Saved By Doctor Dreamy. Dianne Drake

he did during the day.”

      “Did it impress you?”

      “Not so much then. I think I was more impressed by all the desserts in the cafeteria than I was by my father’s position in the hospital. Of course, the older I got the more I realized just what a big deal he was.”

      “But you have no aspirations for something like that for yourself?”

      “I had my shot at it. Dad offered me a promotion into administration a couple of months ago.”

      “So let me guess. You chose Costa Rica instead. Was it to run away from Daddy?” Probably her first real act of rebellion in a very laid-out life.

      “You say that like it was a derogatory thing to do.”

      “Was it?” he asked her.

      Juliette shook her head. “I like to think of Costa Rica as something necessary in my career development. In my personal development, as well. Also, I didn’t feel as though I’d earned the job. I think promoting me was simply my dad’s way of ensuring that I’d stay around for a while. Or forever, if he had his way about it. I mean, my dad always wins. No matter what it is, he finds a way to win, and I was tired of always having my ideas and hopes and desires tossed into that lottery.”