Bad Girl Blues by Brenda Barrett

Author:Brenda Barrett
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance, mystery and suspense, african american romance, african american christian fiction, black romance, suspense mystery romance, suspense african american romance, african american romance suspense, religious and inspirational christian
Publisher: Brenda Barrett

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After class Wednesday, Nick went to Sunrise Medical with an uncomfortable feeling dogging him all the way. After the stop at his grandfather's place on Monday he hadn't been able to sleep. Brigid's rejection had weighed on his mind.

He had constructed a test. One which she had failed. He cringed at how happy he was when he saw her results but then he saw her crestfallen expression and that had made him feel as guilty as ever.

He parked and then heaved a sigh. He had called her back to tell her he was sorry for that remark he had made about her personal life.

He was jealous of her and it was screwing with his professionalism. Her rejection had hurt him on a level he didn't want to examine too closely.

He headed to his office but slowed down in the busy lobby when he saw his aunt Pat speaking to Luca.

"Hey Aunty, Luca." He went closer to them.

Patricia looked at him and smiled. Aunt Pat was a pretty woman. His father said they had been extra protective of their little sister when she was younger because she had been a knockout. She still was very beautiful, especially on the inside, where it counted. He didn't know if there was another person on the planet as loving and altruistic as Pat was. She was just in her forties but she didn't look it. Her hair was cut into a full bell-like style and she had dyed it a reddish brown color. Her eyes were a warm chocolate brown and she smiled at him now. They lit up from the inside.

"Oh honey, I got your message that you wanted to talk to me. I am heading up to Magnolia House so I decided to stop by. I heard you weren’t here but Luca was telling me about his engagement party."

Luca nodded. "Yes. I popped the question. She said yes. We don't want to wait."

"Congrats, man." Nick smiled and then added, "Again."

Luca grinned. "This time I am marrying the right woman."

Patricia smiled and nodded. "Looking forward to helping plan the wedding. You know, Casey was always my special little girl. You better take care of her, Luca Lawson. And I am looking forward to having you back in the family."

Luca smiled. "I will take care of her, as she will take care of me. I am sure of it."

"Well then," Patricia said, looking at Nick, "want us to go to your office and talk?"

"Sure." Nick led the way to his office and closed the door after his aunt sat down.

"This is nice," Patricia said looking around, "and spacious. You guys have a good thing going on here, and I see you have a few pieces of Helen's work on the walls."

Nick pulled the blinds and let in some light, along with the view of a well-manicured garden. It was a small space but was packed with flowers.

All the doctors' offices had a view of the garden and a fountain. It was supposed to be therapeutic.

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