Page 17 of Too Hot to Sleep
Georgia swallowed. "How much trouble am I in?"
"A lot. What the heck happened?"
She stood and paced the room. "A cop came running in carrying a patient wrapped in a blanket. I didn't find out it was a dog until we were already in an exam room."
"So you booted out the cop, right?"
"I tried. But when I refused to treat the dog, the guy started bandaging him up himself."
"So being the big-hearted person you are, you gave him a hand."
"I didn't have a choice!"
"Uh-huh. Well, I hope the guy was worth the grief you're going to catch tomorrow."
She glowered. "He wasn't."
"Dr. Story is liable to fire you, you know."
"Thank you for giving me something else to obsess about this evening."
"Something else? Oh, you're worried about Rob's reaction."
Georgia gasped. "I was fine until you started talking about buyer's remorse!"
"Well, just in case things don't work out with Rob, is the cop single?"
"I so totally didn't think to ask."
"Cops are supposed to be great in bed."
She blinked away the image of the man's huge feet "I could have sworn we were talking about me being fired."
"Just a little trivia I thought you might find interesting."
Erotic visions skipped through her head—uniforms, frisking, handcuffs. "Well, I'm not."
"Hey, did you find a dress?"
"Yes, the Toms practically flung it on me."
"Aren't they great?"
"I think 'frightening' is the word you're looking for."
"But I'm sure you'll look fabulous for Rob at the wedding."
"I just hope he's back in time to go with me."
"Yeah, you can tell a lot about a guy by how he acts at a wedding. You're lucky that you have the chance to expose him at this point in your relationship."
Georgia sighed. "I'm not so sure that Rob and I have a relationship."
"Well, after last night, he's bound to make a move in one direction or another."
"Yeah, well, thanks again for reminding me how far out on a limb I've climbed."
"Don't worry about Rob. Just try to get to work a few minutes early tomorrow to circumvent Dr. Story's lecture. And dress up."
