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“Just filling the silence with a stranger until we arrive at the ER.” She tugs her blazer closed.

Now she’s covering herself up.

The weirdest notion comes over me. Even if Brooklyn wasn’t part of my plan to destroy my father, and I had no intention of letting her walk away from me this evening, I wouldn’t want her to.

I like teasing her.

I like this banter.

And we’re absolutely going to play out this sexual fantasy as soon as we possibly can.

CHAPTER FOUR

BROOKLYN

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“Hey Dad.” I answer the phone. “No, it’s just a sprain.”

Travis refused to stay in the car or leave me on my own, which didn’t surprise me. Five seconds after meeting him, I worked out that he doesn’t take no for an answer.

He got a wheelchair for me, and I figured this was a safe place given we weren’t alone, and I know a lot of the staff here.

My father is a doctor.

These days he works in his own private practice, but as a little girl, I would visit and roam these halls. When a couple of nurses slowed to say hello as we headed through the hospital, Travis mumbled something.

“What?” I asked.

“Don’t tell me you’re a doctor.”

“Okay, I won’t.” I giggled.

I’m not going to let him know, but I am having fun with our cheeky banter. He’s drop-dead gorgeous and way too confident.

If my ankle hadn’t been hurt, we might have been able to have a few drinks and enjoy a sexy night together, but now it just feels like we’d have to go on a date, and honestly, I just don’t want to go down that path with anyone.

Which is a shame because I swear he could cut glass with his jawline and I’m pretty sure he knows exactly how to please a woman.

Stop thinking about sex while talking to your father.

I shiver.

“Are you cold?” Travis asks.

“Who’s that?” Dad asks next.

“Um, a friend,” I reply. “I’ll call you tomorrow, Dad. Tell Mom I love her.”

“Okay, make sure Zarick gives you some pain meds,” Dad says, meaning Dr. Wiles.

I smile. “I will.”

The doctor walks in and hands me a bottle of pills.

“Just in time, Dad was telling me to get the good stuff from you.”

Dr. Wiles laughs. “Well, thisisn’tthe good stuff, but it will reduce the pain and inflammation for a few days. It’s just a sprain, so stay off it as much as you can. Elevate and ice. You know the drill.”