And then the door swung open and a nurse bustled into the room. Moment shattered.
“Still thinking,” she said as she waltzed out of the room.
10:30 pm
Kristina hurried back to the van, where Dean was swabbing the floor in preparation for the shift change. They got off in half an hour, leaving just enough time to make it to the New Year’s Eve party at Firefly, the usual hangout of the first responders of San Gabriel. Kristina had been planning to go; she’d even brought an outfit with her. But ever since she’d run into Ace, the appeal of the party had vanished.
In the back of her mind, she’d been hoping Ace would be going to the party. But clearly he planned to stay at the hospital until Double D got discharged. Because that’s the kind of guy he was. Someone who didn’t mind sacrificing hi
