Chapter 262. The Comfort His Voice Gives

ASHER

“So… are you giving up yet?” I asked Tate as we walked into the on-call room. He headed straight to the water dispenser, gulping down a full glass of water, and quickly went for a second one.

“I’m just thirsty… giving up already?” he raised an eyebrow at me as he shot back the question.

“I was just asking…” I replied, laughing. After he finished with the water dispenser, I grabbed a glass for myself. I was thirsty too since I’d already finished my hot mocha, and it had been pretty sweet.

“Where to next?” he asked, plopping down on the couch that was just a few inches away from the water dispenser.

“Are you hungry yet?” I asked while washing the glasses we’d used. “We can grab lunch now since the rounds won’t start again until after lunch.”

As I washed, I thought about where to take him. There were three cafeterias at Parkertown General Hospital, and all of them were good. But my favorite was the one on the second floor because they s