“She carried Ellis all the way through. She can do it with the twins. Breathe. Relax. I promise everything will be OK. Wash the blood off your hands. You’re a mess.”
He grimaced but handed me the clothes before going into the men’s room. I waited for him to come back out, and when he did, his hands were clean, and he’d taken off his white dress shirt. He was completely bare on top.
“Uh, you need a shirt, brother,” I said, eyeing all the planes of hard muscle.
He grumbled but went back into the gift shop, returning a moment later with a bright pink shirt with a unicorn on it.
“Nice shirt,” I said as he came out holding it.
“Doctor Scott! Cole!” a nurse squealed, rushing over to us.
“Fuck, man,” he muttered. “Hide me.”
I looked at the woman in question. She was pretty with long dark hair and dark eyes. She gave me girl-next-door vibes, and someone Cole would absolutely destroy in more ways than one. His cock alone would split her in half if he decided to bend her over.
The fact that Rosalie could take his cock was a damn blessing. Or mine.
Fuck, I hope he didn’t lose his shit when he found out I’d been with Rosalie recently. I was feeling terrible guilt over it, considering he thought it was cheating for me to touch him. I needed to talk to Rosalie about telling Cole. I promised her I’d not say anything, but I didn’t want to keep secrets from my brothers, especially since he’d exploded on Ryder.
“I thought you’d be too tired to come back so soon,” the nurse continued, batting her long lashes at him. “We’re all going out after this shift ends to Lucky’s Pub. You should come with!” Her dark eyes skirted over his bare chest.
He quickly tugged the pink unicorn shirt on.
“No,” Cole said. “My girlfriend was hurt. I’m not going anywhere, Josie. Thanks for the offer.”
She widened her eyes at him. “Girlfriend?”
I looked from her to him, slightly amused by the situation. He was always on my ass about women bothering me, but it looked like he had a little gnat of his own.
“Yeah. She fell tonight. We just found out we’re having twins, so… yeah. Not interested.”
She stared at him, a stricken look on her face. “You’re having… twins?”
He nodded. “Yeah.”
“With your girlfriend?”
“Yes. Why the fuck do I have to repeat myself?”
“Maybe because you’ve never said you have a girlfriend in the time you’ve been here?” She shook her head. “It’s messed up to lead someone on and then burst out with some lame excuse about having a girlfriend.”
“What the fuck?” Cole frowned at her. “Are you dipping into the drug supply here? I’m confused. I never led your ass on. If anything, I tried to get away from you.”
Her cheeks reddened at his words.
“I’m sorry if you thought there was something possible here?—”
“Well, if you do have a girlfriend, I’ll find out who it is, and then I’ll tell her what you’ve been doing with me!”
Cole raised his brows. “What I’ve been doing? You mean trying to escape?” He scoffed. “Go ahead. Tell her. She’ll laugh in your face.”
She glared at Cole for a moment. “You’re such a jerk. Amy and Lindsay both said you were, but I didn’t believe them.”
Cole frowned. “What the fuck did I ever do to them? I got Lindsay a really nice fruit basket for Christmas. I was her secret Santa.”
“Grow up, Cole,” she snapped. “No one fucking wants a fruit basket for Christmas! Your gift-giving screamed red flags, and I ignored it!”
“Still doesn’t make me a jerk,” he muttered. “Proper nutrition is important.”
