Page 27 of Heal Me
“You could’ve had that with any guy you wanted to. What made me different, Kate?”
Kate must have asked herself that question a thousand times and she still didn’t have a definitive answer. “I can’t really explain it, Ric. All I can say is that you’re the first man who’s caught my attention since Phil. You did the first day we met and I couldn’t resist you the day you invited me to lunch.”
“And I couldn’t get you out of my mind,” Ric said. “That said, do you still want to see me?”
The hope in his voice was endearing. “Yes. Still the same rules though. Just something light and fun?”
“Definitely. Light and fun. And any time you want to break another bed, just let me know.”
Kate laughed and Cinders barked. “Shh.”
“Who’s that?”
“My dog, Cinders. He’s a very handsome Scottish Terrier and my best friend,” she said.
“I’ll bet he’s cute.”
“Well, I’m sure you’ll meet him,” she said.
“I look forward to it. So, what are you doing Friday night?”
“Actually, I’m going away for the weekend. My best friend and I are going kayaking. I’d invite you along, but…”
Ric chuckled. “One broken ankle is enough, thanks. I hope you guys have a great time.”
“We always do. I’d say that we could get together tomorrow night, but I hold evening hours every Thursday night and it’s usually pretty late until I get done at the clinic,” she said.
“Yeah. Tomorrow doesn’t work for me, either. I have to go to Denver for a meeting and we most likely won’t get back to town until late,” Ric told her regretfully. “We’ll just shoot for next week. No sweat.”
Kate was disappointed, too, but she’d been looking forward to kayaking and she wasn’t going to change her plans. “Right.”
“Well, I’m going to let you go so that you can get some rest, but I’ll give you a call tomorrow, okay?”
“Sounds good. Have a good night.”
“You, too. Don’t go breaking any beds without me.”
“Get off the phone, Stanford,” she said and laughed when the phone went dead in her ear.
