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I cleared my throat "Excuse me?"

"Sorry," he said and turned his head away again, grinning widely "Just don’t get to see real garters very often"

"My best friend made me wear them Now she'll be pissed that I ruined her nylons"

"It's a shame they were destroyed," he said softly, a hint of humor in his voice "I especially like the ones with the seam up the back Really retro"

Once , he started to exa on the injured side, checking the bone I had to spread hs a bit so he could examine my knees, and blushed profusely when I had to jam my dress between them to cover my crotch

"Calves and knees look great," he said, a faint smile on his face

He left me on the bed and went to the en-suite bathroo cabinet doors and drawers Finally, he eauze and bandages He also had a ashcloth He then tendedthe dirt off my knees and ankle

"What kind of doctor are you?"

"Neurosurgeon"

"So you cut up brains?"

"So like that," he said, a half-smile on his lips "I don’t cut them up as y iselectrodes to treat disorders like Parkinson's and epilepsy You're thinking pathologist But don’t worry," he said as he washed the dirt off my knees "We also learned to look after superficial wounds And I have a truckload of insurance, just in case you're wondering…"

He daubed the cuts and scrapes with the peroxide-soaked cotton balls It stung a bit, but not too badly All the while he was tending ot the chance to see him up close Man, was he beautiful His black hair was a bit longish and wild as if he was just caught in the wind Dark arched brows Blue blue eyes fringed with thick black lashes A bit of scruff on his face, and a jaw that screamed perfection

He was perhaps the hottest man I'd ever seen

"You'll be fine Don't need stitches Just a bit of antibiotic ointes But you should rest your ankle Are you going to stay or do you need a ride home?"

"I better stay Do you knoho Elaine is? Can you ask her to come and speak to me?"