Viola released Doctor Gilbert's hand just as Zoe waved cheerfully from behind her. "Hello, Gilbert."
"Hi, Miss Zoe. It has been a while, you must be keeping busy at the fashion house." Gilbert said, a trace of awkwardness in his voice as he recalled that the last time she had contacted him, she had asked him to model for her new limited edition men's collection. Gilbert was accomplished in many things, but standing in front of a camera and taking a pose was not among them.
He had politely declined with the excuse of being too busy, and though he was fairly certain she had been stung by it, she-wolves like Zoe were not accustomed to being turned down, given that most people lined up eagerly for the chance to be noticed by her and be picked as her model, Gilbert was a doctor with a full roster of patients and had never had any interest in using his looks for anything beyond charming reluctant patients into accepting their medications and injections without complaint.
