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“You’ll have to work around that.”
    He didn’t like being ordered about. “It’s not up to you to dictate terms.”
    She propped her elbows on the table. “Let’s get one thing straight. At work, you may be Dr. Tartikoff and you may be way higher on the food chain. At home, you’re the guy who moved into my house and stole my cheese.”
    â€œI plan to replace it. The bread, too.” He made a mental note to find a supermarket tomorrow and buy a supply of frozen dinners, as well.
    That remark disappeared into the pool of her disapproval without a ripple. “And as you may have noticed, the only rear exit is through your room, so when I want to use the spa, I will knock once, wait five seconds, and then walk through. With my eyes closed, sort of.”
    â€œSort of?”
    â€œYou’ve got this place so crammed with junk, I’ll have bruises all over my shins if I’m not careful.” Even in the faint light from the ceiling globe, her green eyes managed to flash fire.
    Owen enjoyed teasing her, but this raised a serious subject. “You shouldn’t be using the spa. Water that hot isn’t healthy for pregnant women or their babies.”
    â€œI lowered the temperature,” she told him. “Anything else you think an obstetrical nurse is too stupid to know?”
    Didn’t she understand that he’d only meant to protect her? Well, if she was determined to take offense, he might as well continue. “Since you’re a professional, I hope you realize how awkward it could be if our living arrangement became common gossip.”
    â€œOh?”
    â€œFor example…I don’t suppose you could avoid mentioning it to Dr. Franco?”
    Bailey shook her head, sending curls tumbling across her forehead. Owen felt an inexplicable temptation to brush back those rebellious strands. “I don’t keep secrets from Nora.”
    He’d assumed as much. “All right. But I’d appreciate your not mentioning this to anyone else.”
    â€œWell…” She bit her lip.
    Now that he thought about it, he’d seen her on the phone while the movers were working. “Who else did you call?”
    â€œJust my friend Patty.”
    â€œDoes she work at the hospital?”
    â€œNo.”
    He felt a rush of relief. “Good.”
    â€œI’m sure her fiancé won’t tell anyone,” Bailey went on.
    â€œHe works there?” It seemed as if everybody in this town was linked to each other. “And her fiancé is….?”
    â€œAlec.”
    â€œIs that supposed to mean something…Alec Denny? ” He saw the answer in her rueful expression. “Oh, wonderful.” His closest associate was marrying this woman’s best friend. If Owen had nurtured even the slightest hope that secrets might be kept, this smashed it to rubble.
    Much as he itched to ask about her pregnancy, he’d better steer clear of that subject. Because if he weren’t careful, Bailey Wayne would find out the whole story about her baby’s paternity. And so would the entire town of Safe Harbor.
    If a juicy item like this reached the press, Owen could imagine the jokes on late-night talk shows. Did you hear about the fertility doctor who took his job a little too seriously? The backlash would tarnish his entire program.
    â€œYou could move out,” Bailey said sweetly.
    Owen gritted his teeth. If he possessed a magic wand, he’d gladly have removed his possessions, but he simplydidn’t have time to deal with this. “I’m performing surgery in the morning.” Another thought struck him. “And I still have to find my sheets and towels for tonight.”
    His roommate tossed her empty yogurt carton into the wastebasket. “Have fun.”
    Owen cleared his tableware and began fitting everything inside the dishwasher. “Since it’s the weekend, I presume you sleep late. I set my