As soon as she spoke, the older man beside Heather became even more attentive. After wiping the rain from her hair with his suit jacket, he draped it over her shoulders. "Here, baby, put this on. Don't catch a cold. It would break my heart."
Thea felt a wave of disgust wash over her.
Just then, Asher said, "Thea, wait here for me. I'll be right back."
Before she could stop him, he dashed into the rain.
Heather sneered. "Dr. Morgan, is your boyfriend crazy? There's shelter, and he chooses to get soaked?"
The older man chimed in, "I think he's ashamed—embarrassed by my baby's words."
They both laughed, occasionally casting mocking glances at Thea, eager to see the joke unfold.
"Dr. Morgan, he just ran off, and you're supposed to wait? He's deliberately humiliating you! You should dump
