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“What do you want, Brody?” she snaps

I flinch, taken aback by the hostility in her tone As often as we bicker, it’s always in good fun She’s never used that tone with me before

“What’s wrong?” I ask, genuinely concerned

She takes a long gulp, elass “I’ve been stood up”

I frown “I’”

She sighs “I was supposed to meet Adam here for pre-dinner drinks As soon as I ordered a Merlot, he called to say that he wasn’t going to ht, but he went into work anyway to catch up on so h we haven’t seen each other outside of the hospital in a week”

What an ass

I gently tug on her elbow “Come to dinner with me”

“What?”

I grab the folder off the edge of the table and set a few bills inside to cover the tab “My sister is a chef at the little Italian place a few blocks away I eat there at least once a week—I was just on my way You need to eat, and I’d love it if you came with me”

Nope, I didn’t miss the double entendre there, but I’ not to point it out

She grabs a small purse off the table “Brody, I appreciate the offer, but I’m not in the best ood company”

“Honey, you’re always good company,” I say with a wink

Rainey rolls her eyes “Fine But only because I love Italian and I’”

I s with et to spend tih for ht direction and hten her mood