check-up." Ugh. She was too embarrassed to tell him it was a gyno appointment.
"Physical?"
"Not really."
What the hell else could be a yearly check-up for her?
"Eye doctor?"
"No."
"Dentist?"
God, he was so damn nosy. Well, he asked for it.
"No, Chase. I'm going to the gynecologist. Happy now? I suppose you'll wanna be in there when he examines me? Just to make sure he's not some kind of terrorist or anything? Check that the stirrups aren't going to explode or the speculum’s not made of C-4 or something?"
His face turned bright red. God , she was crass sometimes.
"Oh. And, uh, no, I'll s tay in the waiting room, thanks," he mumbled.
She snickered at his being embarrassed. Served him right.
****
Chase sat in the waiting room feeling about as uncomfortable as he'd ever been. There were several women waiting and kids galore running all over the place.
A little boy who was about four years old looked up at him from where he was playing with blocks on the floor. "Hey, mister? Why are you here? My mommy says this is a doctor for ladies .” The kid eyeballed him then practically yelled, “Are you, like, really a lady or something? And did someone beat you up? You have a big circle around your eye!"
Every kid in there looked at Chase, which made his face turn scarlet for the second time that day. Good God. The mother told her son to be quiet, looking sympathetically at Chase, but the damage had been done. The kids watched him warily the rest of the time, keeping their distance, wondering if he might really be a woman disguised as a man. Who’d been beat the hell up. Great.
"Ready?" Julia asked when she finally came out.
"More than you know," he mumbled.
She looked curiously at him.
"You don't wanna know."
"Uh, ye ah, I do," she pushed.
He held the door for her out of the doctor’s office then to get in the car and walked around getting in the driver's side.
"So what happened?" she asked as they pulled out into traffic.
"Nothing. Drop it."
"C'mon, you can tell me."
Irritated, he snapped at her, "Jesus, would you just let it go and stop acting like we're best friends or something."
Ouch.
"You know, you've had your friggin’ tongue rammed down my throat, Chase, so it's not like we're complete strangers, you douche." She huffed out an exasperated breath.
He looked at he r in the rearview mirror. She had a point. And she never failed to shock the hell out of him. He had to laugh.
"Okay. It was just this little boy asked why I was there since I was at a doctor’s office for women. Not a big damn deal."
"That was it? You didn't think y ou could share that with me? Wow. That really hurts."
He had to look again in the rearview mirror to see if she was being a smartass but she wasn't. She genuinely looked hurt.
He took a breath. "I'm sorry. I was just embarrassed. Well, the most embarrassing part was the stupid kid asked me if I was really a woman."
Julia met his eyes in the mirror then cracked up. Yeah, he was so damn glad he'd shared that info with her now.
"That's so cute!" she said giggling.
"Yeah, adorable." He sounded annoyed.
She snickered some more. He looked at her again then started chuckling too. It was kind of funny, he guessed. After that, on the way back to the Tower, they chatted about various things, both somewhat surprised at how easily their conversation went.
"I'll see you in the morning," Julia said with a smile, after Chase had walked her into the Tower.
"Bright and early," he replied, smiling back then walked out to the car. He was glad they were getting along and there was no longer any tension between them. Well, regular tension. He thought the sexual tension could still be cut with a knife. But it was just nice being friendly; he hadn't realized how much he'd missed her when she hadn't been talking to him. He just hoped like hell he could keep his feelings for her under control.
****
"I hate to do this to you, but I'm meeting the girls to shop tonight," Julia said
"Physical?"
"Not really."
What the hell else could be a yearly check-up for her?
"Eye doctor?"
"No."
"Dentist?"
God, he was so damn nosy. Well, he asked for it.
"No, Chase. I'm going to the gynecologist. Happy now? I suppose you'll wanna be in there when he examines me? Just to make sure he's not some kind of terrorist or anything? Check that the stirrups aren't going to explode or the speculum’s not made of C-4 or something?"
His face turned bright red. God , she was crass sometimes.
"Oh. And, uh, no, I'll s tay in the waiting room, thanks," he mumbled.
She snickered at his being embarrassed. Served him right.
****
Chase sat in the waiting room feeling about as uncomfortable as he'd ever been. There were several women waiting and kids galore running all over the place.
A little boy who was about four years old looked up at him from where he was playing with blocks on the floor. "Hey, mister? Why are you here? My mommy says this is a doctor for ladies .” The kid eyeballed him then practically yelled, “Are you, like, really a lady or something? And did someone beat you up? You have a big circle around your eye!"
Every kid in there looked at Chase, which made his face turn scarlet for the second time that day. Good God. The mother told her son to be quiet, looking sympathetically at Chase, but the damage had been done. The kids watched him warily the rest of the time, keeping their distance, wondering if he might really be a woman disguised as a man. Who’d been beat the hell up. Great.
"Ready?" Julia asked when she finally came out.
"More than you know," he mumbled.
She looked curiously at him.
"You don't wanna know."
"Uh, ye ah, I do," she pushed.
He held the door for her out of the doctor’s office then to get in the car and walked around getting in the driver's side.
"So what happened?" she asked as they pulled out into traffic.
"Nothing. Drop it."
"C'mon, you can tell me."
Irritated, he snapped at her, "Jesus, would you just let it go and stop acting like we're best friends or something."
Ouch.
"You know, you've had your friggin’ tongue rammed down my throat, Chase, so it's not like we're complete strangers, you douche." She huffed out an exasperated breath.
He looked at he r in the rearview mirror. She had a point. And she never failed to shock the hell out of him. He had to laugh.
"Okay. It was just this little boy asked why I was there since I was at a doctor’s office for women. Not a big damn deal."
"That was it? You didn't think y ou could share that with me? Wow. That really hurts."
He had to look again in the rearview mirror to see if she was being a smartass but she wasn't. She genuinely looked hurt.
He took a breath. "I'm sorry. I was just embarrassed. Well, the most embarrassing part was the stupid kid asked me if I was really a woman."
Julia met his eyes in the mirror then cracked up. Yeah, he was so damn glad he'd shared that info with her now.
"That's so cute!" she said giggling.
"Yeah, adorable." He sounded annoyed.
She snickered some more. He looked at her again then started chuckling too. It was kind of funny, he guessed. After that, on the way back to the Tower, they chatted about various things, both somewhat surprised at how easily their conversation went.
"I'll see you in the morning," Julia said with a smile, after Chase had walked her into the Tower.
"Bright and early," he replied, smiling back then walked out to the car. He was glad they were getting along and there was no longer any tension between them. Well, regular tension. He thought the sexual tension could still be cut with a knife. But it was just nice being friendly; he hadn't realized how much he'd missed her when she hadn't been talking to him. He just hoped like hell he could keep his feelings for her under control.
****
"I hate to do this to you, but I'm meeting the girls to shop tonight," Julia said
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