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your pickle in a while. It's time, buddy."
    "Jessie, please do not refer to my gun as a pickle. You make it sound as if I have a gherkin and I do not have a gherkin," I scoff, raising my brow at him and then glance toward Krista before we enter my office.
    "Whatever it is you have, you need to dip it. You’ve been testy these past few days. Is it because of the blind girl?"
    I turn to face him and scowl. "Her name is Joy."
    "Joy? That's a cool name to be calling out in the dark, isn't it?" he says, pissing me off, talking about her like that. I throw my arm across Jessie's chest, stopping his entry into my office.
    "Jessie, listen, Joy is not some tramp in a bar you pick up, take home and fuck. She's a good girl, and I don't want to hear you talk about her like that again." I stand in front of his face, daring him to say anything further.
    He backs away, holding both hands in the air. "Hey, Matt, I'm sorry. I didn't know you felt that way about her."
    "She's a nice girl and doesn't deserve to be spoken about like that, okay?" I caution, turning around to sit back down behind my desk.
    "Okay. Um, how about lunch then? I'm starving," Jessie asks, changing the subject.
    Feeling hungry since I skipped breakfast, I grab my suit coat, this time remembering to pull my cell from my lab coat pocket first.
    "So, Mattie, you coming out with me to the club Friday? Those girls are sure things." He walks ahead of me, rubbing his hands together wickedly at the possibilities.
    "I don't know. I'm thinking maybe I’ll ask Joy out."
    "All right, Matthew, you need to spill the beans here, pal. I want to know what's going on with you and her."
    Jessie’s my best friend, and he has an insatiable need to know everything about my love life.
    "Let's go, and I'll tell you about her."
    "Julia's?" he suggests.
    "Sounds good," I reply, praying he won’t drill me on the short walk to the diner.
    As soon as we sit down, I open my menu and it isn’t long before Jessie starts in on the questions.
    "So, what's going on Matthew?" The server that comes to take our order delays my answer.
    "Hello, doctors. Matthew, it’s good to see you again."
    "Hello, Kathy." I reply, smiling. "I'd like the Ahi salad, a bottle of water and an iced tea please."
    "I'll take the fish tacos, sweet potato fries and a Sam Adams please," Jessie says in a hurry to get rid of her so he can get my answer.
    "Sure thing, Matthew," Kathy says in a fake, overly sexy voice before she leaves.
    "Did you get at that, Matthew? I swear to God if you did, I'm going to kick your ass."
    "Sorry, Jess, and I won’t talk about it; you know I don't do that.
    "Okay, so what's got you all twitterpated today?" he asks before my cell phone vibrates in my pocket. As usual, I answer without looking, regret it as always and end up cursing myself for doing it again.
    "Shit! Am I going to get the details or what?" he curses angrily at the many interruptions to his inquisition.
    "Dr. Davis," I answer.
    "Hello, Dr. Davis? This is Joy Johnson." I hear her sweet voice and sit up in attention. Looking over at Jessie, I do not want him knowing who is on the phone.
    "Yes, hi. Hello," I answer nervously, immediately glancing at Jessie again.
    "Did I catch you at a bad time? I thought if I called at lunch, you wouldn't be with a patient. I just wanted to say thank you for the honeysuckle," she says quickly, sounding as if she’s ready to hang up.
    "No! Don't hang up," I nearly shout into my phone, getting up. "Jess, I need to take this call, I'll be right back." I hurry to the front of the diner and find a quiet corner.
    "I'm here. I'm at lunch with a colleague, and I didn't want him to overhear our conversation," I explain. "So you got the flowers?"
    "Yes. I love them. They’re my favorite. How did you know?" I hear her smile through the phone.
    "I didn't, actually. I just thought you would like the aroma. It's one of my favorite fragrances," I say, nervously putting my hand in my pocket and sneaking a peek at