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I startle so intensely that I drop my phone, which hits the desk at an awkward angle and bounces to the floor.
“Shit,” I grumble, leaning over to pick it up. “Yeah?” I call to whoever is on the other side.
Seconds later, the door swings open, and that confusion I felt moments ago... Yeah, that shit quickly turns to surprise when a large frame appears in my doorway, accompanied by a head of messy hair and a lopsided grin.
I swear the world tips sideways for a brief moment.
“What are you doing here?” My voice catches in my throat as Remi steps inside my office, his size making the already small room feel damn near claustrophobic.
“I thought that much was obvious.” His grin turns to a full smile as he plops down into one of the chairs across from me. “Turkey on rye, remember?”
“How do you know my lunch order?” I blurt.
“I make it my business to know everything I can about the people in my life.”
“So you’re stalking me then?” I feel my own smile move into place.
“Maybe a little.” He lifts his shoulder in a casual shrug.
“You really should call before you show up. You know I do work.”
“I know. I also know you don’t schedule any clients before two, so you have time to eat and update patient files from the morning so you don’t have to do all of them at the end of the day.”
“Should I be worried about how much you seem to know about my schedule?” I lift an eyebrow, leaning farther back in my chair as I cross my arms in front of myself.
“You work with my best friend. It really shouldn’t be that much of a surprise.” He chuckles, the sound washing over me like a summer breeze, warming me from the inside out.
“Remind me I need to talk to Aspen about that.” I cluck my tongue against the roof of my mouth, feigning annoyance.
“It’s cute that you pretend to be offended when, in reality, you actually love it.”
“Love what?” I play coy to cover the sudden nervousness in my chest.
I can’t help it. He makes me incredibly nervous, among many other things.
“That I can’t seem to get enough of you. To the point that I’m hounding my best friend every day to learn everything I can about you.”
My heart kicks against my ribs so hard I almost gasp.
“I’m sitting right here. You want to know something, ask,” I tell him in the calmest voice I can muster, which comes out way better than I expect, considering on the inside I’m fairly certain I’m seconds away from a total nuclear meltdown.
“You want to go to lunch with me?”
I snort out a laugh.
“What? That’s a question.” He smirks, his green eyes alive with humor.
“I guess technically it is.” I glance at the clock on the wall to the right. “I have an hour.”
“There’s a lot I can do in an hour.” His expression shifts to something darker.
“I’m sure there is. But for now, buying me a turkey sandwich will do.” I stop him before he can say anything more.
I’m learning Remi has quite the dirty mouth, and while I never thought I’d like that on a man, I’m finding it’s actually one of my favorite things about him. I’ve never met someone so unapologetically themselves, to the point that he just says what he feels in the moment, no matter how inappropriate it may be.
“As long as I get to spend it with you, you could read me the phone book for the next hour and I’d happily sit and listen.”
“You’re laying it on thick. Is there something you’re wanting?” I tug my lower lip through my teeth to keep my smile from taking over my entire face. Probably because I know what he’s going to say long before he says it.
