“Is everything okay?” Bree asked. “You seem kind of down today.”
Cindy looked down at the keyboard and shrugged. “It was just a long weekend.”
“Is there anything I can help with?”
Cindy rubbed her cheek against her shoulder and glanced at Bree. “No,” she said quietly. “There’s nothing wrong. I just didn’t sleep well this weekend. A lot of stuff going through my mind.”
“Well, I’m here if you need to talk to someone.”
Cindy just nodded and started typing again. Bree stood away from the door jamb to leave.
“Dr. Marks?”
“Yes?
“I’m really glad things seem to have worked out for you,” Cindy said.
Bree cocked her head slightly, trying to judge the look and quiet tone. That was an odd thing to say. Cindy was normally quiet, but this was more. She seemed upset about something.
“Are you sure there isn’t something you want to talk about? If not with me, someone else?”
Cindy shook her head. “No. Thank you for being concerned, though.” She returned to her work, dismissing Bree.
Bree stared another moment before heading out. A fellow physical therapist was walking out ahead of her in the same direction. “Hey, Janet. Where’re you headed?”
Janet paused, letting Bree catch up with her. “Caffeine. I need a top off.”
“I’m headed that way myself.”
“You seem to be in a really good mood today.” Janet pushed the button at the elevator bank and a door opened immediately. “Did you get you a little somthin’-somthin’?” She did a sexy shoulder shrug.
They stepped into the elevator, and Bree tried to stop the grin from spreading across her face.
“Yeah you did!” Janet bumped Bree with her shoulder. “Spill the details. Did you and Chad have wild, make-up monkey sex?”
“Oh hell no! Chad is gone. G-O-N-E.”
“So you got a new guy?”
Bree felt warmth spread across the top of her cheeks. “I might have.” Leaving the elevator one floor down, they continued to the coffee stand.
“Who is he? Where did you meet him? How did you hook someone new so soon?” They joined the end of the line.” I’ve been single for months without even a nibble. And let me tell you, I need to be nibbled.”
Bree let out a bark of laughter. A young sergeant in line ahead of them turned and Janet winked at him. “Stop.” Bree slapped Janet’s arm. They placed their orders, and Bree gave Janet an abbreviated version of her weekend with Jase while they waited for their coffee.
“No wonder you’ve been all smiles today,” Janet said.
She grinned. “It’s like I have no control over my face.”
Janet sipped her coffee. They stepped to the side to allow a patient in a wheelchair to pass. “There are worse problems to have.”
Cindy’s response came to mind. “Have you noticed anything going on with Cindy?”
“That girl is kind of weird,” Janet said.
“No she’s not, she’s just quiet.”
“Those are the ones you have to worry about.”
