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day he better get his ass back here. Sam, let’s get started, I’m not waiting.” Chase looked pissed.
I cringed and stood from my chair, following them to the first patient’s room. Now it was my fault for Guy’s impending shitty day.
We had already visited two patients when Guy returned. He handed me my tea and a small brown bag and draped an arm around my shoulder.
“How ya feeling? Any better, doll? Do you think you have a fever?” He lightly brushed his lips against my forehead.
“I’m okay. Thanks. I don’t think I’m feverish. He’s pissed though, your day’s gonna suck,” I whispered.
“Whatever. You felt crappy, it’s the least I could do.”
“Dr. Hunter, so nice of you to grace us with your presence. Why don’t you remove your lips from Ms. Porter’s face and present the next patient?”
Holy crap, was he jealous? Maybe Leanne wasn’t wrong. Guy was a touchy feely kind of guy and I had a feeling Dr. Colton just wasn’t feeling it.
“I want details, as well as the proposed surgery.” His eye daggers bounced from Guy to me and back. “I’m waiting.”
Guy rambled on and on about the patient and the surgery. Dr. Colton nodded and agreed. I hoped Guy dug himself out of the hole I created. Or maybe the one he created. All I knew was I needed a reprieve from the intense pounding in my head and constant Sanskrit. I sipped my tea and stood silently, pretending to listen.
Noon came and the headache finally subsided. I met Sierra at our favorite salad place for lunch.
“Look at you, preggers, can you get any cuter?” Sierra always dressed to the nines.
“Look who’s talking, hottie, those are flats I might actually be caught dead in.”
I rolled my eyes.
The restaurant was packed, full of hospital employees. Last thing I needed was someone overhearing our conversation, so we picked a secluded booth in the back. I rehashed every detail of my evening with Chase. Her face morphed into something I rarely saw.
“Lil, I’m being serious right now.” Sierra NEVER did serious. “You deserve something good. You’ve had a whole lot of shitty the last twenty-seven years, maybe this is your something good.”
“Am I just torturing myself? Why should I think this could mean anything? I’m not even sure I want it to mean anything.”
“I’m just happy you actually felt something. I wondered if hormone injections were in your future. This, Lili ... is what it feels like when you like someone and they completely turn you on.” Sierra was blunt. Period, end of story.
“At the end of the night he carried my sleepy ass to the door and eventually tucked me into bed. He totally used my extra set of keys to lock up on his way out. My last memory though is a kiss on my nose and a whispered ‘ let’s do this again sometime .’”
Sierra was quiet. Sierra NEVER did quiet. I waited.
“Asspuck, say something.”
“You’re gorgeous, he’s into you, why wouldn’t he be? Let’s ignore the kickass figure and amazing boobs. You’re the perfect package—kind, loving, gentle, smart, sassy, sexy ... I could go on and on, but I don’t need to because it looks like hottie patottie brain surgeon guy figured it out.”
I shrugged. “But it’s just not normal to embarrass the shit out of yourself five times in two days. He must think I’m such an idiot. I need to run. Literally run. Really fast.”
“Go run, hot stuff, clear your head. Maybe you’ll have room for some sexy thoughts.” She giggled.
The awake case at one went off without a hitch. I was in my shit brown scrubs, of course, but luckily my headache was gone. Chase was extremely quiet. Guy, on the other hand, was bitching about the music choice. I happened to love all things acoustic. My Pandora station seemed to be approved by all yesterday. Chase hadn’t balked.
“Leave it, Guy! I like this song.”
If he played Red Hot Chili Peppers one more time, my head was going to explode.
“Leave it, Hunter, or just fucking
I cringed and stood from my chair, following them to the first patient’s room. Now it was my fault for Guy’s impending shitty day.
We had already visited two patients when Guy returned. He handed me my tea and a small brown bag and draped an arm around my shoulder.
“How ya feeling? Any better, doll? Do you think you have a fever?” He lightly brushed his lips against my forehead.
“I’m okay. Thanks. I don’t think I’m feverish. He’s pissed though, your day’s gonna suck,” I whispered.
“Whatever. You felt crappy, it’s the least I could do.”
“Dr. Hunter, so nice of you to grace us with your presence. Why don’t you remove your lips from Ms. Porter’s face and present the next patient?”
Holy crap, was he jealous? Maybe Leanne wasn’t wrong. Guy was a touchy feely kind of guy and I had a feeling Dr. Colton just wasn’t feeling it.
“I want details, as well as the proposed surgery.” His eye daggers bounced from Guy to me and back. “I’m waiting.”
Guy rambled on and on about the patient and the surgery. Dr. Colton nodded and agreed. I hoped Guy dug himself out of the hole I created. Or maybe the one he created. All I knew was I needed a reprieve from the intense pounding in my head and constant Sanskrit. I sipped my tea and stood silently, pretending to listen.
Noon came and the headache finally subsided. I met Sierra at our favorite salad place for lunch.
“Look at you, preggers, can you get any cuter?” Sierra always dressed to the nines.
“Look who’s talking, hottie, those are flats I might actually be caught dead in.”
I rolled my eyes.
The restaurant was packed, full of hospital employees. Last thing I needed was someone overhearing our conversation, so we picked a secluded booth in the back. I rehashed every detail of my evening with Chase. Her face morphed into something I rarely saw.
“Lil, I’m being serious right now.” Sierra NEVER did serious. “You deserve something good. You’ve had a whole lot of shitty the last twenty-seven years, maybe this is your something good.”
“Am I just torturing myself? Why should I think this could mean anything? I’m not even sure I want it to mean anything.”
“I’m just happy you actually felt something. I wondered if hormone injections were in your future. This, Lili ... is what it feels like when you like someone and they completely turn you on.” Sierra was blunt. Period, end of story.
“At the end of the night he carried my sleepy ass to the door and eventually tucked me into bed. He totally used my extra set of keys to lock up on his way out. My last memory though is a kiss on my nose and a whispered ‘ let’s do this again sometime .’”
Sierra was quiet. Sierra NEVER did quiet. I waited.
“Asspuck, say something.”
“You’re gorgeous, he’s into you, why wouldn’t he be? Let’s ignore the kickass figure and amazing boobs. You’re the perfect package—kind, loving, gentle, smart, sassy, sexy ... I could go on and on, but I don’t need to because it looks like hottie patottie brain surgeon guy figured it out.”
I shrugged. “But it’s just not normal to embarrass the shit out of yourself five times in two days. He must think I’m such an idiot. I need to run. Literally run. Really fast.”
“Go run, hot stuff, clear your head. Maybe you’ll have room for some sexy thoughts.” She giggled.
The awake case at one went off without a hitch. I was in my shit brown scrubs, of course, but luckily my headache was gone. Chase was extremely quiet. Guy, on the other hand, was bitching about the music choice. I happened to love all things acoustic. My Pandora station seemed to be approved by all yesterday. Chase hadn’t balked.
“Leave it, Guy! I like this song.”
If he played Red Hot Chili Peppers one more time, my head was going to explode.
“Leave it, Hunter, or just fucking
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