Four Nights to Forever
“He opened the glass door in front of them and gestured for Cassie to take a seat in one of the red, molded plastic chairs. They were just as hard and uncomfortable as they looked, but it could be awhile.
“The doctors here are great,” Doug said, sitting down next to her. His ski pants rustled as he tapped his fingers on them, stopping himself from reaching out and patting Cassie on the leg. He wanted to reassure her, but he also wanted to touch her simply to touch her, and the hospital clinic wasn’t the place to give into that urge.
“Thanks.” Her smile was a washed-out version of what he’d seen this morning when she’d introduced herself on the plaza, keeping the somehow-endearing gap in her teeth hidden. She looked down at the floor, giving him a chance to admire her profile and the flare of her nose against her cheeks. Her throat moved as she swallowed three times in succession, hard enough that he could hear it. She was blinking rapidly, and tears danced at the corners of her eyes.
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