“He’s all right,” I said. But the words even felt dishonest to my own tongue. The accurate words to describe Dr. Lewis’s looks were ‘perfection personified.’ ‘Drop dead gorgeous’ worked as well. My heart had practically stopped when I first laid eyes on him.
“Just all right, eh?” Megan said. “Maybe you need your eyes checked. Honey, Lord knows if I was at least ten years younger!” She sighed.
“Okay. So he may be decent eye-candy, but his personality leaves a lot to be desired.”
Megan nodded. “Yeah well, you can’t always have it all.”
“How much do you know about him? Have you ever worked with him before? How come this is my first time seeing him?”
“He typically works the night shift. Every once in a while, I work the night shift, so I’ve encountered him a few times.”
“Is he always so careless and uptight?”
Megan shook her head. “Not at all. I think you just got the wrong impression of him, really. He’s a nice and decent man, from as far as I can tell. Give him another chance. I think the daylight hours just have him a little discombobulated.”
I huffed. “What do you mean, ‘give him a chance’? I’m not looking to date him or anything. I was just asking a question that’s all.”
“Uh huh.” Megan paused for a moment. “So, just how are things going in your dating life, missy?”
I fought hard not to roll my eyes. “I don’t have time. I’m—”
“Dedicated to your work,” she finished for me.
“Well, it’s true.”
“And you know what that’s going to get you? A whole bunch of loneliness.”
“I’m not lonely. I have Lulu.”
“Lulu is great, but she’s not as handsome as Max.”
“Max?”
“Just rolls easily off your tongue, doesn’t it?”
“Doesn’t change the fact that he seems like a jerk.”
“I don’t think he means to come off that way. He really does care a lot about his job and his patients. His personality just seems a bit—what’s the word? Strict? I’m sure it has to do with his background though.”
“What’s his background?”
“He was a soldier before he became a doctor.”
“Ahh,” I said, nodding. “Yeah, that makes sense. I’ve known quite a few military types. Had some in my family. They can be a bit rigid, but that never made them outright rude.”
Megan chuckled. “I think you just caught him off guard. You know how doctor egos can be. Not all of them are Dr. Nehru.” She leaned forward and whispered, “They can’t always handle it when we’re smarter than them.”
I laughed. Suddenly, my day felt a lot better.
“Well, I don’t know about you, Kylie, but I’m going to get on out of here. My presence inside these walls is no longer contributing to my bank account at this hour.”
“All right, Megan. See you tomorrow.”
CHAPTER 4
Kylie
“Hey there, girl! How’s my girl?”