3.5

3.5

When you’re a nurse, you're always needed in every part of the hospital. Everywhere. It's crazy tiring. But you know, it's a good feeling to be able to help to other people. Seeing them smiling at you and thanking you for things you do for them, it's such an amazing and extremely rewarding feeling. I love helping people just as how it also hurts me seeing a patient expire.

Since high school, I wanted to be a nurse by choice because I know I can help my countrymen. I was inspired by the nurses on that movie Pearl Harbor which was really a brave thing for them to do. Ever since after I saw that movie, I wanted to be one someday.

Look at me now, a licensed nurse.

As the hours pass by, another tiring day came to an end and I hurriedly grabbed all of my stuff to fetch Ben. I got inside my car and drove my way to his school. When I got there, I was right on time when Ben was rushing out from his classroom. I squat down as he rushed into my arms with a smile on his face. He hugs me tight and I'm sure he had a great day in school.

"How was your first day baby?" I push his hair off his face.

"I had so much fun mom! I met new friends! We introduced ourselves and I didn't shy away. My teacher even liked my hair because she said it's curly. She said she remembers someone from my hair and my eyes." He begins to talk.

I smiled at myself, I'm sure his teacher was also a SatPatter before. A name for a Satellite Patrol fan back in the days.

"And this boy named Jason came up to me, we both like chocolate and banana shake mommy!" he breathes.

I smiled at Ben. "That's lovely to hear honey. How about we go grab your all time favorite pizza and pasta for dinner? How's that sound?"

"Delicious!" He chimes.

Both of us walked our way back to the car and drove to his favorite food place called Johnny's. We ordered a box of pizza, one chocolate and banana shake for my little boy and a vanilla latte for me.

Ben talked to me about how his first day went in school and mentioned that there were these older girls who kept staring at him. He asked if something was wrong with him and I shyly smiled at how innocent and adorable my six year old son is.

He's a natural born charmer.

Like father like son, indeed.

After having dinner together, we went home and watched his favorite TV show, Adventure Time which became my favorite too.

The following day, I was on night duty in the hospital to cover for my coworker who swapped with me since she was having an emergency. I was busy checking IV bags of the patients then I would rush to the third floor nurse's station because they needed assistance for doing round in the presidential rooms.

"Randy, huge favor. Could you check the IV bag of the patient in room 202-A?" The head nurse asked.

"Yes. Sure I will." I answered with a smile even though I just got on this floor. I guess it is going to be a busy shift.

"Here are the medicine she needs to take. Make sure you take good care of her, she's a pretty valuable patient to us."

I nod at the word, valuable.

I grabbed everything I needed before marching my way to room 202-A. I wonder why she's such a valuable patient to the head nurse, well from the room itself which is a Presidential Suite, I'm sure it's someone with a high profile.

I glance at the patient's medical record, before taking a step inside her room.

Wait, this name seems familiar.

I grabbed the doorknob and smiled as I take a deep breath in while I begin to enter the room.

"Good evening!" I smiled, glancing at my watch to check the time.

Ten thirty-two in the evening.

I walked near the patient's bed and I take a grip tight on the patient's medical record once I saw who the admitted patient was. I was reminded instantly of who it was and I couldn't believe that she is actually here. No wonder her name looked familiar to me.

This is Hugo Saintclare’s mother. AnneSaintclare.

I hear a door creaking open which came from the bathroom and a light from behind me reflects on the wall in front of me. My heart drops as I feel my body stiffened like a plywood.

Holy shit, I don’t have a good feeling about this at all.

"Someone came in?" A voice called out and the light from behind me quickly turned off.

That voice.

I know that voice.

I know that Essex accent.

My heart is racing. No.

This can't be. No.

"Dear, the nurse just came in." Anne says with a smile as she looks at me. Anne has always looked lovely.

Oh my god. Oh my god. Kill me now! Please be her husband. Please don't be that man who I'm guessing you should be. I thought and inwardly chanted those words in my head over and over.

All of a sudden, he pops out from behind me and stands on the opposite side of the hospital bed. I completely froze. Hugo Saintclare stands in front of me with both hands inside his pockets, wearing a black suit on and his long brown hair pushed back.

He's grown a lot more mature and he's taller than I remember seeing him almost seven years ago. He's not the young man I used to fangirl when there was still Satellite Patrol five years back. One thing is for sure, he is still handsome and charming as hell.

"Hello." He greets.

That deep raspy voice of his makes my underwear twists in knots. My heart is beating so hard and pounding even harder. I hope he can't hear it. I feel myself breathing fast too.

What's wrong with me? Relax Miranda.

He doesn’t know.

"Good evening." He greets me again with that dimpled smile just like Ben's.

Well I’ll be damned but Hugo Saintclare is fucking back.