“Were you going to walk there? “I’m guessing you’ll need a ride home when it’s all done. “You better be gone before I get back. Stopping the water, I rang the towel out as best I could before gently setting it over my hand. The contact lasted for only a brief flash, but it made my heart leap just the same. Had I not bumped into the person behind it, I would have fallen. “So, does Charley get something to dull the excruciating pain in her hand?” Though I had no idea how it was possible, given the circumstances, there was no sarcasm or bitterness in his voice. “Diana, right?” Even with my middle name fresh off his lips, I couldn’t remember ever having told it to him. Matt sighed heavily. “So, are you on a date?”
“You bring a lot of your dates to the ER, James?” Matt looked at the name tag on the guy’s chest, speaking it as if it tasted foul in his mouth.
