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Lottie looks concerned and I bite my bottom lip. “Not yet. I’m going to go see her later.”
“Okay, good.”
Lottie kisses me on the cheek and I hug her and then Audrey. “You’re the best.”
“Oh stop, you’ll make me all weepy.”
I arch a brow at Audrey. “You have tear ducts?”
“Ha-ha, now shoo. Go.”
I rush out of the restaurant and flag down a cab. Luck is on my side and I jump in and give the address of the hospital. My heart is pounding in my chest as I think of everything they said. Beck has always been my true north, it’s always him I turn to and now I have to be brave enough to reach for what I want. Taking out my phone I text Xander.
Amelia: Are we going to the cookout at Norrie’s together tomorrow?
Xander: I was hoping we could. Do you think Beck will be able to go?
Amelia: I’m going to see him now, so I’ll ask him. x
Xander: Think of me when you’re down on your knees (wink emoji, eggplant emoji)
Amelia: I will. Can I see you tonight?
Xander: How about I cook for you and Beck tonight at my place?
Amelia: Sounds good, see you later. xxxx
Xander: (beating heart gif sent).
I arrive at the hospital and thrust some cash at the driver before I run up to the second floor where Beck has his office. I have no idea if he’s in surgery or clinic or doing ward rounds but I’ll wait. This needs to be settled today before it can fester. I’m also impressed with how Xander handled it. I couldn’t detect any jealousy at all, and that’s a good thing for our future. It might take a while for me to get my head around the fact nobody is cheating here because we all want it but his words helped a lot.
“Hey, Maazina, is he available?”
Maazina has been working as Beck’s secretary for five years and he freely admits he’d be lost without her. She is in her sixties and lost her entire family during a bombing in her hometown of Najaf and ended up here with her cousin’s family. She says Beck saved her but we both know it’s the other way around.
Her smile is wide as she sees me. “Amelia, yes. He just finished clinic and has a couple of hours before his next surgery. Go on in, he’ll be glad to see you.”
I grin and my heart slams against my chest with nerves and excitement. I have no plan here other than to get to him. Approaching the door I hesitate for a second and knock once and wait. His voice is muffled as he calls out for me to come in and then I push down the handle and walk inside.
14: Beck
I lookup as the door opens, expecting Maazina with a patient she’s trying to squeeze in and my words die on my lips. I stand and walk around my desk. “Tink, what are you doing here?”
She looks fucking beautiful in a pale green dress with tiny yellow flowers on it. That length skims her sexy thighs and my dick hardens behind my scrubs at the thought of her naked and spread out like a goddamn banquet last night.
“I um…”
I move closer, taking in her flushed cheeks and the nervous way she shifts on her feet. “Amelia?”
I don’t get another word out before she throws her body into mine, her arms coming around my neck and her lips slamming into mine. Her body presses against mine as I wrap her in my arms and lift her off her feet. My brain stutters, overwhelmed with utter fucking giddiness that she’s here and in my arms. I angle my head as I kiss her back, my tongue tangling with hers as I grip her chin and pull away for just a second. I need to see her eyes, to know we’re on the same wavelength. “Talk to me, baby.”
“Do you want me?”
I scan her gorgeous face and see the doubt in her wide blue eyes.Fuck, I messed up. “Fuck, baby, I want you so badly it’s all I can think about.”
“Why didn’t you, you know, with me last night, when we were, you know, all together?”
My lips twitch. “Fuck you?”
