who disowned me, told me I wasn’t ready— not at all . Not even a little bit.
I walk over to the edge of the roof to look out over the evening sky and lights below. The sun is just starting to set, and the lights from the parking lot and businesses surrounding the hospital are coming on, one at a time. This is my favorite time of the day and the scene below calms me. I need to call Blair, my neighbor, to check on Matty and tell him I’ll be home to tuck him in. It’s been hard putting myself through medical school and now doing my residency with a young child. My late hours since starting my residency have definitely been the hardest part. I couldn’t do it without Blair and her husband David. They’re lifesavers, but I hate that I’m not there for Matty, like I need to be.
I turn away from the view. I need to walk back to my locker and get my phone. Just as I’m about to, Bull comes through the door. We stare at each other for what seems like forever. I don’t want to see him. Not here, not right now, and definitely not with my emotions still raw from the memory of our kiss.
“Hey, Doc,” he says, looking at me as if he has all of life’s mysteries solved. I think I could hate him a little at this moment. He’s managed to sneak past my defenses, and I can’t seem to push him back out. He gets to me like a man hasn’t in a long time. Hell, I’m lying. I doubt any man has ever gotten to me like he does. There hasn’t been a lot of room for men in my life. Still, what he pulled today and the mess it’s made with Walter is huge.
Walter has been at me for months to go out with him. I have put him off, telling him Matty has to be my number one priority, and there’s just no time for anything left over. I know he’s going to ask me why I’ve been seeing another man, if I wasn’t ready to date. I need to run away from Bull and yet, here I am glad to see him. You would think my past would have zapped all the stupidity out of me.
Apparently not .
Chapter 12
Bull
“H aven’t you caused enough trouble for one day?” Skye asks me.
She looks so tired…she looks sad . I don’t want that. I like Doc with fire in her eyes. Hell, I don’t even mind when she’s spitting it at me. It turns me on. Then again, everything she does seems to do that.
“I saw you running up the stairs, I wanted to check on you.”
“Not right now, Bull. It’s late, and I’ve had a bad day,” she says, turning away from me.
I can’t resist. I know I’ve pushed her hard, but I can’t stop. Fuck, I tried to stay away, but I needed her. That kiss we just shared, the time we’ve spent together? It’s all just made my initial attraction to her stronger. I need this woman . I come up behind her, placing my hands on her shoulders, and rub the spot in her neck that is tight with tension.
“I know I have a lot to overcome with you, Doc. I get that. The way we met was fucked up. But I think I’m doing a damn good job of proving myself to you.”
“Bull…”
“Skye, you can’t tell me there isn’t a pull between us. Something that draws us towards each other.”
“It’s just hormones,” she says, her head dropping down with a sigh of relief, as I continue my massage.
My hand trembles, but I ignore the weakness, and concentrate instead on touching the woman I’ve been dreaming about.
“Bullshit. There’s a fire between us, Skye. It’s not something you will find with someone else. Especially that fucker Walter. ”
She tenses up again at the mention of Walter, and I instantly regret saying his name.
“Bull…”
“Skye, give me a chance. Give us a chance.”
“Bull, you are a risk, I have Matty to think about. I’ve made so many mistakes before…”
“Doc, you’ve read my file. You know about the fire and the attack.”
“Yeah,” her voice whispers, “I know.”
“I have these headaches. So bad sometimes, they can practically rob my vision. I’ve heard of blinding headaches, but I didn’t
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