“A couple of weeks maybe. That’ll give us time to figure out all the specs. And I wanted to get started on the kids game.” Gabriel noted the time. It was already after three, and he’d planned to start writing the codes for the children’s educational game. He thought about Brianna and wondered if it would be something the little girl would like.

“What are you smiling about?”

He hadn’t realized he was smiling. “I was just thinking about a little girl I met, Brianna. She’s one of Serenity’s patients she’s known since birth. She invited me to a tea party.”

Darius threw back his head and roared with laughter. “Are you going?”

“Who knows. I haven’t received an official invitation yet. And I’m not sure I can see myself sitting at a little table sipping tea out of one of those kiddie plastic teacups.”

“Me, either. I’m glad it’s you and not me.”

“Anyway, I’m going to get started. I need to run to the grocery store later. If you think of anything, let me know.”

“Will do.”

They ended the meeting, and Gabriel stood to stretch. He also wanted to see Serenity but knew if he’d divulged that information, he would’ve had to endure more teasing. He picked up his phone to send her a text: Dinner is on me tonight. Just come on over whenever you’re ready. Potential for more? Yeah. Maybe. He felt like a car careening down a hill with no brakes. He’d never met a woman like her and he suspected he never would.

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

After the long week, Serenity was glad to see the weekend. She, Natasha, and Terri had piled into Dana’s car, and the four of them drove to Napa for a mini spa day. After full-body massages, they sat in chairs clothed in robes while enjoying manicures and pedicures.

She sighed in pleasure. “I so needed this.”

“So did I,” Terri said. “The ER has been crazy these past three weeks. A couple of nurses called out, and I had to put in far more hours than I wanted.”

“That’s exactly why I’m glad to be out of the hospital.”

“If it keeps going this way, I may look into something similar. Between my erratic shifts and Jon working on this big case at the law firm, I doubt we’ve seen each other more than three hours this week.”

“That’s not good,” Dana said. “How long have you guys been married?”

“Four years.”

Natasha leaned forward. “You two are still newlyweds.”

“Close. I just hope our schedules level out. I miss spending time with my husband.”

“Terri, I’ll keep an eye out in the office and let you know if something opens up.”

“Thanks, Serenity.”