giant.
“You know Merry in a full moon. The freaks come out at night,” Amber singsonged .
Bliss laughed. “Anything for me to do?”
“That’s why I’m here. Four charts all need blood drawn and tests run.” Amber said. “Hey, are you taller today?”
“I’m wearing heels. I went shopping before work and picked these up at Clara’s, so I’m trying them out.” Bliss stuck her foot out for her friend to see the new red heels.
“Ooh la-la, flashy! Do you have a date or something?”
“No, I decided to splurge for once.” Bliss stood at an Amazonian height of five-feet-eleven inches. With too many curves and a skin color that seemed flat, Bliss didn’t think of herself as a beauty. She just thought of herself as plain, ol ’ oatmeal in a small-town bowl.
“You’d better change out of those before the rush comes in.” Amber flashed a smile as she handed Bliss the charts with a flourish. “I am sure we’ll be running around before the night is over.”
Amber’s premonition was soon proved correct. The emergency room filled with people who came up with the weirdest things to do in a small town. One man, who was trying to shoot an apple off his friend’s head, missed and got the shoulder instead. They forgot to mention they were stone-cold drunk when they tried this little exercise. Another case that came through the door was four kids who thought it was really great to go tip over a cow while it was sleeping. Unfortunately, they picked on a bull, and one of them got a horn in the rear for it. Of all the stupidity! Bliss fumed as she drew their blood for testing. Some cases softened her heart and made tears come to her eyes. One woman came in with her son. The baby was two, and his fever was raging. He cried from being sick and from Bliss trying to get a needle into his arm. She was one of the best at what she did, and soon she had what she needed to find out why the poor boy was sick. But damn, every time he cried or sobbed, Bliss felt her own tears begin to form.
“Are you okay?” The deep timbre of a man’s voice reached her ears. She turned as one of her tears fell onto her cheek. She gazed from black leather shoes to dark slacks. A silk shirt covered a wide chest, and when she stared into eyes the color of jade, Bliss felt herself stop breathing. He was one of the most gorgeous men she had ever seen. The man was clean-shaven with a face that had a rugged jaw. He did not smile, but his lips were so kissable Bliss wanted to taste them immediately. Dark hair flowed over the collar of his shirt, but it was his eyes that beckoned her back into their green depths. They were mesmerizing, but still she saw something there, swirling like dark waters in a troubled storm.
“Are you okay?” he asked again. He raised his hand and wiped the stray tear away with the pad of his thumb.
Bliss knew she was staring with her mouth hanging open, but she couldn’t help it. Say something, you fool! she hissed to herself. “Um, I’m fine . . . fine . . . Can I help you with something? Do you need to be seen by a doctor?”
“No, I saw your face. You looked upset. I thought I might help. Shall I take you to dinner?”
That question caused her mouth to drop open again. “Dinner? Uh, no, thank you. I don’t know you for you to take me to dinner, and I’m working.” Hell, I’m tempted to say yes because he is so fine.
“Then let me introduce myself. I am Caim .” He bowed slightly. “And you are?”
“I’m . . . I’m Bliss Tadeo ,” she offered, then laughed, flustered. “Why am I telling you my name? You could be a mass murderer!”
Bliss caught sight of Amber and a few other nurses standing behind the guy who had introduced himself as Caim . The curiosity was on their faces, and they were obviously ogling. Plus, Amber was shaking her fingers as if she were burned while mouthing the word hot!
“Perfect joy and praise,” Caim
“You know Merry in a full moon. The freaks come out at night,” Amber singsonged .
Bliss laughed. “Anything for me to do?”
“That’s why I’m here. Four charts all need blood drawn and tests run.” Amber said. “Hey, are you taller today?”
“I’m wearing heels. I went shopping before work and picked these up at Clara’s, so I’m trying them out.” Bliss stuck her foot out for her friend to see the new red heels.
“Ooh la-la, flashy! Do you have a date or something?”
“No, I decided to splurge for once.” Bliss stood at an Amazonian height of five-feet-eleven inches. With too many curves and a skin color that seemed flat, Bliss didn’t think of herself as a beauty. She just thought of herself as plain, ol ’ oatmeal in a small-town bowl.
“You’d better change out of those before the rush comes in.” Amber flashed a smile as she handed Bliss the charts with a flourish. “I am sure we’ll be running around before the night is over.”
Amber’s premonition was soon proved correct. The emergency room filled with people who came up with the weirdest things to do in a small town. One man, who was trying to shoot an apple off his friend’s head, missed and got the shoulder instead. They forgot to mention they were stone-cold drunk when they tried this little exercise. Another case that came through the door was four kids who thought it was really great to go tip over a cow while it was sleeping. Unfortunately, they picked on a bull, and one of them got a horn in the rear for it. Of all the stupidity! Bliss fumed as she drew their blood for testing. Some cases softened her heart and made tears come to her eyes. One woman came in with her son. The baby was two, and his fever was raging. He cried from being sick and from Bliss trying to get a needle into his arm. She was one of the best at what she did, and soon she had what she needed to find out why the poor boy was sick. But damn, every time he cried or sobbed, Bliss felt her own tears begin to form.
“Are you okay?” The deep timbre of a man’s voice reached her ears. She turned as one of her tears fell onto her cheek. She gazed from black leather shoes to dark slacks. A silk shirt covered a wide chest, and when she stared into eyes the color of jade, Bliss felt herself stop breathing. He was one of the most gorgeous men she had ever seen. The man was clean-shaven with a face that had a rugged jaw. He did not smile, but his lips were so kissable Bliss wanted to taste them immediately. Dark hair flowed over the collar of his shirt, but it was his eyes that beckoned her back into their green depths. They were mesmerizing, but still she saw something there, swirling like dark waters in a troubled storm.
“Are you okay?” he asked again. He raised his hand and wiped the stray tear away with the pad of his thumb.
Bliss knew she was staring with her mouth hanging open, but she couldn’t help it. Say something, you fool! she hissed to herself. “Um, I’m fine . . . fine . . . Can I help you with something? Do you need to be seen by a doctor?”
“No, I saw your face. You looked upset. I thought I might help. Shall I take you to dinner?”
That question caused her mouth to drop open again. “Dinner? Uh, no, thank you. I don’t know you for you to take me to dinner, and I’m working.” Hell, I’m tempted to say yes because he is so fine.
“Then let me introduce myself. I am Caim .” He bowed slightly. “And you are?”
“I’m . . . I’m Bliss Tadeo ,” she offered, then laughed, flustered. “Why am I telling you my name? You could be a mass murderer!”
Bliss caught sight of Amber and a few other nurses standing behind the guy who had introduced himself as Caim . The curiosity was on their faces, and they were obviously ogling. Plus, Amber was shaking her fingers as if she were burned while mouthing the word hot!
“Perfect joy and praise,” Caim
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