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Then why was Jax Hollister’s smile flashing in her brain right now?

The quiet embarrassment over a simple rash on his hand that he most likely caught from someone else.

The way the goosebumps spread over his back and shoulders when she put the lotion on a dry spot.

The thought of his goosebumps sent a few dozen tingles through her body.

She cleared her throat. “Best to just focus on the important things in my life,” she said primly, moving away to get better control of her reaction to Jax.

3

SLAMMED INTO THE FRIEND ZONE

“Hey there, big brother.”

Jax turned before he could get on the elevator to go to his floor.

“Roni,” he said to his sister. “What are you doing here?”

“Coming over to meet with new tenants on this floor.”

“Dr. Patrick?” he asked.

“No,” Roni said, frowning. “She’s not new. She was one of the first ones here. We’ve got an insurance firm going in on the other side. How do you know Dr. Patrick?”

He held his hand up. “Just went to see her,” he said. “This was driving me nuts. Thankfully I got in quickly.”

Roni grabbed his hand and pulled it closer. “That looks annoying.”

“Very,” he said. “And itchy as all hell. I’ve tried everything on it and nothing made it go away completely.”

“What did Dillion say?”

“Dillion?” he asked.

“Well, I’m not a patient and I’ve talked to her a few times. I’m on a first-name basis with most people,” Roni said, grinning. “Did you know it was a woman when you went?”

“No,” he said.

He wasn’t going to admit his shock when she came in.

Nor his reaction to how stunning she was.

Light brown hair that was falling past her shoulders in some loose waves and layers.

Her eyes were a unique shade of hazel. He’d bet anything that they changed colors with what she was wearing.

She had a lab coat on but was dressed in black pants and a peach and black sweater.

Roni smiled. “She’s nice. I remember when I first read the name I thought it was a guy too. I was surprised it was a woman and one so young. She bought that practice less than a year ago.”

“Oh?” he asked. His sister would have some good information for him. She always researched the occupants in the buildings.

“She’s been practicing a few years, I think. She worked for someone else and bought the practice when he retired. She didn’t buy the building he was in and opted to come here for the location and hoped to expand on her services.”

“It is a great location,” he said.

“She’s one of those practices that doesn’t only treat skin conditions but offers beauty treatments too.”

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