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going to be an excellent addition to the
team, Dr. Gardner.”
    Monica smiled to herself. There was that warm glow again.

Chapter Four
     
     
    Eli passed up his normal stop and instead, got off on the seventh floor,
which housed the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The preemie he’d delivered in
the ER this morning was in excellent condition. He shouldn’t have any
complications from his eventful birth.
    Unfortunately, Eli realized his complications from this morning’s run-in were just beginning. He had not made
the best impression on the hospital’s newest employee.
    He’d experienced a temporary case of brain paralysis when she’d pulled
the mask from her face. It had taken Eli less than a second to realize the “nurse”
performing the C-Section was the beauty from the elevator.
    Eli had found himself thinking about that face more than once this week.
Of course, he had no idea he would ever see her again. He’d pegged her as a
random goddess put in his line of vision for a few minutes so he’d have someone
to fantasize about in the shower.
    But, he’d been wrong. Tremendously, unbelievably, painfully wrong.
    She was fantasy-worthy, all right, but his running into her was not a
random coincidence. In fact, they would have a multitude of chances to cross
paths.
    God, help him.
    He had an appointment in twenty minutes, but first, Eli needed to see
Otis. If anyone knew the scoop, it was Otis. Eli opted for the stairs back to
OB. He found the janitor pushing a broom in the employee lounge.
    “What’s up, Doctor H?” Otis asked, the fluorescent overhead lights
reflecting off his gold tooth.
    Eli poured a cup of coffee from the carafe marked DECAF and got straight
to the point. “Otis, you hear anything about the new doctor in the ER?”
    The janitor’s mouth cracked in a wide grin. “She’s a nice looking one,
ain’t she?”
    Extraordinary hazel eyes, a head of luscious, silk hair, and a fit,
nicely shaped body definitely constituted nice looking in his book. Not to
mention the confidence in which she carried herself. There was something
undeniably sexy about a self-assured woman. But Eli refused to take the bait
Otis dangled in front of him. He was sure it was none other than Otis who
started half the rumors in this hospital. If he even hinted at what he really
thought of Monica Gardner’s looks, the rumor mill would have them getting
married by the end of the day. Lord knows, if Eli had had as many engagements
as he’d heard about over the years, he’d have spent the majority of his
paychecks on diamond rings.
    “Actually, I mistook her for a nurse this morning and it didn’t go over
too well. I didn’t realize they were getting a replacement for Millgram so
soon.”
    Otis rested his hand on the top of the broomstick and leaned forward.
    Jackpot! Eli knew all the old man needed was a little prompting.
    “The name is Monica Gardner. From what I hear, she’s from St. Louie. Came
down and talked to the big boss last week and he hired her on the spot. She got
herself a place in the Quarter. I don’t know which street, but I hear it’s not
too far from the river.”
    How did Otis always know so much?
    Eli refused to question it further, as long as Otis provided what he
wanted to know, he wouldn’t think about how the janitor filled up his
bottomless well of information.
    “So, you gonna ask her out?”
    Eli sent him a shrewd look. “You know me better than that.”
    It was common knowledge that Elijah Holmes did not date doctors. The
reason behind it was no one’s business, just as long as they knew the rule.
    “Dr. H, you need to start giving some of the female docs here a chance. I
bet you get some action if you do.”
    “I get enough action from the nurses.” Eli made a production of looking
at his watch and pretended surprise at the time. “I need to get to my office. I’ve
got an appointment in a few minutes.” He grabbed a pear from the fruit basket
someone had left on the table as he