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“You won’t be in the room?” I ask.
“You’ll basically be bare chested; I understand how uncomfortable that is, so generally Mary-Lou conducts these on my behalf.”
“I’m okay if you do it. You’re a medical professional, you’ve seen dead bodies and all sort of states of undress, I’m sure.”
“That’s not the only reason that Mary-Lou will conduct the EKG.”
“Oh, and what else? Have I offended you?” I hope that I haven’t.
“No, quite the opposite. I don’t want to overstep boundaries. Since I’m attracted to you, it’s best that Mary-Lou takes this on.” He moves to exit the room and stops at the doorway. “I shouldn’t have even said that.”
My jaw is on the floor as the door closes.
“Your EKG still reflects favorably.So I would say to be careful with caffeine. Otherwise, Pepcid and Tums are your friends for immediate relief,” Dr. McHottie says, reviewing the results which to me looks like a bunch of squiggly lines.
“So I’m given the clean bill of health?” I ask.
“Rhiannon, you’re twenty-eight, and all your levels are perfect. I think you just had a bad spell of whatever was irritating your stomach, and your body reacted and fought off whatever it was.”
“Good.”
“Yes, good,” he says, his gaze lingering on mine.
“Now about the other thing?”
“Other thing?” he asks with concern. “I thought you said everything else was all right?”
“What you said before Mary-Lou did my EKG.”
“Oh, well yeah. I don’t think that I’ve hidden any of my thoughts on you very well. I know that I’ve actually said some unprofessional things, and for that I’m sorry.”
“I’m not,” I say, hoping that he understand what I’m saying.
“Rhiannon, you’re my patient,” he says.
“Not if you sign off that everything is all right. That I have no more follow-ups.”
“Shit. Do you know how unethical this conversation is?” he asks with a heavy sigh.
I put myself in his position and then with sadness I nod.
“I’m sorry. I would never want to jeopardize your career. If we’re all done here, then I can be on my way. I have a shift tonight anyway.” I jump down off the examination table feeling embarrassed that I even broached the subject.
I should have just let it lie and pretended that he never said he was attracted to me. I’m sure I wouldn’t be the only one ever in his career.
Surely, not.
I check out at the reception area and make my way through the parking lot. Behind me, I hear my name being called, and I look over my shoulder to see Dr. McHottie weaving between the parked cars on his way toward me.
I turn fully just as he pulls me into his arms. With one hand cradling my jaw and the other around my waist, he pulls me into him. His lips touch mine tentatively at first and then with fury as I open up to him. His tongue enters my mouth as my hands clutch to the back of his arms. His kiss consumes me; I can feel him everywhere and not in enough places at the same time.
He pulls back and takes a deep breath.
“Wait, what’s happening here?” I manage to say, even though my mind is telling me to shut the hell up and stop questioning what is happening.
“Fuck what the rules say. Sometimes, rules are meant to be broken.”
