Page 69 of A Kind Wedding: Conner & Charlotte

“Only if they’re sexy.” A smirk crossed her lips.

The alarm went off, and I quickly shut it down.

“Can I?” I pointed to her lips.

“Why not? You took it upon yourself to do it last night without asking.”

“You loved it.” I leaned over and kissed her lips. “We better get up and get ready for work. I have a full patient load today.”

“I have a couple of patients tomorrow, so I need to study their files today.”

“Do you want to ride in together?” I asked.

“I can drive myself.”

“Are you sure? You haven’t driven since the accident.”

“I’ll be okay.” She climbed out of bed.

After I showered and dressed, I went downstairs and made us a cup of coffee.

“Your coffee, madame.” I smiled as I handed her a cup and leaned against the island.

“Thank you. I had a memory last night. At least, I think it was. It was more like a dream.”

The sliding door opened, and Christian walked in.

“Morning, you two. Can I borrow some cream?” he asked.

“You know where it’s at, bro,” I said. “Tell me about your dream.” I stared at Charlotte.

“I was with a man. I’m assuming it was you. It was night, and there was a party going on. The man was holding a plate with a piece of cake on it, and we were down by the water. I said, ‘If you weren’t okay, you’d tell me, right?’ Does that sound familiar?” She brought her cup to her lips.

I stared at her for a moment, took her cup and set it on the island, and wrapped my arms around her.

“That was a memory. It was from my birthday party.”

“Were you okay?” she asked, breaking from my embrace.

“Yeah, I was. Thanks to you.”

“That’s amazing, Charlotte,” Christian smiled.

“Thanks, Christian. So, that would have been your birthday party too,” she said.

“I didn’t know about my brother then. Anyway, I have to get back and get this to Charleigh. I’ll see you two later.”

“What did he mean by that?” Her brows furrowed.

“Oh, my dear, Charlotte.” I hooked my arm around her. “The stories I have to tell you. We’ll talk about it later. We need to head out.” I kissed the side of her head.

CHAPTER29

Charlotte

I climbed into my car and took in a deep breath. I told Conner I’d forgotten something in the house and to go, and I’d see him at the medical center. The truth was, I didn’t want him to see me having a near panic attack in the car. I gripped the steering wheel and lay my forehead on it. I heard a tap on the window, and when I looked over, I saw Simon standing there. He opened the passenger door and climbed inside.

“Nice car.” He smiled. “It looks so familiar.” He winked. “Anyway, I was driving by and saw you sitting here. Are you okay?”

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