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As he left me, I let out a sigh of relief. Something was definitely wrong. I brought out my phone and texted Ethan.
Are we still on for today?I texted.
I'll be rounding up by six pm,he replied. You?
"Did Isaac tell you what time you'll be closing?" Ian asked, startling me, causing me to hide the phone. "Is something wrong?"
"No, uh, nothing at all," I replied. "Isaac said early. But didn't say how early."
"If there are no emergency cases that you can help with, then you can leave by six," he said.
"Alright, thank you," I retorted.
He seemed like he wanted to say something else but gave up on it and walked away. I returned my attention to the phone,How does seven sound?
No problem here. Looking forward to it.
Me too.
My heart beat still pounded the same way after talking to Ethan. I don't know what was going on with me when I had made contact with Ian, with my body reacting like that. But it was good to know that Ethan still had that effect on me.
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I spent the day attending to new patients in the hospital. It felt better because I got to relate to them as new staff. I also assisted the other doctors with whatever they needed at the moment. Who knew that spending extra time learning about other fields would actually come in handy as my parents had predicted. Maybe it wasn't so bad having your life dictated for you. At the end of the day, I signed out, but I went to Ian to tell him I was done for the day. I honestly didn't have to, but for some odd reason, I went anyway.
I knocked on his door before letting myself in, he seemed like he was about to leave too.
"You're done?" he asked.
"Yes, actually," I replied as he stepped aside, allowing me to come in.
"How was your first day?" he asked as he leaned against the door.
"It was refreshing. I thought I would have problems handling patients, but I was assigned to new ones," I replied. "It was a fun experience. And the other doctors were a big help in getting me to adjust properly. I should thank them later on."
"I'm glad you enjoyed yourself," he said as his eyes shifted to my hair. "You came here to change? You have your own office you know?"
I stared down at the scrubs. "I'm sorry, I don't even know why I came here in the first place."
I tried to make my way past him, but he stopped me by holding my hand and pulling me in front of him.
"You're already here; is there any need to leave?" he asked.
That scent.
I don't know why I did but I leaned in close and took a little sniff. My body was stirred. It was this same scent I had perceived when I first met Ethan in Glen Allen. Minus the smoke, that is.
"Do you normally do this?" he asked with an amused look on his face.
"What? No," I replied as I snapped out of it. "I'm sorry."
"I didn't actually mind but I think we should settle it," he suggested.
"What?"
"Isn't that fair?" he asked as he took a few strands of my hair and brought it to his nose. "You smell me, I smell you."
"I didn't smell your hair, though," I blurted out.
