Chapter 13
Desiree
“There’s a man involved. I know there’s a man involved.” My coworker and friend Lucy bumps my hip with hers. I’ve been back at work for two days, still staying at Junior’s place at night to check on Gio. And have hot s*x.
I took Gio’s IV out, and he’s just in rest and recuperate mode—sitting up, watching television, eating and drinking normally. His recovery looks good.
It feels weird to be back at the hospital—like I was gone for a month instead of just a week. Lucy’s been asking a million questions about my mystery job.
Because, yeah. I’m not ready for this tryst to be over.
“How do you know?” I laugh.
“I can just tell. You have that freshly-laid look. Like you’ve been getting some. And more than just once.”
I grin.
“Seriously, you can tell when a woman starts
