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“Dr Brooks,” I corrected hiraduate from med school Same as you”

I kneas intentionally de me – it wasn't a misstep to not callthis way too much He even had the balls to look amused when I stood up forto be one hell of an internship if he was going to disrespect me every step of the way

“Yes, Dr Brooks,” he said “I' omen”

“Well get used to it,” I countered “Because statistics show thatthis field these days And I have a feeling I won't be the last woman to work underneath you”

“Oh, you can count on that,” hethe last part ofdirty

Already, I could probably get him in trouble for sexual harass

ment and discri his reputation in the field, a oing up against someone like him And I had to face facts – he was the best of the best and I needed to learn fro talked down to in the process It was just one of those things I was going to have to learn to deal with

Lila poked her head into the office and shotthe tension “I'm sorry, Dr Pierce and Dr Brooks,” she said It was nice to have someone refer to ht you'd like to know”

“Thanks, Lila,” he said “We'll be right out”

There was a moment of silence between the two of us I stared off behind Gavin, not focusing on his granite cheekbones , but rather on the awards and photos behind hiest names in the sports industry, many of whom, he'd helped at some point in his career

He'd won proeneral medicine and orthopedicwith the photographs Those accomplishments made his resume incredibly impressive I hoped to be able to look back and say I had a career like his one day

“We shouldn't keep the patient waiting Shall we?” he said, pushing away fro toward the door He held it open fora word

Tyler McAda that a lot when it ca professional athletes, but it never ceased to aer they actually were in person I wasn't about to be fangirling all over him, but he wasn't too hard on the eyes

He was a ginger, which was one thing that set him apart from most of his teaoing on as well that made him look scruffy and manly – and even more dreamy in the eyes of his female fans

As soon as I walked in the room, his eyes fell on me and he smiled