Samantha?”
“Um.” Sam shrugged. “You’re the doctor.”
“Yes, but you’ve been taking care of him for three days now. In your professional opinion, is there anything preventing him from mild physical activity now?”
Cody could tell she wanted to say yes; it was in every tense line of her body, the way her jaw tightened as she considered the question. Finally, though, she shook her head.
“No, nothing significant.”
“Well, there you go.” Dr. Miller picked up his bag and started putting his equipment away. “Mild physical activity, nothing too strenuous. And please, don’t overexert. Just listen to your body.”
Oh, he intended to do just that.
“Thank you, Doctor,” he said. “I really appreciate that.”
“Just don’t be foolish about it.” Dr. Miller glanced at Sam. “You’ll make sure he doesn’t go too far, won’t you?”
She crossed her arms over her chest. “Oh, you can count on it.”
Cody had to bite the inside of his lip to keep from laughing out loud. She wasn’t going to give an inch, was she?
“I’ll see you later, young man,” Dr. Miller said, extending his hand.
Cody shook it almost by rote. “Thanks for coming by.”
“Not a problem.” He ruffled Sam’s hair, her face turning a soft shade of pink. “Anything for Samantha here.”
“Yeah, right.” She rolled her eyes. “You just wanted to keep tabs on your celebrity patient here.”
He winked. “Well, there is that, too.”
Cody laughed. “I’m no celebrity.”
“Are you kidding? Your accident is the most-talked-about event in recent memory here in Four Corners. To have been your admitting physician is currency I’ll be trading on for weeks.”
“Well, I hope it gets you lots of dinner invitations,” Cody said. “Thanks again for everything.”
With a wave, Dr. Miller headed out of the bedroom, Sam right behind.
He could hear the murmur of their voices as they walked down the hall, followed by the sound of the front door closing.
Expecting Sam to come back right away, he sat up a bit and watched the doorway.
He was still watching five minutes later, when she finally returned.
Despite his hopes, it was clear that she wasn’t back for a continuation of the kiss that had been so rudely interrupted. In fact, if he wasn’t mistaken, she would have preferred to be anywhere other than in the bedroom with him.
“You like to take risks, don’t you?”
He raised an eyebrow. “Something bothering you, Sam?”
“I’d prefer it if we kept this situation on a purely professional level, Cody. Especially around my colleagues.”
“Too late.” As her eyes widened, he added, “There’s no way the two of us could have been purely professional, Sam. Too much history in the way. And too much heat, now.”
“Only if we choose to act on it.”
“Which we have, a couple of times now.” When she looked away, he reached out and touched her wrist. “That’s not a bad thing, Sam. It’s clear there’s something between us that I wouldn’t mind exploring. The question is, why do you keep closing off that possibility?”
“Oh, that’s rich, coming from you.”
“Excuse me?”
She pinched her lips shut, clearly wishing she could take it back.
“If you’ve got an issue, Sam, better just to get it all out on the table.”
“How can I be sure you won’t kick me out again this time?”
“This time?” His mouth dropped open. “You’ve got to be kidding me.”
She glared at him. “Pardon me if I’m a little gun shy about getting into bed with you.”
“For God’s sake, Sam, we were kids!” He snorted. “Or at least, you were. Of course I kicked you out of my bed. I could have been charged with statutory rape if I hadn’t!”
“Like that would have happened.”
“You don’t think your mother hadn’t already threatened me with it that summer?”
She stared at him in shock. “What are you talking about?”
“Anyone could see we were getting close, Sam. And Lord knows I
“Um.” Sam shrugged. “You’re the doctor.”
“Yes, but you’ve been taking care of him for three days now. In your professional opinion, is there anything preventing him from mild physical activity now?”
Cody could tell she wanted to say yes; it was in every tense line of her body, the way her jaw tightened as she considered the question. Finally, though, she shook her head.
“No, nothing significant.”
“Well, there you go.” Dr. Miller picked up his bag and started putting his equipment away. “Mild physical activity, nothing too strenuous. And please, don’t overexert. Just listen to your body.”
Oh, he intended to do just that.
“Thank you, Doctor,” he said. “I really appreciate that.”
“Just don’t be foolish about it.” Dr. Miller glanced at Sam. “You’ll make sure he doesn’t go too far, won’t you?”
She crossed her arms over her chest. “Oh, you can count on it.”
Cody had to bite the inside of his lip to keep from laughing out loud. She wasn’t going to give an inch, was she?
“I’ll see you later, young man,” Dr. Miller said, extending his hand.
Cody shook it almost by rote. “Thanks for coming by.”
“Not a problem.” He ruffled Sam’s hair, her face turning a soft shade of pink. “Anything for Samantha here.”
“Yeah, right.” She rolled her eyes. “You just wanted to keep tabs on your celebrity patient here.”
He winked. “Well, there is that, too.”
Cody laughed. “I’m no celebrity.”
“Are you kidding? Your accident is the most-talked-about event in recent memory here in Four Corners. To have been your admitting physician is currency I’ll be trading on for weeks.”
“Well, I hope it gets you lots of dinner invitations,” Cody said. “Thanks again for everything.”
With a wave, Dr. Miller headed out of the bedroom, Sam right behind.
He could hear the murmur of their voices as they walked down the hall, followed by the sound of the front door closing.
Expecting Sam to come back right away, he sat up a bit and watched the doorway.
He was still watching five minutes later, when she finally returned.
Despite his hopes, it was clear that she wasn’t back for a continuation of the kiss that had been so rudely interrupted. In fact, if he wasn’t mistaken, she would have preferred to be anywhere other than in the bedroom with him.
“You like to take risks, don’t you?”
He raised an eyebrow. “Something bothering you, Sam?”
“I’d prefer it if we kept this situation on a purely professional level, Cody. Especially around my colleagues.”
“Too late.” As her eyes widened, he added, “There’s no way the two of us could have been purely professional, Sam. Too much history in the way. And too much heat, now.”
“Only if we choose to act on it.”
“Which we have, a couple of times now.” When she looked away, he reached out and touched her wrist. “That’s not a bad thing, Sam. It’s clear there’s something between us that I wouldn’t mind exploring. The question is, why do you keep closing off that possibility?”
“Oh, that’s rich, coming from you.”
“Excuse me?”
She pinched her lips shut, clearly wishing she could take it back.
“If you’ve got an issue, Sam, better just to get it all out on the table.”
“How can I be sure you won’t kick me out again this time?”
“This time?” His mouth dropped open. “You’ve got to be kidding me.”
She glared at him. “Pardon me if I’m a little gun shy about getting into bed with you.”
“For God’s sake, Sam, we were kids!” He snorted. “Or at least, you were. Of course I kicked you out of my bed. I could have been charged with statutory rape if I hadn’t!”
“Like that would have happened.”
“You don’t think your mother hadn’t already threatened me with it that summer?”
She stared at him in shock. “What are you talking about?”
“Anyone could see we were getting close, Sam. And Lord knows I
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