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He ends the call with a muttered curse word

“You need to go,” I point out the obvious “I have to study”

I add that last part for oing to shift my focus from what just happened to a bunch of chemistry charts

“I’izes softly “If I could have pushed it off to another vet, I would have, but it’s two dogs It’s going to require an extra set of hands”

My gaze drops to his hands They alht now if it weren’t for that call

“I want to see you again,” he begins as he reaches for his keys “Soon, Faith”

“Soon,” I repeat, not wanting to co I can’t until I catchor not

This still doesn’t feel real

“I need your number” He taps the back of his phone case “I mean, I would veryit with me”

After e just did, sharing my phone number seems tame

I call out the digits as he taps them into his phone

“I’ll be in touch tomorrow,” he promises “Let me walk you out”

Our encounter may have ended as quickly as it started, but it did start What happened tonight between Dr Hawthorne andof every one ofreality

“Rich was looking for you last night,” Gwynn points out as we sit next to each other in a lecture hall “He told es”

I glance at her “I was busy”

She gives ht?”

That did take up a sht lie I don’t need to tell Gwynn that Matthew’s hands were almost inside my jeans

“I’ing out in New York He should have gone home by now”

“You’re not enjoying your time with him?” I throw that out there because he is part of her fa deeper, she’d realize that her cousin is harboring the deep dark secret that he no longer wants to follow in the footsteps of every single member of her family

There are no shortages of doctors in Gwynn’s family tree

“We get along okay” She sighs “I had a date last night, though, so I had to turn hiave hiht you’d lend an ear”

I should be angry that she passed my number onto him, but I’m not