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only for a moment. Hmm, not what I was expecting.
    “I couldn’t agree more,” she nodded.
    “I’m guessing you did your undergrad in Austin?”
    “Mhm, but I’m originally from Houston.”
    “Ah, same here. I haven’t made it back in some time though,” Dr. Taylor finished with a hint of a frown.
    Addison nodded thinking of how l ong it had been for her as well; school seemed to keep her preoccupied most weekends and she guessed work did the same for Dr. Taylor. Just as she was about to ask, Dr. Taylor looked up toward Jack and changed the subject abruptly.
    “So it looks like you’ve made a friend tonight?”
    Addison followed his gaze to Jack who was still wrapped up in conversation with the two other guests. Is he jealous?
    “I guess he didn’t have too many options,” Dr. Taylor added a beat later before she could answer.
    Addison flinched slightly at his comment, unsure of how to take his insult. What’s that supposed to mean?
    “Yeah, well, you seemed to be corralling all the other young female attention, so someone had to keep him company,” she replied haughtily, dropping her voice to make sure Dr. Taylor was the only guest privy to her accusation. She normally wasn’t so forward but something about Dr. Taylor seemed to peel away all of her usual reserve.
    “Ah, pity he had to choose you. I thought you might have come to chat sooner,” Dr. Taylor admitted with a wolfish grin that hit her like a wrecking ball. His intensity was hard to match as he insulted her one minute, and then seemed to be flirting with her the next. She could hardly keep up with his unpredictable manner.
    She stared at his unwavering gaze with her lips slightly parted, at a complete loss of words. What the hell do I say to that? He was leaning in close enough for his scent to invade her senses and she could just make out what she thought to be amber and cardamom, with a hint of body wash. The overall effect was intoxicating and she sat still, trying to assimilate everything going on around her. Before she had a chance to speak again, however, she heard Stacy speak up from across the table.
    “It was so good running into you at the coffee shop the other day , Dr. Taylor.”
    They both looked up to find Stacy smiling seducti vely in Dr. Taylor’s direction. Addison almost welcomed the reprieve away from his full attention. He had a way of making her feel completely out of her depth.
    “I did n’t realize you knew Addison?” she asked, her smile not quite reaching her eyes.
    Addison acknowledged the somewhat degrading tone Stacy had used when asking her question, but chose to ignore it. It was clear Stacy had a crush on Dr. Taylor, but she certainly had nothing to worry about concerning Addison. She should’ve seen the girls flocking around him earlier.
    “Dr. Fischer introduced us earlier,” Dr. Taylor answered, offering a kind smile in Addison’s direction.
    Does he smile to other women like that? Maybe he’s just a charming person and doesn’t realize the effect he has on the female gender.
    “ Ohhh, I see,” Stacy responded flatly. “Will you be on-call this week, Dr. Taylor?” She was half way across the table she was leaning so far over and Addison tried to look in every direction other than Stacy’s obvious cleavage staring Dr. Taylor in the face. Don’t worry he seems ‘em, Stacy. Addison looked down at her hands, suddenly worried she might have already been a few months too late. I wonder if they already have something going on? Oh right, I’m 100 miles from his league so I shouldn’t care anyway .
    “I haven’t looked at the hours posted, I think I’ll be in and out of the hospital every day.”
    Just as he had finished answering her question and begun to turn back to Addison, Stacy spoke up again. Oh, c’mon.
    “Oh how great, we’ll have to meet up for lunch one of those days,” Stacy offered with another seductive smile.
    Feeling like she wanted to crawl through the floors as the