Marcus by Amy J. White

Joy:
I sit in my car staring at the front of the convenience store I’ve gone to almost every day since I started as a nurse at the local hospital. It is always hard because I know that’s where he is. The man I’ve wanted since I saw him come home from the Marines…

Marcus:
I walk into the hospital to visit my friend Eric who has just undergone surgery after he was shot defending both me and my store. My eyes wander around the familiar space until they land on the nurses’ station where the most adorable nurse fumbles around with files…