He pushed open the glass doors. Kenya’s curiosity trumped her trepidation, for now.
“Please tell me how.”
“I have a sister.”
“Aww, so you watched it with your sister.”
Quiet.
“Wait ... or you watched by yourself!”
“Shhh.”
They stepped into the double doors of the Hope Springs Library. The strong AC made her shiver.
She hugged herself. “Solomon! That is so cute.” Her whisper came out louder than she intended.
“I thought the guy character was cool,okay? It was the first princess movie I didn’t fall asleep on.”
“Flynn Ryderwaspretty dope.”
“Agreed.” He glanced back at Kenya, probably wondering how he’d gotten caught in that conversation.
“I promise I won’t tell anyone, Doctor.”
“Great. And my sister was there, by the way. Just had fallen asleep.”
“So big brother saved the day by finishing the movie for her.”
“Shhh, no talking in the library.”
Kenya giggled as she pictured him tucked in on the couch with his sister, watching, in her opinion, one of the best princess movies of all time. With all the adventure, singing, and romance in the movie, it was really cute to hear this über-masculine man admitting he liked it.So sweet.
She inhaled and set her gaze on her surroundings. “Ugh.” This, not so sweet. Books were harmless and immobile, but the abundance of them made her skin crawl.
“Why are we here again?”
“Because it’s my turn to read for story hour, and you are going to do it with me.”
She gripped the front of her shirt. “Oh no, no. That’s not a good idea. Instead, how about we relive yourTangledera and go watch it together?”
“Oh, there you are.” A bright-eyed librarian who looked like she was barely out of high school approached them. Somehow in their discussion, Solomon had led her into the children’s section of the library, and now twenty pairs of young eyes stared at them expectantly.
“Solomon,” she whispered out the corner of her mouth, “what in the world have you brought me to?”
“To a room full of kids, obviously.” He grinned and waved.
Despite the hands that waved back, unease crawled up her spine. “I’m aware of that, but what arewedoing here? Like me, with you.Here.”
She already didn’t like the fact that they were in a library. Felt like she was back in school when she was called upon in class without the faintest idea of what to do.
“Since we didn’t get to really meet last time, I wanted to make it up to you by bringing you along with me to read to this amazing group of kids. Several doctors I know rotate in different areas of the community.”
“Yes, okay, but—”
“And now it’s my turn.”
The young librarian must’ve been following their lips because she jumped into the conversation.
