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“You wanther breath to lodge in her throat “You want to knoe ain if it would be as intense as in Miami”

“You’re crazy” Natalie shook her head She didn’t want to know that If it was she’d never be able to maintain a professional relationship with him

She had to maintain a professional relationship with him

“Butyour boss co this cardiology progra breath, raked his fingers through his hair again “I won’t let you or anyone keep that fro I need this position to work For my sake and for Carrie’s”

Natalie winced

“If you think it’s impossible to ith ure this out before it coram”

“I’d never do anything to conoring the rest of what he said She’d devoted her professional life to Memphis Children’s Hospital How could he question her loyalty?

“Great,” he said as if he’d just won aand an easy s across his handso on your surgery this afternoon on the Givens baby, who’s being flown in right now” His expression grew a little more serious “I will also be in on the Harris case”

Natalie could al table from her Almost

Okay, so not really

Thus far, he had assisted, but otherwise hadn’t pushed for a ery

Andy Givens had been born in an outlying cootten into distress and been transported via helicopter to Memphis Children’s

Being the surgeon on call that day, Natalie had been assigned the case and had shifted her clinic schedule to perform the repair of the baby’s tiny valve and vessels

With Mattheorking right along beside her

It would be easy to get distracted by the efficient movements of his hands, of the skill hich he worked, but she kept her focus on the repairs rather than where Mattheorked on the baby’s tiny heart simultaneously via the robotic device that allowed such fine manipulation