Page 61 of Grumpy Sunshine

Aella startled and sat bolt upright, trying to orient herself.

“It’s six,” I said.“You have an hour to get to work.”

She scrambled out of the bed, throwing her hair out of her face as she went.

It was the cutest thing ever.

“Sorry,” I said.“I should’ve set an alarm.”

She smiled and passed me on the way to the bathroom.

I turned to watch her quickly dress in her scrubs from yesterday, shucking the t-shirt as she did, giving me a great view of her ample ass and shapely thighs.

God, she was magnificent.

And frazzled.

She got dressed, finger-combed her hair, and then turned to survey me.“I really have to pee.”

Then she shut the door in my face.

I smiled despite being exhausted and waited for her to finish before going in there myself.

When I came out, it was to find her setting out more medicine and on the phone.

“Yes, he’s down with the flu,” she said.“He won’t be in probably for the next four to five days.Thanks, Dru.”

She looked up when I came out and said, “I called in for you.”

“Thanks,” I grimaced.“I should’ve done that an hour ago.”

“You do what you can,” she said.“But I took care of it.”

She sat down on the bed to slip into her shoes and asked, “Do you need anything before I go?”

“No.I think you got me pretty well stocked up.”

I’d noticed the plethora of food on the nightstand.

“If you get tired of staying here, you can always come to my place.I have the next three days off and can take care of you.”Her face flamed after she said that.

It was so cute that I almost teased her about it, but I wasn’t sure if she would be super embarrassed by it if I did, so I left it alone.

“I just might,” I said.“This place never stops.”

She stood up and pulled out a set of keys.

She slipped one key off the ring and said, “This time if you come, you don’t have to break in.”

I grinned weakly and said, “Couldn’t pick that lock even if I wanted to right now.”

She pulled away and said, “Call me if you need anything.”

Then she was gone, leaving me all alone.

I sat down on the bed and ate the blueberry muffin that was front and center, taking several breaks as I did.

Only after I’d finished did I start to return calls.

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