WHEN SPARKS FLY

watch revealed that she had a mere forty-five minutes to grab a low-fat protein shake and arrive at Parker's Metropolitan Hospital in time for her first list with Mr. O'Connor.

a phones in changing rooms. She promptly turned off the ignition and parked her vehicle once more on the closest available street spot. Before she

, hastening to the man's

ago and mentally recited the ABCDEs: Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, and Exposure. "First, establish his airway with cervical spine control," she reminded herself. "Then, check his respiratory mov

s body, Peter's eyes snappe

I'm a physician. You shouldn't mov

, "I don't need a blo

a, recognizing him. "Wh

eeded to the trunk of her car to provide the operator with precise directions to their location. She wa

sappear. He couldn't believe he had been knocked off by someone opening a Porsche door on him. The d

minutes away, carrying what looked like a doctor's bag. His eyes widened as she pulled out a

lmly. "You might have broken your cervical v

e screeching siren of the ambulance drowned out the rest of his words as it approached. Tasha quickly bandaged his

m. Despite his injuries, she couldn't help but notice how attractive he was, with his chiseled and lean features, toned and tanne

she inserted an IV line into his antecubital fossa, warning him, "This wil

e in his arm, and an oxygen mask on his face that let dry, rubbery oxygen into his mouth and nose. Just as the ambulance's back door was slammed shut and t

d to himself, "Yep, it certainly was," realizing just how lucky h