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The doctor rose and strode out, his white coat flapping behind hi the ered just for a second in the doorway "I know it’s a lot to take in," he whispered "But once the shock wears off and you do a little reading, it will all seeave den with your questions"

"You can bet on it"

He disappeared then, leaving lossy brochure in the other Taking Your Sexual Health In Hand, it read

I folded it up into a tiny square and jaot the hell out of there

An hour later, I’d collected a small prescription bottle from the pharmacy as well as a take-out salad froh, because the riff of irritation I’d felt down there earlier in the day had blosso I could just beam myself up into roup To furtively Google search terht I’d type into my bro To throw darts at Dr Peterson’s picture But not to cry

Fuck that guy

I’d aled into the courtyard froot to our door, he spread his sculpted legs and bent forward, hands on his knees, stretching before tackling the stairs

Rafe Even panting and sweat-coated, he was beautiful

He was also the last person I wanted to talk to right now

Shit

Noticing hter "Hi," he said on the exhale, reaching for the ID he’d clipped to his pocket He swiped it past the scanner, then opened the door like a perfect gentleave him a self-conscious little wave

His expression flickered with uncertainty "So And, by the way, do you suppose you gaveto discuss it? How did people do that? Rafe was frowning noaiting for an answer Pull it together, Bella "I’rumpily "You?"

His eyes widened at ether