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appreciate it?”
    “Because everything we do leads us to where we currently are,” Spence said as if it were the most logical thing in the universe.
    “But wouldn’t we still get to the end of the road with or without the mistakes?” Cam asked.
    “I don’t know. Each decision we make impacts us in one way or another. Maybe if you choose one option over another, it will take you on a different journey,” Spence told him.
    “Argh. I don’t know why I bother coming to you for advice,” Cam said, throwing up his hands.
    “Because you need me.”
    Spence’s pager went off and he looked down before moving over to the phone and calling someone. After a few moments and a few medical terms Cam was beginning to learn, Spence hung up.
    “Do you need to go?”
    “No. They have it under control. Let’s go outside for a minute. I need sun,” Spence said. He began moving without waiting for a reply. That’s what it was like to be a doctor—constantly moving and jumping to someone else’s tune. Cam wondered where the actual glamor was that so many people spoke of when speaking of being a doctor.
    To him it looked like a lot of hours and a lot of unappreciative people. But then, once in a while there was a case—that case that changes people’s lives for the better. That’s what Spence always spoke of.
    When Cam still didn’t speak when they made it outside, Spence led him along a path that wound down by the river. It was his favorite place at the hospital—quiet, secluded, where only the sounds of the forest animals scurrying along and crying out to each other could be heard.
    “You going to tell me why you’re here?” Spence finally said as he leaned down and picked up a few rocks, then began tossing them in the water.
    “I don’t know. I’ve just been so frustrated. I had lunch with Grace today. It didn’t go well.”
    “Was it a planned lunch?” Spence asked.
    “Well . . . not really,” Cam admitted.
    “So you once again blindsided her and then expected her to be thrilled you were invading her space,” Spence said.
    “I didn’t do that . . . not exactly,” Cam replied, defending himself.
    “Come on, Cam. You’ve been in love with this woman for more than ten years, but stubborn pride keeps you repeatedly making mistakes. You thought she’d just be sitting around, waiting on you while you traipsed around college doing whatever the hell you wanted to do, and then you were pissed to find that she wasn’t doing exactly that,” Spence told him.
    “I wasn’t traipsing all around,” Cam thundered. Spence’s brows went up. “Well, I wasn’t exactly doing that. And since when have you begun taking her side?”
    “Since I married her best friend, and I’ve heard more of the story. We were all asses when we were young, but we’ve now grown up. It’s time to start acting like it,” Spence told him.
    “Dammit, Spence! I didn’t come here to get lectured,” Cam told him.
    “Yes, you did. You know what you need to do, but you’re stubborn and need someone to set you straight. There’s no one like your big brother to do just that,” Spence said with a laugh.
    “Well, you nearly blew it with Sage,” Cam pointed out.
    “Yes, I did. But luckily I listened to not only those around me but also my heart, and I managed to catch the girl. It’s the smartest thing I’ve ever done,” Spence said. He looked at Cam and smiled. “I mean that, little brother, the absolute smartest. I could give up everything in my life, live in some cabin in the middle of the woods with no power, and still I’d be happy just as long as Sage was there by my side.”
    “Damn, Spence. I’m not sure I can ever get used to this side of you,” Cam told him.
    “Just wait. You aren’t far behind me,” Spence said. “But I will say this: Don’t let foolishness allow the girl to get away. If you want her to talk to you, then leave her no choice, but don’t be an ass about it.”
    Cam was about to reply when