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“Oh no, please, I totally get it.” I shrug. “I’m busy too.”
“What do you do?” he asks to make conversation.
“I’m a nurse.”
“Fantastic,” he replies. “Another medical professional on the street. That makes three of us now. I’m an orthopedic surgeon.”
“Wow.” I smile. I turn my attention back to Rebecca. “Do you work or have children . . . or?”
“God no.” She winces as she pours herself another glass of wine. “I’m a teacher—best contraceptive in the world.” She crosses her eyes as she tips her head back to drink.
I giggle. I like Rebecca already.
“Have you met everyone?” she asks.
“Some.” I shrug. “I work a lot, so I miss most people.”
“Come on”—she takes me by the hand—“I’ll introduce you.”
“Ugh, do you have to?” I whisper.
She giggles. “Unfortunately.” She drags me by the hand over to a group of men. “Boys, this is Juliet. She’s the homecoming queen of today. This is Blake Grayson.” She introduces me. “Blake is a doctor.”
I feel like I know a creepy stalker amount of information about Dr. Grayson already, not that I’ll ever let on.
“Hello.”
“Juliet is a nurse,” Rebecca tells him.
“Are you?” He smiles. “Where do you work?”
“At Lady of Rosemary.”
“You’ve been busy lately; I hear they are at capacity.”
“All the time.”
Rebecca pulls me by the hand again over to an elderly man. He looks to be in his eighties. “This is Winston. He lives in the white house.”
“Hello.” I smile as I shake his hand.
“Hello, dear.” He smiles and has a southern drawl. “Lovely to meet you. I see you running around in the mornings with your dog.”
I giggle. Poor thing. What must I look like? “Nice to meet you too.”
“And this fine specimen is Antony Deluca. He’s your next-door neighbor.”
He smiles, and I feel it to my bones. He’s European and utterly gorgeous. “Hello, Juliet.” He kisses my cheek. “I’ve heard all about you. Nice to finally put a face to the name.”
“Henley, Blake, and Antony are childhood friends.”
“Oh, right.” I smile, surprised. “That’s great.”
“Where’s Henley?” Rebecca asks as she looks around.
“Here I am,” he calls out as he comes through the front door.
“Come and meet Juliet,” Rebecca replies.
