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stood. He was looking more at Janessa than at Sheena and quirked an eyebrow in her direction.
    ‘We’ve known each other for years,’ Janessa felt compelled to say, even though she wasn’t sure why. It was just the way he was looking at her, as though he was accusing her of having too close a friendship with a person who was now a patient. Technically, though, Sheena wasn’t her patient—the babies were.
    ‘And neither of us actually
have
a sister,’ Sheena pointed out, ‘so we’ve ended up being the closest each other has.’
    ‘Interesting.’ Miles fixed Janessa with a curious stare. ‘Does that mean it will be too much for you to look after the twins once they’re born? You’re emotionally involved with Sheena. What if something were to go wrong? Would you be able to cope with such an event?’
    Janessa visibly bristled. ‘Nothing is going to go wrong. That’s why you’re here, Dr Trevellion, and don’t you dare think, even for one second, about removing me from this case. Whilst Sheena and I look upon and support each other like sisters, we are not biologically related, which doesn’t make it at all inappropriate for me to care for her babies. Besides, our entire unit is like a close-knit family, so if you remove me from the case, you’ll have to remove everyone, and that will benefit no one. There is nothing any of us, not only in the NICU but within Maternity and the other associated departments, wouldn’t do for Sheena. She is beloved by us all and, in fact, I would go as far to say that
because
we all love her, the care we’ll be providing for Ellie and Sarah once they’re born and throughout their subsequent surgeries will be second to none.’
    ‘Aw …’ Sheena smiled at her friend, a fresh bout of tears gathering in her eyes. ‘That was lovely. Thank you.’ She reached for Janessa’s hand and gave it a little squeeze, then turned to look at Miles, her voice firm but still personable. ‘And you—don’t you even dare think of moving me to a different hospital. I don’t want to go to Philadelphia, even if they do have the highest success rate and experience with conjoined twins. These are my babies and I’ll be having them right here, at Adelaide Mercy, with my extended family standing beside me, supporting me throughout the entire process.
I’m
the incubator and I have spoken.’
    Miles looked from one woman to the other, his gaze settling on Janessa. She was standing proudly by her friend’s bedside, her shoulders back, her chin raised, her eyes glinting with that defiance he’d witnessed earlier that day.
    She looked … incredible.
    After he’d left the NICU, he’d returned to Maternity and checked on Sheena before being directed to the hospital’s residential wing, which was to be his home for the length of his stay. There was no point in trying to procure a furnished apartment close to the hospital as he’d be spending the majority of his time within hospital walls. Therefore, the one-bedroom apartment he’d been provided with was more than adequate for his needs.
    He’d showered and changed his clothes, which had definitely helped him to wash away the long hours of travelling he’d had to endure. Once he’d unpacked, he’d headed out for a walk around the campus in order to get his bearings. The sooner he knew his way around the place, the better.
    Throughout the entire afternoon, thoughts of Dr Janessa Austen had been niggling at the back of his mind, like an annoying noise he couldn’t shut off. Twice, as he’d walked around, he’d seen a woman of her height and colouring and, thinking it might be her, had been astonished to find his heart rate increasing at the thought of enjoying another sparring match with her.
    Then he’d wandered back to the NICU, in the hope of seeing her again, to get another look, to try and figure out exactly what it was about her that appeared to be intriguing him so much. When she hadn’t been there, he’d politely asked one of