“Doctor Hardy, thank you so much for meeting on such short notice.” Rodney shook the tall, gray-haired doctor’s hand. Doctor Hardy flashed warm, caring eyes at Diana, who sat next to her husband in a cozy hospital conference room with a stuffed bookshelf on one wall. Brad and Neil pulled out chairs directly across from Diana and Jed. Brad laced his fingers together and thumped his hand on the table. Diana realized as she watched the brothers together that they just didn’t fit here. They were tall, rugged, hunky cowboys, and as serious as this situation was, she almost smiled to herself, imagining Brad and Jed yanking at their shirt collars as if to breathe. Neil leaned back in the tall chair and winked at Diana. She was sure he could at least trade up the jeans and cowboy gear to a custom

