He’d come to LRMC in merely a support capacity role. The scalpel hadn’t felt right in his hand for a good while now. Here at LRMC, Robert just got to be a man immersing himself in work. Robert didn’t have to listen to all the ridiculous theories of soul mates-a perfect love intertwined with a connection so deep that death couldn’t break his fathers’ bond. There was no talk of his dad, Avery Adams, being a great patriot to their country or the loss of his other father, his daddy, Kane Adams, so quickly after Avery’s death. They offered no awkward condolences on their untimely deaths.

He’d been the one to purposefully keep his distance.Īnother point in the hospital staff’s favor was that not one person had referenced either one of his fathers. They were solid professionals who genuinely got along well with one another and they had had no problem welcoming Robert-a civilian-into their circle with open arms. From the janitorial staff all the way to the top brass, the whole team seemed to have great respect for one another. “I think that’s preaching to the choir.” For the past month, Robert had been placed on duty at the Landstuhl Regional Military Hospital in Germany. With a heavy internal sigh, he gave up on the guy’s name and remembered that the nurse was always around the hospital too. Why couldn’t he just try to be friendlier? The idea seemed almost impossible to achieve. Yet another thing his fathers would be disappointed in him for. Robert had given up on any hope of absolution and had let this funky, fucked-up mood consume his entire life. If he’d learned anything from the past eight or so months, self-beratement didn’t help adjust his rotten attitude. This was just another reminder of how he hadn’t even tried to fit in socially with the hospital staff. If he hadn’t become such a self-absorbed ass and been the better person he was raised to be, he’d have made it a point to remember the man’s name.

He’d met the guy weeks ago and had seen him around the hospital dozens of times since. Robert Adams glanced from reading the chart in his hand to the tall blond nurse who had come to a stop beside him.

Forever by Kindle Alexander