father and brother, especially after I just denied being anything but professional… Shit. Think, you idiot!
    Charlie holds Ruby close to him, but manages to free his hand for me to shake. “Thanks again, Doc.”
    I shake his hand. “That’s what I’m here for.” Charlie moves to the door as I shake Bryan’s hand and accept his thanks then he turns and follows his son and granddaughter. Grace is slowly walking to the exit as well, so I take this last opportunity and extend my hand to her. I need to touch her one more time .
    “It was a pleasure to meet you, Grace.” I give her my best smile. She places her delicate hand in mine and that same zap of electric current hits my gut. Yep, I definitely haven’t felt this before.
    “It was nice to meet you too, Dr. Tierney.”
    “Please, call me Cole.”
    She blinks in surprise and her eyes glow. “It was nice to meet you too, Cole; thank you for taking care of Rubes .” God, the way my name slips from her perfect lips hits me straight in the groin. I try not to imagine what it would be like to hear her scream out my name at the height of pleasure.
    “You’re very welcome, Grace.” Her hand slips from mine and I instantly feel the loss. This is it; she’s leaving. I’m watching her walk to the door admiring the gentle sway of her hips when she stops and turns.
    “Cole, if you ever need your car serviced just look us up, we’re the best and we’ll take good care of you.” With another beaming smile, she turns and leaves me standing there staring after her. If getting my car serviced allows me to see Grace again, I have just found my new mechanic. Strangely, I hope my car needs repairs… a LOT.

 
     
     
    Chapter 3
     
    Grace….
     
    After such an eventful start to the week, things went back to normal. Charlie got over his initial stress from Ruby’s fall, no longer blaming me for not watching her when I explained what had happened. He knew Rubes was getting easily frustrated and impatient lately due to her inability to effectively communicate everything she wanted to. Everything was okay aside from Rubes being slightly more frustrated due to her cast.
    Ruby’s preschool teachers were completely fine with the whole cast situation. Our routine continued uninterrupted, apart from the constant disruptions in my mind involving a certain brown haired, blue-eyed delicious doctor every five minutes. Something about Dr. Cole Tierney had gotten under my skin. He was outrageously good looking, had a wonderful bedside manner, and really seemed to care. He had calmed me when I was rambling, defended me when Charlie got snappy, and he seemed relieved when Charlie said that I was only his sister. The small glances and smiles we directed at each other were definitely flirty and the zaps of electric current that passed through us when we touched were exhilarating.
    The way he looked at me