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“We are finished,” he said, looking over at Tyler. “Unless you have any more questions?”
The poor kid just looked terrified. I so badly wanted to stay and answer questions – questions he wanted to ask but now likely felt rushed to leave.
“Uh no, I don't think so,” he said.
“I figured. Like I said, it's an easy procedure,” Gavin said. “You’ll be in and out in no time. Nothing to worry about, kid. I've done this a thousand times. I could probably do yours blindfolded”
Gavin walked down the hallway, leaving me there. When he reached his office, he turned and looked back at me, an impatient expression upon his face.
Turning to Tyler, I said, “If you have any questions or concerns, you can call and ask for me,” I said. “He's right though. It is fairly straight-forward and you have the best surgeon you could ask for handling this, so there's really nothing to worry about.”
It was clear on his face that my words put him at ease. “Thanks, Dr. Brooks,” he said.
“Anytime.”
“Dr. Brooks?” Gavin called out to me again.
With an awkward grin, I walked out of the room and headed down the hallway, where judging by his posture and the expression, I could tell I was going to be in for it. Whatever I had done, I had apparently done it wrong.
CHAPTER THREE - GAVIN
“What were you doing back there?” I asked as soon as I sat down at my desk.
“What do you mean?”
She stared at me with those large, green eyes, and looked thoroughly confused. Not that I could blame her. I knew I was overreacting, but didn't really care. She needed to learn her place.
“It's your first day here, and this is a client I've been working with for months,” I said. “You waltzed in and tried to take over, which is not something I appreciate. Not at all. It undermines me. I don't like being cut off at the knees like that.”
“I didn't mean to undermine you,” she said. “He just looked scared. I wanted to make sure his questions were answered. That's all.”
“I had it under control,” I said.
“Sorry, it just looked like you were in a hurry and I – ”
“You thought you knew more than me about my own patient.”
Morgan crossed her arms in front of her chest and paced the room.
“Will you have a seat, please?” I asked.
She stopped pacing, but she didn't sit.
“Listen, Dr. Pierce, maybe I shouldn't have said anything, you're right. It's my first day. I'm sorry about that,” she said. “But you couldn’t even be bothered to answer his questions or try to make him a little less nervous. I mean, the guy is going under the knife the next time you see him. He was scared and I wanted to help ease his concerns – like a doctor should.”
“We'd already been over everything before, several times,” I said. “This was just a routine checkup, and had you not swooped in, I would have spent more time with him. But I was just so angry – ”
“And that's an excuse?” she said, biting her lip and staring down at me with an irritated look on her face. “You're a professional. You're a surgeon, one of the best in the field. If a woman being in the room with you, engaging with your patient, is going to be enough to throw you off your game, I seriously underestimated your abilities, Dr. Pierce.”
“Please leave,” I said.
She didn't hesitate. “You don't have to ask me twice.”
Morgan turned and left my office. She didn't slam the door or throw a fit, she merely walked out with her head held high and her tight little ass swishing as she walked. Damn, why did she have to be so sexy? No, she didn't deserve all that I'd just laid on her, but she was a distraction. It was hard to focus with someone so attractive in the room. And knowing that much, I knew that there was no way I could handle performing surgery with her nearby.
Yes, I handled my last appointment with Tyler McAdams poorly, but had Morgan not been there, everything would have been fine. That was why I didn't hire attractive women to work for me in the first place. Even Lila, as sweet as she was, was older than me and more like a mother than a potential date. I never had to worry about her distracting me. That relationship worked.
But Morgan Brooks – well, having her around would be a problem.
