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Ace shrugged. “That little lady was plain as fuck, but she knew what in the hell she was doing with my leg.”
Frowning, Tiffany wanted to bring him up short about judging women by their looks but decided against it in favor of learning more about the situation with Dr. Reynolds. “It’s unusual for a physician to defer such treatment to a PA when they’re right there in the room. Plus, you had more damage than PAs normally deal with.”
“She wasn’t there when I went for my checkup the following week. I got some dude with a sour face and shitty attitude. What do you think that means?”
“How am I supposed to know? I can’t believe you didn’t call her.”
Sighing, Ace’s eyes slid away. “I’m not really her type, now, am I?”
Tiffany didn’t know how to deliver what she was thinking with any finesse, so she just said it. “I don’t want to insinuate you’re slow or anything, but clearly you are if she had sex with you right there in her office in front of her assistant.”
Shock slid onto the man’s face. “After the other chick left, that’s when things got hot.”
Lifting one shoulder, she said, “It sounds like she’s really into you.”
Turning away, Ace sighed. “Lots of chicks want to have sex with me. I can guarantee most of them don’t consider me their type. Can you see me hooking up with a real doctor?”
Okay, now she felt bad. Reaching across the bar, Tiffany grabbed his arm. “I sure as hell can. I’m going to call the office and find out what her deal is.”
“Don’t.”
He could deny it all he wanted, but the man needed closure. Jerking out her phone, Tiffany mumbled, “Too late. What’s the name of the medical practice?”
Rolling his eyes and without missing a beat, he stated, “Reynold’s Medical.”
“Well, now, they weren’t working too hard on that name, were they?” she observed as she performed an online search.
When she found the number and hit call, Ace was still trying to dissuade her. “I don’t know what you hope to accomplish by sticking your nose where it doesn’t belong.”
Tiffany had watched Ace pull himself together over the few weeks she’d been in South Dakota with Ryder. In sharp contrast to when she first met him, he was well groomed, dressing nice, and the dark circles were disappearing from under his eyes. Granted, a great deal of that was because she and Ryder had stayed after him, forcing him to eat and take better care of himself. At first, he’d been pretty depressed and didn’t often talk. As the weeks wore on, Ryder argued with him constantly in an effort to pull him out of his shell and get him talking again. The ploy worked like a charm. They bickered back and forth like an old married couple most days.
A woman’s crisp voice came on the line. “Hello, Reynolds Family Medical. How may I help you?”
“Hello, my name is Tiffany Stone, and I’m an RN looking for work. Can you tell me if you’re hiring?”
“Are you kidding? Registered nurses are few and far between in these parts. We’ve had an opening for the better part of a year. I could get our human resources person on the line if you like,” the woman said happily.
“Well, I had a couple of quick questions. How many physicians are in practice there?”
“Just the two Doctors Reynolds are here full time.”
“Husband and wife?” Tiffany asked.
“Father and son. Why do you ask?”
Tiffany delivered the lie smoothly. “I met a really nice lady who said her name was Dr. Reynolds, and I just thought there can’t be that many doctors with the same last name in a small town.”
Laughing, the woman lowered her voice. “Dr. Barbara Reynolds is no longer married to Dr. David Reynolds, Jr. Barbara isn’t a medical doctor. She’s an archeology professor over at Dakota Tech. Tell her Shelby says hello if you see her again. We miss her around these parts.”
“I will do that. Do you have any PAs or anything like that?” Tiffany added.
“No, ma’am. We have Dr. Snyder, but she just fills in occasionally when one of the other two can’t come in.”
This was getting more interesting by the moment.
“How do I go about applying for the opening?” Tiffany asked, figuring she might as well continue with the lie in case she needed to pursue it further later.
“We have a section on our website for applications. Just attach a copy of your transcripts and license. If you’re selected for the position, we’ll need to see original copies of both with a raised seal.”
