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“Yeah, I don’t do well in crowds.”
“Noted,” he said. “You want to leave?”
“No, we’re already here. I’ll be fine.”
Why is this guy even with me?
“Come on, Trey is over there.”
I followed him through the crowded establishment, stopping at a booth on the other side. Trey looked up and smiled, his black hair cropped short.
“What’s up, Austin?”
“Gonna grab a slice and hang a bit. You know Brooke, right?”
Trey turned to me and nodded.
“Yeah, I do. You don’t come here often, do you?”
“No, too busy working and studying. How’s that knee, by the way?”
His face grew pale.
“Fine,” he said. “I’ll talk to you guys later.”
“Yeah, see ya, fellas,” Austin said then turned.
After we had walked a few feet to another booth, he whispered into my ear, “You have to tell me that story about Trey.”
“I can’t. Patient and doctor confidentiality and all that.”
“You’re not a doctor, are you?”
“No, but I plan on being a Nurse Practitioner, which is practically the same thing.”
He sat down. I took a seat on the bench across from him.
“You have a lot of years of school left then, huh?” he asked.
“Too many. I’m going to be in debt for years.”
“Unless you find a rich husband.”
I wasn’t sure how to respond. Luckily, a waitress walked up, leaning her weight all on one leg, her hip sticking out.
“What can I get you two?” she asked, a pen in her hand poised above an order pad.
“Two slices of the Thin Max Style and a pitcher of water,” Austin said then turned to me. “Did you want something else?”
I shook my head, loving that he took charge.
“That’s great.”
“Be right back,” the woman said.
“Thanks, Janice.”
After she walked away, I asked, “You know her?”
