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remotely good looking. It was as if the bad fairy had taken
all of his inbuilt chick skills and given them to someone else, leaving him
with the articulation ability of a three-year old.
    Once he was in his white coat he went back
out to the laboratory. He took his slide samples from storage and powered up
his computer. The morning flew by and before he knew it Cara had pushed a mug
of coffee in front of him.
    “I'm going out for lunch, can I get you
anything?” she asked.
    “Um, no thanks. Thanks anyway.” Red looked
at the clock. One thirty already. His mind went to Rhian and he could see her
sitting in the sunshine on the side of the road, her head tilted to one side
and her hair tumbling over her shoulders as he pulled himself together. He
wondered if he should call or just drive past her surgery on the way home. Red
knew the house she lived in. It wasn't that far from his place. He could
casually call in and enquire after the baby deer and see what happened. If he
could pluck up the courage he might even ask her out.
    He shook his head and took a big swallow of
his coffee .
    Like she would want to get involved with
me anyway.
    He reset the computer to run the next set
of tests and quickly lost himself in his work again.
    * * * *
    Rhian looked up when the bell on the
surgery door chimed. Her receptionist May, had just left and there were no more
visits booked. Hoping she didn’t have an emergency, she hurried out. Her heart
beat bumped up a notch when she walked into the reception room and saw Red
standing just inside the door.
    The poor boy looks terrified.
    He was darting looks around the room and
his fingers were tugging at the sleeves of his jacket, the same leather one he
had on yesterday when she helped pick him up off the road.
    She took a deep breath and counted to ten
before she spoke, afraid the quiver in her body would come out in her words. It
had been so long since she’d had sex. It was taking a toll on her to be
sociable and not throw him to the floor, ripping the clothing from his body. No
one this gorgeous had come her way in a long while and it was playing havoc
with her hormones.
    “Hey, come on in.” She stepped forward
holding out her hand. “It's nice to see you Red. Bet you're wondering how the
fawn is?”
    He stepped closer to her and took the outstretched
hand tentatively. Rhian pulled him close and slipped her arm through his,
guiding him effortlessly through to the back of the clinic to her part of the
house. Nero came running and wound himself in and out of his leather clad legs,
the cat’s delicate paws moving in time with Red’s heavy boots
    “I don't believe this cat. I've never had
an animal react to me this way before.” His voice was shaky and she longed to
squeeze him tight and tell him there was no need to be nervous. She would make
everything right for them. She had it all planned out in her head how she was
going to seduce him. Ever since she had watched him drive away she had drooled
over him. The man drought of the last few months had her on edge and she was
counting on this hunk to sooth her frazzled nerves.
    Her soft laugh seemed to soothe him and she
saw the tension leave his body as his shoulders relaxed. “I told you he was a
very good judge of character. I always listen to what he has to say. Animals
instincts are so much better than ours, I think.”
    The living room was very similar to her
weekend cottage. The only difference was this room was so much bigger. Her
house was stunning and one of San Francisco's finest old mansions. She drew him
over to a corner of the room where a baby pen was set up. Inside lay the fawn,
curled up on a blanket. When it saw them approach, it stood and wagged its
tail.
    Rhian leaned over and picked it up, and
turned to place it in Red’s arms. His face broke out in a smile and he ran a
finger over the soft speckled fur.
    “You have a seat while I make a cup of tea.
I won't be long.”
    She headed to the kitchen with a spring