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“Yeah…” He shifts awkwardly on his feet. I always thought he looked so handsome in his scrubs, but now I just… feel nothing. Super strange, but I guess it’s better than being heartbroken. “No one has been shitty to you, right?”

My eyebrows shoot up. “No. Has anyone been shitty to you?”

“Good. I came back to work yesterday and basically threatened everyone.”

“What? Why?”

He shrugs. “I already told you. This whole thing is my fault. I don’t want you to be treated like shit because of something I did.”

I mean, sure… he left me at the altar, but he didn’t get married to someone else right away. He’s not walking around with bite marks on his thighs or an ache in his ass from sleeping with his new husband.

Or at least, I don’t think he is. I glance down at his hand to make sure he’s not wearing a ring.

“When do you plan on swinging by to grab more things?”

I frown. “Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t know you were in a hurry for me to get moved out. Uh… I can talk to Gray and see—”

Josh shakes his head, cutting me off. “No. There’s no rush at all. I just didn’t want to not be prepared. That’s all. Andy’s been staying with me off and on, so...”

I have not a single clue why that matters. “I’m glad you two are getting along better now.”

Josh’s face does something complicated. “Yeah. Me too.”

Cocking my head, I cross my arms over my chest. “You are getting along, right?”

After a few seconds, Josh nods, smiling slightly. “Better than we have in years, honestly.”

Well, that’s good, at any rate. “Did you need something, or were you just coming to say hello?”

Josh seems to snap himself out of whatever thoughts he had, handing a sample to me. “Both.”

“Perfect. Well, thanks for swinging by.”

Frowning, Josh nods. “You know it’s okay if you don’t want to be friends with me, right? I’ll understand.”

“I do, though.”

There’s nothing wrong with having friends. Not that I have that many of them. I’m just not sure work is the best place to express our friendship. Especially not with the way Aaliyah’s eyes are boring into my back.

She thinks I can’t tell she’s there. She’s wrong.

Josh smiles, relief seeming to wash over him. “Okay. Well, I’ll just…” He gestures over his shoulder. “Get back to it.”

I wave. “Have a good day.”

As soon as he’s out of sight, Aaliyah sidles up to me. “Is it awkward?”

“What?” I ask, glancing at her. “Working in the same hospital as Josh?” I shake my head. “Not really. Just don’t wanna draw too much attention to us.”

She nods. “Afraid your new hubby will get jealous?”

Did Josh ever fuck you this good, pretty boy?

My face heats. “No, Gray isn’t the jealous type.”

Aaliyah laughs. “Sure, that’s not what all those hickeys on your neck say.”

Is that jealousy, though? Feels more like possessiveness than anything else. “What reason does Gray have to be jealous?”