The Unexpected Duet: A Friends to Lovers Rockstar Romance (Amaryllis Romance Book 3) by Mandy Melanson

Author:Mandy Melanson [Melanson, Mandy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: needs an amazon review
Publisher: RhetAskew Publishing (a division of Rhetoric Askew, LLC)
Published: 2021-07-22T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Ainsley

Patient monitors beep and the sound echoes through the corridor. It’s a sound that’s become ingrained in my mind over the years. Sometimes, I can still hear them sounding off when I’m at home. I grab the chart off the patient room I’m assigned to next and flip it open. Kyle’s at the nursing station, leaning against the other side of the plexiglass divider that’s up to keep the registrars blocked off from potential exposure. The team outside does their best to screen for potential carriers of the virus before letting them in the main emergency area, but sometimes things get missed. Before the pandemic hit, I only worked emergency when someone either didn’t show up for their shift or the emergency responders slammed us with patients after a major catastrophic event. Those scenarios didn’t happen very often, but still more than anyone would ever hope for. Since the pandemic though, I’ve been working emergency every day while handling all my regular duties on top of it.

I’m exhausted. I’m drained; but seeing Kyle is a reminder that everyone I work with is feeling the same way I do.

The exhaustion is clear on Kyle’s face. It looks like he may have just had to let a patient go. The most difficult part of this job.

We don’t have a choice, though.

We keep going.

It’s our job.

I knock twice on my patient’s door before entering the room.

“Come in,” a faint voice calls back from just the other side. I swallow the uncomfortable feeling in the pit of my stomach, reminding myself to stay focused on the patient inside and not the chaotic sequence of memories rolling through my mind right now. Breathe in. Let it out. I repeat that to myself twice, then push just hard enough to crack the door open. “Hello…” I check the chart; I remember it said the patient was experiencing severe pain in their upper left side and abdomen but missed the name because I let myself get distracted watching Kyle. “Tell me about this pain you’ve been experiencing, Mister Thomps—” I say, losing my breath halfway through as I glance up from the chart to find Stone Thompson perched on the exam bed as the door slams shut behind me.

“I was hoping you’d be on duty, today,” he says with a smug smile plastered on his face.

I reach out, my fingers grazing against the door handle, but he’s faster than I am. He jumps off the bed and in what feels like slow-motion, but must have only been a split second, he’s standing between me and my only escape from this room. “What do you want?” I try to make my voice sound as unwavering as possible. People like him respond to fear. I can’t show mine if I want to make it out of this still intact.

“Oh, Ainsley.” The way he lets my name linger on his tongue makes my skin crawl. As he takes a step forward, I take two steps back. I know his game.

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