Deal Takers (Dealing with Love 2)
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Um...that didn’t answer my question. Like, at all.
“Adam, did I catch you at a bad time?”
I hear his phone shifting as he speaks to someone in the background. It’s muffled but the other person’s voice is undeniably female.
“Adam?” I repeat. “Is your conference still going? Who’s that in the background?”
There’s more muffled conversation before I hear a door closing.
“Sorry about that, baby,” he says. “I was just walking out for the day when you rang.”
“Wow, things ran late today, huh?”
“Well, you know how we doctors get—can never turn down an excuse to hear ourselves talk.”
“Well, I happen to like it when you talk.”
His voice drops a few octaves. “You do, huh?”
“You know how sexy I think your voice is.”
“Just my voice?”
“The other parts aren’t half bad either.”
He laughs. “Maybe I’ll have to remind you how sexy you think the rest of me is when I get home. Several times.”
“I’m looking forward to it.” I smile. “How was your weekend? I miss you so much.”
“It’s been great,” he replies. “You know how much I love being home.”
“When does your flight come in? I want to pick you up at the airport.”
“Aren’t you back on day shifts starting this week?”
“I am.”
“Damn, Rainey. I’d love to see you the second I land but I’m coming in around eleven in the morning. I’m still on nights but I’ll head to the hospital early, so I don’t miss you. I can nap in the on-call room if you’d like to come check on me during your lunch break.”
Yeah, yeah, I know what you’re thinking: a doctor and nurse hooking up in an on-call room? How very Grey’s Anatomy of us. In our defense, when you work long hours, and sometimes opposite shifts, you take what you can get. Adam’s staked out a room on the third floor that no one seems to use so it works for us.
“Okay, I’ll come see you then. It will probably be around one.”
“I can’t wait, baby. I love you.”
“I love you too, Adam.”
It’s not until after we hang up that I realize he never asked me about my weekend or wished me a happy birthday.
Chapter Sixteen
1.5 Years Ago
RAINEY
“How the hell did you miss that?” Drew yells at the TV. “You have one job, cocksucker! One job! How hard is it to kick a damn ball through the goal post?”
I’m at Devyn’s house for our regular Sunday Funday. If I’m not on shift at the hospital, I’m here, enjoying a day filled with three of my favorite things: football, beer, and pizza.