The Fine Line Book One Between Worlds Series Read Free Page A

could probably build a house with my
bare hands if I wanted to.”
    “ Impressive,” she said
with a nod.
    “ Well, I mean, I’d need
some help of course,” he added.
    After another sip of coffee, he
continued.
    “ I love rock-n-roll,
American history, and my daughter is the most important woman in my
life. I couldn’t ask for a better kid.”
    “ That’s a good summation
Dr. Gregory,” she said with a grin.
    “ Okay, now it’s your
turn.”
    He lifted the coffee cup back up to his
perfectly shaped lips. Robin watched as the whiskers of his goatee
touched the sides.
    She took in a deep breath and then
sighed.
    “ I’m 26. I was born in
May, thus the reason for my middle name. I graduated from the
University of Dayton in 1998. I was enrolled in an accelerated
program in high school, which allowed me to get most of my general
credits out of the way before I even officially started to
undergrad. I went straight through the summers so I graduated with
my bachelors in two years and then I decided to enroll at Wright
State’s social work master’s program. I interned at Miami Valley
Hospital and that really prepared me for my LISW.”
    “ Wait… what’s that? An
LISW,” Matt interrupted.
    “ Oh, it’s an independent
license for social work,” she explained.
    He still looked puzzled.
    “ It means that I can do
counseling, work in hospitals, work in nursing homes, or do what
I’m doing right now, which is child welfare work.”
    “ Oh, okay. How did you get
into children services work?”
    “ I sort of fell into it
really. I was an ongoing case manager for a couple of years and
then a promotion came up for the intake department.”
    “ Where are you from?” he
asked inquisitively.
    “ I’m from the southern
part of Ohio, but when I moved here to go to school, I liked the
area so much that I couldn’t leave.”
    She took a drink of water to wet her dry
throat and then continued.
    “ I’ve never been married.
I have no children. I share an apartment with Wendy, the girl who
brought me into the E.R.”
    “ She seemed to genuinely
care about you, Robin.”
    “ We were roommates in
college. We are like sisters. She majored in health sciences.”
Robin quieted for a moment and then looked down at her water. Her
eyes met his again when she raised her head back up. “I think she
works in your hospital. I’m surprised you don’t know
her.”
    The grimace on his face gave away his
surprise.
    “ What’s her last
name?”
    “ Newton. Dr. Ewley hired
her.”
    “ That’s why I haven’t met
her.”
    She tilted her head in curiosity.
    “ She’s on the staff
payroll, yes,” he explained, “but Dr. Ewley is a private practice
doctor. His staff isn’t directly associated with the hospital.
That’s why I haven’t seen her before last night. She probably works
day shift. Our paths probably never crossed for that
reason.”
    “ That makes sense,” Robin
nodded.
    His dark eyes looked down into his coffee
cup and then back up at her. “I’m sorry, I keep interrupting you.
Please continue. I’m not done interviewing you yet.”
    The smile on his face seemed to brighten the
entire room.
    “ Well,” she continued, “I
have a younger sister and an older brother. My mom, stepdad, and
siblings still live in the southern part of the state. I love my
friends from work and I truly love what I do. And, just for the
record, I’m not like most 26 year olds. I know who I am and I have
a clear picture of what I want. And I knew that I wanted you to ask me out when we met.”
    She couldn’t believe she just uttered those
thoughts aloud.
    Surprised and pleased, Matt grinned from ear
to ear.
    “ Really?”
    Despite her uncertainty, she nodded
confidently and smiled right back at him. She realized how futile
her efforts were in battling against her inner self. She had always
been blunt and to the point.
    “ I thought you were very
handsome and you were very sweet to me. I wasn’t really sure why
you were so