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Glancing around the roohtest attention Plus, Jonathan had backed theuests

She should be grateful Matthew hadn’t added “ora man’s touch”

Then again, that wouldn’t have been true because she had beena man’s touch Just not Jonathan’s She missed Matthew His smile His conversations His kisses His touch

Even now his fingers burned through the thinher want to arch into hi other than a purely professional relationship between them was a very bad idea

“And you are?” Jonathan’s expression was snide as he visually measured Natalie’s rescuer

Resisting the urge to pull away from Matthew, Natalie smiled instead and introduced the only two men she’d ever been intimate with Hoeird was that?

“You’re Natalie’s new boss?” Jonathan’s gaze bounced back and forth between the your way to the top now? First passed over for another woman, and just a few ave a low laugh “Not being quite good enough yet again has to sting, Natalie Especially when you worked so hard for this”

His words were meant to hurt Natalie knew that She tried not to let them, but they reached their mark Why had she ever shared her past hurts, her future aspirations with this buffoon?

“Dr Coleman deserved the position” Oh, how it hurt to say that out loud “His credentials are excellent” They were “Memphis Children’s is lucky to have a doctor of his caliber join our staff”

Jonathan laughed “You forget I lived with you for over two years and know you better than anyone,” he re must kill you”

It did

“My asn’t for nothing I saved lives, Jonathan So you have no concept of”

“You sound so altruistic,” he sneered

Matthew’s body tensed and Natalie continued, trying to diffuse the situation The last thing she wanted was a scene at Dr Luiz’s party “Youattention all those years you claiotten to know me” She cast what she hoped was a look of appreciation toward Matthew “I’ve always ad all I can fro with someone of his talent”

“Right This guy co the position you’ve been busting your butt for since the beginning?” He turned to Matthew “Better watch out, buddy Her career ot in the way You know that old saying about keeping your friends close and your ene in my old bed, but I’d watch my back if I were you”