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    Stephanie’s mind wandered while she waited for the elevator. What would his lips feel like against hers, or his hands touching her body? She was lost in the fantasy when her mother’s voice brought her back to reality. When she turned around, Janet was hurrying toward her.
    “Something wrong, Mom?”
    “I just wanted to tell you how proud you’ve made us, Stephanie.” She had a huge smile across her face. This was confusing. It wasn’t uncommon to hear that very comment from her mother, but Stephanie didn’t understand why she was being praised at the moment.
    “I didn’t do anything, Mom.” Janet took Stephanie’s face in her hands.
    “You were there for Marina when that sleveen walked out on her.” Sleveen was a term only Newfoundlanders understood and it was her mother’s polite way of saying asshole. “Even while you were going through your own heartbreak.”
    “Thanks, Mom.” Stephanie blinked back the burning tears in her eyes and swallowed the lump forming in her throat.
    “I love you, Stephanie.” After a soft kiss on Stephanie’s cheek, her mother turned and walked back down the hall. A tear trickled down Stephanie’s cheek. No ! She wasn’t going to cry over him again. Brad King wasn’t worth any more of her tears. With an angry swipe of her hand against her cheek and a deep breath, she turned and bolted into the elevator.
    Stephanie had to completely compose herself before she could even drive out of the hospital parking lot. This was the last time she’d shed a single tear over Brad. She needed to get on with her life. There were plenty of fish in the sea. John . His face popped into her brain far too quickly but what a face it was.
    The traffic was terrible. How were so many people on the road in the middle of a work day? Shouldn’t everyone be at work? The lack of sleep and the rush of earlier was starting to get to her. She was ready to scream when she finally turned onto her street. Thank god .
    Stephanie arrived home exhausted. Dead on her feet was a more accurate description. Her shift started at midnight and it was already mid-afternoon. She’d need at least five hours sleep to get through a long overnight shift. Her plan that morning was to get her laundry done by noon so she could sleep the rest of the day. She’d been in the middle of sorting her laundry earlier this morning when Marina screamed and all hell broke loose.
    Stephanie opened her bedroom door and groaned. Piles of laundry were still where she left them and her room resembled the aftermath of a tornado. As a personal care attendant at The Janeway Children’s Hospital working twelve-hour shifts, her time for housework was limited
    “Well, another day isn’t going to matter.” She was too damn drained to care so she changed into a tank top and lounge pants and wrapped herself in her favorite homemade quilt. She flopped down on the bed and hoped sleep came quickly.
    The events of the day had her adrenaline running so high, she struggled to relax. Even trying the relaxation techniques, she suggested to some of her patients, wasn’t working. Her body may have relaxed, but her mind was another story.
    The entire day flashed through her mind like she was watching a movie. Frantically running around when Marina’s water broke and then speeding down Prince Phillip drive while Marina screamed bloody murder. Then barely missing a truck when she ran a red light and getting pulled over by him.
    John. The most beautiful man she ever laid eyes on. It was so hard to concentrate on Marina when he stood next to her. She’d completely lost her mind and hugged him and she could still smell his scent of sandalwood and spring. The hug was supposed to be a thank you for not giving her a ticket, but the feeling of his hard body pressed against her was startling.
    Then, he showed up at the hospital to return her purse in uniform. A man in uniform always made her panties wet, but John made her feel like she’d ignite