Perfect Silence by Kari Lemor

Author:Kari Lemor [Kari Lemor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kari Lemor
Published: 2022-07-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter thirteen

The vibration from his phone shook Blake awake. Glancing at his watch, he saw it was after ten in the morning. He’d actually managed a few hours sleep. Surprising, considering he was on the lumpy couch in his office.

Swiping across the screen, he read the text.

— I hope your patient is okay.—

What a sweetheart thinking about him. His fingers moved on the device

—Thanks. It’s been touch and go. I’m sorry again about ditching you.—

The tone sounded quickly.

—No worries. Mercedes invited me along with her friends. Anton’s. I thought I saw you at one point.—

He’d been there and seen her. Dancing and laughing with another guy. He hated how much it bothered him.

—Yeah, we stopped in to get some food. The caf was closed early for the holiday.—

—Who’s we?—

Why was she asking? Curious, or was there another reason? Was it bad if he wanted her to be jealous?

—A family member of my patient. She needed a diversion, so I took her with me to get the food.—

—Wasn’t it dangerous to leave the child alone that long?—

Carli didn’t know the circumstances, and he could hardly fill her in with privacy laws as they were.

—There were other doctors around. The surgeon and nurses. They’d contact me if I was needed. Sometimes, my job is to provide emotional support and comfort to the family, too.—

In this case, that was more of his role. The child was a young teen. His older sister had brought him in after a severe beating from their drugged-out mother, who had also been admitted to the psych unit. The sister was in her early twenties but a college student who lived in a dorm. They’d needed to talk about how they would contact the father who lived halfway across the country. But none of this was anything he could tell Carli.

—That’s good you were there for her.—

Just like Carli to understand. Hopefully, she really did and wasn’t just saying it

—You seemed to be having a great time, dancing and laughing.—

Did he sound pathetic and jealous now? Maybe he was, but he didn’t want her to know that. Her response came back fast.

—Did you want me to sit at home by myself?—

—No, of course not. I hoped you’d find something to do.—

Like see her parents or her brothers or sister, not go to a bar and pick up guys. Especially looking totally hot. The guy she’d been dancing with had been staring right down into her cleavage. She hadn’t noticed, because she’d been staring at his mouth. It sucked knowing he wasn’t the only one she did that to.

—You looked good dancing. I assume you had your CIs in.—

—I can feel the beat, even if I’m not wearing them. The music last night was loud and easy to move to.—

And she had been moving, but not in his arms. His plans for the night had included a great dinner at a five-star restaurant, dancing to a big band with his arms wrapped tightly around her, his fingers caressing her back.

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