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"Judging by the silence, I'll assume that's a no," Rachel said, interrupting my thoughts.
"You might be right. I haven't let go of him," I agreed, "but I don't want to see him again, that's for certain."
"Understandable, so you want to forget everything about him," she said.
"You're actually right," I said. "I just don't know what to do to help me forget."
There was a knock on my door. "Come in," I said.
The door opened and one of the maids came in. "Mr Lawrence Williams is here to see you."
"He's back in Maryland?" I cried.
"What do you know? A distraction." Rachel shrugged.
"Lawrence? I must really be desperate." I sighed then turned my attention to the maid. "I'll be out shortly."
She nodded and left. I got out of the bed and head straight for the bathroom.
"Natasha,” Rachel called as I was about to enter.
"Yes?"
"Don't force yourself to do anything you don't want to do," she advised. "You just recovered and I know you're trying to heal from that. But as a doctor, you know that self-medication isn't a good idea all the time."
"That's for people who aren't doctors," I said.
"Well, just saying," she shrugged and got up to leave. "I'll keep your guest occupied, until you're out."
"Thank you, for the advice and the offer to keep him company," I said .
Rachel may have just been a bodyguard, but she was the most reliable friend I had. Maybe I should have told her about the issues when they first came along; it would have made everything easier.
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After my bath, I changed into a white sundress with floral patterns to feel comfortable. No heavy jewelry and no makeup. I wasn't in the mood to go anywhere, but if the idea popped into Lawrence's head, I wanted to make sure to look presentable. I went downstairs and found him drinking tea with Rachel. She looked fed up, and I started to feel bad letting her keep him company while I got ready.
"There she is," Rachel said as she noticed me. "Lovely having tea with you, Mr. Williams."
"Please, just call me Lawrence," he insisted, before turning his eyes to me. "It's unfair how many women would have to put in a lot of effort to achieve your level of beauty, and you have it down effortlessly."
"Really? My skincare routine would make any model or actress's knees wobble and drop," I noted.
"And yet, you make it look easy. I know you've followed the path of medicine, but it wouldn't be so bad to actually try your hand in modelling," he suggested. "Like the brother of that doctor you work for in Richmond. Dr. Ethan Sullivan. I've seen him in a few magazines."
Mentioning Ethan and Ian, felt like exposing my heart to pins.
"Mmm…yeah, I'll probably consider it," I said as he got up and walked toward me.
"You don't look alright, may I touch your face?" he asked.
Strange.
The new Lawrence wouldn't act like that. Was I being tricked again.
"Why the look of disbelief? Do you think I'm the kind of person who'd just touch your face without asking?"
"Yes…yes, you are. At least the way you are now," I replied honestly.
