Page 75 of Accidentally Perfect
“Hey, baby, do you want to eat now or wait until the girls are awake?”
“I’m coming.” I go into the kitchen, and the aroma hits me full force. Wowza, he used a lot of garlic and pepper.
“So what are your plans for today?” I take the plate he hands me and sit down at the bar.
“Well, I’m taking Addie to the doctor for a checkup on her leg. Brad’s going to meet me there, and he’s going to take the girls for the rest of the day. I think he may keep them overnight since he has an open period tomorrow. In a few more weeks, he won’t be able to have them so much because basketball pre-season will be starting.”
“Hmm, so I get an alone night with Mommy?”
“Yes,” I laugh. “A night without having to drown out the moaning with blasting music.”
“And being able to take our time, since the fear of one of them walking in or knocking won’t be a problem. I look forward to it. I may not think of anything else all day.”
“I would be offended if you did think of anything else other than me, naked, spread eagle, lusting for your cock.”
“Shit, baby, I may need a preview now.”
“Too bad, lover boy. That’s not gonna happen. The girls will be up shortly, and I have to get going.”
“You’re killing me, sweet girl. What’s the plan after Addie’s appointment? Do you want to meet me for lunch?”
“Can’t, sorry. After that, I’m going to head over to the hospital and check in on my patients; see how everyone is doing. Stella and I are supposed to eat lunch, and I have my yearly physical in the afternoon.”
“Do you want me to come with you for your appointment?”
“Um, no. I don’t need you in the room while my feet are up in the stirrups. Besides, Stella is my Nurse Practitioner. I’m in good hands.”
“How on earth can you have your best friend looking in all your girly bits? There’s no way I would allow Troy near my dick or balls.”
“Well, I guess it’s just the level of friendship. I wouldn’t trust anyone else’s hands.”
“Not even mine?” He moves to pull me to him.
“Well, you will always be my exception.”
“That’s good to know.”
Adele’s appointment is a success. Her bones are healing ahead of schedule, and everything looks like there isn’t any reason why there would be issues in the future. Thank God!
My patients are all still alive and kicking. A few of them have gone back home since their blood counts were looking up. Since I’ve been gone, I haven’t had anyone new admitted. That’s good. I wouldn’t want to come in during the middle of a stay. I like to have patients from admission to release. Not all the nurses are like that, but I just happen to be one of the ones who like to start and finish something. If by chance they come back, then I make sure they are under my care again. It’s a relationship of trust that I like to have with them.
“You look good, Lane. I can’t believe I haven’t seen you in the past few weeks.” Stella says as we eat a light lunch.
“I know, I’m sorry. I feel awful.”
“Please, girl. You’re married now. Of course, the friends fall to the back burner. If my husband looked like Nathan, I would file a missing persons report on myself because I would be out of commission—that’s for sure.”
“My God, Stella, it’s not like we’re humping like rabbits and can’t make it out of the penthouse. We have the girls. It’s just been busy.”
“Ah, ‘The Penthouse.' Must be nice.” She laughs.
“I’m not gonna lie; it’s fantastic. The rooms that Natalie did for the girls are to die for. They’re in heaven.”
“Yeah, you can thank me again for pushing your ass into that one.”
“I will be forever indebted to you, Stella. Seriously.”
We spend a good two hours going over everything that we’ve missed in each other’s lives over the past few weeks. To my surprise, she’s been out on a few dates with Troy. They seemed to hit it off when they were thrown together to get back home when Nathan and I had to hurry back to New York.
