Love Hacked: A Reluctant Romance (Knitting in the City Book 3) by Penny Reid

Author:Penny Reid [Reid, Penny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cipher-Naught
Published: 2014-03-01T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Thursday’s Horoscope: You will be faced with an impossible situation today. Don’t sweat the white lies you tell enemies, and be creative with your allies.

“You look like carp today.” Ashley’s eyes didn’t lift from her chart as she volunteered her opinion.

“You mean crap?” I felt like crap. I was tired. My head and my heart hurt. And I was pretty sure my female reproductive system hated Alex.

“No. Carp. The fish. You’re all frowny and buggy-eyed, tired and frightened.” Her blue eyes lifted, scanned my face. “And you need to pluck your eyebrows.”

“Do carp have eyebrows?”

“They have little weird feeler mustaches, like catfish. I suspect they tie other fish to little fishy railroad tracks.”

This earned her a smile. She smiled in return, obviously pleased with her ability to break through my fishy mood.

“Seriously, girl, what’s going on? Are you still thinking about dating that ex-con?”

My smile wavered and I handed her a chart, my original reason for finding her. “I need a full battery work-up on this patient. And, yes, Alex and I are dating.”

Her lips pinched and twisted to the side. “You know I never stick my nose in unless….”

“Ha!”

She ignored me. “Unless it’s serious and I’m worried. But, Sandra, by your own admission, you don’t know anything about this guy.”

“That’s why we’re dating. So I can get to know him.”

“Federal prison? Hun, I know he’s a hot cup of coffee, but this is so unlike you. All the guys you date are normal; they wear polo shirts and play golf. Alex looks like the guy who beats up guys who play golf.”

I rubbed my forehead because I was getting a headache. I had an entire harem of platonic polo-wearing golfers, and I needed to set aside some time to reestablish contact with them. But it wouldn’t be today.

I loved Ashley, knew she meant well, but didn’t need anyone else to tell me that I was making irrational decisions. I already knew how far out of my depth I’d ventured.

“I’ve never met a normal person in my life. No one is normal, Ashley.”

“Dr. Fielding?”

Both Ashley and I turned at the crisp sound of my name. Brown ponytail, brown eyes, moderately priced suit. I almost groaned at the sight of Agent Bell.

She stared at me. Even her stare looked official.

“I need you to come with me, please.”

My eyebrows lifted on their own. I glanced behind her, then behind me, searching Ashley’s face for some friend-telepathy. Ashley looked bewildered, curious, and concerned.

Instead of following Agent Bell, I widened my stance and leveled her with a searching gaze. “How did you get access to this floor? These patients are very sick.”

“We can discuss the particulars elsewhere. I’ve already informed your department head that I need your assistance on a case, and you’ve been released to my custody for the rest of the day.”

I tempered my reaction so that I appeared merely irritated instead of Darth Vader force choke mad. “Released to your custody? You do realize that I have patients who require treatment.

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