Peppermint Bark (All or Nothing #1) by Bailey Seaborn EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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Grace
Three Weeks Until Christmas
THERE’S NO GOOD PLACE to have a heart attack, but if you must, being in a
hospital surrounded by doctors isn’t the worst choice.
One minute, I was managing a ceremonial ribbon cutting.
The next, the stage was cleared for CPR, a gurney whisked my best friend’s dad
off to the Emergency Department, and she chased after it, leaving me staring at the
red ribbon sagging like a forgotten Christmas present.
I definitely hadn’t included time for that in the Grand Opening agenda.
I’d planned every detail to dedicate the hospital’s new sensory room, including
decorating the community room with snowflake cutouts my patients made as art
therapy projects. Stockings hung along the nurses’station and an artificial tree loomed
over gifts I’d wrapped and labeled for Santa’s visit in a few days. Even the crimson
bow around the door matched the festive spirit.
The mayor spoke first, extolling our community for coming together. The Hospital
CEO shared the benefits of a pediatric sensory room so the children could escape the
stimulation of the hospital’s bright lights, loud monitors, and sterile aroma. I mouthed
along, since I’d written the speech after years of researching the topic.
As the CEO delivered his remarks, I straightened the tie of the final speaker, Bruce
Clarke, who shot me a lopsided grin and whispered, “Do I look ok?”
He looked pale, with beads of sweat along his brow, but I wouldn’t say so.
“Handsome as ever,” I reassured him, loosening the Windsor knot to let him breathe
easier, and placing water into his shaky hands, which he chugged in one long gulp.
As he took my hands — his palms felt clammy, probably from the cold water bottle
— he said, “Thank you for asking me to be a part of this, Grace.”
Why was he thanking me? Sure, turning the storage closet next to my social worker
office into a sensory room had been my idea. Still, without his connections, my
proposal to the hospital’s Board of Trustees would have sat unopened. When I
confessed my dream to him, he contributed the seed donation and spearheaded the
fundraising campaign.
Then again, Bruce wasn’t only a donor. He was also my best friend’s dad.
An unrestrained laugh rang out, piercing the solemnity of the ceremony. Our heads
swiveled to find the source of the irreverent sound.
Yep, there in the back of the room stood my best friend Mallory Clarke, blonde hair
shimmering and pink dress shining under the fluorescent lights, completely ignoring
the speeches in favor of flirting with … was that Dr. Tran? What was he doing here?
“I’ve got this, you go convince Mallory to behave herself.” Bruce winked, both of
us knowing that trying to keep his daughter in line was a fool’s errand. I handed him
the oversized scissors and dodged through the crowd.
As I approached, her face lit up as she wrapped her arm around my waist. “Grace!
The woman of the hour! You know Dr. Tran, right?”
“Of course I do.” His cheeks flushed as our gazes met.
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