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I took in a deep breath and walked in. Ethan wasn't wearing his scrubs. Just a dress shirt and a few buttons open as he focused his attention on the paper in his hands. He looked up at me, and I swear he looked more handsome than ever.
I struggled to find the words to say. Maybe it was because memories of the previous night were still fresh in my mind as I stepped into the office. My eyes immediately went to the couch. I could see myself bouncing on him again, switching positions and finding my legs on his shoulders.
I didn't need any mirror to tell me that my face had turned as red as a tomato.
"Good morning, Ethan," I greeted warmly as I placed my hands behind my back.
"Good morning," he returned my greeting and turned his attention back to the paper.
It was different. No chirpy reply, or flirtatious comment. Was he upset that I arrived later than I normally arrived?
"How was your night?" I asked with a smirk.
I watched his eyes look at the couch before quickly returning to the paper. "It was awesome. Did you get home safe? I was half expecting you to spend the night at the office considering it was late."
"Well I needed a change of underwear," I blurted out but covered my mouth immediately.
My blunder didn't go unnoticed as I saw his attention shift to me immediately.
"Mistake," I said with a grin.
"Is that so?" he smirked, "Alright then. Welcome back, the nurses are already here. At least one of them. I followed your model and showed her what to do."
"Is that so?" I asked as I walked over to his side of the desk and reached for his hair, but he moved his head away.
I felt like I had been stabbed.
He had never done that before.
"Sorry about that," he apologized. "I just did my hair. I don't want to ruin it considering we have a lot of newcomers coming here today."
"Oh right, I understand," I said as I forced a smile back to my face.
It made sense. He probably just wanted to look presentable. There was nothing wrong with him. But I was wrong. There was something definitely wrong. He was acting…unlike himself. When the nurses came, he acted normally during their interviews. But as soon as they left, he didn't engage me in any conversation at all. That was very strange. If he didn't talk to anyone, I was the one he was comfortable talking with.
What happened all of a sudden?
"Ethan," I called as we waited for the last nurse to arrive. "Is there something wrong?'
"What? No," he replied as he shook his head negatively.
"You're not really a good liar," I sighed. "Tell me are you in another slump?" I realized that could actually be the problem, and there was something I knew could resolve it. "If it's another slump, I know what can help you out. How does another date night sound? I got my best dress on. Sadly, it might be too easy to take off. Just kidding."
"Yeah, I don't think I want one of those anymore," he sighed.
I blinked twice and muttered, "Huh?"
"I mean you don't really have to do all that if you want a favor in return; all you have to do is ask," he explained with a nervous chuckle.
"What are you talking about?" I asked; he wasn't making any sense at all.
"I mean last night. You talked about your family's hospital and stuff. You probably need money to help support it," he said. "You didn't have to sleep with me for it. I could have just done it anyway."
I don't get it. Did I leave that kind of impression? Didn't I make it clear that I came here to learn?
Ah…this is bad…my hands are shaking.
He was making a mistake. Maybe he had no idea what he was actually saying. He was normally like that sometimes.
