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He pointed at Lucy with a grin. “I don’t go out of my way to eat them, but I will if it’s on my plate.”
“Do you like guac?” Callie asked him.
“If it’s spicy, yes.”
Callie nodded in approval.
“Ready, Dad?”
He looked at Ruby as she returned to the table.
“Gotta pay first.”
She nodded and parked her rear end on the edge of her side of the booth. Keaton felt Lucy’s eyes on him. He wanted to ask her to dinner. Or coffee, even. And yet, it felt weird to consider it with both of their daughters sitting here watching them.
“You know.” She cleared her throat. “You have my number.”
Uncertain where she was going, Keaton answered with a jerky nod.
“If you want to catch up.” She shrugged. “After the other night.”
Their eyes locked.
Was she suggesting he contact her to see how Logan and her baby were doing? No. Couldn’t be that. Because she couldn’t tell him anything. But Ruby didn’t know that, so maybe she was talking in code?
“Yeah.” He nodded. “Yeah, I will.” With a glance at Ruby, he shot his thumb in Lucy’s direction. “Lucy is the doctor who delivered that baby in my stockroom the other night.”
Ruby knew that much, because Alyssa had told her the night it happened.
“Oh.” She stared at Lucy with big eyes. “That would be scary.”
Lucy’s smile turned soft. “It can be. But I’ve delivered a lot of babies.”
“Do you deliver babies?” Ruby asked Callie.
“No.” Callie shook her head. “But I want to go to medical school.”
Keaton watched Ruby, sure he saw the wheels turning in her head. He handed the waitress the check and cash to cover it when she returned with Lucy and Callie’s drinks.
“Ready?” he asked Ruby.
“Yeah.” She slid off the booth and stepped a smidge closer to Lucy and Callie’s table. “That’s cool that you delivered that baby.”
“I’m glad I got to meet you, Ruby Thatcher,” Lucy said sincerely. She held the eye contact with Ruby for a moment and finally looked up at Keaton.
“Nice to meet you, Callie.” He glanced at Lucy’s daughter but looked back at Lucy immediately. “I’ll be in touch.”
“Great.” Lucy nodded.
Keaton heard Callie whisper something to Lucy as he herded Ruby away from the table to the exterior door. Unlike Ruby, Callie would be well aware of the HIPPA laws that made it impossible for Lucy to share anything at all with him about the baby or girl from the other night.
The thought of Callie teasing Lucy about him getting in contact with her put a smile on his face.
Chapter 9
Monday,December 11th
Lucy
