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Eye-popping beauty. He couldn’t remember a female more stunning.
David
Worth stared spellbound at the woman. He couldn’t help it. She might be a
mirage and disappear if he turned his head. Like da Vinci’s masterpiece on
canvas, The Mona Lisa, beauty like hers should be appreciated and
admired. Shameless gaping was ill-mannered, sure, he knew that, but he couldn’t
stop what some might call his awestruck gaze. And of course, it was rude, but
he didn’t care. He had to look at her. Despite the sad expression she wore, the
spectacular woman’s face and body was beyond words. His words at the moment,
and he got paid to talk. He walked toward her from the opposite, far side of
the hospital corridor. Even though courtesy dictated he avert his gawk, he refused
to take his eyes off this magnificent creature.
As
a trained physician, he detected she was troubled. What did the lady have on
her mind? Her contemplation focused on some unseen thing beyond him. Perhaps
she gazed at art on a wall behind him, but he guessed she was wrapped up with
images playing in her head. From the looks of her forlorn expression, the
beautiful creature had suffered an unhappy morning. Why was she here in the
hospital anyway? Visiting the sick? A loved one? Known for his observation
skills, he noted her short jacket over a simple form-fitting black dress. Was
she in mourning? He’d counseled enough people to recognize deep grief and pain.
Perhaps someone close to her had died. Determined to bring hope to her hearting
heart, he halted three feet in front of her. With her thoughts elsewhere, she
almost ran smack-dab into him. She stopped in time and raised her head.
Blinking several times as if to clear her vision, she seemed at long last to notice
him.
Even
with heels, she was five inches shorter than him. He smiled down at her. “Good
morning!” His tone sounded tender and intimate, even to his own ears.
The
woman widened her eyes and blinked again. “Good morning.” Her voice indicated
confusion as she appeared to search her memory for his name.
Furrowing
her brow as if she couldn’t think of anything else to say to this stranger blocking
her path, she side-stepped and moved past him.
David
watched her leave. As she reached the exit, she turned to look back at him.
He
smiled and nodded to her.
She
shrugged as if to say, “You spoke as if you know me, but I can’t place you.
Sorry.”
David
gave a little finger wave and broadened his smile.
Returning
the traditional goodbye hand gesture, she turned and left the hallway with a hurried
gait.
Feeling as though the sun had gone from the room, David made his way to the conference chamber. He greeted several doctors he knew and introduced himself to others before he made his way to the dais with the woman on his mind.
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