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That's right, he knows about the London situation. But he doesn't know that Olivia is the one at my place.
"Exactly my point," he says. "I know for a fact you're not homosexual, so there's really nothing keeping you back. Selina was a good woman; we all loved her. She was the sister Ian and I never had. I understand why it may be hard, but you need to put the happiness of yourself and your daughter first, even for a bit. That's all I'm saying. And it's what I'm helping you do."
Hearing Ethan, the clumsiest and most immature of all of us, sound so serious was strange. I understand his angle. I didn't know if I should tell him about Olivia; but it might have caused some problems if I did, so I chose to remain silent.
Ian let out a sigh. "Stop dragging this on longer than it needs to be, and tell him why he's here."
"Why am I here?" I asked, turning my attention to Ethan.
"I set you up on a date," he replied.
"Oh my goodness," I groaned as I rubbed my forehead. "Why would you do that? I'm not…"
"Interested, I know," he cut me off, "Just see her. Try to talk to her and see if anything clicks."
"You can't be serious," I frowned and turned to Ian. "He's not serious."
"I'm sorry, I have to side with my evil twin on this one," Ian shrugged. "Even Mom is worried about you and Chloe. For all our sake and hers especially, just try."
It's not like I don't want to try; I already have someone I'm interested in. In fact, I'm already involved with said person.
"Fine, I'll try," I agreed, "Where is she?"
"You'll find her in the restaurant, just across the street," he replied. "Best Eats. She's a waiter?"
"Have some dignity," Ethan frowned. "She's a nurse as well. But she'll be there in about…" He paused and checked his watch. "Ten minutes. Blonde hair, green eyes, you can't miss her."
"Fine," I said, making sure they heard the displeasure in my tone, as I got up and made my way to the door.
"And if you're going to let her down, be gentle," Ethan advised, "it's a short blind date. Not an arranged marriage."
"I know," I said before shutting it behind me.
****
As I was about to get into the restaurant, I noticed the blonde hair woman arriving as well. Ethan was right when he said she wasn’t hard to miss.
She looked at me and tilted her head to the side, in a questioning manner, “Dr. Sullivan?”
“Call me Ben,” I replied. “I’m sorry Ethan didn’t tell me your name.”
“He… didn’t?” Her shoulders slumped.
“No, it’s not… I should have asked,” I defended quickly.
“It’s Dr. Natasha James,” she introduced herself. “Shall we go in?”
“No problems,” I replied.
****
Natasha was a dermatologist and only visiting Richmond because of Ethan.
From what I was able to pick up, she wasn’t really interested in the blind date; she only came along because it was something he asked of her. Although she never said anything personal about her feelings, I could easily tell she wasn’t here for me.
Normally, I would feel offended if the person I was talking to showed disinterest. But, I wasn’t. To be honest, I wasn’t interested, either. I was thinking about what Olivia was up to at that moment. She wasn’t at my hospital yet… if things were according to the schedule. In fact, I considered going home and picking her up. Or maybe, continue where we stopped that night.
My thoughts didn’t stop there, however. While Natasha and I talked, I realized that Olivia and I had never been on a date. I thought about picking her up and stopping a date spot before we get to the hospital.
