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“Irene Nagel? Were you bullied in school and called Bagel Girl?”Andy Fisker eyed her from where he sat in the nurse’s station before finally rising to his feet to shake her hand. He was well-over six foot, without the need to lie about his height on dating apps, and muscles that strained against his scrubs. He had a boyish smile on his face, taking away from how intimidating he was. But Irene was sure Andy rose to the occasion when particularly difficult patients needed to be handled.“No, they didn’t. Because its pronounced Nagel… like the company.”Andy nodded in understanding, unperturbed. “Well, I will be your guardian angel and fountain of knowledge from now on,” he introduced himself with his hands pressed over his chest. “Welcome to the hellhole. For the next couple of weeks, I will train you to survive alone, and occasionally send your treats when you cry.”Irene hoped and begged that he was joking. She was almost sure he was but hospitals with their glaring whites and rushed

She spoke to the doctor before she actually saw him. At the time, she only heard his irritating voice and had no idea about how gorgeous the man in question was. Had she seen him first, she might have brushed away his obnoxious attitude. Perhaps, she would have been too distracted by how good he looked to even fight him in the first place.“Andy keeps saying he is the best preceptor. Is that true?” Talia used her foot to roll her chair over to Irene as she absentmindedly went organized the charts.“He’s not failed at the job yet,” she assured. “I definitely know who to avoid.”Talia’s eyes snapped to hers. “Did he talk smack behind my back?” she questioned suspiciously.“No. He said you were cool. Why?”Talia relaxed immediately. “He has a nasty habit of spreading crazy stories about me and getting people to avoid me like the plague.”Amused, Irene perked her chin on her palm. “Like what?”“It’s different every time! Once he told a guy from admin to protect his crowned jewels from me

She theorized that it was all an act.He spoke to the patient for several minutes before something happened. The glimmer of opportunity peaked through, delighting her. He gave her the opportunity to correct him. Most nurses would ignore it, but Irene was keen on the discussion because she had the best intentions for the patients.Of course.The devil on her shoulder cackled incessantly.“I’ll change your pain meds,” he said. “You can have one to two tablets every six hours if you need it. Just ask your nurse. Do you need something for the pain right now?”The patient nodded. Irene cleared her throat but Dr. Warren ignored her.“Miss…”“It’s Irene,” she said, her voice saccharine. ‘He forgot my name after all. Fucker.’He gave her ‘the look.’ “Irene. Will you get her something for the pain, please?” he asked coldly, dismissing her. It was a stark difference from the tone he used with his patient.Irene didn’t leave. “Dr. Warren, I don’t think your choice of pain medicine is a good idea

“Hey, Talia, do you know the guy?” she asked.“He is friends with Andy, apparently,” she replied as if that ended all scrutiny. “Andy must think he is cool, and I wouldn’t worry about him being a serial killer. You still have another week of orientation left and Andy would miss his work mule if you went missing.”That was oddly reassuring.She set up a secret emergency code with Talia in case the date was a bust and she needed to get out. She would text code black and then wait for Talia’s call to usher her away for some imaginary emergency.She didn’t know how it worked because her poor acting skills would give it away. She had never been on a blind date before and spent the entire night strategizing ways to get a read on the guy before she actually met him at the restaurant. If she got off-putting vibes from him, she would turn back and never attend the date. Years of nursing experience gave her the ability to read people and rate them on how dangerous or lecherous they were.The pr

She nodded.Out of nowhere, the image of her riding him while screaming Dr. Warren popped into her mind. Mortified, she ducked her head, hoping to hide her heated face.He frowned. “Are you okay?” he asked, worried.She cleared her throat and nodded. “I’m fine.”She chugged her drink down, finally starting to relax. The alcohol gave her the bravery to sneak look at him and admire his face. She tried to be sly but he wore the knowing smirk. She had a feeling he knew what she was up to.Brenden was still eating when she finished. She had nothing to do, so to keep herself busy, she nibbled on a piece of bread. He kept glancing at her the same way she did. But she was agitated by the silence and sighed.She had to initiate the conversation again.“How long has you been a doctor?”“I finished my residency two years ago. And my fellowship last year,” he informed her. Indeed, he looked younger than she expected.“And how long have you been a nurse?” he asked.“Five years.”“Where are you fro