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I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place. While I’ve always felt the underlying electricity between Knox and me, being alone with him on a date was different. I never anticipated wanting him as badly as I did once the moment arose.
Kane’s been my ride or die for as long as I can remember, and after hearing him confess his true feelings and having his lips on mine, my head is spinning out of control. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d have some kind of feelings for them both at the same damn time.
After I shower and freshen up, I put on my favorite scrubs and get in my Jeep. I only live fifteen minutes away from the hospital, but if I have extra time, I stop and get a gigantic coffee. However, today I’m cutting it too close to make any stops.
It’s still dark outside as I walk through the parking garage. I make my way to the ICU floor, sign in, then go straight for the coffee.
As soon as I fill up a cup, my work friend Abbie walks in.
“Soooo,” she lingers, flashing me a grin.
“Soooo what?” I prod, adding some sugar and creamer.
“Oh, come on. You know I want the lowdown of what happened this weekend. Don’t play dumb with me.”
I sigh, blowing on the steaming liquid. “It’s gonna take me all day to explain everything.”
“Luckily, I’ll be here all day,” she drawls with a wink.
“I don’t even know where to begin. It was…a lot. More than I expected,” I admit.
“Now you’re just teasin’ me. Not cool.”
A flush covers my cheeks as I think about every wild second that occurred.
“Okay, start from the beginnin’. Don’t leave out one damn detail.”
As we stand in the break room, a tall, handsome man wearing a white coat walks in. He meets my eyes and smiles.
“Hi. You must be Hadleigh and Abbie,” he says in a velvety smooth voice.
“Yeah.” I smile.
“I’m Dr. Aiden Michels. Just started a few nights ago but haven’t met you two yet.”
“Nice to meet you.” I hold out my hand to shake his, then he takes Abbie’s next.
“Well, I’ll see ya out there. I gotta start my rounds,” he tells us, and I quickly check the time.
“Ah yes, we should be going too. Good luck,” I say, then walk around him as Abbie follows me. We go to the nurses’ station, and I log into the computer while she does the same next to me.
“Ma’am, what kinda perfume are you wearin’?” Abbie asks.
I look at her, dumbfounded. “I’m not. I just took a shower. You’re probably smelling my body wash.”
She chuckles. “Then it has pheromones because Dr. Tall and Handsome was giving you bedroom eyes.”
I scowl. “No, he wasn’t. Don’t be ridiculous.”
“And I caught him checkin’ out your ass.”
I stop reading my screen and glance at her. “Abs, you know everyone looks at my ass. It’s bootylicious like that.”
She bursts into laughter and clamps a hand over her mouth. “You’re gonna get me in trouble.”
“No, you’ll do that all on your own.”
We look around for the supervisor on shift, but luckily, she’s nowhere to be seen.
After checking the night nurse’s notes on my patients, I click out and grab a pen to write down the room numbers I’m in charge of today. The ICU has no available rooms, which means I’ll be running around since we’re so full.
I’m tempted to text Kane and ask how he’s doing. I usually do that every morning before my shift starts, but today feels different. I honestly don’t know what I’d say to him after all that happened yesterday. I know he’s waiting for me to make a decision, and until I do, I don’t want things to be awkward. Though I’m afraid they already will be. I decide against texting him until I figure out what the hell I’m going to do.
“Okay, you gotta tell me what’s goin’ on. I’m dyin’ over here,” Abbie blurts out as I stay lost in my head.
“Then it’s a good thing we’re in a hospital. Could see if Dr. Tall and Handsome could give you a private exam?”
“Hardy har har. He’d be disappointed in my pancake ass. So spill it, girl.”
We pull out charts, and as we write, I start explaining. I tell her every detail of my date with Knox, down to what we ate for dinner, how he taught me how to throw an axe, and how many drinks I shouldn’t have had. Before I get to the kissing game, we have to visit with the doctors. She groans when I stop.
“I swear I’ll fill you in later,” I say, grabbing everything I need.
“And until then, my brain is gonna make up a million different scenarios.”
I roll my eyes with a smile. “Your version will probably be better than what actually happened.”
