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I’ve still got it.
"Women still fawn over you?" he asked. "I thought by now they would disappear."
"Even if they fawn, I have no interest in them anymore," I replied in a hushed tone.
The last thing I wanted was to cause any unwanted heartbreaks; this would make the treatment process harder.
"I'm really impressed. How is Stacy doing?" he asked.
"We've been doing very well. Henry isn't back yet," I answered. “I've been pretty much managing things here."
"When are you getting back to Richmond?" he asked. "I understand your interest in her hospital, but your vacation is almost over, if I'm not mistaken."
"A week or two. You needed me for something?" I asked.
*Olivia and I will be traveling. Ian isn't around; Mom isn't either. I was wondering if you would like to help out," he replied. "I would rather have a family member watch over Chloe. You two are on good terms now."
"Alright then, you two love birds can leave the nest. I'll take care of things." I assured him. "Just let me know exactly when you'd be leaving."
"I will," he said. "Ethan?"
"Yeah?"
"Are you happy?" he asked. "I know how apprehensive you are concerning love. It's still a bit…what's the word? The point is, I want to make sure everything is going smoothly "
"I am happy," I replied with all honesty. "I want this to continue a little longer."
"Good. You'll be fine," he assured me before hanging up.
Of course, I'll be fine.
****
"Are you adjusting to life here properly?" James asked.
We might have saved his life, but I liked patients who survived to return to make sure I missed nothing. Ninety-nine percent of the time, nothing was out of the ordinary, and this was one of those times.
"Nothing out of the ordinary," I said. I took off the stethoscope and let him cover his chest while I wrote down my observations. "I haven't gotten the chance to actually explore this town properly."
"Really? I heard that you were lost some days back," he said. I almost dropped my pad.
"News travels fast, doesn't it?" I chuckled.
"It's a small community. News is required to go around fast," he replied with a soft smirk.
"That's not really helpful for my heart," I said pointedly. I don't want people in the community to know about my clumsy nature.
Well, I had been improving thanks to Stacy, so it wasn't as bad as it used to be.
"It's not really a bad thing," he said. "Tell you what, there's a farmer market event today. You can come by this evening. With Stacy, of course."
"Farmer's market? I don't think my guest house will let me bring in outside food.
"You don't have to buy anything. Or even if you do, you can take them to Stacy's," he explained. "You two can pick up something." He added a wink at the end of his statement, making it a bit suggestive.
"What are you getting at?" I asked.
"Small town, remember? Almost everyone knows that you have the hots for her. You don't do a good job of hiding it," he said.
