Doctor Heartless: A Grumpy Single Dad Next Door Neighbor Romance (Boston's Billionaire Bachelors Book 3) by J. Saman & Julie Saman

Author:J. Saman & Julie Saman [Saman, J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-03-06T16:00:00+00:00

17

Staring into my closet, I have no idea what to wear tonight. Bridget said casual, but it’s also a Saturday night dinner party. Where I wasn’t looking forward to this before, I am now. Especially after this past week.

Stella came and cooked apple cobbler with me on Wednesday, but other than when Landon came to pick her up, I haven’t seen him. I’ve kept my window shut. Curtains drawn. It’s been weeks since our night in the hotel. Nearly a week since he’s kissed me, and I can still feel his lips on mine. His touch on my skin.

And until that goes away, I’m resigned to keeping my distance.

He can be brutally harsh in an almost excusable way. Maybe it’s his tone. Or demeanor. Or his honesty. Whatever it is, I found myself forgiving him even before I knew his excuses. Lord knows I have baggage, but that man invented the term. He doesn’t want anything to happen between us and neither do I. He doesn’t want complicated, and that shit is my new kryptonite.

So how do I stop thinking about him?

I decide on a red silk blouse with gold faux buttons up the back, a black miniskirt, sheer stockings, and above the knee black suede boots with a pointed toe, insane heel, and red soles. Every time I wear these boots, I feel alive, beautiful, and sexy, and that’s exactly how I want to feel tonight. Even if it’s just a simple dinner party at my friend’s house.

I blow out my hair, giving a softness to my natural waves, and then apply a touch of shimmer to my eyes along with black liquid eyeliner and red lipstick.

Bridget’s husband isn’t set to pick me up for another twenty minutes or so, and just as I’m sitting down to go over a few quick lesson plan changes I’m making to the sex ed class, my phone rings. David. I owe him nothing, and yet he keeps calling. Why? I don’t understand it.

I haven’t picked up since the last time I spoke with him, and yet he persists.

The call dies only for him to immediately ring again, and I’m so very done with this game.

“Why do you keep calling me?” I snap as I answer.

“Why do you keep picking up?”

I sigh. “I don’t. This is getting out of hand, David.”

“You haven’t blocked me yet. That tells me you like it when I call.”

“Thanks for the pro tip. I’ll be sure to block you. Bye now.”

“Don’t hang up,” he yells frantically into the phone. “This is important, Elle.”

I roll my eyes, getting out of the chair at my desk in my office, which is really just an unused bedroom, and walking back across the upstairs hall toward my bedroom. “You always say that and it’s always the same thing.”

“No. This time is different.”

I scoff incredulously into the phone. Of course he thinks it is. With a bounce, I fall back onto my bed, my heeled feet on the floor. “Tell me now because after this, I’m blocking you.

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