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Then he said it was just checking on a patient. One that was alone last night and had a panic attack.

She was best friends with his cousin’s fiancée.

That made her more than just any other patient in his eyes.

It’s not like he took her phone number from her file and called her. Or texted.

He could have done that. He had access to it on his computer right at home.

That would have been crossing the line.

This was a way to contact her through a public channel.

He got up to walk away from his computer and heard it go off with a ding, then raced back.

She’d replied.

I’m doing good. Thanks for asking. Typing one handed isn’t easy so sorry if this is short. I do better with talking...

Was he supposed to read into that? Did she want his number? Should he ask for hers?

He couldn’t remember the last time he had a problem figuring this out with a woman.

And if he emailed back right away, she might think he was just sitting here waiting for her reply.

He closed his computer and picked up his phone. She’d replied from hers and, like most people, she probably got a notification of the email.

He’d do the same and then she might not think he was sitting in front of his computer just waiting.

Without thinking too long, he typed his number in and said he’s got no life if she wanted to talk.

He figured she’d get a kick out of him joking.

He threw his phone down and walked to the kitchen for a bottle of water and to see what food there was to eat.

When he got up earlier he’d had toast and coffee but now he was thinking he’d need something more.

Working nights he always got messed up, but since he was off for a few days, he didn’t want to sleep too long today so he could go to bed with the rest of the normal people.

His phone rang and he moved over. He didn’t recognize the Rhode Island number and then it hit him it was Laine.

“Dr. Mills,” he answered just in case.

“Is this the ER Dr. Mills or the picture-taking Dr. Mills?”

He laughed. “The picture-taking one. Since you paint pictures, we might have that in common.”

He knew that sounded asinine considering they were nothing alike.

“We might have a lot in common or nothing at all,” she said. “Do you like to dance?”

“Only if I’m away from the wall.”

She laughed. It was a sound that vibrated in his veins. He wasn’t sure he’d ever felt that before.

“Good advice to have,” she said. “I know a lot of moves. More than you since you didn’t know the floss.”

“It sounds pretty dangerous to me,” he said. “All things considered.”

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