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Zach. His eyes flickered to Taylin and she smiled.
“Y’all know Luke, right?” Zach asked as he reached over to the table next to him and snagged a bottle of Coke out of a clear bowl filled with ice and a variety of beverages.
“Not yet,” a woman said, sitting on his other side. “I’m Hayley.” She shook Luke’s hand. “I work nights in the NICU, but I’ve been on bed rest for a few weeks thanks to this little girl,” she said, patting her round stomach.”
“Nice to meet you.”
“Did you see the shrine Taylin created about you?” Zach said wryly as he placed the bottle of Coke in front of Luke.
Everyone laughed, and Luke felt his face heat. He glanced at Taylin just as she threw a grape at Zach.
“Shut up, Zach,” she teased. “Margaret says you’re next.”
“Sweet.” He lifted his drink to his mouth. “I have the perfect picture you can use that shows off my awesome physique.”
More laughter followed his comment. Zach was a little overweight and liked to joke about it. From what Luke had gathered, Zach wasn’t as concerned about having a six-pack as much as he was about drinking one.
Luke met Taylin’s gaze. “That was a lot of work. Thank you.”
“Thanks.” Her lips curved up. “I’m into scrapbooking so it wasn’t hard.”
Two of the nurses dressed in scrubs got up from the table. “Breaks over, y’all. We gotta get back to work.”
“Me too,” Zach said. He scooted back from the table. “Y’all have a good night while we slave away.”
Luke felt a little guilty. Zach was covering his turn to be on call for tonight since the open house had been pushed back from last week. He’d volunteered to take call after the party, but Zach was saving up for a vacation and needed the extra money.
A woman who looked to be about his mom’s age asked Luke about his family and how he’d ended up in Georgia.
Shifting in his seat, Luke answered the best he could, leaving out the part about his ex, her boyfriend and their new baby. He summed it up as a need for change. A few times his eyes would connect with Taylin, and judging from the kindness he saw there, he wondered if she knew about his past. Although he wasn’t hiding anything, he didn’t exactly want to broadcast about his failed marriage.
After answering several questions about camping at Yellowstone and confirming that real bears actually live there, two more people left the table. Taylin’s friend also got up. “Hey, girl, Danny is meeting me for drinks at eight-thirty.” She pushed her chair in and glanced at Luke. “You’re on next week, right?”
“Yeah. I have call tomorrow and Sunday and then I’m working through Thursday.” Luke had traded his weekend call with Melissa, the other CRNA so he could move into his house. “Are there a lot on the books?”
“No. Unless we get slammed by walk-ins it should be a good week.” She smiled and started to walk around the table. “Y’all have a fun night.”
Laughter and conversation filled the room, but all Luke could hear was the pounding of his own heart. He and Taylin were alone at the table with only two chairs separating them. He hadn’t been this nervous around a girl since junior high.
“Did you mail Eliza’s dress?” Taylin asked him.
“Yeah.” He was surprised she remembered his niece’s name. “My sister said it fits perfectly, so thank you.”
“Sure. I’m glad I could help.”
“She just hopes Eliza doesn’t wear it out before Halloween.”
“I love Halloween.” Taylin fingered the miniature pumpkin that was part of the centerpiece on the table. “Especially when you’re little. You get to dress up like a princess and then run from house to house getting free candy.”
“Yeah, me too.” He laughed when her eyes widened. “I meant dressing up and getting free candy, just not as a princess.”
“Right.” She gave him a playful grin. “What did you like to dress up as, a hero or something scary?”
“Always something
“Y’all know Luke, right?” Zach asked as he reached over to the table next to him and snagged a bottle of Coke out of a clear bowl filled with ice and a variety of beverages.
“Not yet,” a woman said, sitting on his other side. “I’m Hayley.” She shook Luke’s hand. “I work nights in the NICU, but I’ve been on bed rest for a few weeks thanks to this little girl,” she said, patting her round stomach.”
“Nice to meet you.”
“Did you see the shrine Taylin created about you?” Zach said wryly as he placed the bottle of Coke in front of Luke.
Everyone laughed, and Luke felt his face heat. He glanced at Taylin just as she threw a grape at Zach.
“Shut up, Zach,” she teased. “Margaret says you’re next.”
“Sweet.” He lifted his drink to his mouth. “I have the perfect picture you can use that shows off my awesome physique.”
More laughter followed his comment. Zach was a little overweight and liked to joke about it. From what Luke had gathered, Zach wasn’t as concerned about having a six-pack as much as he was about drinking one.
Luke met Taylin’s gaze. “That was a lot of work. Thank you.”
“Thanks.” Her lips curved up. “I’m into scrapbooking so it wasn’t hard.”
Two of the nurses dressed in scrubs got up from the table. “Breaks over, y’all. We gotta get back to work.”
“Me too,” Zach said. He scooted back from the table. “Y’all have a good night while we slave away.”
Luke felt a little guilty. Zach was covering his turn to be on call for tonight since the open house had been pushed back from last week. He’d volunteered to take call after the party, but Zach was saving up for a vacation and needed the extra money.
A woman who looked to be about his mom’s age asked Luke about his family and how he’d ended up in Georgia.
Shifting in his seat, Luke answered the best he could, leaving out the part about his ex, her boyfriend and their new baby. He summed it up as a need for change. A few times his eyes would connect with Taylin, and judging from the kindness he saw there, he wondered if she knew about his past. Although he wasn’t hiding anything, he didn’t exactly want to broadcast about his failed marriage.
After answering several questions about camping at Yellowstone and confirming that real bears actually live there, two more people left the table. Taylin’s friend also got up. “Hey, girl, Danny is meeting me for drinks at eight-thirty.” She pushed her chair in and glanced at Luke. “You’re on next week, right?”
“Yeah. I have call tomorrow and Sunday and then I’m working through Thursday.” Luke had traded his weekend call with Melissa, the other CRNA so he could move into his house. “Are there a lot on the books?”
“No. Unless we get slammed by walk-ins it should be a good week.” She smiled and started to walk around the table. “Y’all have a fun night.”
Laughter and conversation filled the room, but all Luke could hear was the pounding of his own heart. He and Taylin were alone at the table with only two chairs separating them. He hadn’t been this nervous around a girl since junior high.
“Did you mail Eliza’s dress?” Taylin asked him.
“Yeah.” He was surprised she remembered his niece’s name. “My sister said it fits perfectly, so thank you.”
“Sure. I’m glad I could help.”
“She just hopes Eliza doesn’t wear it out before Halloween.”
“I love Halloween.” Taylin fingered the miniature pumpkin that was part of the centerpiece on the table. “Especially when you’re little. You get to dress up like a princess and then run from house to house getting free candy.”
“Yeah, me too.” He laughed when her eyes widened. “I meant dressing up and getting free candy, just not as a princess.”
“Right.” She gave him a playful grin. “What did you like to dress up as, a hero or something scary?”
“Always something
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