“He might not be receptive.”
“You let me worry about that. I’ve been dealing with him since we were kids.”
Relief flooded her before guilt followed right behind it. “Okay.”
Dr. Hannah called her name, and Blue got to her feet.
“I think you two are good for each other, Blue, if that holds any weight,” Dan said softly.
“I think we could be good for each other too,” Blue said and then walked away hoping Jay wouldn’t be angry over the fact she’d told Dan about Hazel.
Chapter 28
When Dan walked into Jay’s office and fell into the chair across from his desk, he could tell by the look on his face, his friend had something on his mind.
“Hey.”
“Hey,” he replied.
“You making me a coffee or what? I just got a shot in the arm from Dr. Hannah, and it hurt like hell. They don’t give out lollypops anymore either.”
“You know you’re an adult now, right?” Jay said, going to the coffee machine he had in here.
“Whatever. I saw your girl in there.”
He hoped he didn’t visibly tense when he heard the words “your girl,” but every muscle in Jay’s body tightened. “Nice.” He didn’t ask how she was, but he wanted to.
Blue had tried to speak with him about his half sister, and he’d shut her down, and then he’d done what he did best: froze her out.
“At the doctor’s.”
“What’s wrong with you?” he asked Dan as coffee spurted out of the machine.
“Nothing is wrong with me. I needed my shots. Hudson has to have some, but he was sick, and scared, so I told him I’d go first, and show him it didn’t hurt.”
“You need another rabies shot?” Jay asked, falling back on the other thing he did best: mess with his friend.
“Ha ha. No, I didn’t, and yes it burns like a bitch. My arm is throbbing, but when I get home, I have to pretend it doesn’t.”
“Need an ice pack?”
Dan waved his offer away and took the mug Jay handed him.
“So what’s been happening with you?” Dan asked him.
The words put him on alert. “You saw me yesterday.”
“With my brothers,” Dan said calmly, his eyes meeting Jay’s. “I didn’t get a chance to really talk to you.”
“What did you want to really talk about?” Jay asked, then sipped his coffee.
Was it a coincidence that his best friend was at the doctor’s with Blue Jay and suddenly wanted to get really chatty with him? Jay didn’t think it likely.
“Are you going to make things work with Blue, Jay?”
He shrugged, keeping his eyes on his friend.
“Let me rephrase that. Are you going to carry on with your phobia of commitment and continue keeping women at a distance because you think they’re going to hurt you like your mother did?”
