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‘The doctor?’ When had he even called him? ‘Ari, I don’t need a doctor I feel fine’

He stood and stared at her for a long moment before he shoved his hands into his pockets ‘I can send him away if that’s what you want But I think we need todoith an illness That is not negotiable So we can do it noe can do it tomorrow Your choice’

She gripped the covers, the feeling of hurtling towards the unknown growing by the second But Ari was right They needed to be sure nothing else rong before they went any further

She nodded ‘Okay, we do it now’

He left the room and returned moments later followed by a tall, lanky man with brown hair and serious brown eyes He proceeded to look her over and fire questions at her that e Ari stood, hand in his pocket next to the bed the whole ti her

‘The headache and fatigue worries htly swollen,’ the doctor finally said ‘My advice is to rest for a few days—’

‘Yes, she’ll do that—’

‘No, she won’t,’ she countered sharply with a frohich he returned twice as hard and twice as dangerous ‘I’’

The doctor looked between theive you a flu shot just in case? Head it off at the pass?’

At her nod, he opened his bag and took out the needle She tensed and tried to curb her nerves but Ari’s narrowed gaze told her he’d seen her reaction

Rounding the bed, he slid in beside her and pulled her close, his warm, hard body a solid co the simple alternative’

‘I’ll take a s about in bed’

The save her time to hear her words echo in the room Then a fierce blush washed over her face

The doctor hid a s laughter lightened the tense ath she could feel his tension ‘It’s not gentleh at a harmless double entendre Especially when it comes at the patient’s expense’

He blinked and his gaze dropped to her mouth

This close, his designer stubble ithin touching distance and the gold flecks in his eyes and the sensual curve of hisThe hand he’d slipped around her tightened, drawing her infinitesi loose that wild yearning she see sealed up

The doctor clearing his throat ainst her skin ‘Stop! Will this harnancy?’ she blurted

Beside her, Ari tensed