Page 22 of Family Bonds: Coy & Angel

“That is what I figured I’d do too. I’m adaptable. Do you normally stay late here to do them?”

Which would give them time together in the office when no one was around.

Talk about a reason to work that way.

“I do,” he said. “Unless I need to leave for some reason, but that’s not often. I lock up at the end of the day. I’m the last one to leave.”

“It’s probably nice to get the work done when it’s quiet,” she said.

“I think so,” he said. “But there is the on call service that happens at times too. Not too much.”

She turned her head when she heard voices. “Guess people are here.”

Three women popped their heads into the office where she and Coy were talking.

“You must be Dr. Jansen. I’m Maria, the office manager. I’ll meet with you soon and get all your new hire paperwork taken care of.”

“It’s nice to meet you,” she said, moving forward to shake her hand.

“I’m Sarah. I do the billing and when you’re done with Maria, she’ll bring you into my office and we’ll get you set up on the computer.”

“I’m Abby. I’m one of the dental hygienists. I look forward to working with you. It’s a great place to be employed. Coy is awesome.”

She saw the woman’s eyes land on Coy and smile. Flirt was more like it. Great. Competition already.

And if she could notice someone doing that to Coy, she wanted to make sure no one could see her doing it.

Abby’s phone rang and she walked away to answer it.

“I’m sure Angel knows I’m awesome,” Coy said, smirking at Sarah and Maria. “I’ve known her for years.”

“Oh,” Sarah said. “How?”

“Coy and my brother, Spencer, are best friends.”

“You’re Spencer’s sister,” Maria said. “Oh, my God. I hadn’t put it together with the last name. I know that Coy had said Spencer’s full name before, but I had no idea. Why didn’t you say anything, Coy?”

Maria had her hands on her ample hips. She looked to be in her forties with a wedding band on her hand.

“Angel being related to Spencer has nothing to do with it,” he said. “I hired a new dentist and am thrilled she was willing to come to the island and give it a try.”

“Anyone would be nuts not to want to live here. Or work for Coy,” Sarah said.

“I hope you’re right,” she said, smiling, then turned to wink at Coy.

“If you’re not doing anything,” Maria said. “You can come with me and we’ll get you started. I can show you around the building.”

Angel grabbed her bag and pulled her lunch out. “Coy showed me around on Saturday.”

“You came over already?” Maria asked when the two of them left the office.

“I was excited to see the practice and we met for him to give me a tour. My family was in town this weekend helping me get settled, but I was more focused on this.”

“Did Spencer come to town too?” Maria asked.

“He did,” she said. “He stayed at Coy’s like he always does. My parents were with me.”

No reason to say they were all at Coy’s on Sunday. If Coy didn’t tell people in advance who she was, she wasn’t going toadd anything else. She was positive it would make the rounds who she was anyway.

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