Page 18 of Second Act

Tiana stuck her head in the door. “Hey, Doc, all the boarding patients are settled in and doing fine. You need anything before I go?”

Jessica glanced at the clock on the wall and winced when she saw that it was nearly seven. “Thanks, but I’ll be heading home soon myself.”

“See you tomorrow,” Tiana said.

Jessica groaned as she leaned back in her chair. She’d expected to be done by five today. Tomorrow included evening appointments, so she’d be working for twelve hours.

The thought of walking home and stopping to pick up dinner somewhere along the way was suddenly more than she could handle. She pulled her phone out of her scrubs pocket to call a ride share and discovered several text messages piled up.

One was from Aidan, telling her that he was cooking dinner for them both tonight. She typed back,You are an angel!She added an emoticon of a smiley face with horns and a halo.

Then she scrolled to the next text. It was from Hugh:I’ve been thinking about you ever since we ran into each other.

His words sent a strange flutter through her chest. In the midst of filming a major motion picture, the movie’s star was thinking about her.

He’d sent a second text right after that.I’ll pick you up at six on Wednesday. I tried to make it earlier, but the shooting schedule is wall to wall. I look forward to learning who you are now.

That reminded her of what had made Hugh so fascinating. The intensity with which he had focused on her both flattered and made her nervous.

Whowasshe now?