LOGINAfter catching her doctor boyfriend cheating on her, nurse Irene Nagel swears off men in white coats for good. Disillusioned and burned out, she packs up her scrubs and broken heart, trading the drama and bad memories for a quiet new hospital across the country. Determined to stay single and start fresh, Irene is ready to focus on what matters: her career, her sanity, and a life that doesn’t revolve around arrogant, narcissistic doctors. Enter Dr. Brenden Warren: brilliant, brooding, and infuriatingly smug. From the moment they clash in the hallway, Irene’s blood pressure spikes for all the wrong reasons. But behind Brenden’s gruff exterior lies a man who truly cares and challenges her in ways she never expected. As long shifts bleed into surprise dates and drink with friends, the hostility gives way to undeniable chemistry. Irene begins to question everything she thought she knew about love, trust—and doctors. In a world of emergencies, friendships are forged over coffee, Irene just might discover that some second chances come disguised in scrubs… and one page can summon the love she never thought she would have.
View MoreFive years later:“Do you want some ice?”“No.”“I think you need some ice. Your forehead is all shiny.”“Goodness, Talia. Leave me alone.”“Don’t get cranky. I’m just trying to help…”“Brenden,” Irene whined. “Make her stop. For the love of God, make her stop.”“Talia,” Brenden berated in a warning tone, his voice coming from Irene’s right, and the two of them got into a hushed argument that ended with Talia huffing and giving them both the stink eye. Which was perfectly fine by Irene because at least Talia would no longer be talking.“I’m sure if Nina wanted her to have ice, they would bring her ice,” Irene’s mother said reasonably from across the room. She was sitting in a little chair, looking out of place in her khaki pants and t-shirt.“Sure, they would,” her dad agreed. He had been standing by the wall, too anxious to sit and checked his watch several times a minute. “Where is she, anyway?” His eyes scanned the room as if expecting Nina to spawn out of the shadows at any moment
She felt bad but the thought of Brenden hanging out with Dr. Swift, laughing and unconsciously flirting made her feel worse.Irene was sitting behind a computer in the nurses station looking up labs. When Dr. Swift passed by and disappeared into the dictation room, Irene reacted without thinking, standing without hesitation and following her inside.Dr. Swift was just opening the chart she carried in and turned around at the sound of the door opening. When she saw it was Irene, she smiled tightly, then turned back around and began flipping through pages.“Irene,” she said cordially, resuming her work, and Irene stood there a moment while wondering what she was doing. What had she planned on saying because everything was suddenly blank.Irene cleared her throat. “Dr… Swift.” The use of her formal name hung in the air, highlighting the barrier between them.“Did you need something?” she asked without looking back.Irene looked at the sink, wondering if she could pretend that she was com
The self-doubt rolled off him in waves, but he hid it carefully behind a look of annoyance and straight set shoulders. If she didn’t know him, she would think he was being his usual grumpy self.“Now get out of my room and quit snooping around my shit.” The bathroom door slammed behind him, effectively locking her out..Sine was officially fired. It was never announced and Haley wouldn’t speak of it, but Irene heard it through the grapevine and since she wasn’t working any of her shifts for over a week, Irene was sure it was true.Things didn’t feel different with her gone, with the news of the drug thief out. She thought she would feel vindicated knowing she was no longer to blame but instead she replayed every conversation with Sine through her head and tried to see the subtle signs she might have missed. Signs that the other was a drug addict.Brenden thought the signs were obvious, but Irene didn’t think he ever liked her to begin with. He might have a point, though, especially w
“What?” he said defensively. “You did get rid of a drug thief.”“Oh god, Irene,” Talia burst into the kitchen after them. “I can’t believe it was her. Did you know? I would have bet my kidneys that I was right about Dr. Swift.”“Calm down, Talia,” Irene shushed her, suddenly overwhelmed by the attention she was receiving over it. It had been a couple of hours, but that was plenty of time for Andy to make a public announcement to the entire hospital. “We don’t know why she took them.”“Calm down? I cried for you. I grieved, Irene. I don’t know what I would have done if that had happened to me. Actually, you know what? I would have punched her in the face the moment I find out. Rationality be damned.”Talia was too excited, and there was no reasoning with her. Irene took her cup from Andy and gulped half the drink in the kitchen, nearly choking because it was strong. Then, she headed back to the living room to find Brenden and Dr. Stone in a deep discussion about a patient they had both






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