I glanced over at Ashton. He was already awake, his expression calm and understanding, his gaze meeting mine with a quiet intensity.

"Dr. Bennett," I teased, "are you slacking off on the job these days? You’re an OB-GYN, but you’re throwing out lines like that? Who’s really got the dirty mind here?"

Nora’s laughter burst through the phone. "Me? All I said was ‘love paradise’! You’re the one who twisted it into something X-rated. Don’t pin your filthy ...