Free The Last Doctor She Should Ever Date by Louisa George Page A

And, while you’re at it, stop interfering in my life. I don’t want to see you until final day. You got it? Go.’
    Then she turned and stepped onto the boat without looking back.
    He took the place next to her, the seating so tight he had full side-on contact with her body. Felt the simmering anger shake through her, the swell of her breast on every ragged intake of breath. Felt the touch of her knee against his, the pressing of her thigh. Inhaled her sweet smell. Angry, happy, everything he experienced was coloured with her. She even made the regulation navy coverall look sexy. Drove him nuts.
    So, okay, maybe he could help her. Keep a satisfactory distance, but help, like a colleague would. Like he should have helped Tom. Yeah, like a friend would. It wouldn’t mean anything more, anything deeper. He’d help, then get the hell out.
    She barely lifted her eyes to meet his, watched as each of the team scrambled, jumped or dived into the boat. ‘Bloody Desere. God only knows who else drank that stuff. Look at Jaxon. Doing stupid things.’ She craned her neck and indicated their star player, standing on the deck of the boat. Arms outstretched behind Manu, they were doing a Titanic , screaming, ‘My heart will go ooooon.’
    ‘So which one’s supposed to be Kate Winslet? I don’t think Manu’s got the ass for it.’
    Underneath her frown Zac glimpsed the beginnings of a smile. The frosting was starting to melt. She nudged him. ‘Stop making me laugh. I’m trying to be cross with Desere. Indulge me.’
    If only.
    He took a chance to squeeze her hand under the folds of the nylon coverall, understanding that regardless of her brave face she must be hurting somewhere. Her sister had directly contravened the very rules Dani was trying to uphold. But she’d slammed her defences up and needed to feel in control. That was the kind of thing he did too. He got that. But understanding it didn’t help any. He just wanted to put a smile back on her face. ‘I’m sure she didn’t mean anything by it. She doesn’t know how much this means to you.’
    She pulled her hand from his grip. ‘Well, she should. Now stop with being nice. I’ve spent my life fighting Desere. It’s just business as usual. Don’t you have any siblings you fight with?’
    ‘Yes, a sister, much younger. We might have fought if I’d actually got the chance to spend any time with her. I was shipped off to boarding school when she was still in nappies. School became my family, my home.’ Where he’d met the guy he’d considered a brother to him’and then let him down so badly. Guilt sliced through him like a knife. He closed the door on that and focused on Dani. ‘Hell, I’m no expert on relationship skills.’
    ‘So we’re two of a kind, then, in more ways than one. You enjoyed boarding?’
    ‘Sure. I made a few good mates there.’
    ‘And yet your eyes are saying something else entirely.’
    Damn, she was perceptive. He turned away slightly so she couldn’t read any more into it. He usually managed to keep a lid on things, and never shared his history past a brief overview. He skirted the subject. ‘What was it like at your school?’
    ‘Okay. I get the message. Keep out. I understand if you don’t want to go there. My need for privacy is way more than skin-deep too.’ She shrugged. ‘My school was okay. If it hadn’t been for the fact I was a Danatello and following in Desere’s footsteps. I had spectacularly glamorous stilettoes to fill, but I did learn a lot of extracurricular stuff.’ She raised her eyebrows.
    ‘Oh? You have skills in other areas?’ He leaned closer. ‘Show me sometime?’
    ‘Not likely.’ Her lips kicked upwards at the corners. ‘But you’ve already seen the photos.’
    ‘Lady Godiva...? You started all that extreme partying at school?’
    ‘Hard not to. A whole lot of rich celeb kids, way too much cash and little regard for authority. But that’s all behind me now. I’m a good girl.’
    ‘Sure