The Unexpected Crush, Book One (An Alpha Billionaire In Love BBW Romance) Read Online Free

was a douche,” I agreed. “What’s his deal anyway? He doesn’t seem that much older than us. What does he do?”
    “He’s not even a doctor,” Carrie assured me. “He’s just some billionaire who owns half of the town… including the hospital. Well, technically, the board of directors owns the hospital. But he’s the major shareholder and the CEO.”
    I choked on my drink and started coughing.
    “He owns the hospital?” I asked. “I was just practically accused of malpractice by the CEO of the hospital. Great. He’s going to fire me, for sure.”
    “Relax,” Carrie told me, sipping her second martini as I began my fourth. “He is not directly involved in hiring or firing interns. We are recruited by the senior staff doctors. They are also the only ones who could let us go, if they so chose.”
    “Yeah, but I bet he can pressure someone else into doing it,” I replied.
    “Not going to happen. Just relax. No one was saying it was your fault. Even if they decided that having an inexperienced intern in the room prevented the patient from getting the swiftest care possible, that’s not on you. That’s on the doctor who approved your presence. Again, you did nothing wrong.”
    I tried to believe what she was saying. But this really had been the worst month of my life and I was no longer sure what to believe. Not only was I in a brand new environment, without the support of friends and family that had always been there for me in the past, but I was also doubting my ability to be a good doctor for the first time, the one thing I had never doubted before.
    “Not my fault,” I said out loud, trying to agree with Carrie’s statement.
    The image of steel grey eyes and the judgmental frown of Chase Donahue came to the forefront of my mind. God, that guy had been an asshole. He’d had no right to call me out like that, in front of everyone. M&M conferences were not about placing blame. They were about trying to figure out how to make things run smoother. It appeared as if he’d already known I was a brand new Emergency Room intern. He could have simply stated that he wanted to talk about the inter-departmental use of interns. He didn’t have to interrogate me in front of everyone.
    “Chase Donahue,” I said in a mock voice. “God, that guy was a complete and total ass. And he’s not even a doctor. I’m sure he has no idea how a hospital even works.”
    “Is that so?” came a deep, gravelly voice from behind me.
    Startled, I spun on my stool and came face to face with the same harsh grey eyes I’d been thinking about for the last hour. I blinked to make sure I wasn’t dreaming as I was currently on my forth martini and things were starting to seem a little hazy. This entire day had been something out of a nightmare, but, unfortunately, I seemed to be awake at present. Chase Donahue really was standing right in front of me and had, apparently, heard every word I’d just said about him.
    “And that’s my cue to leave,” said Carrie, reaching into her purse for a twenty-dollar bill to leave on the bar. “Sorry, Kaia, I really need to go pick up Gabby from her father’s house.”
    Carrie flashed me an apologetic look over her shoulder before scampering out the door.
    “Traitor,” I mumbled under my breath, though I didn’t actually blame her. I would flee as well, if I could. Unfortunately, my way out was blocked by the imposing form that was, at present, standing a little too close to me for comfort.
    Chase didn’t respond to Carrie’s departure. He was still staring at me with those intense grey eyes, obviously waiting for a response. I opened my mouth, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. My brain was running slightly behind at the moment, and I was a little too inebriated to lie. And, in truth, I wasn’t sorry. Anything I might have to say to Donahue right now would only incriminate me further, so I wisely kept my mouth shut.
    “So you think that because I don’t have a medical