THE BILLIONAIRE'S AFFAIR
“It’s called comic relief, Lily. Laugh so you don’t cry.”
“Oh…” I said, somewhat mollified.
He paused for effect.
“Although, you have to admit… I’m good.”
“I’ll admit that you’re an ass sometimes.”
“Well… that, too. Part of the job description.”
We exchanged a brief smile, then went back to sitting in silence, drinking the vending machine coffee, and waiting our way through the never-ending seconds as they clicked by, one by one.
At last a doctor walked through the lounge door. He was a Middle-Eastern-looking man dressed in pale blue doctor’s scrubs and glasses.
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