Playing Doctor with My Best Friend's Dad

Playing Doctor with My Best Friend's Dad An Age Gap Pregnancy Romance GiGi Reine Sunflower River Publishing Copyright Playing Doctor with My Best Friend's Dad Copyright © 2022 by GiGi Reine In no way is it legal to reproduce, duplicate, or transmit any part of this document in either electronic means or in printed format. Recording of this publication is strictly prohibited and any storage of this document is not allowed unless with written permission from the publisher. Respective authors own all copyrights not held by the publisher. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher or author, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. Contents 1. Chapter One Gabriel 2. Chapter Two Trinity 3. Chapter Three Gabriel 4. Chapter Four Trinity 5. Chapter Five Gabriel 6. Chapter Six Trinity 7. Chapter Seven Gabriel 8. Chapter Eight Trinity 9. Chapter Nine Gabriel 10. Chapter Ten Trinity 11. Chapter Eleven Gabriel 12. Chapter Twelve Trinity 13. Chapter Thirteen Gabriel 14. Chapter Fourteen Trinity 15. Chapter Fifteen Gabriel 16. Chapter Sixteen Trinity 17. Chapter Seventeen Gabriel 18. Chapter Eighteen Trinity 19. Chapter Nineteen Gabriel 20. Chapter Twenty Trinity 21. Chapter Twenty-One Gabriel 22. Chapter Twenty-Two Trinity 23. Chapter Twenty-Three Gabriel 24. Chapter Twenty-Four Trinity 25. Chapter Twenty-Five Gabriel 26. Chapter Twenty-Six Trinity 27. Chapter Twenty-Seven Gabriel 28. Chapter Twenty-Eight Trinity 29. Chapter Twenty-Nine Gabriel 30. Chapter Thirty Trinity Playing Doctor with My Best Friend's Dad Chapter One Gabriel The ER was quiet for a few minutes. The nurses talked with each other, and a patient was waiting to be seen. I felt like I could take a breath for a moment and think. There was much that needed to be done, and I had to perform at my best in the coming weeks if I hoped to be voted in for the seat on the board of directors. It was an opportunity I couldn’t refuse, and something I’d hoped for, for a long time. All I needed to do was keep my staff on their toes, so nothing went wrong, and work hard. I had a lot of ideas for the hospital, and I knew the only way I could make them all happen was as a member of the board. My daughter, Virginia, was happy too because it would mean a shift in my career, which would give me more free time to spend with her when she was in town. “Dr. Mason, the residents arrived five minutes ago. I told them to wait in the break room for you.” The nurse practitioner, and a good friend of mine, Stephanie, smiled from the doorway to my office. Mindlessly I waved her words away and finished my sandwich, a luxury I usually never got. “I’ll be there in a second, we might as well give everyone a moment's peace, before all hell breaks loose again around here. It is flu season, as you know, and if we don’t have twenty more people show up in the next hour, I’ll shave my head bald.” She smiled—the response I hoped for and got. “Okay, fair enough.” She stepped away as I finished the last bite of my sandwich. It was always either sleep or food and today it was food. Five minutes later, the food was successfully consumed, I dusted the crumbs off my tie and wished I’d had the common sense to take off my jacket before a blob of mustard found its way onto the white fabric. Rather than waste any more time, I hurried to get a quick meeting over with before the next wave of patients rolled in the door and we were unable to take a breath, let alone have a thought about anything other than medicine. “Good morning, everyone. I want to welcome you to Cedars Sinai as you—” My eyes landed on a beautiful, but very familiar face. Trinity Coleman, a friend of my daughter’s. For a moment, I lost my train of thought and what I was about to say, as I was shocked to be seeing her here, instead of at another hospital. I cleared my throat and continued. “As you begin your journey to being one of the best doctors in America, know that we don’t go lightly on our residents. We always expect 150%. You’ll be sleep deprived, hungry, pushed to your emotional limits, and you’ll probably have moments when you think you can’t make it. Not everyone does. Most do not, in fact, but if you do, your gifts will help many.” I turned and walked the length of the room, focusing my energy anywhere but on Trinity. She was going to be a problem, a big problem for me on many levels, and for just a moment, I thought about requesting that she be moved to another hospital. “I expect you to report to me, maintain good grades, and learn a lot. I want to be impressed. I know you all have a lot to learn, as you put your education from books into real-world practice. Hopefully, I can learn something new from all of you.” I turned, and instantly my eyes were drawn to Trinity. I smiled, and she smiled in return, warming my heart. I glanced around, noting that none of the others, including Nurse Rachel, missed the smile between us. Rather than ignore it, I immediately addressed the elephant in the room, so my daughter's friend could understand where I stood. “Ms. Coleman and I know each other. She is a friend of my daughter’s.” I pinned her with a stare then. “Don’t think you’ll be getting any special treatment or personal favors.” Innocently, she nodded her head, and I was confident she understood perfectly well. With a responding nod, I walked out of the room. The intercom sounded, signaling a code blue patient was about to arrive. “It’s about to get messy around here, so I hope no one is queasy.” I left the nurses there and headed