Page 34 of Somewhere We Belong

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The day was dragging,and it was only made worse with the third older gentleman asking me for Viagra. If I thought teens were horny, they had nothing on older folks who had nothing better to do with their day. I had to talk about safe sex practices with them because nobody wanted a chlamydia or syphilis epidemic in this small town or the surrounding areas.

“Please, do not take more than one and if?—”

“I got it, Doc,” Tony said, opening the door and leaving quickly to drop his prescription off immediately.

I shook my head, watching him move a lot faster than he did when he got here.

“I will not miss these days,” Dr. Gordon patted me on the back. “Nothing more terrifying than hearing someone ask for the blue pill and worse when they come back with an STD.”

I grimaced as he chuckled.

“Do they really have nothing better to do?” I asked, filing out a few notes in his chart.

Dr. Gordon still had everything on paper and had yet to digitize. It was a pain in the ass and as soon as I got the go-ahead, I would find someone to make our lives easier.

“It gets worse when someone brings their mom or grandmother to live with them,” he said, making notes in his own file.

“I can’t wait.” I said, giving one of the nurses Tony’s file.

Judy, one of the nurses, laughed. “You poor little baby.” She pinched my cheek.

“My young ears are burning.” I grinned at her.

“Please, you go home to two strapping young men; I’d say you're more scandalous,” she teased me.

“And that’s my cue to leave,” I said, taking off my stethoscope and waving.

I knew most of the town gossiped about us, but there was always a need to protect my guys from whatever I could, and gossip could be brutal in this town.

“Have a good night, Dr. Jensen,” they called out as I went to my office to hang my coat and grab my bag.

It was nice to get out before five and it was definitely nicer than twelve-hour shifts. Being a small-town doctor wasn’t all that bad. I drove home enjoying not having to deal with traffic and having to sit in your car for hours.

I pulled up to see Colt and Theo on horses coming back.

Cowboy fetish, check.

Maybe we would have to have dessert before dinner. I bit my lip attempting to play sexy when Theo’s younger brother came into view right behind them.

Dammit.

“Hey sexies,” I said, walking to them.

“Hey, Doc,” Theo said, climbing off his horse.

He kissed me softly and if he wasn’t so dirty from moving the herd, I’d wrap my arms around him and my legs too. Colt wasn’t as thoughtful as Theo, wrapping his arm around my waist, lifting me up for a kiss.

“Hey, Babe,” he purred against my lips as he set me down.

“Hey, Trouble,” I said, pecking his lips.

“Hey, Jude.” I waved at him as he looked at all three of us.

“Hey,” he replied.

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