He had her full attention now.“I’m AB negative.”
Her eyes widened.“You’re AB negative?So am I!”She took a sip of coffee.“Wow.Talk about a small world.So why did you need to see me?”
This time he could be truthful.“Because I didn’t know you worked here until I came to see him.Once I found out, I wanted to see you again.Maybe get to chat for a while.”
Her face turned a bright pink.“I’m glad you did,” she softly admitted.
Rhyne took a long swallow of his coffee to hide his own excitement.Grace’s confession answered nearly every question he had, just as it almost sealed the wish he didn’t know he’d been harboring until now.
Almost.
Grace was his AB negative.She had to be.
Although he hadn’t personally witnessed the incident for himself, he was certain it was her blood Welsh had tasted.Blood that had changed his sight.
Although he hadn’t gotten confirmation or the name of the donor off that blood bag from Norris, she had to be the source.Her blood that had changedhissight.
All that remained was how he was going to tell her that her life was in danger, and there wasn’t a damn thing she or he could do about it.
Rhyne froze in his seat.Or maybe there is.
CHAPTER13
Memories
They chatted about inconsequential things.Rhyne kept the topic of conversation about her.How long she’d worked at Harbor County Hospital and other little tidbits about her life, until Grace narrowed her eyes at him.
“Okay.I know what you’re doing, Rhyne.You’re skirting the issue.So why don’t you flat out ask me?”
He feigned innocence.“Ask you what?”
“If I’m married or divorced, or already in a relationship?Do I have children, and so on and so forth.”She winked.“You know you want to.”
He threw her a lopsided smile.“Busted.”
Wiping her mouth and fingers with her napkin, she drained her cup and stuffed the wadded paper inside.“The answers are not married, not divorced, and not in a relationship.And no kids, although I do have a pesky little sister ten years my junior that I had to help raise.”
“Does she live here in town?”
“No.She and my parents live in Yaegerton.”
“Yaegerton?That’s quite a drive from here,” he remarked.
“Well, you know what they say.Sometimes the bird has to leave the nest and strike out on her own in order to learn how to fend for herself.”Grace sighed.“I had a best friend who was going to the community college here.She had an off-campus apartment, and she suggested we become roommates to help with the costs.I said yes, and that’s how I ended up here.”
“You went to college here, too?”
“No.”She barely shook her head.“The thought of more studying after graduating high school didn’t sit well with me.”
“Then how did you pay your share, if I’m allowed to ask?”
“Becky was enrolled in the nursing program.She was often here at the hospital.She found out through the grapevine that there were some openings in a few departments.She told me about a few jobs that didn’t require any special skills and suggested I put in an application.”
“Like working in admitting.”
“Yep.I was lucky.I got hired, and I’ve been here ever since.”
“Are you and Becky still living together?”
