Page 31 of Fever: Love In Scrubs
“Technically, I was working remotely while I was away, but so far so good. How’s your day?”
“A little slow today. I took an extended break to have lunch with my kid.”
“Awww! That’s so sweet. You do that often?”
“As often as I can. She uses it to her advantage because she always requests the most expensive thing she can think for me to bring. Baby girl has steakhouse taste on a ramen noodle budget.”
I giggled. “Somehow, I bet that’s your fault.”
“I didn’t do this alone. Her grandparents, aunt, and uncle helped me create this monster, now I’m responsible for her.”
“I’m sure any man she marries will have a lot to live up to.”
“Oh, God. Please don’t bring that up. She’s about to hit those teenage years and I’m not ready for the boy crazy phase. I’m gonna have to yoke her little ass up.”
“I’m sure you were the same way in your teenage years.”
He grinned. “We ain’t talking about me. As far as you know, I was a good, Christian boy.”
I laughed. “That remains to be seen, sir.”
“I’m just gonna take that as you allowing me to show you the kind of man I am.”
I blushed. “We’ll see.”
“You said you’re due to come back Tuesday, right?”
“I did. Yes. I only needed to be in the office one day this week, but I wanted to spend a little time with my aunt and cousin. I didn’t think I would miss them this much.”
“How about you let me take you out. Don’t get me wrong. I enjoyed our lunch dates that weren’t really dates, but I wanna take you out for real.”
I swallowed hard. “Um… okay.”
“What was that?”
“I said okay.”
“One more time, cause I know the woman who said she doesn’t really date didn’t just agree to go on a date with me.”
I hide my smile. “Why are you so silly?”
“Because I like to see you smile. Sometimes you look so down when I see you. I just wanna lift your spirits a little bit.”
“Thank you, Jaxson.”
“No problem. I hate to cut this short, but I have to get back to work. Can I call you later?”
“Sure. That’s fine.”
“Bet. Have a good day, love.”
“You too.”
We disconnected the call, and I sat there grinning like a schoolgirl. This wasn’t me at all. I didn’t date. I barely entertained men unless it was for pleasure, and even those instances were few and far between.
So why did this man make me so damn giddy?
Now we had a date.
