“Sounds fair. I’ll just wait here,” he says, grabbing one of the Men’s Health magazines from the wall rack and getting comfortable in the chair.
“It shouldn’t be too long,” I tell him before leaving the room and closing the door.
By the time I chat with the doctor and she goes into Mr. Fredrickson’s room, I barely have time to use the restroom, let alone eat my cheesecake. So, I place it in the small fridge kept in the nurses’ station and continue with my day. I draw Mr. Fredrickson’s labs and send his prescription to the pharmacy, and before I know it, the rest of the afternoon flies by.
As we’re finishing up for the day, I remember my afternoon dessert and retrieve it from the fridge. “Have you thanked him yet?”
I glance over to Allison and shake my head. “He’s busy working.”
“Well, I know one way you can thank him,” she jokes, and there’s no denying what she’s suggesting.
I crack up and shake my head. “You’re incorrigible.”
“Maybe I am, maybe I’m not. But you know he’d be very receptive to any form of thank you offers.”
Grabbing my stuff, I wave goodbye to the rest of the staff, who are all preparing to head out themselves. Allison and I walk out the back door and head for our respective vehicles. “Have sex tonight. Then, you won’t care what your douche of an ex says or does tomorrow. You’ll still be flying from the orgasmic high.”
Honestly, her suggestion has merit…
“We’ll see,” I say, opening my Jeep door and climbing inside. “See you tomorrow.”
“Bye,” she hollers before climbing into her own vehicle and pulling away.
While my air-conditioning cools off, I pull out my phone and send a text.
Me
Thank you for the sweet treat. You didn’t have to do that.
His reply is almost instant.
Cade
Just a simple hello.
Me
Well, it was very thoughtful. I can’t wait to dive in.
Cade
You haven’t eaten it yet?
Me
We got busy and I put it in the fridge. But now I’m headed home. I might even just have dessert for supper.
Cade
Want some company?
I don’t even have to think about my reply.
Me
I’ll grab two forks.
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