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Within seconds, the sliding door opened, and all three of them, including Ella, stepped inside.
“Hi, Aunt Charlotte.” Ella walked over and kissed her cheek.
“Hi, sweetheart.”
“Hi, Uncle Conner.” She climbed on my lap.
“Hello, my favorite niece. Taste this.” I handed her the fork.
“It’s excellent.” She grinned.
“Wow,” Christian spoke. “I think this is my new favorite.”
“Delicious,” Nathan said.
“Yep.” Jackson nodded his head. “Excellent.”
“Thank you. I’m happy you like it. Shall I put that down for one of the layers?” Gwen asked.
“Yes.” Charlotte smiled.
After everyone had left, Ella stayed behind because she was overly excited about tomorrow.
“I can’t wait for tomorrow.” She grinned.
“Me either, kiddo. We are going to rule the O.R.” I held my hand up for a high-five.
“Yeah. We are.” She high-fived me. “Now that I’m out of school for the summer, I need to keep my brain stimulated.”
“I thought you were taking online classes,” I spoke.
“I am, but I still need to be in the O.R. learning. How long will the hip replacement surgery take?”
“About two hours.”
“That’s it?” She cocked her head.
“Yeah.” I narrowed my eye at her. “Are you disappointed?”
“Next time, I want to sit in on a longer surgery, maybe a spinal fusion?” She grinned.
“We’ll see.” I picked her up. “It’s time for you to go home and get ready for bed. We have a big day tomorrow.”
“Not with a two-hour surgery.” Her brows furrowed.
After taking Ella home, I locked up and sat at the piano. Charlotte was upstairs, and I knew if I started playing and singing, she’d come down. So, I started playing the song When a Man Loves a Woman. Within a few moments, she sat next to me and listened as I sang to her.
“I loved that.” A beautiful smile graced her face as I hit the last key.
“Good. Now about that comment earlier.”
“Oh shit.” She laughed as she jumped up from the bench and ran up the stairs.
I chased her, caught hold of her, and picked her up before she reached the bedroom. Her arms instantly wrapped around my neck as our eyes stared into each other.
“Did you really think you could outrun me?”
“I guess I better step up my workouts.” She grinned.
