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My intercom buzzes. Irritated I return to my desk and tap the button.
“Yes, Deidra.”
“Sir, will you be joining your 2pm conference call with Gelman & Davis?”
Shit! I thought that Madison would’ve called by now to give me the news. I hope nothing has gone wrong. Why hasn’t she called?
“Yes, please connect me.”
“You’re good to join.”
“Thanks, Deidra.”
“Ah, Sebastian, great,” says one of the partners. “We’re just waiting on Carl, and we’ll begin.”
“Great,” I say and hit the mute button. Just as I do, Chris Isaacs’ Wicked Games ringtone plays on my cell phone. Madison!
I nearly bobble the phone in my hands as I attempt to answer it.
“I got it, baby! I got it!” Madison screams.
“The cardiothoracic residency at Presbyterian?”
“Yes!” she exclaims.
“Oh, babe, that’s so amazing,” I say with a hoot. “I knew you’d do it. I knew it!”
“I still can’t believe I edged out Simon freaking Kinnard! We were neck and neck, same procedures, stellar recommendations, both killed it on our interviews and everything. Babe, this is so frickin’ unbelievable!” she screams in exhilaration.
“Fuck yeah! We’ve got to go celebrate tonight. Where would you prefer? We can—”
“Oh, oh, wait, honey. A few of us med students want to go out for a celebratory drink after being in the trenches for so long. So I told them I…”
My heart drops to the floor, my palpable disappointment fills the room, and my ears are buzzing. “Oh…I…”
“So, I told them hell no, because I’m celebrating with my baby tonight!”
“Mads!” I yell with laughter. “You cheeky little devil.”
“Jesus, Bash, did you seriously think for one second that there’s anyone else in the world I rather share this moment with? Huh, such an amateur.”
I’m grinning sheepishly. “Yeah, yeah, you got me. Payback’s a bitch though. All right, how does Le Brouche sound? Is that swanky enough for the occasion?”
“Uh…Sebastian, do you agree?” came the male voice on the speakerphone.
“Oh shit!” I hit the unmute button. “Yes, Brad, I’m on board,” I say confidently as if I knew exactly what they’re talking about. I hit mute again.
“I’m sorry, did I catch you in the middle of a call?” she says with laughter in her voice. “I’ll let you go. Le Brouche sounds perfect.”
“Great, can’t wait to see you tonight.”
“Yep, I’ll be taking off a little early today, so I’ll be home around 5 p.m. These last few days as a student are going to fly by. Before you know it, I’ll be Dr. Graham, the surgeon. Yes!”
Suddenly, I find myself wondering if she’ll take my last name when we’re married and go by Dr. Madison Petrosky. I’d love it if she would, but ultimately, that’ll be Madison’s call. Maybe…
“Alright, Dr. Graham, I’ll see you this evening.”
“Yep, bye, babe.”
