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“Sure.” I paid for my coffee and bagel, and the two of us sat at a small table by the window.
There was something about Andrea that made me feel very comfortable. I couldn’t exactly put my finger on it, but she was one of those people that you could instantly connect with.
“Did you move here with someone?” she asked.
“No. I moved here alone. My life is a little complicated at the moment.”
Why did I just tell her that?
“Isn’t everyone’s life a little complicated from time to time?” she smiled.
“Yeah. Maybe.”
After talking for a while and finishing our bagel and coffee, we headed back up to the third floor. When I walked into Kristen’s room, she was awake.
“Hey, you. Where were you?”
“I was in the cafeteria having breakfast with your nurse, Andrea.”
“I’m glad you met her. I knew you’d like her.”
Just as Noah woke up, Kristen’s doctor walked in.
“So, missy. It looks like you have a bacterial infection, eh?”
“That’s what they tell me, Dr. Jenkins.”
“Your immune system is down from the chemo and radiation. I know you have an appointment on Monday for another scan, but since you’re here, we might as well do it now. Are you okay with that?”
“Do I have a choice?” Kristen smirked.
“No. Not really. I’ll go order it, and someone will be here soon to take you down.”
“Thanks.”
“You’re welcome. I’ll talk to you later.”
After he left the room, Andrea walked in with a warm blanket and draped it over Kristen.
“There you go, honey. We need to keep you nice and warm.”
“Thanks, Andrea. By the way, how’s your son and girlfriend doing?”
“Oh, good news. He finally dumped her. Hearing him say that was music to my ears.” She winked before leaving the room.
“Sounds like everyone is getting dumped these days.” I laughed.
“She couldn’t stand that woman. On my chemo days, she’d tell me how much of a bitch she was and that her son could do so much better. She couldn’t understand what he saw in her besides her big fake tits.” She laughed. “Her words, not mine.”
It wasn’t too long before the transporter walked into the room and took Kristen for her scan. Noah went with her, and I stayed back in the room and waited for them. Pulling out my phone, I decided to call Kellan to tell him about Kristen and ask how his mom was doing. But before I could dial him, like an idiot, I opened up my photos and stared at the selfie Drew and I had taken after we swam with the dolphins. My heart started to ache, and I hated the sadness that overtook me every time I looked at that damn picture.
“You okay, honey?” Andrea asked as she walked into the room.
Closing out of the picture, I looked up at her, and instead of saying a simple yes, words just came falling out of my mouth.
“I don’t know. I met this guy when I was on a trip, and I can’t stop thinking about him. It’s like he’s in my head twenty-four hours a day.”
“Where’s he from?”
