Athena pushed her head under Audrey's hand.
"I'm talking to you a lot these days, huh, Athena? I need a normal man in my life, not a paranoid, overprotective stepbrother or a distant boyfriend."
As if on cue, her phone buzzed with a text from Kyle. "Can't make it. Too much work. C U tomorrow?"
Audrey hesitated before replying. Two could play at this game. But she hated to be the jealous girlfriend. Medical residency was intense, but there was a major payoff at the end of all the training. She'd get through it with him, not make it more difficult.
With a sigh, she replied, "Don't work too hard. Tomorrow's tight."
"Will call u." Then a kissy-face emoji.
Would he? Or would it be another day of excuses? She silenced her phone and flopped on her back. And that's why I need sleeping pills,
