Her Doctor Daddy by Shelly Douglas Page A

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    “What is?” Bob asked indignantly.
    “Let’s just say, you’re smarter than I’ve ever given you credit for.”

Chapter Fourteen
     
     
    Holding hands, Raul and Lexi walked into the main entrance of Pompano Regional Hospital and headed for the bank of elevators.
    “Aren’t you afraid someone will see us together?” she asked, clasping his hand tightly.
    After entering the elevator, Raul pressed the sixth floor button and watched as the heavy door closed. “You’re mine now, remember?” he said with a wink.
    “Why can’t you do the exam? I’ve never even met Dr. Singleton.”
    Intently, he eyed the numbers as they lit up in progression over the doors. “Because you need an OB-GYN to do a thorough exam and prescribe effective birth control for you. Come on, Lexi, we’ve been over all of this.”
    “I know, but could you be in the room with me? I know it would make me feel better to have you there.”
    “I don’t think it’ll be a problem for me to come in and hold your hand, but I’ll check with Dr. Singleton first, just to make sure it’s okay with him.”
    After exiting the elevator and making a right hand turn, Raul opened the heavy office door for Lexi, who narrowed her eyes and muttered a few obscenities as she walked past him.
    “Behave yourself, young lady,” he said in a low tone, closing the door behind them.
    After they were greeted by a young woman sitting on the other side of a glass sliding door, she handed Lexi a clipboard with several forms attached. “Please fill these out and the doctor will see you soon. He hasn’t had a delivery today, so he’s running on schedule.”
    As Lexi carried the papers to a chair in the waiting area, Raul cocked his head to see if he could catch a glimpse of a doctor walking by. “I’m sorry, I didn’t see you standing there, Dr. Morales,” the attractive woman said. “Can I help you?”
    “I just wondered if Dr. Singleton had a minute to see me before Lexi Roberts goes in for her examination.”
    “Sure, as soon as he steps out of the exam room, I’ll tell him you’re here,” she said, looking behind her.
    “Raul Morales, it’s always good to see you,” Dr. Singleton interrupted, energetically approaching the reception window. “To what do I owe this pleasure?”
    “Do you have time for a quick conversation?”
    “Of course, Raul, come right in.”
    “Wait right here—I’ll be back in a minute,” Raul said, turning to her. “And don’t get any ideas about leaving, young lady.”
    Lexi peered up at him as she finished filling out the forms.
    Dr. Singleton opened the door and extended his hand. After Raul briskly shook it, he closed the door, and the two disappeared into the large office.
     
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    “Take everything off, including your bra and underpants,” the nurse directed in a light tone. “The gown should be open in the front, and the sheet is to drape over your lap.” After laying the short blue worn-out fabric over the examining table, the attractive young woman tossed the folded material next to it and exited, closing the door behind her.
    Lexi quickly undressed and donned the gown—the last thing she wanted was to be half naked when the doctor walked in. Attempting to sit in the thin, short material, she crossed her legs and briefly peered at the evil-looking silver stirrups jutting out from the long examining table, wondering what Raul and her new gynecologist could be discussing. And just as she unfolded the white, starched sheet to place over her bare thighs, a slight knock was heard on the heavy wooden door before it opened.
    “Hi, Lexi, I’m Dr. Singleton.” A handsome tall man with reddish-brown hair abruptly retrieved a file from the clear acrylic folder on the back of the door and walked in reading it as Raul followed closely behind. “The request I received from Dr. Morales to sit in on your exam was a bit unusual, so I just want to double-check with you that it’s okay. Normally, a