Not yet.
He wanted to kiss her, but this was definitely not the time.
She seemed to realize it, too.
Her eyes blinked and her breaths came a little quicker and they both seemed to come out of the daze they were in at about the same time.
Wow.
She looked amazing.
"And... uh... car?"
Kaleo narrowed his gaze at her for a moment.
She cleared her throat, covering her mouth with the back of her hand like she might be hiding her expression a little. "Are you planning on getting a car?"
"Oh." He'd forgotten about that question. "I'd rather not unless I have to. If I can make do with the bus and walking. I think I'd like to do that. Save on some money."
She nodded thoughtfully. "That's what I'm doing for now. Oh, and I use the train, too. We have commuter trains in the city. I... I wasn't sure if you knew about those beyond the line you took to come into town."
"Not really," he admitted. "The only trains we have on the island of Oahu are the one at the Railway museum, the one between the two buildings at Pearlridge Mall, and the Rail they've been building forever into town. Nothing on the scale I've seen in Center City."
"It's pretty cool. Later, when you have a better idea of where you'd like to live, I can show you the best ways to get around."
He nodded, smiling at her. "I'm so lucky I met you when I came to Center City."
"I think it was my lucky day, too."
She smiled and his whole world seemed to tip on its axis.
"Now," she leaned in closer against his side, "here's where I think you should start looking first..."
FOUR
LEXIE
Two days later, Lexie was excited to get to class, it was the day before their test and while she'd heard that a few of the other student nurses were going to skip as the attendance wasn't part of their grade. It certainly wasn't part of their exam, but she wasn't someone who liked to skip steps.
She was, as her elementary school classmates called her, a goody two shoes, teacher's pet.
It had left her in tears when they'd said the words to her, but her dad sat her down and told her that there was nothing wrong with being a good girl.
"Listening to your teacher? Well, honey, that's why we send you to school." He'd put his hand on her head and gave her a warm, encouraging smile. "Never be ashamed for showing up and learning."
So there she was, seated in her customary place at the end of the front row, closest to the door when her teacher opened the door and preceded their guest speaker.
When she came to a stop, she gestured for their guest to take her place at the front of the room.
"To everyone here, I know you've all been working and studying hard for your exam and I'm proud of all of the work you've done in and out of class. I asked our guest speaker to come here today because she's been in the same place you are. If you are lucky enough to work with her at Cole Medical Center, you'll be thanking your lucky stars.
"One of the bright stars of the Emergency Care Center at Cole Medical, Thuy Nguyen!"
Lexie sat up a little more in her chair. She'd met Thuy when she'd gone in to interview at Cole Medical.
Thuy had given her a tour of the Emergency Room and other related areas after she'd gone through the oral interview.
Lexie had thought she was prepared for her internship at a busy ER, but she'd been wrong.
