Nothing happened.
She frowned at the offending gadget and pressed the button again. The evil thing remained silent.
"Darn it! Come on!" Erin muttered in frustration, slapping her palm against its metallic sides. "Work, you little -"
"It needs a good kick," the baritone was back, startling Erin. He grinned and delivered a good hard kick to the base and her bar popped out.
He picked it and handed it to her."Shitty hospital equipment, nothing works the way it's supposed to."
Erin took the bar, briefly looking up to meet the stranger's warm brown gaze. "Thanks, but that's hardly reassuring, especially coming from a doctor."
He laughed, a deep, toe curling sound that sent flutters off in her belly. "Don't worry, it's just the unimportant things that don't work right. Our patients are in g
