Waiting For Her by Alisha Rai

Author:Alisha Rai
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: alisha rai
Published: 2021-08-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Maira stifled a yawn as she sat at her breakfast table and sorted through her mail. Unlike most physicians, Maira kind of liked night calls. She didn’t need a lot of sleep anyway, so it didn’t really matter if she caught it between patients or in a solid stretch.

Of course, her bed at home was hella more comfy than the on call room at the hospital. Also, since it had been a Sunday night, the E.R. had been busier than normal. Weekends always brought more traffic.

She cocked her head when she found a postcard nestled amidst the bills and more bills. She studied the picture on it, an ocean view that was sold in every Florida gift shop up and down the coast.

She flipped the card over. No postmark or address, simply a bold masculine scrawl in the body. “Had a great time on Saturday. Sasha.”

A foolish grin spread over her lips. She had to resist the urge to grip the card close to her chest and twirl around like a giddy thirteen-year-old with her first love letter.

She’d had to make a conscious effort to concentrate on work when all she really wanted to do was rehash the previous night. Their first date had been like something out of a romantic movie. When Sasha got serious, he didn’t waste any time. He couldn’t have manufactured a more perfect evening.

The only thing she might have improved on? He’d ended that good-night kiss a little too quickly. She wouldn’t have minded taking things over to the couch. Or maybe even…the bed.

He’s just taking it slow. That was fine with her, really. Really. No, really.

She huffed out a breath. Really.

Because honestly, her headlong attempt to rush the sex had ended in disaster. Far better to take things nice and easy and make sure of everything before they hopped into the sack. That was the mature, responsible, grown-up thing to do.

And Maira was nothing if she wasn’t mature and responsible and grown up.

Though no one would know it to look at her two hours later, dozing on her coach with the TV on. She picked up her cell phone when it went off, not alarmed to see the hospital’s number. Off-call only meant she wouldn’t have to go rushing in. “Hello?”

“Mo?”

Mason. “Hey. What’s up?”

“Did Sasha call you?”

She frowned. “No. Why?”

Mason made a frustrated noise. “Reid passed a half hour ago.”

Oh God. Her first thought wasn’t for the dead man, or his family. “Sasha knows?”

“Yeah. I didn’t want him to find out from the press—they’re sure to get wind of it quickly. Turns out he’d already found out from his superior. He sounded…odd. I just called back, and he’s not answering. I can’t leave here.”

“I’ll go to his house right now.” She’d already shoved her feet into her sneakers and grabbed her wallet and keys. “I’ll call you later, okay?”

“Great.” The relief in his voice was unmistakable. “Thanks. Talk to you soon.”

“No problem.” She hung up as she got in her car and backed down the driveway.

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