Love Like This by Melissa Brayden

Author:Melissa Brayden [Brayden, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635550177
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2018-09-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Spencer arrived at the hospital cafeteria and immediately spotted Kendra wearing her pink scrubs with the kittens on them at a booth in the back. She dodged the traditional scene of doctors and nurses and hospital staff all crisscrossing the space with their varied lunch trays. “Excuse me. Excuse me, sir. Oops, sorry about that. Excuse me.” Kendra only had forty-five minutes for lunch, so Spencer had no problem coming to her for their occasional lunch date to capitalize on their one-on-one time. Plus, for cafeteria food, this place had it together. She slid into the booth and didn’t even wait for a hello, accepting the cheeseburger and fries that Kendra slid her way.

She tossed her bag into the seat next to her and leveled Kendra with a desperate stare. “Thank God you were free today.”

Kendra slowly bit into a fry and studied her. “You’re moving at a different pace today, Adair. There’s a buzzing to your energy. What’s with that? I’m unsettled.”

“You noticed that, too?” Spencer nodded, realizing she was vibrating as she sat there. “You aren’t wrong. I’m feeling…” She didn’t have the word. Instead, with her palms she made large circles around the sides of her head, hoping that the chaotic gesture would communicate it all.

“Mm-hmm,” Kendra said, squinting. “I see we’re going the charades route. Princess Leia!” she said pointing, as if a lightbulb had shot to life above her head.

“No.”

“Princess Leia got lucky last night,” she said, with a wider smile and danced to a groove in her head.

“Yes. Yes, she did.” Spencer sighed, and took the bun off her cheeseburger for proper ketchup application.

“Spence, time’s ticking. The babies upstairs need me, and I need them. We had two born just this morning. Spill your guts and stop being a weird-ass.”

Spencer nodded, and found her footing. “Fine. I’m sounding an alert. That’s what’s up. She’s not who she claims to be, Ken.”

“Who? Hadley? She’s not an assistant manager white lady who works on Rodeo Drive?”

“No, that part is true. But she’s sweet and nice and unassuming. You think that’s who you’re dealing with and you can handle it. But then, then, you find out she’s a total tiger in the bedroom. It’s mind blowing.”

“Well, well, well,” Kendra said and laughed, stealing back the ketchup. She lowered her voice. “Sounds like you might have stumbled onto the jackpot with this one. A lot of people would kill for that combo, Spence. Stop the stressin’.”

“I can’t even wrap my mind around it,” Spencer said, slapping her palm across half her face and holding it there. “She’s so many things. And I have everyone figured out. You know this about me. It’s my gift.” She shook her finger. “But I didn’t see her coming. I still don’t and now I’m in my head about it. My concentration is at fifty percent, and I’m falling behind on my work.”

“Oh, my effing stars.” Kendra fanned herself in amusement. “Spencer Adair is on her heels at long last. She’s met her match, ladies and gentleman.

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