Page 78 of Her Paramedic
“Text me when you make it to work,” Talia requested.
“I will. Go back to sleep, and make sure you take your medicine if you need it.”
“Trust me, I will not be trying to tough out any pain. I’m going to spend the day resting, since tomorrow is going to kick my ass.”
She’d rescheduled all her appointments for the day to tomorrow and Sunday, even though the shop was usually closed on the latter. Slate gave her another kiss before leaving, and Talia watched him pull off before closing and locking the door. She turned off the light in the kitchen and hallway before returning to her bedroom and climbing back into bed. She grabbed the pillow from Slate’s side and buried her face in it. It wasn’t long before she drifted back to sleep.
When Talia awoke the second time, it was to someone shaking her. She slowly opened her eyes and found her little sister sitting beside her on the bed.
“Hey,” Kaydence greeted.
“Hey. What time is it?”
“Almost one o’clock.”
Talia sat up. She hadn’t meant to sleep that long. She didn’t remember her alarm going off and assumed she slept through it.
“How do you feel?”
“I’m okay. It hasn’t been too bad.” There was a dull throb, but Talia knew she’d be fine once she ate and took her medication.
“I brought you lunch,” Kaydence informed.
“Thanks, KD. I’ll be right out.”
Her sister left her alone, and Talia went into her en suite to wash her face and brush her teeth. Her eyes drifted to Slate’s cologne on the counter, and she made a mental note to make sure he got it the next time she saw him. That would have been Sunday, but since she had to move some of her appointments, she knew it probably wouldn’t be until he got back from helping Killian move next weekend.
She entered her kitchen and found Kaydence at the bar, with sushi and boba tea sitting on top of it. Talia joined her.
“What time did Slate leave?”
“Five thirty. I told him to text me when he made it to work, but I was probably asleep again before he even got out of the city.” She made a mental note to check her phone after they finished eating. “Oh, did you and Axel like any of the houses you saw on Tuesday?”
“We did. Two of them, which only makes our decision harder, but I’m leaning towards adding the second one we saw on Tuesday to our shortlist. Nova has been showing us some great houses.”
“What are the specs of it?” Talia asked before popping a sushi roll into her mouth.
“It’s four bedrooms, three bathrooms. The kitchen is bigger than my current one, and the backyard is exactly what Axel wants. I’m pretty sure he fell in love with the yard alone,” Kaydence teased her husband, and Talia laughed.
“Yeah, he’ll love it until he has to mow it and do yard maintenance twice a month.”
“I honestly believe he’s looking forward to it.”
Talia took a drink of her boba. “So more bedrooms mean more niblings, right? I mean, you need to fill them—”
Kaydence cut her off by pushing some sushi into her mouth. “Eat your food,” she demanded with a playful glare, and Talia laughed around the mouthful. “You just wait. I’m going to bug you to the ends of the earth about niblings,” Kaydence threatened.
“You’ll have to wait a while for that.”
Kaydence shrugged. “I’m patient.” She paused. “You know, I was thinking the other day. That when Killian pops the question, because we all know he’s going to at some point, and then when Slate does, because, refer to the last statement, you and Journee will have the same last name.”
Talia shook her head at her little sister. “You are getting way ahead of yourself.”
“If you say so, but I can feel these things.”
“Can you now? Because you didn’t even know you were at your own wedding,” Talia teased.
Kaydence pursed her lips before rolling her eyes. “Well, we can’t always bat a thousand.”
