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“Is she right?” he asked when I still hadn’t said much of anything.
“No,” I snapped. “Yes. Maybe. What the fuck do I know? Do I look like a damn shrink to you?”
“Jesus. I think what’s really going on here is you like that girl.”
“Like hell I do.”
“Bullshit. You can lie to yourself, although I have a feeling you couldn’t look yourself in the mirror. But you certainly can’t lie to me. There wasn’t a person in that bar last night who didn’t know you two were going to end up together last night. Don’t try and deny it.”
“I’m not denying anything. But it’s not happening. I have zero time for a relationship.”
Mustang rolled his eyes. “Time is all you seem to have, my friend. How many times are you going to continue giving me that line?”
I snarled under my breath, a vision of her when I’d cut her sweater one I’d never forget. “Yeah, okay. I like her, but she’s pushing me too hard.”
“Maybe not hard enough. Don’t you have an appointment today?”
“Did she tell you that too? Did she also give you a diagnosis?” I kept my cold glare on him. I’d wanted to beat him for accosting her as much as for helping her. Yeah, I already had it bad for the girl.
“I think she mentioned something about anger management?” There was a gleam in his eye I wanted to wipe off.
Instead, I thought about her suggestion. Art. Painting. Hell, I used to draw pretty good when I was a kid. Maybe I’d do that. As far as the appointment went, not today. I had more important things to do.
* * *
Chasity
“A no-show, huh?” Shelly asked.
I’d waited at the window in the outer office, hoping he’d at least drive up. I wasn’t certain what I’d been planning on doing if he had, maybe running after him. And what? Apologize for giving a shit? That wasn’t my style. “Nope.”
“After last night?” She inched closer, winking at me. “I know what happened. The entire bar sparked from the electricity you two share.”
“Very funny.”
“I’m not trying to be. Let’s face it. How many men go after a guy for hitting on someone they hate?”
Her grin was almost infectious, but I was forced to admit that while I’d acted annoyed at what he’d done, I’d been secretly thrilled he’d come to my defense.
Why did his name pair with the thought of passionate sex to make me blush like some school kid? Why deny my feelings any longer? “I know the rules. Not fraternization with patients.”
“When you put it that way, then why bother? Just so you know. There are no official rules, Chasity. But I do caution you to be careful, just like I did yesterday. Take it a day at a time. You obviously have chemistry together. There’s nothing wrong with exploring it.”
“He caught me by surprise. That’s it.” I started to fall off into dreamland when she cleared her throat, bringing me back to a cold, harsh reality. A relationship was the last thing I needed.
“And need I remind you what happened overseas?”
“I know. Don’t you think even working with Snake has brought up unwanted memories?” I shivered thinking about the phone call. However, the moment I’d driven into the parking lot, the custodian who’d watched me before was right there at the window. He was much more likely to be stalking me than a horrible man who would never see the light of day again. “What’s the name of the night custodian?”
“There are at least six of them. Which one are you talking about?”
“The big, brooding-looking guy? The one who never talks?”
Shelly narrowed her eyes. “You must be talking about Drake Myers. Why?”
“Because I had a phone call that came from my office phone, the caller disguising his voice with a weird quote.”
She took a deep breath. “Well, it’s possible since every custodian has the keys to every office that he used your phone, but then he’d need to know your cell phone number, which is only available to a select few people. I can have reception trace the call and see if it did indeed come from there.”
