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"I miss them too," I said. "Do you have an extra scrub? I forgot to bring mine."
"Yeah I do," she replied. "I hope you like navy blue."
I turned to look at Ethan and he shrugged, "I'll see you later. Swing by my office if you need anything."
"I will," I said with a smile and followed after Allison.
Ethan
I was glad she was back. As I watched her head off to get ready for work, I almost wanted to stop and ask her to change in my office. But the self-control thing I've been learning was finally paying off. I got to my office and got ready to see my patients. The first person wasn't a patient.
"You're back," Ian said as I walked into my office. He was seated on my couch and staring at the ceiling.
"You're still here?" I raised a brow.
When one of us wasn't around, the others would routinely check in on the hospitals and make sure everything was still going okay. I met Ian when it was his turn.
"Just like the rest of our places, members of your staff are competent, so I basically come here to relax," he explained.
His tone was cold, nothing new there but it felt like something was on his mind.
"You alright?" I asked.
"I am," he replied and got up to leave.
"You sure? I just got back we could have tea and catch up or something," I suggested.
"It's fine," he said as made his way to me.
"It doesn't seem so," I said quietly.
As he walked past me, I could have sworn I heard him ask, "Why is it always you?"
"Huh?" I raised a brow but was met with a closing door.
Weird.
Stacy
I only came to help out, but I forgot how busy his hospital was compared to mine. Six months away from all this, and it felt like I was rusty…as one patient stepped out, another immediately took their place. It was fun and at the same time exhausting. I couldn't help wondering if after I partnered with Ethan, would my place be the same way. With the very idea of experiencing something as fun as this, I started to feel a little excited. The excitement had to wait, however. I wasn't used to the new pace of things, and my body was still feeling weird.
I took some drugs for my upset stomach and hoped it would settle down. It was my break time, so I decided to take a walk outside and get some fresh air into my system.
"You there," a familiar voice called rudely.
I turned to find Gabrielle with a pissed-off expression. I pointed at myself questionably, even looking around to confirm if I was the one she was referring to. I mean, she knows my name after all.
"Yes, you," she said as she walked up to me.
You know, it often escapes my memory, and I hardly pay attention to it, but I was shorter than most people around. Gabrielle was already topping 5'11, a freaking giant. If she was going to have a catfight, I was definitely going to lose.
"Can I help you, Miss Rodriguez?" I asked calmly, my eyes scanning my surroundings to make sure there were witnesses.
There were a few people, and most recognized her, stopping to look; so, I was good.
"What is Ethan to you?" she asked, "Are you another fling?"
Oh, I see what she was doing. Trying to taunt me. Won't work, unfortunately.
