Love Takes Hold: The Helena's Grove Series Book 3 by Ivy Alexander

Author:Ivy Alexander [Alexander, Ivy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-08-13T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Jen stared, taken aback. She had no idea who the shirtless man standing before her was. However, the fact that it was a man was a relief!

“Who are you?” she asked cautiously.

The man ran his fingers through his shaggy, sandy hair. She had clearly awoken him. “I’m Jeremy,” he yawned. “Who are you?”

Jen felt a flood of relief. “Jeremy? Zack’s friend from the hospital Jeremy?”

“The one and only.” He smiled sleepily at her.

“Oh I’m Jen,” she said, holding out her hand.

He shook it slowly. “Zack’s ex girl, Jen?”

“The one and only.” She faked a smile, not really liking how he said ex girl. “Is Zack here?” she asked, looking past him into the apartment.

“Uh no, he’s at the hospital today.”

Jen nodded. “If you don’t mind me asking, are you living here now?”

“No, well kind of. My apartment had an outbreak of lice so I asked Zack if I could bunk with him for a few days.”

Jen’s eyes widened. “Lice?”

“Yeah like the little bugs, ya know?”

“That’s gross,” she said after a moment of silence.

“Yeah, pretty much.”

“Okay well, I have to go.” She quickly placed her suitcase inside the door. “I’ll be back to get this,” she informed him. She turned and headed back down the stairs; stopping, she turned back to Jeremy. “It was nice to meet you and I’m sorry about your…” She gestured to her hair. “Your lice,” she said finally, feeling awkward.

“Thanks,” Jeremy said, waved and went back inside.

Jen bounded down the rest of the steps. Stopping on the road, she quickly calculated whether it would be faster to hail a cab or just run to the hospital. Judging by the traffic she decided to run. She had always enjoyed running but today her heart was already beating quickly, making it harder to breathe. Dodging people, she sprinted down the sidewalk in the early August heat, able to make the four blocks to the hospital in record time. Sweat was forming rapidly on her face as she walked into the hospital. She looked around, trying to get her bearings. She’d been to the hospital a few times but Zack was never in just one place. She made it to the floor she thought he’d be on and asked a nurse if she could page Zack LaFaye. The nurse seemed annoyed as she put her paperwork down and picked up the phone.

“Zack LaFaye?” she asked again without looking up.

“Yes please,” Jen said, trying to slow her breathing. She wiped the sweat off her brow, trying not to think of what she must look like.

“He’ll be just a minute,” the nurse told her.

Jen thanked her and found a chair to sit down. A full ten minutes later a man in a white coat approached her.

“You’re looking for Zack?” he asked hurriedly.

Jen stood. “Yes, I was told he was here today.”

The man nodded. “He was supposed to work. I took his shift. Is there anything I can help you with?”

“Wait, so you’re saying he isn’t here?” Jen was confused.

“No miss, I’m sorry.

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