It was the older woman’s sad smile that brought a sigh of resignation from Riley’s lips. “What?” “I just don’t want you to rush and do anything you’ll regret, dear. It’s okay to have feelings about these things, you know?” She did know. She’d been trying desperately to keep her well of feelings from overflowing completely and ruining Diem and Bruiser’s moment. “I’ll be fine. I’ll deal with everything better if I’m not right in the thick of it like I am here.” “Okay.” She and the nurse headed for the door, but Dora turned back to Riley before she left. “You know, Riley, you fit in the shifter world. You’ve slipped in here and found your place seamlessly. It’s been wonderful to watch you and Diem’s relationship grow over the last few days here. Don’t take friendship like that for granted.” “I won’t. I’m going to call her the second I get home.”
