s, etching into his face sharper lines. His jaw was more defined; she thought his dark brown hair was cropped a little shorter th

street, at some café, anywhere, with a questioning gaze. Confro

d never pi

Adrian, confusion sweeping over his face

be Docto

hill trace d

r Cam

n't kn

t recogn

her life without a word, and now, with so much presence, sitting in front of

n her heart, but she

thoughts and settled on l

he clipboard on the bedsid

ghtly, his gaze strolling

he said, raising one brow. "Are yo

id bothere

ay he said it; casual, amused, as i

e pen in her h

tudent to treat you," she said, smoldering in irritat

eart beating heavier; emotions would have

hed the door, a voice bro

think, Hart? Wher

lt her sto

hether she has to turn to

eyes sharp as they flicker between her and Adrian. His presence in

discomfort and stood

titioner," she said, and even kept her voic

ws arched slight

tion back to Adrian. "Is th

le in the hospital bed

she really had to exercise self-

, sifting through the pa

" he queried as he

arm and let out a sigh. "

was

e thing when she suddenly couldn't stop her

ell echoed in the s

at her, brows knitti

ned in her direction

ny, Hart?" he

en zoning out again even in the processing of everyt

throat, scrambli

ight have to give him s

e descended

ared to be

however, wa

, precise tones, he said, "Hart, he has a fracture, not post-

aw cl

in and a cast," added Nathaniel. "C

in her, he turned to Adrian. "I

r walked out without

nly her a

ust settled like a heavy weight upon the two

scolding in front of a patient;

age to the nurse's station, trying to pretend tha

oice after a moment, slow and

, looking u

. "You seem... tense. Almost l

ghed. "That's b

ted in bed. "So it'

arms, she said, "Mr. Carter, do you think we c

her. "You really d

e stif

wasn'

fusion, loss. And now she had to stand in front of him-attractive, infuriating Adri

ed to do. Instead, she chose a sho

t have an opin

ke he didn't tak

from his mouth, a nurse appeared,

of the way, watch

, she w

conversatio

ing insinuated that this was only step n