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Her older cousin always found the best way of looking at things, putting a positive spin on stuff that always helped.
“A day off is never a bad thing,” she joked. “And hey, viral is pretty much synonymous with famous.”
He ruffled her hair playfully. “Atta girl. Just don’t let the fame go to your head.” He excused himself and headed back downstairs, Darcy and Yvonne following.
Finn still leaned against the kitchen counter. She hated seeing him so worried. Walking over, she hugged him. He wrapped her up in his arms, squeezing her tight.
“You’re a pain in the ass,” he murmured, making her laugh.
“I know. It’s what you love best about me.”
He was silent for a moment, then he released her without another word, walking out of the kitchen.
Sunnie called one of her nursing colleagues, relieved when the first person she reached out to gladly agreed to switch shifts with her.
Then she headed down to the pub.
“Hey, Pop Pop.”
Her grandfather brightened up when she claimed the stool next to him. “There’s my lass.”
“You’re here early,” she said.
“You know perfectly well why I’m here, sweet girl. This nosy old man wants the…” He paused, before coming up with the expression. “ The 411.”
Sunnie laughed loudly, drawing Padraig’s attention. He’d been shooting pensive looks in their direction ever since she sat down, but now, he was smiling as well, shaking his head, though she was certain he hadn’t heard what Pop Pop said.
“The 411, huh?” she teased.
“Darcy said you’ve got a virus.”
“Gone viral,” she corrected with a grin. Then she blew out a long, slow breath. “I guess it’s too much to hope you haven’t seen the video.”
“Ah, lass, according to your sister, everyone with the Internet has seen that video. I didn’t want to be left out.”
She knew exactly what part of the video her romantic grandfather was interested in hearing about. “It was a heat-of-the-moment thing, Pop Pop. I’m not sure either of us thought about it. The kiss just…happened, and now it’s over.”
Pop Pop nodded slowly, but there was no denying he wasn’t buying a word of what she was selling. “I see. Heat of the moment.”
She waited for him to contradict her, but her dad walked into the pub at that moment.
Dad approached them, frowning at her sitting in her scrubs.
She raised her hand before he could speak. “I called in sick. How’s Landon?”
Dad walked around the bar counter, grabbing a mug and pouring himself a cup of coffee. “He’s fine.”
“Is he in trouble?”
“Oh no, sweetheart. I mean…the captain wasn’t thrilled to have a Baltimore police officer touted as some heartthrob hot cop all over YouTube. In addition to the reporters lining the block outside the station, we now have about fifty women trying to meet him. But Captain Ramirez is crazy about you, and when he found out you were the ‘sexy nurse’ Hot Cop saved, he settled down quick enough.”
Sunnie pursed her lips, trying not to laugh as her dad referred to them with the video’s descriptors. Now that she knew Landon wasn’t in trouble, she could relax. “He’s never going to live this down, is he?”
Dad grinned. “Probably not. The recording was uploaded by the reporter doing the ride-along.”
“Yeah. I figured as much.”
“So at least the captain had that guy to rake over the coals. The reporter got his ass handed to him this morning.”
