“Uh huh.  Her name is Robbi.  She’s actually…”  Abby paused for the word.  “Nice.”  Abby said blinking and not understanding it at all, she actually liked her.  The touch of her finger on her lips the night before suddenly washed over her.  Ok where did that come from?  Abby thought rapidly.

“This is so very odd.  Why didn’t he ever mention her?”  Neela asked and Abby gave her a look.  Wondering how naive Neela was sometimes.  Abby shrugged and thought Because he was Romano? 

“Because she and he had a falling out right after she got out of med school.  A knock down, drag out fight that would have drawn blood if he’d been allowed to bite her.  She wanted to go to Cambodia and do relief work.  He wanted her to come to Chicago and be a doctor here.  She did what she wanted too.  She then was captured two weeks into her tour and was released just two month ago.”  Robbi said from the door, sipping on a cold soda leaning on the door jamb with a hint of a smile on her full lips.  Neela’s mouth dropped.

“Sorry.”  Neela said and Robbi chuckled at the blush that rose on .

“Dr. Robbi Romano.”  Robbi extended a hand and Neela took it with a quick shy smile.  “Usually people call me Ro or Robbi.  Some prefer Doctor but I don’t know why…  As long as I’m called, I’m good.”  Robbi quipped with a smile that brightened the room.