A Diagnosis Dark & Deadly: A Dark & Deadly Novella (A Dark & Deadly Series Book 4) by Heather C. Myers

Author:Heather C. Myers [Myers, Heather C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Olivia led him into her house, closing and locking the door behind them.

“Dishes and plates are in the cupboards,” she said, indicating towards the kitchen. “I’m going to take a shower. I’ll be out soon.” She wasn’t even looking at him.

“You know,” he called after her as she disappeared down the hall, “this is wasting my time with you.”

“It surprises me that you care,” she called back before shutting the door.

Mason was a little taken aback by her comment. She really didn’t think he cared about her? Well, maybe it was difficult to believe. It wasn’t as though he was shouting from the rooftops that he actually liked Olivia in a certain way. They even decided to keep whatever this relationship was a secret. But he knew what she meant. Mason was a very upfront, direct person. He said what he meant, and meant what he said. He could understand how people interpreted his behavior not caring. And he really didn’t care what people thought about him. Not his boss, not his friend, and especially not the people he worked with on a day-to-day basis.

But he did care about her. That didn’t mean that he was going to change who he was, but it did mean that he would feel slightly guilty if he hurt her in any way. And right now, even though she hadn’t said anything, he knew that he had somehow hurt her. Because in some twisted way, Olivia was much like Mason in the fact that instead of revealing their feelings, they got defensive.

He sighed as he began to grab plates from the cupboard over the sink, and putting the Chinese food on them. Whenever his team had lots of paperwork to finish, they would always stay at the hospital later and order Chinese food. There were even times, surprisingly, that Mason would join them. Not that he would do much, of course, but his presence was appreciated. It wasn’t like he had anything to go home to anyway. He was forty-four years old, for goodness’ sake, without a wife, without children, and without a family. This never used to bother Mason; he got on by just fine, and his own company was normally enough, but once he reached his forties, he actually began to feel… lonely. He wondered if he would ever be able to settle down, if he would ever even have the opportunity. And kids… he had always wanted a couple of kids, maybe one or two, but he heard his biological clock ticking and began to think that he may never get the chance.

Of course, it wasn’t as though he was planning a future with Olivia or anything, but the last actual relationship he had was back in his early thirties and lasted for three years. He had loved her, was even intent on marrying her, but she began to grow tired of his late nights at the hospital and wouldn’t put up with his attitude when things were getting stressful. He didn’t blame her.

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