“You say that all the time,” Amanda laughed. “And you keep coming back for more abuse.”
“Whatever. So tell me what I missed. What’s been happening here while I’ve been running all over the hospital saving lives?” Getting some juicy tea would help ease my annoyance at having to actually work. Don’t get me wrong, I loved being a nurse and working in the ICU. Being the code nurse, though, was another story. In the ICU, I was pretty autonomous. We had a lot to do with patient care plans and their outcomes, but on the floors, during a code, we were under the direction of residents, some of whom didn’t know their asses from their elbows and would fumblethrough a code looking at a freaking cheat sheet. It was quite annoying to be the smartest one in the room sometimes and not be able to take the lead. And let’s just say that being diplomatic while correcting them was not necessarily my forte. I think my manager knew this and assigned me to the code team frequently so that I could improve. So far, it wasn’t working.
Anyway, back to the tea… or lack thereof, apparently.“Nothing to report. Sorry to disappoint,” Amanda chuckled.
“Yeah, it’s been pretty quiet,” Daphne said and then quickly slapped a hand over her mouth, her eyes wide.
“I cannot believe you just said that.” Amanda looked at her as if she had kicked a kitten. It wasn’t far off. Saying the ‘Q’ word in the hospital was a big no-no, and we all knew it. It was usually the kiss of death on a slow day.
“I swear to God, Daphne, if you just ruined my chances of getting out of here on time, I’m gonna kill you.” I tacked on.
“It was an accident. I swear. I take it back,” Daphne said as she got up out of her chair. “Welp, gotta go check on my patients.”
“Okay. Text me later.” I waved her off and then turned my attention to Amanda. “Hey, can you keep a secret?”
8
BRANDON
Fucking Lexi.Every time I thought we were getting closer, she’d run. I wanted to know more about her, but how could I if the only time I got to spend with her was when we were fucking? Not that I was complaining about the fucking. That was top tier, but I wanted more.
I stayed in the on-call room for a few minutes after she had left. I needed time to get my raging hard-on under control and regain my composure. After all, I still needed to play Santa for the kids. I spent the rest of the day focused on them and trying my best not to think about Lexi.
After I left the hospital for the day, though, she consumed my thoughts, so I went home and finished up her tattoo sketch. Needing a reason to see her again that didn’t involve sex, I sent off a text and attached the octopus I’d drawn for her tattoo.
Me
Hey, idk if you are still interested in that tattoo, but here’s what I came up with. Let me know if you want to come by the shop to work out placement.
There, I kept it professional. Her reply came moments later.
Lexi
Wow, Brando. That looks great. Okay, I guess I could stop by this week. Let me know when.
Lexi
Also-today was hot AF, but if you tell anyone, I swear to God I will cut off that perfect cock of yours, have it stuffed, and use it without you.
I laughed so hard that I snorted.
Me
Perfect, huh?
Lexi
OMG, don’t go getting a big head now.
Me
Apparently, it’s too late for that, Sweetheart.
Lexi
Seriously, I know it shouldn’t matter, but I made a promise and now I feel shitty about breaking thatpromise.
Me
