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“Not just for the dirty fun I give you?”

I smirk at her teasing tone. “No reason why both can’t lead to a happily ever after.”

EPILOGUE

About one year later

I twistmy back until it makes a horrific cracking sound and moan at the pleasure of it. My back is freaking killing me today, but welcome to being an intern in the emergency department on Halloween. The other interns are jacked up, as are the doctors and nurses. It’s one of our biggest and busiest days.

“Is this the last kid?” Katy asks, popping her neck, and it seems I’m not the only one who’s had a long day.

“Yes,” I say with a heavy sigh. “I still can’t believe they thought it would ever be a good idea to bungee jump off their second-floor landing.”

“I have four words for you. Frat boys and alcohol.”

Truth. Of the three boys who came in following this incident, two had minor cuts and broken bones, but the kid Katy is about to wheel up was the last one, and the banister came with him when he jumped. He fell fast and hard andcrashed to the floor and now has to go up for an exploratory laparotomy to stop the bleeding we found on his abdominal CT. He’s lucky he didn’t crack his back or skull.

“What’s Willow for Halloween this year?”

“She’s a fairy godmother to Rory’s Cinderella.”

I nearly choke. “Rory is Cinderella? How did I not know this? I thought she was going as a ladybug.”

Katy shakes her head. “She was, but she changed her mind at the last minute, and now she’s Cinderella.”

“Aw, that’ll be cute. I’ll have to remember to text Owen to take pictures for me.”

“Keep her fluids open. Dr. Fritz is standing by in the OR to do the C-section,” my mother tells the nurse as she leaves a patient room. When she spots me and Katy, she smirks. “You too?”

I shrug. “It’s Halloween.”

“Yes,” my mother agrees. “And one should never try to induce their own labor to have a Halloween baby. Now she’s getting the C-section she didn’t want but has to have.”

I wince. “I don’t want to know.”

Katy holds up a hand. “Me neither. This is why I did trauma and not OB.”

“Kind of same,” I throw in.

My mother smiles and kisses my forehead. “Yes, but the babies are so cute. At least until they grow up.” She winks at me and checks her watch. “Aren’t you off now?”

“I was off about thirty minutes ago. Life of an intern, but I’m done now that Katy has come to claim my last patient, so I’m going to take off.”

“Jack’s not working today?”

I shake my head at Katy. “Nope. He has the day off, which feels crazy considering it’s Halloween.”

“Do you have plans? Was he doing something special?”Katy asks, watching as the nurses and a second-year resident wheel her patient toward the elevator.

“Nah. Probably more fighting with Jack, maybe some dinner, and then makeup sex.”

Katy snorts. “Have fun with that.” She waves. “I gotta go. That’s my date for the next hour or so before Halloween fun.” Katy follows her patient to the elevator.

“Why are you and Jack still fighting?” my mother questions.

“Because we can’t decide on a living situation that works. I want to renovate so our places are one big place, and he’s giving me pushback.”

“Because he doesn’t have the money, Wren.”

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