Heartbeat: An Everyday Hero Novel (The Everyday Heroes World) by Georgia Coffman & KB Worlds

Author:Georgia Coffman & KB Worlds
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: KB Worlds LLC
Published: 2020-10-05T04:00:00+00:00

Nineteen

Dax

“Whoa, who pissed in your Cheerios?” Willow’s chair comes to a squeaking stop as she joins me at my table.

I groan and set my beer down.

“Well?”

“Nothing. No one. I’m good.” I rub my hands down my face. “Just didn’t feel like sitting alone in my sad house tonight.”

“Where’s Clara?” She looks around the bar like she’s going to appear.

Like she’s going to float in and smile and kiss me and be with me, as a friend or more. I’d take either at this point.

I haven’t seen her or talked to her much since she stood me up, and it’s been hell.

I take a gulp of my beer. “She’s not here.” Willow raises her eyebrows in question, but instead of answering her, I change the subject. “What’re you doing here, anyway? Loud bars aren’t exactly your thing.”

“As a matter of fact, Zach and I wanted to switch things up.” She shrugs, leaving it at that, but I won’t bite.

“Who called you?”

“What?” she asks innocently.

“Staci? Brooks? Did they both call you?”

“No. Zach and I simply wanted to get out of the house.”

Just then, Zach appears with two beers. He sets one in front of her, then takes the seat across from me in the booth. “Hey, Dax. I didn’t know you were going to be here.”

His voice is a little too calm and unconvincing.

“And I thought Willow dragged you here to check up on me.”

His eyes widen, jumping between Willow and me, but then he sighs. “I told her not to meddle.”

“Oh, for fuck’s sake.” Willow throws her hands up and glares at her husband.

“This is none of our business.”

“He’s right,” I say to my sister, but my expression softens when I notice her concern. “I’m okay.” I lower my voice, removing the edge, then run both hands through my hair.

“If you want to talk about it…” Willow offers.

“Thanks. But can we just enjoy a night out, please? The three of us haven’t done this in a while.”

“I’d like that.” She squeezes my hand on the table, then points to my beer. “But don’t start downing that dark beer like it’s Gatorade, because I will have to disown you.”

“What do you have against dark beer?” I laugh as Zach joins in on her disgust.

“It’s unconstitutional.”

“What?” I shake my head and even smile. Willow does that to me.

We don’t mention Clara again. Instead, we move on to joking about Willow’s attempt to outdo Zach with a barbecue cook-off. They invited the neighbors for a tasting and everything.

“Why wasn’t I invited?” I throw my hands up.

“You were, but it’s not my fault you’re so busy.” Willow shrugs.

I can’t argue with her. I knew when I became a doctor that my hours would make it mostly impossible to have a life outside the clinic and hospital. I was fine with it, though. Helping people was worth it, and I felt it in my bones that I was meant to be a doctor.

Besides, once Clara told me she met someone, I never expected to have a life, anyway.

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