Hearts and Health: Volume 2: Books 4-6 by DJ Jamison

Author:DJ Jamison [Jamison, DJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-23T05:00:00+00:00

Eric made it to dinner before Olivia noticed something wasn’t right. He knew he had to tell her about the argument with Laura that morning, and he’d been rehearsing what he’d say all day. As he set the table, Olivia came in with a strange expression on her face.

“What happened to the wall by the door?”

That’s what he got for leaving signs of his anger behind. “I, uh, damaged the wall,” he said vaguely.

“How?” she asked with a laugh. “It looks kind of like …” She trailed off, her eyes on his right hand. It wasn’t noticeably bruised, but his knuckles were red and a tad swollen. “You punched the wall?”

He swallowed hard, then forced a smile. “Let’s sit down to dinner and I’ll tell you everything,” he said.

“But—”

“It’s a long story, Olivia,” he said, and she nodded. Moving together, they got their tacos plated and each took their seat at the small round table in the breakfast nook. He’d thoroughly cleaned it after he’d gone down on Casper there, even though there hadn’t been any mess. He’d needed to do it, so he didn’t cringe every time he saw his niece eating at the table.

“So, what happened?” she asked.

Eric took a bite to give himself time to consider his words. He swallowed and took the plunge. “I hit the wall because I was angry.”

“Why were you angry?”

“Well, your mom came by this morning, and we had a fight,” he said reluctantly. Olivia paled as he spoke, and he rushed to reassure her. “I didn’t hurt her, I swear.”

Olivia shook her head. “I know you wouldn’t.”

“I’m so sorry. This probably won’t make things any easier for you.”

Olivia picked up her taco, taking a bite. After a few minutes of eating quietly, she spoke up. “I got this weird message from my mom.”

Uh-oh.

“She told me I should be aware you’re bringing strange men over here and um …” Olivia’s face went red. “You get the idea.”

“I do.”

“I thought she was just trying to stir up trouble or make me worry so I’d go home,” Olivia said. “I know you don’t bring strange men home. But now I’m wondering, was someone here when my mom came over?”

Eric blushed. He lifted a hand to cover his face as he mumbled, “Yeah.”

“Was it Dr. Rollins?” she asked. “You guys seem to be hitting it off.”

Which was her tactful way of saying she’d caught them sneaking kisses like a couple of kids, and probably looking ten kinds of guilty when she’d arrived home early the other night.

Eric dropped his hands and looked her in the eye, even though he was uncomfortable. She deserved honesty.

“Yes,” he said.

“So, Dr. Rollins was here, and Mom came over and flipped.” She paused, an impish look on her face. “Was he dressed?”

“Livvie,” Eric exclaimed with a fresh rush of heat to his face.

Her eyes widened. “He wasn’t, was he? You hooked up with Dr. Rollins!”

“No, he was just… He was in the shower when your mom got here,” Eric said, realizing he wasn’t helping his case.

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