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over the arrival of my new baby brother. Shallow
breaths struggled in and out of my lungs as I watched her.
    I sped up to gain a better view of the woman whose
familiar thick brown hair shadowed her face. What I would have given to see her
one more time. To feel her arms around me, rubbing my back and telling me I was
her beautiful Gray. The nurse pushing the woman turned into a room before I
caught up. The little girl shrugged with a shy grin before disappearing into
the same room, leaving me struggling to calm my breathing. When will the ghosts
of my past cease to haunt my present?
    “Excuse me.” The deep voice slid in my ear from a
presence I sensed inches behind me.
    I turned to find Dr. Harrison looking down on me with an
ominous expression, his midnight blue eyes darkening. My hesitation was so
miniscule I was sure he hadn’t caught it. Considering my current state, I
marveled at how quickly I pulled myself together. “Yes.” I raised my eyebrows
and feigned confusion.
    “Miss…Gray was it?”
    “Yes, I’m Gray.” I gave him a surprised, welcoming
smile. “Oh, Dr. Harrison. Nice to see you again.”
    He glanced around us and then back to me as if the
answer to whatever question plagued him would materialize from the air. “I thought
that was you I saw back in—”
    “It’s crazy to run into you here,” I interrupted. “My
neighbor sprained her ankle stepping off a curb.”
    “And she’s here…in the maternity ward?”
    I almost laughed at this curve ball, but I had no
problem swinging. “Yeah. She’s only a few weeks along, but they tend to be
cautious, so they’re keeping her overnight.”
    “Oh, I’m sorry,” he said, taken aback and running a
hand over his jet-black hair. “I guess I was mistaken….”
    “She’s fine. Just a little scraped up and frazzled.
Could have been worse if she’d stepped in front of that bus.” I observed his
face as he took in my words, trying to keep up. “I heard it could have gone
either way, you know. Lucky for her, she fell backwards instead of forwards.”
    His brows pulled together like two conspirators. Then,
he smiled and turned his head to the side as if his pleasure was not to be
seen. “Well, I won’t keep you,” he said, looking back at me. “Good to see you
again.” He stepped away, pulling the phone from his pocket and tapping it a few
times.
    What the hell was I waiting for? Clark had thrown my
plan out of whack. Now, my heart raced for a different reason. I loathed
playing defense. So, I stepped up behind him and tapped him on the shoulder.
“Dr. Harrison?”
    He turned.
    “Could I speak to you for a moment?”
    He eyed me suspiciously and then looked at his phone
again. “I suppose I have a little time.” He looked to the opposite side of the
hospital. “Coffee?”
    I followed him to a small cafeteria where we slid
through the empty line, each grabbing our own coffee and paying separately
after I refused his offer. We found a little wobbly table near the entrance. He
pulled out my chair and then sat across from me.
    “So, Miss Gray, what can I do for you?” His eyes
poured over me as if he were about to dig into a fascinating novel.
    I leaned forward in my chair, resting my elbows on the
table. “Well…first, you can get my name right. It’s Gray. Just Gray.”
    His eyes widened. “I apologize. I recall you mentioned
another name when we first met…Sky, I believe.” The confidence in his tone
beefed up at his recollection. “That must be where the confusion started.”
    “You’re right. I should apologize too then. Sky is my
middle name.”
    He paused and then smiled, turning his head to the
side as he’d done before. Before he could say anything, I spoke again. “Yes, my
name is Gray Sky…Donovan.”
    He brought his attention back to me. “That’s
very…unique.”
    I sipped my coffee while I took a moment to examine
his features. His black hair was short and stylish, smooth above his ears but
wavy as it moved