―Are you?‖ she said raising her brows. She was sure Max hadn‘t been scared of anything in his life.He faced adversary head on with horns out.
―Of course I am.‖ He said softly, ―Luke has finally let me near you and now that I‘ve got you I certainly don‘t want anything to happen to you. You‘re my life.‖
She could feel her eyes moisten, ―Do you really mean that?‖
―Come here honey.‖ He said shifting his body and easily lifting her over him so he could kiss her. It was a kiss of complete tenderness and it was loaded with affection.
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Lily couldn‘t see anything wrong with that, but intimacy was still new to her and she didn‘t know how to tell him so she did as he said and made her way to her room to get dressed.
At the office Max made her sit in the waiting room across from Nancy, ―Keep an eye on her Nance, I‘ll try not to be too long.‖
―No problem.‖ She said looking past him to Lily. The girl looked pale and exhausted. ―Lily, would you like some tea?‖
―I‘d love that.‖ She said.
When Nancy got up to go and get it, he turned back to her, ―I‘ll try not to be too long, but stay here and wait for me, there‘s going to be a hundred people in and out of my office for the next hour as I try and clear my schedule. Luke can manage just fine, but he needs to be around you to.‖
―I‘ll wait.‖ She said.
―That‘s my girl.‖ He gave her a genuine smile before he left her alone.
Shortly after Nancy returned with a cup of tea and squeezed her shoulder in reassurance telling her if she needed anything just to ask, before she returned back to her desk.
As Max promised, he was less than an hour and soon they were on their way to Doctor Jensen‘s clinic. The whole time he kept her close to him in the car, with his arm wrapped around her shoulders.
Doctor Jensen was an older doctor in his mid sixties and he was very polite and empathetic.He also had no problem agreeing to Max‘s request to take the whole lump.
―I‘ve cleared my schedule tomorrow for the surgery,‖ he told Max and Lily, ―It‘ll take me a few hours to have the results back to you about the tissue after that.‖
―We‘ll wait for them.‖ Max said without hesitation.
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―Certainly.‖ He said with a reassuring smile, ―Then we‘ll go from there if there‘s any further treatment.‖
―Afraid button?‖
―Scared stiff.‖ She said honestly.
―Well, we‘ll be with you every step of the way.‖ He reassured.
―Miss Shayne,‖ the doctor continued, ―You can‘t have anything to drink or eat after midnight and I want you back here by six thirty in the morning.‖
―I‘ll bring her.‖ Max said, ―And what about recovery. Can I take her home tomorrow?‖
―I don‘t see a problem. We‘ll like to keep her until around dinner time just to see how she does then I‘ll release her.‖
After the Doctor left Lily turned to Max, ―Take me home.‖
She said gripping his arm.This was very terrifying.She had never had surgery before and never thought about the prospect of being put to sleep.What if she didn‘t wake up?What if something went terribly wrong?
Max wrapped his arms around her, ―Don‘t worry honey, he‘s the best they have.‖
―Take me home.‖ She repeated no longer wanting to discuss this. Thankfully he seemed to know.
―Okay.‖
―No, Max, I mean your home.‖
He stilled, ―Lily—―
She looked up at him, ―Please—I just really need to be with you right now.‖ She saw a pained expression cross his face.
―I know I didn‘t measure up in Greece but—―
―Stop saying that Lily, you have no idea how I felt because you wouldn‘t let me tell you.‖ She started to protest and he cut her off, ―But you will listen now. I‘ve never had a woman feel as good as you do. It‘s like you were made specifically for me and I‘ve missed you so much my heart hurts.‖
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―I always prided myself on my self-control, but I swear to God button, the day I laid eyes on you, I had none.‖
―—but Cybil—―
―I never slept with Cybil,‖ He said softly, ―I hadn‘t had a woman in over
