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surgery takes time so you need to be
patient with yourself.  Anyway, that’s enough for today.  I’ll get one
of the orderlies to take you back downstairs.”
    She offered him
her shoulder to lean on to get back into his wheelchair.
    “I don’t want
to make you sweaty,” he protested.  At least not in this way, he added in
his mind. He was smart enough not to say that one out loud.
    “That’s okay,
I’m used to it.” But she wasn’t used to the awareness she felt when he leaned
on her. That was strange.  She’d had many male patients but she’d never
felt this immediate attraction to any of them.  What was so different
about this Daniel Tennant?
    She was tall
enough, probably about 5’7”, to make leaning on her easy.  He wasn’t used
to leaning on anyone, literally or figuratively, but it wasn’t an uncomfortable
or awkward feeling. On the contrary it felt good.
    “See you next
week,” she said with a smile as she pushed his chair towards an orderly.
    “Wouldn’t miss
it for the world, KT, even if it is torture,” replied Daniel with a tired
smile. Things were looking up for the first time since his surgery. No pun
intended.

 
 
    KT took Daniel’s
chart back to her desk to add her notes.  She reviewed his information
again and noted that he was 35, ten years older than she was and single. And
far too good looking she thought, even with the cap covering his head and the
dark circles under his eyes.  Where did he get off making crude comments
to her? He probably saw nothing wrong with what he said.  That may be his
choice of lifestyle but it certainly wasn’t hers.  Still, he was very
attractive and she admired his determination as he struggled to get through the
exercises she’d given him, but he was definitely not her type.
    “Hi KT,” said
Connie Haskins, one of the other therapists, coming up to her desk.  “I
see that you’ve been given the Merger Mogul.  I’m devastated!” she
exclaimed dramatically. “I wouldn’t mind helping him get back on his feet. Or
better yet, on his back,” she added with a wicked laugh.” KT ignored that.
    “The Merger
Mogul?” she asked looking up.
    “You don’t know
who the Merger Mogul is?  Don’t you read the tabloids?”
    “Uh, no!” replied
KT emphatically.
    “Well, your
Daniel Tennant is known as the Merger Mogul in the business world.  He
does mergers and acquisitions and has a lot of money and a lot of women. 
Apparently he changes women with each season,” she said with relish.
    “He’s not my
Daniel Tennant” promised KT. “I could introduce you to him next time but if he
has as many women as you say, then he’s obviously not into serious
relationships.”
    “KT not
everyone is into serious relationships. Some people just want a temporary
merger and if the rumors are true, his reputation as a merger specialist goes
beyond his business dealings,” Connie added wickedly.
    KT held up her
hand. “TMI!” she protested. “More information than I care to know.”
    “Just making
sure you know who you’re dealing with. I wouldn’t want him to charm you into
losing your head and becoming his next merger.”
    “There’s no
chance of that happening,” declared KT. “Besides he’s not my type and I’m sure
I’m not his,” she added.
    “You’re a
beautiful woman so that makes you his type,” said Connie walking back to her
own desk.
    ‘I’m definitely
not interested in him,’ KT told herself. So why did she feel a twinge of
disappointment to hear that Daniel was a womanizer? ‘That’s for listening to
gossip,’ she told herself.  Daniel Tennant was a patient and her job was
to get him back on his feet, nothing more. And if she was looking forward to
his next therapy session, it was only because she wanted him to get better
quickly and off her roster.

Chapter 12

 
 
    Daniel lay on
Margaret’s couch after a hot shower following his therapy session. He was
waiting for the tablets he’d just taken to