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"I'm not," I pouted. "I don't want to feel like a parasite. Partnerships are supposed to be symbiotic. aren't they?”
"To me, there's nothing wrong with the agreement," he assured me. "This is just a way to help you achieve your dreams even faster. You can always turn it down but think about the future. This offer will let you focus onother thingswithout being stressed."
When he saidother things,his gaze lowered and focused on my stomach.
"You just want me to have this baby by all means, don't you?" I sighed.
"It's like I'm having an anxiety attack," he replied as he squatted to hug my stomach. "The sooner I help you achieve your dream, the sooner I get to buy dad socks."
"Thank you so much, Ethan."
****
We moved along with the plans and had to return to Glen Allen to effect the changes we had come up with. As we arrived, a small crowd had already formed; they wanted to see us. The contractors had already gotten there with some of the equipment. Dad was standing outside the hospital, a look of pride on his face.
"You did it," he said as he hugged me.
"I didn't do much. Ethan handled everything," I insisted.
"Well, I wasn't the one who tried to convince the board," Ethan said. "You should take credit sometimes. No one's going to stop you or take it away from you."
"I guess you're right," I agreed.
One of the contractors present was adding an inscription to the hospital sign.
A Partner of Ethan Sullivan Hospitals
Partner huh?
I touched my stomach and wondered if I should tell my dad. Ethan has already said he'd handle it so there was no need for me to go ahead and tell him. At that moment, I was content with watching the hospital transform before my very eyes. Some painters were recoating the building to bring the old colors back to life. The community looked on with awe and wonder at everything unfolding.
My staff, and friends, congratulated my father and me for a job well done…and Ethan for the opportunity given.
"This is just the first step, you know," Father declared. "Filling this place and handling it is going to be up to you."
"I know. I'll be needing your help too, Dad. Think you can give me an extra year before you retire?" I asked.
"Anything for you," he replied. "There's still some medicine in my system anyway."
"Thank you, Dad," I said with a smile.
"You're welcome," he said and embraced me.
A part of my dream was finally coming true, and I had only one man to thank.
Ethan
"These beds are for me?" Helen asked as the delivery company brought the new beds I had ordered for the guest house.
"Yes, please change everything in there," I said. My back started to hurt remembering what it was like sleeping in there.
"Thank you so much, Ethan," she said. She hugged me and quickly went off to inspect the materials that had made their way miraculously to her inn.
"You just like spreading joy, don't you?" Stacy asked as she walked up to me and leaned on my shoulder.
"Oh I'm not doing Helen's place just to spread joy," I said. "I just need better sleeping conditions."
"Yeah, that does sound like you," she sighed.
