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“I have faith in you, Doc.”

“That’s all our time for today. I have a few more patients to see since I won’t be available to them for the week. Why don’t you verify your contact information with Maria out there, and she’ll call or text you the time and place for us to meet tomorrow?”

He looked a little apprehensive, but he stood and held out his hand for me to shake. “Thanks for meeting with me and letting me take up all your time.”

“It was my pleasure, Callum.”

I only hoped I could keep myself under control once we were out of the office. Neither one of us could afford for me to get sidetracked.

Aspen

Barcelona

I stood waitingfor Callum to show up outside of Enterprise. I’m not sure what possessed me to suggest being in such close proximity to him after I nearly drooled at the very sight of him the day before.

Last night, I pulled my vibrator out of my drawer and used it until I literally passed out from the sheer amount of orgasms I’d given myself. When I’d woken up this morning, said vibrator had fallen to the floor sometime during the night. It was now charging by my bedside in case I need any more assistance trying to remember I didn’t need a man—any man—to give me orgasms.

Hopefully, Callum wouldn’t affect me today like he had yesterday. Maybe yesterday was because I hadn’t been regularly servicing myself.

Scrolling through the messages from my office on my phone, I felt him before I saw him. There was something electric in the air. A charge that had me hyperaware. And then his smell hit me. Yesterday it was light in the air, but today the heady smell of citrus and sandalwood brought my lady bits back to life after being fully exhausted last night.

Closing my eyes, I prepared myself to see him. If my body was already behaving like this from his presence and smell alone, I was in trouble.

“Hey!” he called out in a chastising tone as he grabbed my elbow and pulled me into his strong body when a man came barreling out of the rental place, spewing profanities.

The guy didn’t even look back or say excuse me as he stomped down the street.

“Are you okay, Doc?” His low, deep voice vibrated through me, making me all too aware of our proximity.

“I’m fine. Thanks for saving me.” I took a step back before I lost myself and leaned into him. “Are you ready for today?”

His blue eyes darted to the side before his head barely signaled a shake. “I never thought I’d be in this position.”

“And what position is that?”

“Scared to drive a car because of what my body might do, but I know I have to do this.” He huffed out a sharp breath and then opened the door to the rental car agency, holding it open for me. “Ladies first.”

“Thank you. I know today will be hard, more difficult than you realize, but if you want to drive again, you have to do this. But I promise you that I’ll be here every step of the way.”

“I’m counting on it, Doc.”

Thirty minutes later, we were sitting in front of Enterprise with Callum behind the wheel, and a light sheen of sweat had already coated his handsome face.

Perhaps starting at the rental place wasn’t the best location. I wanted to do some meditation exercises with him that weren’t easily done out in public. Tomorrow I’d make sure to pick a better location.

Callum was handsome—too handsome for his own good—and with my attraction to him, it made my job more than a little difficult.

“Okay, Callum, right now, I want you to take some deep breaths. I’m not going to make you drive this car if you’re uncomfortable doing so. You’re safe with me and in this car.”

He let out a shaky breath. “Right, deep breaths. I sure hope you have better skills than telling me what naturally comes to my body for the amount you’re being paid.”

It was common for patients to lash out, so I let the comment slide. I was damn good at my job, and my price reflected that.

“I can assure you, Mr. Crew, I have more up my sleeve than a few deep breathing exercises, but it’s a process, and you need to calm your mind, and the best first step is to breathe.”

“Fine,” he grumbled, but took a few deep breaths in through his mouth and out through his nose. I noticed his body started to relax a fraction.

“Good, now tell me what you’re feeling. What’s going through your mind?”

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