005 Lunch

Jane

I arrived at the clinic early in the morning the next day, hoping the day would fly by fast. I contemplated whether or not to file for my leave and go on the trip the O'Connor brothers had offered. It would be awesome. The Leaf Resort was a nice place, but I did not think I had enough saved up to actually have a good time there. It had been over a year since I mingled with people, and I had saved up a bit after I had finished paying my divorce legal fees. I sat on my chair and contemplated it. The O'Connors were now Thomas' patients, so I wouldn't be breaking any rules by hanging out with them, and the resort seemed like a good place to get into the fun scene again.

Still contemplating, Trisha popped into my office to inform me that Martha Ainsworth, my oldest patient, was around.

The old woman popped into my office with a tinfoil hat on her head. She claimed it was to bounce off alien signals and stop them from taking over her body, and mind. I had been through different stages with Martha, and I should have had her committed, but she wasn't of harm to herself or the people around her, and besides she was seeing me voluntarily, I didn't want to pay her back by having her committed. It would make her lose her faith in doctors. It takes a lot of courage to see a psychiatrist, so I had to respect her courage and help her manage her condition to the best of my ability. Besides, she was living with her son, and he had no complaints about his mother's behaviour.

Martha's stories were over the roof, but they were fun to listen to. Initially, she came to me because she claimed she was tapping into a strange frequency and hearing voices of supernatural beings that could communicate through mind links, most especially the werewolf and dragon species. After studying her, I put her on some meds, and it stopped. Soon she said she heard vital information, and the dragon people that she picked it up from were about to get her. I almost had her committed then, because she had attacked her neighbour, claiming he was a lizard man sent by dragons to spy on her. I couldn't have her committed because she had the right to attack him. He was trespassing and had no business being where she found him. Which was her backyard. Apparently, the guy was snooping around. The court had him committed instead, and I did not know what happened to him after. I believe he disappeared, but that was according to Martha's stories. Now we were in her Invasion of the Body Snatchers and They Live phase. A phase where she believed the dragon shifters in our midst were taking up important powerful roles to take over the world using the lizard people. At least she left out the replicating humans part because that would have been bizarre. I felt sorry for her, but her imagination was wild and very entertaining, and I always looked forward to my sessions with her. Other than her being a bit disturbed, she was a fun person to be around.

Martha's entire session was spent rambling about some dragons trying to overthrow royals. She said she could see them. That they had scally skin and could breathe fire. They also had an underground network, like a government within a government. It was a bit complicated but I allowed her to speak without making her feel uncomfortable. It was my job anyway, and I was devoted.

Soon Martha's session ended, and she left. I sat in my office wondering what to do, so I decided I would apply for my leave of absence. I had twenty-one days, and I chose to take fourteen out of those days. I had never taken leave since I got married to Brad. This was the first in two years, and I was glad. The bastard was out of my life, I had a year to heal, and now it was time to move on.

I sent the email to the HR department and sat impatiently at my desk. Soon, I picked up my phone to call Philip. I wanted him to know that I was interested in the trip they had offered.

It rang a bit before he finally answered.

"Hello," He said in his deep sexy, voice, and my insides fluttered. It was wrong to have such fantasies about the brothers, who I intended to be good friends with. I honestly knew it was dangerous, but when you haven't been touched in a year and a half, getting dirty thoughts out of your mind was next to impossible, especially around hot and sexy men like the O'Connor brothers.

"Hey, it's Jane!" I said with a 'remember me' tone.

"Hey, Jane," he said, sounding glad to hear my voice.

"What are you up to?" I asked, not wanting to go straight to the point,

"James and I are heading for Lunch," he said, and at that instant, my tummy growled because I hadn't eaten all day and I was hungry. I had a bad eating habit that I needed to fix.

"About the trip," I began, "I have applied for my leave, and the approval should come in tomorrow. I would love to come if you guys will still have me," I said, "Of course, I will pay for my part," I added quickly, not to be a leech. They were billionaires. People would want to leech off them. I didn't want to be one of those people.

"Of course we want you to come," He said, and I squealed inside "But, we will be paying. That is our condition," he said, and I didn't bother to argue because honestly, it would be great to save money. I instantly agreed, and I was about to hang up when he said.

"Join us at Cades. We are having lunch there. It is not far from the clinic. Our treat," he offered, and I did not need anyone to tell me I needed food in my system. I told them I would join them in thirty minutes and hung up.

I took out my hand mirror to fix any loose strands of hair that might have fallen off my ponytail. I had no makeup on, so there was nothing to fix.

There was no point looking nice. I wasn't trying to catch their attention.

Before I stepped out of the office, an email came in from the HR department granting my leave. It was pretty fast because I wasn't expecting the approval to come in until the next day. On my way out, I told Trish I was taking two weeks off starting from Saturday, and she should move my patients to the available doctors. I told her to let those of them that didn't want to see another doctor in the meantime, wait for me, and I would only be taking two weeks off. She was happy. Most of the staff were, and I realised many people had been watching me and feeling sorry for me. If only they knew what I intended to do with my two weeks.

I arrived at Cades, and the brothers were waiting for me. They were gentlemen. Both Of them stood up for me to sit. James and Philip were very handsome men, and they looked more so in the restaurant. Philip smiled, revealing his perfect dentition that kept catching my attention all the time, and James' handsome exterior would melt any woman's panties away. This was torture for me. Something I could see, and admire, but never touch. I cooled down with water pretending to be thirsty.

Soon the waiter came, and we ordered our meal. The portion of spaghetti and meatballs that the brothers were served was incredible. It was too damn much. How could they consume all that and still maintain their hot body? They must have a furnace burning all that calories away because no man could survive that much carb consumption. I stopped staring at their food and looked at mine, which was the tiniest portion of what they were having. I wasn't pretending that was exactly my fill.

"Guess what!" I said, finally breaking the news to them. "While I was leaving my office, I received a mail from the HR department granting me my leave which would be starting on Saturday," and James beamed at me.

"Awesome. We will pick you up early morning Saturday," Philip said, and we continued to eat our lunch. I couldn't wait for Saturday.