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port to the bag as I squeezed on the fluids, forcing the mixture down the line and right into his veins.
    The effect was just short of immediate as the naloxone worked its way into Mr. Velazquez’s bloodstream. His vomiting halted in a matter of seconds, and soon his breathing was back to normal, as well. I felt confident in putting him onto his back again as he started to groan.
    “I think you can handle it from here,” I sighed, looking over at the nurse as she took Mr. Velazquez’s vitals. She barely even turned to me as I made my way out of the room, though I couldn’t help sneaking a glance at her pretty, round backside just before another group of nurses rushed into the room.
    Too bad they already missed the show , I thought.
    After all that excitement, I took the first chance I could get to duck out of the ER for a minute, gladly handing over what few cases I had to one of the residents. Not too long ago I was the one who had to take crap like that—other doctors shoving their cases onto me and calling it a “learning experience.”
    It feels good not to get stepped on , I thought, chuckling as I stopped at the elevators to head down to the cafeteria. Saving lives was hungry work, especially when you were as good at it as I was.
    “Hey there, stud,” came a sultry purr from near to my ear. That husky voice was accompanied by the sensation of nails gently raking down my back. “Last night was fun .”
    “Shauna,” I said, grinning as I turned around to face her in all of her womanly glory. Those gorgeous, viridian eyes of hers stared at me from under a curtain of bleach blonde hair, accompanied by a ruby-lipped smile that had more than once begged to be wrapped around my cock. “I thought you didn’t work today.”
    “I don’t,” she giggled, stepping closer as she rested her hand over my chest. “I came here just for you, babe. After the work-over you gave me last night, I thought I’d surprise you with a little treat at work.”
    Shauna slowly walked her fingers up my arm. “How does that sound?” she asked. “You? Me? The on-call room?”
    I heard the soft ding of the elevator car reaching the landing. It was so tempting—one last round with one of the sexiest doctors in the hospital. But there was one very big problem: Shauna wanted more than I could give her. Seemed like they always did.
    “Listen, Shauna,” I began, backing up a step as the doors to the elevator opened behind me. “You and I were having a really great time, and if I was any other guy, I’d drop everything in a heartbeat just to keep you under lock and key.”
    “What’s the matter?” she asked, narrowing her eyes. I watched her perfect lips turn down in a mask of confusion, maybe even a little suspicion. “Is this about what I said last night?”
    “Yes and no,” I said, taking yet another step back into the elevator proper. “I just don’t think I’m the right guy for you, that’s all. I don’t do the whole ‘dating’ thing.”
    “What, am I not good enough for you?” Shauna asked, her voice rising, her confusion turned into anger as she took a step toward me. “Who the hell do you think you are?”
    “Slade Jarvis, one of the best emergency doctors in this entire hospital—maybe even the whole city, or possibly the state,” I said, shrugging as the elevator doors began to close. “But hey, we had fun, right?”
    “Don’t you walk away from me, Dr. Jarvis. I—” Her anger was cut short as the heavy metal doors slid closed and I began my descent toward the cafeteria, putting an entire floor between the two of us.
    She’s much better off , I thought, listening to the low hum of the motors lowering the metal elevator car down to the cafeteria. I didn’t like attachment, to put it mildly. More accurately, I hated the thought of anyone getting too close to me—and vice-versa. Attachment only led to one thing, as far as I was concerned: pain for everyone involved.
    I’d had more women than I could