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“I think she’ll be really good for you,” I say. “And I bet the kids on the team will love her.”
“Yeah, but I’m not even sure she likes me. She seems to like you, though.” He puts the eggs on the plates. Watching SJ cook for me is hot.
“Of course, she likes you. Why don’t we call Axel’s sister, Ophelia? She just started a dog rescue and training facility out by the inn. She’ll know what to do.” Axel and his sister, Ophelia, practically grew up being raised by the club. After their parents died, the club stepped in and took care of them, and they were always around. Axel owns the tattoo shop in town called 603 Tattoos and still occasionally helps Sam at the shop. I’ve heard Ophelia is working with dogs.
“That’s not a bad idea,” he says as he sets down our plates.
“She could always retire from the service dog part and just be your emotional support dog.” Harley barks at me. “What?” I pet her again. “She’s definitely happy here and seems relaxed.”
He leans back and watches us with a smile on his face.
I wrap my arms around him and pull him close to me. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.” He kisses me and hands me a fork. “Let’s eat.”
I sneak glances at him, convincing myself that he’s real and not just a dream from the past.
“What?” he asks.
“Just making sure you’re real.”
He laughs softly and smiles at me. “I’m real.”
“I feel like we still have so much to work through.”
He nods. “We do. We have twelve years to catch up on. I want to know everything about you, Callie.” I love the way he says my name.
“That’s a lot to catch up on in not a lot of time.” I look at my watch. “We only have an hour. I have to be at the hospital soon.”
He looks up at me and says without missing a beat, “We have forever.”
He believes in us. Seeing everything he built here, I know he believed in us before there was an us again. And spending time with him here doing these day-to-day things like playing with Harley and eating breakfast gives me hope that maybe we will have forever.
* * *
After breakfast and another quick round with SJ, I make it to the hospital and kick myself for not grabbing a coffee along the way. I smile with relief when I look over and see my favorite nurse and friend Ramie carrying two coffees. She hands me one.
“You’re a lifesaver,” I say, grateful for the caffeine.
“Wow, look at you. You are glowing.” She smirks. “Would this have anything to do with hot Coach Reid?” She flutters her eyelashes. “Wait, did you get laid?” she whispers.
“Eeew, don’t call him that. It makes me think of his dad.” I shake my head. “And maybe.”
Ramie looks relieved. “I’m so glad you’re not with Dr. Dick. I can’t stand that guy.”
I shudder at the thought of him. He’s probably still angry with me for the other night. Not that I even remotely care. I’m still high on my night with SJ. He’s not going to ruin it. “Is he in yet?”
“No, but he’s scheduled,” she says as she opens the med cart and lays out the medication.
I filled her in on the other night and how rude he was to me and how he wasn’t listening when I told him we were done.
She stares at me. “Cut him off right now by the way he talks to you alone. Just no. He’s not even a friend. He’s a colleague at this point, nothing more. Ridiculous,” she says, shaking her head.
He’s a creep. I know it, and hearing her validate that helps. He and my parents just ran right over me the other night. I will never put myself in a position like that again.
“I’m glad you’re seeing it. I’ve wanted to punch him in the balls repeatedly for as long as I’ve worked with him,” Ramie confirms, sipping her coffee and flipping through med orders on the computer.
“Don’t do that. You’ll lose your job.” I sip my coffee. “Honestly, I’m not sure I’ll be able to keep mine.”
