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And of course, handsome as hell
“That's because the last two patients were allsave on the last patient file “And you only beat me by a little”
He grinned and I suddenly thought of my dream Heat flushed into my cheeks as I quickly turned to press the power button on my computer
“What are you up to tonight?” he asked, his voice light
I shrugged “I'o home and eat a can of soup and see if there are any new episodes of The Orville”
“It's a repeat The new season starts in December,” he told me
“Damn I hate summer TV” I heard my computer power down behind me The office was quiet except for the hum of the air conditioner We were all alone I pushed dirty thoughts out of my head before they could fully form“What are you up to?”
“I ao to Betty's Diner and getting a burger and a beer” He shifted his weight slightly, but kept the nonchalant lean on the door fra me”
“Me?” I squeaked, not quite believing this was real I half expected to wake up again just like last night
“Yes, you,” he replied with a grin
“I'd love to” My heart fluttered and those dirty thoughts rose up yet again Maybe we could have a couple of drinks and go back to my place, he could come inside and I realized that I needed to slon “I ht and I knoe're co-workers and-”
“If it makes you feel better, I asked Donna to come too,” he interrupted “She can't coe boys home alone, and I can't say I blame her”
Heat filledwas just a little bit stronger Or that the summer sky was just a little bit darker so that it wasn't quite so obvious This wasn't a date Obviously This was a coworker thing I was getting way too ahead of myself
I blamed the dream
“I would definitely prefer a Betty's Diner burger tome”