Nicole spent the morning in a daze. She managed to work hard and, between patients, she filled in the girls on the magical weekend she had. Lunch break neared and the group began discussing what they had brought for lunch. Ashley walked over to Nicole, not resisting the urge to be nosy.
“Mark taking you out to lunch today?” Ashley asked her, with a nudge.
Nicole smiled. “No, Mark’s busy today so I brought a turkey sandwich.”
“I see. So you get to hang out here alone like the rest of us,” Ashley suggested.
“Yeah, yeah.”
Nicole made one last trip up the hallway to make sure all the rooms were clean and ready for the patients after lunch. The bell rang. She turned around and focused on the tall figure walking through the door. Mark looked at her and smiled, then he glanced down at his gr
