Out of the Shadows
“She seemed so small, so vulnerable beside him. If he had to guess, he would’ve said Patrice was five feet tall, not a fraction of an inch more.
The instant they stepped into the restaurant, an elderly woman hollered, “Dr. Cameron!” She hurried toward them, arms outstretched. “It’s been too long. We’ve missed you!”
“Nice to see you, too, Mrs. Gomez,” he said as she wrapped him in a grandmotherly hug. “How are you?”
She pressed a hand to his cheek. “Fine, thanks to you.”
“And where is Mr. Gomez?”...
Her eyes twinkled with mischief when she released him. “In the kitchen,” she whispered, “telling Juan how to do his job.”
“That’s a good sign.”
Suddenly, she faced Patrice. “And who is your lady friend?”
It seemed the most natural thing in the world to slide an arm around her waist. “Patrice,” Wade drawled, pulling her close to his side, “ah’d like you to meet Corrinne Gomez, sweetest li’l gal east of the Rio Grande.”
Mrs. Gomez took Patrice’s hands in her own, then drew her into an embrace.MoreLess
The instant they stepped into the restaurant, an elderly woman hollered, “Dr. Cameron!” She hurried toward them, arms outstretched. “It’s been too long. We’ve missed you!”
“Nice to see you, too, Mrs. Gomez,” he said as she wrapped him in a grandmotherly hug. “How are you?”
She pressed a hand to his cheek. “Fine, thanks to you.”
“And where is Mr. Gomez?”...
Her eyes twinkled with mischief when she released him. “In the kitchen,” she whispered, “telling Juan how to do his job.”
“That’s a good sign.”
Suddenly, she faced Patrice. “And who is your lady friend?”
It seemed the most natural thing in the world to slide an arm around her waist. “Patrice,” Wade drawled, pulling her close to his side, “ah’d like you to meet Corrinne Gomez, sweetest li’l gal east of the Rio Grande.”
Mrs. Gomez took Patrice’s hands in her own, then drew her into an embrace.MoreLess
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