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She picked up the handle of Millie’s car seat and quickly went out the door leading to the garage.

I turned to Crash and asked, “What did you mean by we’re not as sneaky as we think?”

“If you’ll notice, across the patio is Stu’s room. He can see the hydrotherapy tub from his window.”

“Oh.”

“I mean, it makes sense. Millie’s your kid, so obviously you two have a history.”

“I think whatever was going on was short-lived. I need to get my shit figured out before I even consider going down that road with her.”

He stood and took his bowl to the sink to rinse it out.

“I hope you get it figured out soon. Something tells me you’re running out of chances with her.”

Yeah, me too.

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I wasn’t sure what to expect when Dr. Connolly showed up at the beach house. I mean, I had interrupted his date with Ashley and while doing so, dropped that Millie was my kid, so I couldn’t even blame him if he decided to be a dick.

But he was cool, which pissed me off because I really wanted to have a reason to hate him.

He was as personable and encouraging as he’d been last week when I’d first met and immediately liked him. Before I knew he was interested in Ashley.

As he patiently worked with me, I had to concede, he was a good dude. I probably owed him an apology for crashing his date.

Just then his phone rang, and his brows furrowed when he looked at the screen. Before answering, he stole a glance at me, then clicked “answer”.

“Hey, what’s up?”

Again, he looked at me before he replied, “No, I’m already here. Why?”

Whatever the person said made him bolt upright.

“Well, that’s good. But are you okay? Do you need an ambulance? Does Millie?”

What the fuck?

I moved closer to ask quietly, “Is that Ashley?”

He nodded his head but continued to concentrate on whatever she was telling him.

“No, I don’t blame you. Just stay where you are, I’ll be right there. Let me pack up, and once I’m in the car, I’ll call you back.” He glanced at me again, so it was obvious she was talking about me. I needed to get the doc in a poker game and take all his money.

“Too late,” he told her as he tossed a few things in his satchel before snapping it closed.

Pause.

“I’ll let them know. Hang tight, I’ll be out the door in less than a minute.”

He ended the call and slid his phone in his pocket.

“Ashley was in a car accident.” He quickly added before any of us could react, “She’s okay. The EMTs checked her and Millie out, but her car isn’t drivable. The tow truck driver offered to bring her home, but she said he kept staring at her chest, so she declined. So now she needs a ride.”

And her first inclination was to call you?

“Millie’s okay?”

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