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re you

rprise. She gives me a mischievous grin when I turn to look at her. "

Don't get me wrong, I love how fun Jean is. That's why we hang out a lot since we w

essy, loud, and makes a habit of bringing home

nd my surrogate family. The only

ath." Jean drops her plastic tray on the table and pulls out the chair

tares of other hospital worker

ly as I impale another piece of potat

ght. I heard you me

ame. Apparently, I'm the only person in the en

, his name always mentioned in full

cks up her ham and cheese sandwich

tell. An asshole came. H

t he is and how lucky you are to have talked to h

s nothing.

Because it was nothing." Jean takes a big b

He acted like he's superior. He treated me like an idiot." The red-hot

s he said, the words I've been trying to for

. Damien Anderson is rich, hot, and he practically holds Dr.

mes'... Why would he have any

lls." Jean grins. "It's not even technically a bad word. Ev

e. "That's...

ay with balls?" The gri

ow exactly w

n gasps and places a

ung lady." I give Jean a flat stare. With impatience, I ask, "What

when we built the new wing, which was Dr. James' idea. We almost had to abandon the project halfway throu

, that a family c

"Ri

I know how it feels to be chained down by de

he has to pay them bac

n his ass." I know how debt

uess," Jea

nt occasionally, when they need medical attention. It's a sm

ospital. Now we have to do what they say, no matt

at me. "What exactly did Da

ad to be there to see it for herself to get it. "He skipped the

ught he wanted your firstborn." Jean breaks i

ean has just said. I'm already twenty-one, and it's embarrassing that I'm

he's doing, if you know what I mean." Jean moves her eyebrows up and down to emphasize h

ave my first time be with a guy lik

has sailed, a

n winces and look

rds hurt

know when it happened, but talking

ts, but now I'm mostly wondering how nic

problems I could solve if