Category: Romance

Mitch wasn’t ready to leave the bar. He really didn’t have any where to go anyway except to his empty apartment a few blocks away. He sat at the bar and texted Josh, inviting him to join him. The outside door opened. Adam Young, sporting his Knicks hat and a heavy down jacket, walked in.

Mitch put his phone away. He needed some time—time away from the hospital, time away from laboring mothers, and time away from Amanda. Was she getting annoying, or was he falling in love with her? No, definitely not love, thought Mitch. He changed out of scrubs and into his winter running gear and took off

Sophie and Adam stood together in Pod C. “Adam, we’re getting Danny out of here,” Sophie said. “He’s obviously not ready to go home, but he can go to another hospi tal, closer to us and away from Metro. He’s stable enough to be moved to a hospital closer to us in Brooklyn.” “Okay, but

By the time Sophie got to the hospital entrance, it hurt too much to stand upright. She took a detour to the hospital secu rity office and reported that she’d been accosted two blocks away. She’d be back later to fill out a report. Right now she had to get upstairs. “Can I get you

Sophie left the apartment building and stepped outside. It was only midafternoon, and already the overcast sky shed a dark gloom over the city. The automatic streetlights were turning on. She pulled out her phone. Adam hadn’t left a message. She tex ted, What’s up? and put her phone away. She pulled her collar up

Sophie missed her sister. She missed Rihanna too—two of her greatest supports had left. She went down to the lobby and returned to the fish tank. She watched the slow, graceful move ments of the fish through the water. They say fish tanks help lower blood pressure. As she began to relax, she believed it.

The day came for Kate to leave. Sophie and Kate said their goodbyes, promising to talk every day on the phone. Sophie watched the back of Kate’s head as she and her Uber merged into the snarl of the city traffic. She went back inside and took the stairs up to the fourth floor. Reaching

Suzanne was one of the nurses who was experienced in both triage and NICU. Her warm Southern demeanor made her popular with the other nurses, as well as the male residents. On any given day, Suzanne could be assigned to work in the NICU or in triage—it all depended on staffing numbers. Today, she was

The next evening, Sophie helped Rihanna load Isabelle and all her supplies into a cab. Trying to look cheery, she waved good bye as they drove away. She wasn’t ready to go back upstairs. It would be too lonely without Rihanna there. Adam was staying late at school for a faculty meeting, leaving Sophie with

The next morning, Sophie walked into Pod C, where Rihanna was sorting through Isabelle’s T-shirts and onesies. “I can’t believe you’re leaving already. What am I going to do without you?” “You’ll be fine. I’ll miss you terribly, but I’m so happy to be leaving here.” “Let me help you pack your stuff up. When