Mail Order Bride: A Bride for the Doctor (Bozeman Brides Book 4) Read Online Free PDF Page B

I look for a job as a waitress in the hotel here?” After having spent a full year of her life in training, she wasn’t likely to look for another line of work.
    “No, no, not at all,” he replied in a soothing tone. He reached out a hand to touch her, but thought better of it and let it fall back by his side. “But perhaps you could work here. I can’t pay you very much given that I hardly make anything at all, but could you consider this a kind of internship? You will get some experience, and when you feel you’ve learned all you can, you’ll be in a better position to get a job elsewhere.”
    She was wary. “But why would you hire me? Out of pity?” She felt her face heat up again. She would take no charity from anyone.
    Shaking his head, he answered her. “No, but you could help me just like a wife could.” He rushed on to explain when she gave him an appalled look. “As a nurse, working her in my surgery, you would help women feel at ease. You see, they are reluctant to come to me because I’m a young, single man. Your presence would help enormously.” He watched to see if she understood. “What do you think?”
    It made sense, she thought. “But don’t you want a wife?”
    Shrugging a little, he smiled. “Maybe one day, but to be honest, I’m not really in a rush. This may sound rather unromantic, but I wanted a wife more to help the people of Bozeman feel at ease than because I was so lonely or truly desiring to end my bachelorhood.”
    She saw the sense in it all and quickly made up her mind. All of her anxieties from yesterday were laid to rest in light of this misunderstanding. Everything from the previous day, his behavior, his words, made sense now.
    “Alright, but my proposal still stands.” She flushed at her choice of words, given that they’d just been talking about wives, but she continued. “I mean, I’ll stay for a month, and if all goes well, we can consider making this a more permanent arrangement. And, if your practice picks up as a result of my presence during that month, we can negotiate a proper wage.”
    “Agreed. But just to warn you, after the cost of the boarding house along with what you’ll need to survive, it will really only be a pittance at first.”
    “I understand. Now, would you like to show me around?” She made to replace the cap, but he stopped her.
    “Please, Nurse Buchanan, do you think you could leave the cap off? It really is the most…well, forgive my uncivilized manners, but the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever seen.” His smile was both apologetic and humorous.
    She relented. “I’ve always hated it,” she admitted reluctantly. “How on Earth is anyone supposed to take me seriously in this…this abomination?”
    They shared a smile, and in that moment, Kate thought that perhaps everything might work out after all.
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    T he rest of the day passed by amicably as Dr. Wilson showed her around the surgery and explained what kinds of ailments he’d addressed in the past year. His now professional attitude set her at ease, and she found herself quite liking the man, perhaps more than she should. It was a wonder that he wasn’t married, but that was not her concern. She was here to work.
    “It’s a wonder that Mrs. Lewis allowed you to do the operation,” she remarked when he told her about the case.
    “Yes, and that’s what got me to thinking that having a woman here would be a great benefit. I hadn’t thought of hiring a nurse because of the restrictions on my finances, but I couldn’t be more delighted about the situation.”
    “Even if I’m not here to marry you?” The words were out of her mouth before she even quite knew what she was saying. What had possessed her to say that? Now he would think that she was fishing for compliments or worse!
    To her relief, he merely smiled. “It’s very clear to me now that you are a nurse. As I look back on our interactions yesterday, I feel embarrassed about how I spoke to you. You must have