A Big Life in a Small Town (Bellingwood #2) by Diane Greenwood Muir Page B
Authors: Diane Greenwood Muir
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"Hey!" Polly followed him into his office.
"It's not going to work," he said as he sat down at his desk. "You can't be so scared of dancing that you will stop me from doing this."
"Fine," she said. "Fine. I'm going to head over to Dr. Hottie's office to pick Leia up. I'll be back after a while."
"A dance," Polly muttered as she went back to her office and grabbed the truck keys. "A dance. It's not fair."
CHAPTER FIVE
Tapping her fingers on the exam table, Polly stood in a small room waiting for Leia to be returned to her. The door opened and Mark Ogden walked in, followed by Marnie Evans, who was holding Leia on top of her blanket.
"Good morning, Polly!" he said, shaking her hand. "Everything went fine yesterday and she's ready to go home." Marnie placed the cat bundle onto the exam table and kept her hand on Leia while Mark Ogden pulled a sheet of paper out of the folder he was holding. "Here are recommendations for the next few days. I know the boys in her life are going to want to play with her. You might want to think about separating them."
He unconsciously brushed a lock of curls away from his forehead and Polly tried not to stare. She suddenly realized he was still talking to her and she hadn't heard anything, so she nodded and smiled.
"So, Marnie here will take care of setting that up, then," she heard him say and snapped back into consciousness. She was supposed to respond now and looked desperately at Marnie who shook her head and grinned.
He reached down and rubbed the top of Leia's head and said, "You did well, little Leia. We'll see you next week." He put his hand out to take Polly's again and she nodded at him as he left.
Marnie laughed out loud, "You're not the only one who has that reaction to him, but I'd have to say you have it worse than most!"
"Oh no," Polly gasped. "Was I that obvious?"
"Not to him. That man is completely oblivious. All the girls working here have a terrible crush on him. Heck, even I do and I'm happily married. It doesn't occur to him that nearly all of our walk-in customers are female. Fortunately, he's generally out of here pretty early to work out on farms. Have you met his partner? He's not quite as adorable, but he's single too!"
"His partner? I had no idea!" Polly said.
"He came into the practice a few months ago. Doc Ogden needed someone to concentrate more on small animals so he could do what he really loves."
"What's that?" Polly asked.
"He's a horse man from way back. Those animals have his heart and soul, it seems. He likes being outside too. You know, you're one of the lucky few he decided needed his personal attention in the office."
Polly blushed. "Whatever," she said.
"No, really!" Marnie insisted. "He has cut back his small animal clientele to a scant few. You're one of them."
Polly grinned and couldn't help it, her insides skipped up and down. But, this was crazy. She had a date with Henry on Friday and for Pete's sake, she didn't need more men complicating her life. She reached over and grabbed Leia and the blanket into her arms and went out to the front counter with Marnie following. As Marnie scooted around her to get behind the counter, she said, "Will next week work to bring her back in to remove the stitches?"
"Sure," Polly said and pulled a credit card out of her back pocket to pay her bill. "Sure, that will be fine."
"Here's a card with the date and time on it. Put it in your calendar, will you? You don't seem to be thinking on all cylinders right now," Marnie laughed and completed the transaction.
Polly shook herself and kissed the top of Leia's head. "I'm fine. Thanks and I'll see you next week."
As soon as she got into her truck, she put Leia on the seat beside her. "Did you hear that, little girl? He kept me as a client! I'm swooning a little on the inside."
She pulled out of the parking lot and drove back to Sycamore House. Lydia's Jeep was sitting in the parking lot, and she pulled in beside it.
"It's not going to work," he said as he sat down at his desk. "You can't be so scared of dancing that you will stop me from doing this."
"Fine," she said. "Fine. I'm going to head over to Dr. Hottie's office to pick Leia up. I'll be back after a while."
"A dance," Polly muttered as she went back to her office and grabbed the truck keys. "A dance. It's not fair."
CHAPTER FIVE
Tapping her fingers on the exam table, Polly stood in a small room waiting for Leia to be returned to her. The door opened and Mark Ogden walked in, followed by Marnie Evans, who was holding Leia on top of her blanket.
"Good morning, Polly!" he said, shaking her hand. "Everything went fine yesterday and she's ready to go home." Marnie placed the cat bundle onto the exam table and kept her hand on Leia while Mark Ogden pulled a sheet of paper out of the folder he was holding. "Here are recommendations for the next few days. I know the boys in her life are going to want to play with her. You might want to think about separating them."
He unconsciously brushed a lock of curls away from his forehead and Polly tried not to stare. She suddenly realized he was still talking to her and she hadn't heard anything, so she nodded and smiled.
"So, Marnie here will take care of setting that up, then," she heard him say and snapped back into consciousness. She was supposed to respond now and looked desperately at Marnie who shook her head and grinned.
He reached down and rubbed the top of Leia's head and said, "You did well, little Leia. We'll see you next week." He put his hand out to take Polly's again and she nodded at him as he left.
Marnie laughed out loud, "You're not the only one who has that reaction to him, but I'd have to say you have it worse than most!"
"Oh no," Polly gasped. "Was I that obvious?"
"Not to him. That man is completely oblivious. All the girls working here have a terrible crush on him. Heck, even I do and I'm happily married. It doesn't occur to him that nearly all of our walk-in customers are female. Fortunately, he's generally out of here pretty early to work out on farms. Have you met his partner? He's not quite as adorable, but he's single too!"
"His partner? I had no idea!" Polly said.
"He came into the practice a few months ago. Doc Ogden needed someone to concentrate more on small animals so he could do what he really loves."
"What's that?" Polly asked.
"He's a horse man from way back. Those animals have his heart and soul, it seems. He likes being outside too. You know, you're one of the lucky few he decided needed his personal attention in the office."
Polly blushed. "Whatever," she said.
"No, really!" Marnie insisted. "He has cut back his small animal clientele to a scant few. You're one of them."
Polly grinned and couldn't help it, her insides skipped up and down. But, this was crazy. She had a date with Henry on Friday and for Pete's sake, she didn't need more men complicating her life. She reached over and grabbed Leia and the blanket into her arms and went out to the front counter with Marnie following. As Marnie scooted around her to get behind the counter, she said, "Will next week work to bring her back in to remove the stitches?"
"Sure," Polly said and pulled a credit card out of her back pocket to pay her bill. "Sure, that will be fine."
"Here's a card with the date and time on it. Put it in your calendar, will you? You don't seem to be thinking on all cylinders right now," Marnie laughed and completed the transaction.
Polly shook herself and kissed the top of Leia's head. "I'm fine. Thanks and I'll see you next week."
As soon as she got into her truck, she put Leia on the seat beside her. "Did you hear that, little girl? He kept me as a client! I'm swooning a little on the inside."
She pulled out of the parking lot and drove back to Sycamore House. Lydia's Jeep was sitting in the parking lot, and she pulled in beside it.
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