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"Now tell me, my dear Stacy, why didn't you tell me that there was a fiery spark between you and our darling boss?" she asked.
"Whatever do you mean, my dear Allison?" I asked in the same tone.
"Oh don't play dumb with me. I know a pregnant woman when I see one," she whispered. "You and Ethan have been busy under the sheets, haven't ya?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about.” I continued to act dumb.
"I'm happy for you two, especially Ethan," she said as she let go of me. "When you left, this place wasn't the same anymore. Sure, he seemed to have gotten by, using whatever methods you had left behind. But he wasn't the same person."
I didn't say anything in response and just kept listening.
"You know he even lost weight at one point? Then gained some more?" she asked. "He was a mess. But with the time you spent here and until you left, we all noticed that he had actually found someone worth being with."
"He wasn't himself with you guys?" I asked.
"He would joke with us and play around. But it always stopped there," she explained. "He was worried that he'd mess things up. He may have been a social butterfly but in reality was a cautious caterpillar."
I smiled, it felt good knowing that there were people out there who genuinely cared about him.
"Now that caterpillar put one of his metamorphosis eggs in you," she said as she poked my stomach. "On behalf of the rest of the staff here, could you please promise to keep our boss happy forever?"
"I will," I promised.
"Thank you," she said. "Now who are the most eligible husband materials of Glen Allen?"
"I hear Stuart won the local pageant this year," I replied. "He's very good with his hands. Or so I've heard."
"The playboy type? No thank you," she spat.
"But he is sweet," I said. "Or so I've heard."
"You don't get it," she said. "I have no problems with him as a person. But I don't have the strength to pay attention to every Helen, Mary, and Nathalie from his past life who wants to act as a wedge between us. I don't even know how you've been able to handle it."
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Oh uh, no offense to you both, but we both know that Ethan was the playboy type," she replied. "Chances that if you two were to get married, one skank will pull out of nowhere to ruin things. I'm sure they haven't shown up yet, but get ready for a catfight."
"I can't handle a catfight," I said as I raised both hands in defense. "Can I ask you to fight on my behalf."
"You can count on me. I get to finally put the jiu-jitsu classes I spent two hundred dollars on to good use: beating up the past lovers of my best friend's boyfriend," she announced as she punched the air skillfully.
"Thank you, Alisson, you're the best," I said as I kissed her cheek.
"Now I want to steal you from Ethan," she said. She touched her cheek and swooned backward, but I caught her. "Ah, my princess."
"Get up, you're heavy," I complained and shook her.
"Meanie," she called me and got to her feet. "I'm happy for you. Once again, congratulations on the hospital's successful comeback."
"Thank you for your help in making that a reality as well," I said with a smile.
She nodded. "Alright, let's get back to work."
I followed her and focused on helping out. What she mentioned about the past flings still stuck with me. I thought about Gabrielle. Ethan didn't deny the existence of girls like her in his life. So in a way, I wasn't worried. But as I remembered her approaching me, I started to worry again.
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I headed to a nearby mart. Ethan and Chloe had asked for ice cream treats. I thought it would be a good distraction from the fact that I felt like I was being watched. I felt a person's company from the hospital and all the way to the mart.
