Chapter 3

It took Emily a couple of seconds to process what he meant. Then she shot her hands up to cover her collar, her face going bright red in a flash.

Her blush spread from her cheeks to her neck, all the way to the tips of her ears. "I-I..."

"Be more careful next time," Lucas said, picking up his pen and going back to the chart. His tone slipped back into that usual coolness, like it was nothing but doctor talk.

"I'll get going then," Emily blurted out, spinning around and bolting for the door. But as her hand touched…