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‘Now, if you’ve finished poking fun at me, I’d like to see where you attend the patients.’
    Mitch stared back at her, at the proud way she carried herself. At the steel he glimpsed behind the beauty. Thank God rich pampered girls weren’t his type. Women like her lived privileged lives in ignorant bubbles. He preferred his women savvy, experienced and down to earth.
    As she sauntered out of the tent ahead of him, head held high, her slim curvy figure clear underneath the tight canvas trousers and black T-shirt, he thought he’d do well to keep reminding himself of that during the week ahead.

Chapter Four
    It didn’t take long for Brianna to begin to understand the importance of the work of the Medic SOS team. Within minutes of being shown round the medical tents she could see for herself how many patients were being looked after and how many were still waiting to be seen. She finally understood what people meant by the term heart-wrenching.
    ‘Do you want a drink of anything?’ Mitch asked, moving towards a vast chrome container of what was presumably hot water.
    Struggling to take in the fact that he was actually being polite, Brianna said the first thing that came to her mind. ‘Yes please. Have you got any herbal tea?’
    Mitch just looked at her. He didn’t need to say anything. His disgust was written all over his face. Blimey, of course they didn’t have any herbal teas. Where the heck did she think she was, the Ritz? Squirming with embarrassment, Brianna tried to smile. ‘I can’t believe I just said that,’ she admitted, shaking her head. ‘Anything hot and wet will be fine.’
    She hung back as he filled two plastic cups with hot water and goodness only knew what else. Whatever it tasted like, Brianna knew she was going to have to drink it. All of it. As he handed her the cup, he was interrupted by a blonde nurse.
    ‘Mitch, they’re bringing in a child. He’s thought to be about five or six years old. Found by the banks of the river in a hypothermic state.’ Mitch nodded at the nurse and turned to Brianna.
    ‘Brianna, this is Tessa, our head nurse. She’s the one who really runs this place. Without her, we’d be lost.’
    Brianna turned to shake Tessa’s hand, watching with interest as the nurse flushed a vivid shade of scarlet. As Mitch and Tessa went off to prepare for the arrival of the child, Brianna studied the body language between doctor and nurse. She guessed Tessa was older than Mitch, though it was hard to be sure. The nurse wore her age well, whereas Mitch had a face that looked like it had lived through hard times. Tessa was certainly attractive, with short blonde hair and big blue eyes. What was also evident, from the way she hung on Mitch’s every word, was that Tessa was head over heels in love with the doctor. For his part, Mitch was professional, but Brianna couldn’t see anything to indicate he returned the feeling. In fact she wondered if he had any idea of the crush his head nurse had on him. She doubted it. He didn’t look like a man who cared overly much what others thought of him.
    The child was brought in on a stretcher. Brianna stood to one side, out of the way but close enough so she could observe as nurse and doctor worked together on him. They seemed to have a routine that required little verbal communication. Occasionally Mitch would utter a few words, such as ‘oxygen’ or ‘warm IV fluids’, but most of the time they worked in silence.
    ‘You must be Brianna.’ She turned to find herself greeted by a tall, lanky young man. He had a pleasant face and a shy smile. ‘I’m Stuart, one of the doctors. Good to have you with us.’
    ‘Hello, Stuart, and thank you. It’s good to be here. I think,’ she added with a half-smile, looking back to where Mitch was still hovering over the new patient.
    Stuart nodded. ‘Doesn’t look like much fun, does it? But trust me, it is possible to enjoy yourself here, at least when you’re not on duty.’ His eyes