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I had already shown her where Isaac's office was so she'd have no problem finding it by herself. But I needed to spend some time with her.
"Ian, there's an emergency case," one of the nurses announced, completely ruining my plan.
"Another time Dr. James," I said to Natasha.
"Please, I said just Natasha's fine," she said. "Thank you for your help. I can take it from here."
"Alright, stay safe," I said as I watched her walk away. "Natasha…"
She stopped and turned. "Yes?"
It was me. I was the one you kissed.
"Thank you for joining," I said.
She nodded and gave a warm smile. "Thank you for having me."
It was no good. There was no way I could tell her. Besides, just like the rest, she had no interest in me.
Natasha
As I returned home, I threw myself onto the bed. I placed my hand on my chest to calm my beating heart. It seemed to be going out of control.
"What the hell happened today?" I asked. "That wasn't even Ethan…why was I bothered?"
The moment I laid eyes on Ian, it felt like we had already met. Everything from the way he looked at me, including the air around him…it felt so familiar.
My heart started to pound. It wasn't right. He was as soft spoken as the rumors said he was. Compared to Ethan, he was calmer and seemed a little too perfect. He took great pride in his work and seemed relieved whenever I complimented him. And for some reason, his gentle smile pleased me.
It was wrong. Something was very, very wrong. I brought out my phone and checked Ethan's new number. I took in a deep breath and thought about the right words to say. I was feeling confused. I still longed for the man I had met in med school, the man I had kissed in Glen Allen. So, why did his brother have such a strange yet relaxing feel to him?
I hadn't texted Ethan in a while. I had felt nervous after the kiss.
"No need to overthink it," I sighed and typed the basics when it came to starting a text conversation. “Hey!”
I put the phone down. Maybe Rachel was right. I needed to upgrade my way of life soon. Ethan was a busy man, so I assumed that he wouldn't even see the text.
Ping! The notification caught my attention. I picked up the phone. He replied with a simple, “Hey”. Relief washed over me. I gradually forgot about the budding feelings for my new boss and focused on Ethan. I struggled over what to text next.
“How are you doing?”
“Pretty good…and you?”
“I finished work not long ago.”
“That reminds me, I heard you applied at my hospital. We had no vacancy so I transferred you to my brother's. Hope you didn't mind?”
“No, I don't mind. It's a very nice place. I would like it here, however. I would have loved to work with you.”
Rachel had told me to go on the offensive and get aggressive. That was my measly attempt.
I would have loved that too. Maybe even continued where we left off at the park,he texted.
My cheeks turned red as a tomato. He still remembered.
“I thought you'd forgotten about that!”
“I doubt there's any man who'd forget being kissed by a beautiful girl. I just didn't know how to bring it up.”
