D is for Doctor (ABCs of Love Sweet Romance Book 4)
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She turned in horror to apologize to Jamal for nearly braining him but found Aidan Maxwell standing there instead. His hand holding his side, a startled look on his face.
“Sorry,” she mumbled, not feeling quite as sorry as if it had been Jamal. “Are you okay?”
“Sure. You’re leaving? I came over to say s—”
“Yeah, I’m leaving. I don’t have any books to sign since you made it clear that your crowd isn’t going to like the kind of stuff I write.” It was an unfair thing to say since that was in no way his fault. She never had to worry much about signing books, but she was out of Beverly’s earshot and didn’t feel like faking anymore niceness toward him.
If the dig bothered him, he didn’t show it. He glanced at the women queued to get his autograph. “Yeah, they’re not much of a beret literature set.”
“Oh, for pity’s sake. I’m not either.” That was it. She was well and truly done with him and ready to be on her way to her tiny little house. “See you around some time.” She stepped around him, but the strap of her bag slipped from her shoulder and hit the ground before she could grab it. The beret fell out and landed on the floor.
It lay there between them, staring up at her. It was black, but it may as well have been a red flag.
Aidan started laughing.
She scooped it up, set it on her head without breaking his gaze, gave it a jaunty tilt, and strode out without a backward glance, but it felt like that laugh followed her all the way to her car.
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