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“See, this is what I mean Look at you Your face is red, your voice is low, and your words are erupting froave her a concerned look “Before Dr Stanley arrived, we all thought you were one cool cookie and great to ith Now…”

Now they all thought she’d turned into a witch

One with pointed shoes and a wart on her nose

Maybe she had Cole obviously brought out the worst in her

She’d had enough

“Well, if you’ll hand me my broom, I’ll fly on over and see the strep throat in bay one”

“Amelia” Tracy clutched her shirtsleeve “Please think about what I said Whatever happened between Dr Stanley and your sister is in the past Maybe he did uy now and genuinely seeo”

Let the past go

As if it was that simple

As if it weren’t her right as next of kin to nail the jerk who’d hurt and humiliated her family, and crushed her heart

As if it wasn’t in her best interest now to protect that heart at all costs by keeping distance between herself and Cole

The object of her animosity stepped out of bay two, peeled off a pair of disposable gloves and dropped them into a waste receptacle

He glanced up, ave her a sardless of who saw One that said, Forgive me One that said, I’m sorry One that said, Remember -lost lovers One that said he hadn’t forgotten two years ago, and he wanted her still

Maybe that hy she couldn’t forgive him

Maybe that hy she clung to her anger so fiercely