“Charlotte.”
She slowly faces me then opens her eyes. “What do you want from me, Xander?”
“I don’t know. I didn’t have a plan when I asked you if you were awake.”
She laughs softly. “Fair enough.”
“You have a nice laugh and smile,” I blurt out.
She smiles a little bigger then yawns.
“Are you at the hospital tomorrow?”
“I have to be there around four.”
I laugh. “Me, too.”
“I bet money we are in the same surgery.”
“I would be okay with that. Would you?”
She pauses for a moment. “Yeah. I’d be okay with that.”
“Good. I’m going to let you get some sleep now. I’ll see you in a few hours.”
She smiles. “All right. Hey, Xander?”
“Yeah.”
“Thanks for calling.”
I wink at her. “Thanks for taking my call.”
7
Charlotte
Nine Months Earlier
I’m curledin Xander’s arms when my phone buzzes. I crawl over him to pick my phone up off the table then snuggle back into him.
He wakes up and yawns. “Everything okay?”
I pull open my messages. An unknown number is on the screen. I pop my code into the phone and read the message that also has Vivian and Quinn’s names on it. “It’s Piper. Does one of you have my phone?”
“Vivian has it,” I type just as Quinn and Vivian respond as well.
I show Xander. “I’m assuming this is Noah’s number?”
He glances at it. “Looks like it.”
I save the number under Noah.
Xander snatches my phone.
“What are you doing?”
“Making sure I have your number.” He grins at me, sends himself a text message from my phone, then programs his number in.
