Future Investment: (Taboo Romance Series) (Forbidden Fruit Book 2) Read Online Free PDF Page B

I'd be insanely late, and make the kind of first impression that would land me with catheter duty for a few days, no doubt.
    "Not happening." I pulled into the train station and made sure to check that I had my latest romance novel. I gathered my stuff and walked toward the large locomotive as it pulled up. The ride to the hospital would be forty-five minutes of hell if I didn't cloud my mind with something. Reading a sexy story about a hunky fireman probably wasn't my best bet, but it would do just fine.
    I snuggled down into my seat after getting onto the train, and decided to try to find a little more information on my new mentor. Unfortunately, I lost the signal on my phone and figured that the fireman was more interesting anyway.
    Besides... it was more probable that I would land a date with him than an attractive doctor who understood my drive and had a deliciously wicked wild side.
    "As if," I mumbled and left my imagination to work out the rest of the scenario.
     
    *
     
    A strict-looking woman in a dark blue business suit was standing in the lobby with a handful of people around her when I approached. She gave me a tight smile and lifted her clipboard.
    "I assume you're Elizabeth Jenkins?" She glanced up.
    "Yes. Am I late?" I glanced around at the others, hoping that I would know someone from my graduating class at NYU, but I didn’t recognize anyone.
    "No, but you're only three minutes early. Everyone else was here with fifteen minutes to spare." She tapped her clipboard and lifted her eyebrow.
    "Well, there's no reason to not be right on time, which I was." I squared my shoulders. I wasn't a jerk by any stretch of the imagination, but I'd learned the hard way to make the first impression count. This chick was supposed to help me if I ever had a problem with someone at the hospital. She needed to know that I wasn't a pushover, nor was I easily intimidated.
    "Right. This way. We'll stop by our human resources department, where you will fill out your paperwork. Your mentors will pick you up from there and give you a tour. They have your schedules, and should be able to answer any questions that you might have." She walked down the hall languidly, which caused most of us to stack up behind her uncomfortably.
    A goofy-looking guy with a mop of black hair extended his hand to me. "I'm Freddy. Nice to meet you."
    "I'm Elizabeth. Same here." I glanced down the hall and breathed deeply. Most people couldn't stand the smell of a hospital, but I loved it. It reminded me of cleanliness. Of life.
    "If she's the H.R. rep, then I'm almost scared to see these mentors." Freddy shivered and gave me a cute grin.
    "Right? It's almost intimidating, but my mother told me something a long time ago that I keep with me when I meet new people, especially really important ones."
    "What's that?" We paused by the elevator, and everyone stood in stony silence but us.
    "That the hole they get in the ground looks just like ours. Respect the person when they earn it, not their position. Some people don't deserve the spots they’re in." I shrugged and got onto the elevator, suddenly feeling like we were being herded around like cattle.
    "I like that." He smiled at me and turned to the guy next to him, introducing himself again. I almost envied his desire to make friends. I wasn't interested. I had Steph and my mother. That was almost too much. My inner introvert was coming unglued just being in the elevator with so many people.
    We were moved to a large conference room and given more paper than should have been allowed. I took my seat and started working on the various documents, only lifting my head as a new doctor would walk in to grab their resident. I was one of the last three people in the room when the door opened again.
    I glanced up and started to look back down, but the guy standing at the door, talking with the H.R. representative, was stunning. His eyes moved over to me, and my breath caught in my chest. His dark chestnut hair was cut