Ray of Love (Ray #3) by E. L. Todd

Author:E. L. Todd [Todd, E. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-01-02T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Rae

I wasn’t eating enough and my jeans started to feel loose. I’d always wanted to lose a little extra weight, but I knew my current approach wasn’t healthy because I simply wasn’t eating. Every time I thought about Zeke kissing Rochelle, I wanted to throw up.

I was a horrible, horrible person.

On my lunch break, I decided to walk down the street and head to the café. Today, I was going to force myself to have a reasonable lunch. The lack of food slowed my metabolism way down, and I felt sluggish all the time. I didn’t have enough stamina to carry out projects without feeling exhausted.

I stood in line and stared at the menu, trying to find something appetizing. My stomach didn’t rumble like it usually did by ten in the morning, but I’d have to pick something—anything. The Kickin’ Blue Chicken sounded pretty good. Maybe I’d get that.

“Hey.” That beautiful and masculine voice came into my ear, sounding soothing like a waterfall. But it also brought me complete misery. My pulse picked up, and I suddenly felt weak.

I turned to face Zeke. He was wearing his blue scrubs, looking muscular and toned in the loose fabric. His blue eyes stood out against his clothing, and his cleanly shaven jaw looked nice. His mouth was kissable—like always. “Oh, hey…” I forced myself to sound enthused but it still only came out half-assed. The last thing I needed was to come face-to-face with the man I couldn’t have.

He looked into my eyes without his usual friendliness. In fact, he seemed down. There wasn’t a spring in his step or even the hint of an upcoming smile. “Hey.” He repeated himself like he didn’t greet me in the first place.

The line moved up so I took a step forward. “Getting lunch?” Our conversation didn’t flow well like it used to. Now, it was just tense and awkward. But that had to just be my perception of what was happening. You know, because I was stupidly hung up on him.

“Yeah. The schedule cleared up so I get to eat again.” He chuckled but it wasn’t sincere whatsoever.

“Oh, yeah. Glad that worked out.” I took another step forward when the line moved.

He stood beside me, keeping a few feet between us. “What are you getting?”

“Number twelve.”

“I guess I’ll get that too.”

When we reached the register, we both ordered together. Zeke tried to pay, like always, but I threw my cash at the employee. Normally, Zeke would pull some stunt so I wouldn’t have to pay for anything, but this time, he didn’t fight it at all. It was almost like he wanted me to pay for myself.

We grabbed our food and sat together at a table.

“You know, if you need to get back to work, you don’t need to eat with me…” I was looking for any excuse to get rid of him. How could I sit across from the man of my dreams and not stare at him with desperation? When I was this close to him, I pictured those arms wrapped tightly around me.

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