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"Haven't seen that side of her yet," I mutter in contemplation

"Yup," Aiden confirs we'd always do to blow off steam from the pressures of residency"

I shake aze at the road in front of htly that I didn't know Josie liked to golf We've been hanging out for al on four weeks And not once have I thought theredoctor and a woman who likes to quietly sit at home while she works on puzzles to unwind I'd just taken what I'd been given and didn't look past it, confor herself to fit into a narrow box I'd put her in

Those thoughts do not sit ith me at all

And here I a next to a man who knew her intimately for three years My thirty days versus his three years, and I realize I know nothing

"So, what else do I need to know about Josie?" I ask as I roll my head to look over at him

He glances atback to the road, but in his expression I don't detect any auy who isn't bothered by the question

"Not sure I'ht laugh "I'm the one who broke her heart, you know"

"And just why is that?" I ask hiressive as I think of Josie hurting, and it pisses me off

"We had different drea like a man who is at peace with his decision "I wanted excitement and to travel to exotic places She wanted her slice of the American dream"

"American dream?"

"Josie wanted to start a family fairly quickly," Aiden says, and I reel a little "Kids, the white picket fence thing I wanted that too, but I wanted it down the road I asked Josie to go with ht for s out of the way so I could settle down later"

"And you're back to settle do?" I ask him

Aiden chuckles "Yes, I aet her back if you're worried about that, Reed That ot here, but I see she's happy, and despite what youher in the first place, I care for her I want her to be happy, and she is"

I do believe that Josie is happy with ht now, but is she the happiest she could be? Do I have what she needs or wants?

"But I'm sure you already know all about that," Aiden continues as we pull up to the clubhouse "Ifiasco with Josie's sisterWell, the pressure is on her now"

"Wait What wedding fiasco?" I ask, completely lost I know Josie has a sister, but that's about all I know

"Her sister, Jeanette," Aiden says as he puts the car in park and turns to face uy and leaving her fiance at the altar and her parents holding the bag on a very expensive wedding that didn't occur Pressure's on Josie now to do it up right It's the only way to save face for the esteemed Dr Joel and Mrs Ives of Beverly Hills"

My head spins I knew none of this I mean, I knew her dad was a doctor, but that's it I knew she had a sister, and I think she lives in Vancouver now, if memory serves, but that's it

Aiden snickers "And you kno s That ten-year plan of hers Funny, right? But she also knows she can't control everything like that"

Plotting? Planning? I sure as fuck didn't know Josie had so a family She's just always been so spontaneous with oes with the flow I have to wonder if Iher true nature from me

"Look," Aiden says as he givesas you give her the right type of support in her career, which as you know is extre else will shake out fine"

"Support in her career?" I ask, feeling like a large frog is stuck at the back of my throat I should knohat thatme on, I'm not sure that I do

"Well, yeah Eencyat times You're out of control all the time, and despite your best efforts, you can't save everyone"

I nod duht the Cup to the hospitalJosie had lost a patient"

"Then you know," Aiden says softly "Josie's the type that needs you to sort of slap her on the ass and push her back out there She hates exposing her vulnerabilities and needs so"

Jesus fuck She'd lost a patient and I pulled her in for a gentle hug and wanted her to cry in my arms She didn't want that at all More important, it's not what she needed

"I don't know any of this," I murmur to myself, but Aiden hears me

"You're just learning it," he says casually as he opens his door "Give it time The mystery of Josie Ives will be revealed to you"

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