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‘Then let’s synchronise our off-duty When are you free?’

She took her diary fro ‘Thursday or Friday?’

‘Not this week How about next week?’ he suggested

‘Tuesday and Wednesday’

‘Wednesday it is,’ he said ‘I’ll book the flight and find out e need to know’

CHAPTER THREE

THE night before the balloon trip, Madison couldn’t get to sleep

Sheto this in the first place Quite apart froed to meet Theo at the crack of dawn, Theo Petrakis wasn’t relationship material

Sure, he ticked all the boxes He was an excellent doctor, kept the teaether, and his caled to calm even the most nervous parent-to-be And, as just about every female in the hospital would attest, Theo Petrakis was drop-dead gorgeous

But he was only here on second’s sick leave for six months or so Then he’d move on, and Madison was perfectly happy here in London

She’d alreadyinto a relationship without a future, and she had no intention of repeating it and letting her world fall apart all over again

All the saet Theo out of her head Those dark eyes with the unexpected green and gold glints—eyes that always seemed to be full of sunshine That incredibly sexy smile The dark hair, brushed back neatly froh it and eous h it had been a week and a half since the ball, she could still reainst the pulse point in her wrist

‘Stop being ridiculous and go to sleep,’ she told herself loudly, plu her eyes firh she felt wide awake

A feeling that didn’t last when her alarm shrilled at an unearthly hour She had to hit the snooze button three ti herself out of bed, and she was only just ready when the doorbell rang

‘Kali’

Oh, lord Theo alore a suit, shirt and tie at work under his white coat In jeans, a sweater and a black leather jacket, he was absolutely stunning Touchable

And she really, really wanted to touch

She hadn’t felt a pull this strong since Harry And that in itself was a warning: look where that had got her She pulled herself together and unglued her tongue fro, Theo’