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CHAPTER ONE
Three years later
‘WELCOME BACK TO the ht stepped into the nurses’ office on the surgical here she was head nurse
‘Thanks for nothing’ It had been hard, packing her lunch and heading out the door, leaving her daughter behind with Dad after teeks spending ti stories ‘I’ll get over it,’ she told the other nurse
‘And that’s not this job you’re talking about,’ Liz answered with sympathy in her eyes ‘I don’t kno you do it’
Neither did Stacey sometimes If it weren’t for her parents, especially her father, being the daytime carers she’d probably have found some other way to stay solvent and be with Holly, but it wouldn’t have been easy ‘I randdad’
‘Who spoils her rotten’
‘Funny, that He never spoiltHolly about that, even when she was too young to understand
‘Grandparents’ rights, eh?’ Liz tapped the coet so the day away It was hectic in here last night T adery after a ot individual care on each, but they shouldn’t deteriorate unless the unexpected happens, which we know often does’
Liz continued going through the patient list ‘This one’ She pointed to the last name on the list ‘Jonathon Black Keep an eye on hio because of cancer Early thishe co Joel upped his antibiotics in case there’s an infection developing’
Stacey studied the notes on the screen ‘Joel wasn’t too concerned?’ If the duty registrar was okay with these results then so should she be, yet unease was rising, and she knew not to ignore that
‘He suggested a CBC, but I haven’t had time to take blood’
‘I’ll see to it’ Nothing like a normal white-cell count to counteract the sense of an out-of-control infection co else I need to know? Apart frorinned She’d ht-knit group on the ward, and outside work
‘Coossip about what you’ve been up to and who you’ve been seeing’
‘Get out of here I’ to see Mr Black’
I’uy I went on a date with
There’d be no end to the quizzing Anyhile she liked Matthew she wasn’t overly ena up The few tiht with Noah in an effort to keephis contact details
Not only because of Holly either, but because there was no denying the intense longing to see hiain she couldn’t douse no ot to her in unexpected ways, like being kind and gentle, exciting and sexy Of course there was a lot to learn about him, and she wanted to more than she could believe, even after all this time
That one night when she’d danced like she’d never quite done before, or since, had totally distracted her from the past and made her happy beyond belief It had been out of this world, as had the man she’d danced and made love with
Talk about a life-changer Holly was the result, and she wouldn’t alter a thing, other than find the man and tell him he was a father So far, her endless search had coo on The world was full of Noahs, apparently He’d got away and her disappointe There’d been a connection she’d not expected, and she wanted to follow up Sigh
‘Hey, Stacey?’ Liz called ‘There’s a new surgeon on the ward He started a week ago, so I haven’t hts and he hasn’t been called in He’s Jonathon Black’s surgeon Mr Kennedy Quite soeon’ She grinned
Stacey waved a hand over her shoulder ‘Thanks, Liz I’ll give hih followed her down the ward as she went to see Mr Black
She’d h In the meantiht, the head nurse on this ward I’ve just returned fro up to speed with your details’