Resisting You: A Single Dad Romance (Words We Never Said Book 2) by E.M. Lindsey

Author:E.M. Lindsey [Lindsey, E.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-05-24T00:00:00+00:00

“…to Dr. Agosti’s office. I really don’t want to walk that far. I don’t know why his spoiled ass can’t just come over here to pick this shit up.”

“You know why. And it’s probably better. He’s been in a fucking mood all week, and I’m not in the mood to get reamed out by him.”

Frey’s head whipped around so hard he almost pulled a tendon in his neck. So much for trying not to react to Renato’s name. He’d told himself he was going to have nothing but chill when he got into work, and for the last four hours, he’d been on edge.

He’d just finished rounds when he heard the two nurses at the station talking about him, and he slid up, leaning his elbow on the desk. “Afternoon, ladies.”

“Afternoon, smart-ass,” Carol said.

He grinned at her. “I need an excuse to get out of the building for a few minutes. I can run those over to Agosti if you want me to.”

They exchanged a look. “Do you have a fetish for, like, getting yelled at?”

Frey’s cheeks heated, and he hoped to God his blush wasn’t visible. “Why would you say that?”

“Because you always seem to be around when he’s in a mood, and he’s almost always meaner to you than he is to the residents,” Amy answered.

Fuck, do not be obvious, he told himself. He cleared his throat. “I’m just doing my part in protecting others. It’s been a long week for everyone, and I can take his shitty attitude.”

Carol didn’t look like she believed him. Not entirely. But she also didn’t look eager to go over to his office. And Frey wasn’t lying—he really did want to get out of the building for a few moments. After a beat, she shrugged and pushed the stack of folders toward him. “I’ll cover you. Even your guy with the fucking toenail is better than Agosti.”

For a hot second, Frey felt like yelling—like telling Carol that it wasn’t Renato’s fault. He didn’t know how his husband had died or when. Only that it was clearly part of the reason he was such a dick. Asshole or not, he deserved a little grace.

But that would entirely give him away, so instead, he pulled the folders against his chest and grinned at them before turning on his heel and heading for the elevators. It didn’t take long to escape the hospital air, and while he could have taken the wind tunnel, he wanted to feel the sun on his face.

It was warm, and the breeze was gentle, and he kept a slow pace as he wove around cars in the connected parking lot until he reached the automatic doors of the physicians’ building. Not for the first time, Frey kind of wished Renato and his partners did sports medicine. At the very least, he’d get some eye candy. But when he switched from labor and delivery, he learned very quickly that most orthopedic patients were geriatric, bitter, and impossible to please.

He passed a couple who were both using a walker, bitching at each other as they headed for their ride van.

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