Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 45

Chapter 45

Early one morning. Ellie wheeled Alex to get a CT scan. One moment he was strolling around in the room, and the next, he was back on the bed saying he felt dizzy and couldn’t get up. Ellie had no choice but to fetch a wheelchair. “Get in the wheelchair,” she said.

Alex lay there scrolling through his phone, not bothering to look at her. Tm dizzy. I can’t sit.”

shift him to and

up

Frustrated, Ellie had to bed. As they wheeled him towards the imaging room, Alex kicked at her arm. “Push my pillow up higher

Ellie stepped forward and adjusted the pillow for him.

“I want water,” he demanded before she could even take two steps away.

Ellie frowned. “You can have some after the scan.

Before she could finish, he yanked the IV line out of his arm. The nurse exchanged awkward glances with Ellie, who stopped. dead in her tracks, seething with anger.

In the corridor, Alex sat in a patient gown, sulking on the gurney, glaring at Ellie, who was wearing a white lab coat and trying to keep her composure as their gazes locked.

Every now and then, patients and nurses strolled by, unable to resist stealing glances at them. Clearly, their silent communication had transcended that of a typical doctor and patient, and whispers began to circulate.

two? Are the doctor and the

a doctor in our department, and her

makes sense. He

like trouble.”

some domestic violence lurking beneath the

and after waiting for what felt like an eternity without Ellie making a move, he finally snapped. “Are you gonna come over here

onlookers couldn’t take it anymore.

treat your girlfriend

can’t you see she’s

teeth. “She’s

in a patient gown pushed through the crowd. “You two will get along. Catch her!

the words could even settle, the guy shoved Ellie forward. With

Alex’s arms.

the gurney. In that split second, their lips collided, and

hallway

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their kiss

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many pulling out their phones to capture the moment.