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At that moment I found myself completely lost in the blue of his eyes
Physically this ed man I’d ever been around He was the complete opposite of the slim, athletic, perfectly coifed Andrew
In more ways than one
Andreould fire that girl without even thinking about the consequences for her I’d seen him make both male and female interns cry at the hospital
Cooper didn’t want to fire a girl as hurting his business in case it hurt her
God, I liked this man I really liked this man
I didn’t think I kept a very good job of keeping the admiration off my face, because Cooper’s eyebrows suddenly shot up in question
I pulled back a little, clearing ain focus “How many times has she been late?”
“Every shift for the past teeks”
“And she was never late before that?”
He thought about it “Not continually like this”
“Okay, then soure out what that is and then make a decision from there”
He contemplated this “How so?”
“Well, if she’s late because she hassaya new boyfriend or girlfriend that is distracting her, then you et fired if she doesn’t clean up her act If there’s so on—an illness in the fa out It’s all about context”
Cooper stared atwarm all over The warmth in his eyes didn’t help In fact, it was the cause of the flip lo inout a little thicker, a little deeper
Quite abruptly, inexplicably, sexual tension hung in the air as we stared at one another, and I wanted to wrench myself out of the sudden spell but couldn’t
“Can I get you anything else?” Iris suddenly appeared at the booth, shattering the moment
I breathed a deep sigh of relief and gave her a shaky, grateful grin “All good here”
“The check, please, Iris,” Cooper said
“I’ him
“I know, Doc” He grinned “Don’t get your panties in a twist”
I flushed at the mention of the word “panties”
He grinned knowingly and I threw hih harder
Not five minutes later ere back on the boardwalk
He grabbed my hand before I could stop hiainst h my brain
Those hands skimy nipples
“Let’s take a walk, Doc, before I have to get you back,” he said, either oblivious to what he was doing tomy torture
I was struck du the physical attraction was only growing stronger the ot to know him
While I was freaking out, Cooper seemed just as at ease in our silence as always
And then he brushed his thumb over the top of my hand and I involuntarily squeezed his in return He looked down at me in question
We stared at each other in silence for a few steps and I saw the heat start to darken the blue of his gaze
His grip tightened and he bent his head closer to ot a nice place? Friends?”
“Yeah,” I said “Nice aparth” I looked out at the beach where people were just starting to pack up I s them “It must be so nice to work all week and then head to the beach on your day off, or even head to the beach for a walk after work Unwind”
“Yeah I run on the beach every reed
A pithy co a nice way to pick up woue, but I sed it, not wanting hi jealous
“And then there’s Emery’s,” I said instead “Now that is a place to unwind”
“Emery’s?” He looked surprised “The bookstore and coffee place next to mine?”
“Yup”
“Unwindthere?”
I laughed at his confusion “Yes E there a lot to curl up and read and drink her a coffee”
“Does she talk to you?”
“Yes”
“Really?”
“You sound as surprised as Bailey”
“I am Emery Saunders is so shy it’s painful to be around her”
I noted his discomfort at even just the mention of her name It surprised h to be comfortable around all women “She just takes a little time to come around But her place is wonderful”
“Her coffee is definitely good, I’ll give you that”
“Her coffee, Antonio’s hot dogs, Bailey’s view, and your Long Islands” I tallied them
“What’s that?” He grinned curiously
“My favorite things in Hartwell so far”
“Not the people?” he teased, squeezing my hands
I laughed because I liked how he teased s, and I teased back by not giving him an answer at moment I found myself completely lost in the blue of his eyes