The Doctor's Christmas Bride

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Authors: Sarah Morgan
Tags: Fiction, General, Romance, Contemporary
until Bryony’s mother opened the door and then Jack gave a wave and hit the accelerator.
    Suddenly Bryony was very aware that it was just the two of them and she stared out of the window, for the first time in her life not knowing what to say.
    ‘We think we know where they are,’ Jack told her, flicking the indicator and turning down a narrow road.‘It’s just a question of what state they’ll be in when we get there.’
    Which was why Sean had sent them as the advance party, Bryony thought. He wanted doctors. Which meant that he was anticipating trouble.
    She picked up the map. ‘What’s the grid reference?’
    He told her and she traced it with her finger. ‘They’re in the ghyll?’
    ‘Sounds like it.’
    Bryony looked at him in concern. ‘But the water level is terribly high after all that rain we’ve had…’
    ‘That’s right.’ Jack’s voice was even and he brought the vehicle to a halt. ‘Which is why we need to get a move on. Personally I doubt they’ll be able to fly a helicopter in this. Sean has called the whole team out, but we’re going on ahead.’
    He sprang out of the vehicle and reached for the equipment that they’d need. They worked quickly and quietly, each knowing what the other was doing.
    ‘You ready?’ Jack lifted an eyebrow in her direction and she nodded.
    ‘Let’s go.’
    Jack set off at a fast pace and Bryony followed, knowing that speed was important. After a night out in the open in the wet and temperatures below freezing, the boys would be in serious trouble.
    They had to reach them fast.
    The path grew steeper, the mist came down and Jack shook his head. ‘It’s November, it’s freezing cold and the visibility is zero.’ He hitched his rucksack more comfortably on his broad shoulders andsquinted into the mist. ‘Who the hell chooses to climb mountains at this time of year?’
    ‘You do it all the time,’ Bryony pointed out, checking her compass again. ‘One of these days we’re going to be out here rescuing you.’
    ‘Never.’ He winked and gave her a sexy grin. ‘I am invincible.’
    Bryony rolled her eyes. ‘And arrogant.’ She stopped dead and he looked at her questioningly.
    ‘Why have you stopped?’
    ‘Because your ego is blocking my path.’
    Jack laughed and then the laughter faded. ‘Listen, Blondie, about last night—’
    ‘Not now,’ Bryony said hastily. She really didn’t want to tackle the subject again so soon, especially not halfway up a mountain.
    ‘I just wanted to apologise,’ he said softly. ‘I was out of line. You’re a brilliant mother and I know you’ll do what’s right for Lizzie.’
    Stunned by his apology, Bryony lost her ability to speak. She’d never heard Jack apologise for anything before.
    ‘Let’s forget it,’ she mumbled, and Jack nodded, his blue eyes studying her closely.
    ‘All right. We’ll talk about it later.’ He glanced up the path and frowned. ‘There is no way that helicopter is going to fly in this.’
    ‘So we evacuate them down the mountain.’
    He nodded and then turned to her, his eyes twinkling wickedly. ‘Why did the blonde stare at the can of frozen orange juice?’ He leaned forward andtucked a strand of hair back under her hat. ‘Because it said “concentrate”.’
    Bryony tipped her head on one side and stared back at him. ‘Why are men like government bonds?’ He lifted an eyebrow, his eyes dancing, and she smiled sweetly. ‘Because they take for ever to mature. Now, can we get on with this rescue?’
    They stuck to the path and the mist grew thicker. Jack’s radio crackled to life and he paused and had a quick conversation with Sean back at base.
    ‘They’re sending out the whole team,’ he told her when he came off the radio, ‘but I reckon we must be nearly at the place where they were last seen.’
    Bryony stood still, listening, but all she could hear was the rush of water. The freezing air snaked through her clothing and she shivered.
    ‘If they didn’t have

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