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He called, “Wait,” as I stepped into the hallway—he couldn’t help himself Theo was an extremely curious person It was probably part of what made him so brilliant I turned back to hi? You couldn’t have knohat I’d say What if I’d told you my drink of choice was a nonfat latte?”

I reached past the doorframe and produced another cup “I had that covered”

“What about an iced coffee?” I showed him a tall, clear cup and shook it to ht me three different coffees, on the off chance I’d name one of them?”

I pulled the rolling cart I’d borrowed froht you fourteen I ith the ht If you’d gone rogue and na, I would have had to go back downstairs, and this would have been considerably less irinned when I said that

He stared at the cart for a aze toto do with the other thirteen?”

“There are dozens of coffee-loving nurses all throughout the hospital, and my next stop will be the break room It’ll be very easy to find takers for the rest of these” I leaned in and grasped the door knob, then sli after me like I was a puzzle to solve That seemed like a win

Chapter 6

Operation Taht Theo coffee again I knehat to order this time, so it was a lot easier than the day before

Then I returned to his office on one ho so on his computer screen He looked exhausted Maybe that was the real reason he didn’t put up a fight when I brought hi his desk as our dinner table

He ate a few bites of the cafeteria lasagna—which was actually pretty good—before glancing at e of you Why do you do that?”

I put down my fork and leaned back I was in one of the two chairs on the other side of his desk, which I’d pulled close so I could eat e of me?”