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God’s sake, I’ll only be a few doors away.”
    Lexi smiled on the outside as she swallowed hard, searching for her next words.
    “You weren’t lying to me about how much money you’re making, right?”
    “Of course not. I can afford this place and will get paid on time every week, just like you do.” Lexi paused for a minute. Staring into her sister’s eyes was sometimes like gazing in the mirror. “I know you’re four years older, and have always wanted your own family, but are you sure Ronnie is the right one? This seems so sudden,” she said, angling her head. “My God, you’re not pregnant, are you?”
    Katie rolled her eyes to the ceiling. “Would I actually let history repeat itself? Is that what you’re really asking?”
    “Well, at least it made sense why Dad never wanted us. He thinks Mom trapped him by getting pregnant.”
    “This is supposed to be a celebratory breakfast. So, let’s try not to get all doomy and gloomy , okay?”
    Lexi picked up the box of Frosted Flakes cereal and poured some into the bowl. “Would the future Mrs. Antonelli please pass the milk?” she asked, winking at her sister.
    “Though I’d love to belabor the engagement chatter, what do you think of Dr. Morales? The nurses that work with him say he’s gentle, but firm at the same time. In my opinion, I think the word dreamy just about sums him up. Are you going to join his little fan club?” she teased.
    With her mouth full of cereal, Lexi chewed thoughtfully. “He’s handsome and heavenly, but doesn’t every woman alive think so? He started his shift this morning by walking into an examining room, and I swear his patient started swooning.”
    “Every single nurse in that hospital would like to get her meat hooks into him. I hear he’s divorced, but pretty tight-lipped about his ex-wife. And though it seems completely acceptable for doctors and nurses to date each other in our hospital, he hasn’t asked anyone out. At least, not since I’ve been around.”
    Absentmindedly, Lexi licked the back of her spoon and sighed. “I’m surprised no one has scooped him up yet. He seems so gentle and kind compared to the other doctors in the ER.”
    “Trust me—plenty of women in the hospital have made passes at him, but to no avail. Geez, if I didn’t know better, I’d think my sister has a little crush on our head ER doctor. But don’t you think he’s a tad old for you? He’s got to be twice your age,” Katie teased, wagging her finger.
    Grinning from ear to ear, Lexi got up from her chair. “On that note, I think I’ll try to get some sleep.”
    “Sweet dreams, sistah! I know who will be starring in them,” Katie joked.

Chapter Seven
     
     
    It was the end of her second week at work when Lexi clung to her pink embroidered hobo-style bag and started down the long paved driveway of the hospital. The last eight hours had been the liveliest she’d endured so far, and it made perfect sense why the graveyard shift she worked was so much busier on the weekends.
    With a tired look in her eyes, she peered over her shoulder and noticed that a car was slowly approaching. Since she wasn’t walking in the middle of the road, the driver certainly had enough room to pass her, but Lexi politely stepped further out of the way. Instead of passing her on the left, the small light blue car followed close behind. As she shielded her eyes from the sun, Lexi didn’t have a crystal clear view of the driver who wore large tinted glasses, but she was pretty sure it was a man behind the wheel. Keeping a distance of only about a car’s length, he continued to creep down the smooth pavement, and it soon became obvious that his goal was to frighten her. Peeking around the empty lot, she figured that the employees who worked the morning shift in the hospital had probably already punched in, and not a living, breathing soul was outside.
    Lexi’s heart began to gallop as her adrenaline kicked in. After briskly pivoting, she made a