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of attention,” she began. Cameron smiled genuinely. “The first time I met Alex was when he plowed into me from behind.”
    Alex nearly choked on a breath.
What the hell?
    The corner of Cass’ mouth turned up into a smallgrin. “I was sitting at a red light, waiting for it to turn green.”
    Oh, thank God she meant a car accident.
    â€œNext thing you know, my face was smashing into the airbag,” Cass continued. “And glass was everywhere—in my hair, on my arms and chest. I met Alex after both of us were taken to the hospital. It was love at first sight. And that’s where he proposed to me three years later.”
    â€œIt’s true,” Alex said, shrugging. Though the story made him seem like a complete dick, it could have been worse. He shook his head slowly and put a hand on Cass’ as he tried to look remorseful.
    â€œThat’s horrible,” Cameron said. “You were both okay though, I guess?”
    â€œI was perfectly fine,” Cass said. “Just whiplash and a few cuts. But Alex had some pretty severe injuries. He thought his name was Samantha for a while.”
    Alex pursed his lips together before speaking. What the fuck should he say to that? “I thought my name was
Sam
. Not Samantha. My middle name’s Samuel. I was just a little confused. It took a little while for my head to get back to its old self.”
    Cass turned around, eyeing the other customers around her. She lowered her voice as she spoke. “Thankfully it didn’t take as long to get his
other
head back to its old self.” Then Cass winked and tapped Cameron on the arm just as Alex had. “You know what I mean?”
    Cameron’s eyes widened and he let out a loud cough. “I’m sorry. What?” he asked as if he might not have heard her correctly.
    Alex couldn’t believe Cass would say something like that to someone she’d just met. This was a new low, even for her. “Cass,” Alex said quickly, hopinghis expression silently conveyed that the story had gone far enough.
    Cass reached over to rub her palm on Alex’s arm. “It’s fine, sweetie. It’s nothing to be embarrassed about. It’s fully functional now. Contrary to popular belief, Cameron, you
can
break your penis.”
    I will murder her.
    â€œAnyway,” Cass added, directing her attention back to Cameron, who was still clearly in shock, “thankfully I was a surgeon at that hospital, so Alex—”
    â€œYou aren’t a surgeon,” Alex interrupted.
    â€œI said
was
,” she shot back. “Being on the surgical team just got too demanding, Cameron. Long hours,” she said with a huff. “Traveling to conferences, all of that research and publication. It’s just too much for someone who’s ready to settle down and start a family. Don’t you agree?”
    Cameron nodded.
    â€œSo now I teach organic chemistry at Johns Hopkins a few nights a week. But as I was saying, Alex got the best treatment available at my hospital. They were able to fix any abnormalities. His . . . anatomy looks almost completely normal now.”
    Alex leaned his elbows against the glass case and collapsed his head into his hands. Thankfully, Cass seemed to be done talking for the time being, and Alex enjoyed the silence, no matter how awkward it was.
    Finally Cameron spoke. “So, tell me about the proposal.”
    Alex had forgotten that was even the point of the story.
    Cass thought for a few seconds. Clearly she’d forgotten too. “Oh yeah. Well, three years later we went out to dinner for our anniversary. I got food poisoning and ended up in the emergency room withdehydration a few days later. When Alex saw me hooked up to the IV and everything, I think it scared him. So he just popped the question right then and there.”
    Alex lifted his head enough to glare at her. Clearly the penis story was not only embarrassing, but