Chapter 9

Maya 9

That day got off to a bad start, I started my shift after lunch, and I was supposed to be working until 8:00 that night, but the emergency room was full. There had been a huge accident that had caused many injuries, so I decided to stay in the hospital as much as I could possibly, or at least as long as I could stay with a small child at home.

It was almost midnight when I went to the nurses\' locker room to change, my uniform was completely dirty with blood, again, and I only had one spare. That meant tomorrow I had to go to the laundry early in the morning.

Next week, Jess and Andrew were getting married, and apparently, I got stuck as a bridesmaid with a super happy Lucas.

Axel would be there, and Jess made a point of buying him a stylish suit even though I repeated over and over again that it was not necessary because it would get him dirty immediately.

But my friend didn’t care. So, I had this little James Bond outfit hanging in my closet for my little Latin Lover who had won the hearts of the ladies of the Dare house.

I turned the corner of the hall and ran into Andrew.

His shift had just begun, and his white coat was spotless.

\"Hey, Sheppar.\" he winked at me.

\"Hey, Playboy.\" I said, while I put my hand on his shoulder and give him a kiss on the cheek.

The other interns looked back at me.

Andrew was very popular with women, but it didn’t matter to him how much they try with him, or how many times they rubbed against him, for Andrew only Jess existed. It was always Jess. And it was better for him or my friend would have cut off his balls and so would I.

I put my hand through his blond hair, and one of the other doctors glared at me while Andrew wrapped his arm around my shoulder.

The interns slammed a patient’s chart and left furiously.

\"You’re my medicine for intern advances.\" Andrew said amused.

\"When they see you with the ring on your finger, they’ll stop running after you, I hope. It would be good for them if they don’t want to find a furious Jess at their door.\" I said shaking my head and leaning with my elbow at the bar.

\"She’s so sexy when she’s jealous.\" Andrew said in a dreamy way, \"The sex after a jealous fight is amazing, she is uncontrollable, she marks the territory like a dog.\" his eyes shone with excitement at the thought.

\"Please, I don’t care about my friend’s sex skills.\" I said, looking disgusted.

\"Which, for the record, are fabulous.\" he said cheerfully.

\"Andrew!\" I scolded him laughing.

\"Are you done?\" he asked looking at me.

\"Yes Doctor, I’m going home after four-hour overtime.\" I almost proudly said.

\"You shouldn’t do all this overtime with a child at home, but tomorrow no overtime, there’s a dinner at the Thomson house.\" he said, grabbing one of the files that another nurse was handing him.

\"Is this an invitation, Dr. Thomson?\" I asked doubtfully.

\"Invitation would involve the possibility of choice that, by the way, you don’t have. Jess ordered me to tell you to show up at home at eight o\'clock.\" he smiled.

God, that man was really gone.

\"But what if I had other plans?\" I said folding my head to the side.

\"Do you have any?\" Andrew asked, putting a pen in his scrubs.

\"Well, no, it’s not...\"

\"Then at eight Sheppar, don’t be late or you’ll piss her off.\" Andrew said, grabbing the file and leaving.

\"They’re just right for each other,\" I said to myself, watching him disappear into the hallways.

I took a deep breath and headed for the locker room before I was stopped again.

\"Sheppar!\" said a deep male voice.

I froze and turned around, finding myself facing the doctor I’d worked with most of the evening, Dr. Richard, was a handsome man, in his thirties, very young to be an attending.

He had light brown hair and dark eyes, he was much taller than I was, and by the looks of his scrubs, he was also very athletic. I stopped and put my hands in the pockets of the lab coat waiting for it to reach me.

\"Tough night, eh.\" he told me once he came in front of me.

\"Sure.\" I said, looking at him confused.

\"Did you finish your shift?\" he asked me looking at me straight in the eye.

\"I’m getting off right now.\" I said politely.

\"Me too.\" he said, scratching his head, \"How about we stop for a drink at the bar around the corner?\" He finally asked a little embarrassed.

He was really nice and if it was at any other time I would have gone immediately, Dr. Richard was good-looking and a very good doctor from what I could see in the hours I spent working with him. But unfortunately, I couldn’t just think of myself anymore.

\"I’m sorry but I really have to go home, I can’t stay any longer.\" I said cordially.

\"I understand,\" he said sorry, \"Tomorrow night? After shift?\" he asked again hopefully.

\"I have an appointment tomorrow night that I can’t cancel.\" I said almost sorry.

He made me tender, his attempts had all been postponed, and on his face, I could read sorrow.

\"But I’m free for the weekend.\" I said before I could stop.

What am I thinking? I have a son!

Dr. Richard’s face immediately lit up and gave a broad smile.

\"Then let’s do it Saturday after the shift!\" he said cheerfully.

I could feel my consciousness cry. Why could I never shut up?

\"Of course.\" I gently said.

I certainly couldn’t tell him now that I didn’t want to go on a date, now it was too late.

Congratulations Maya.

He waved and trotted away and disappeared into the corridors himself.

Damn.

I immediately headed to the locker room with my head down, to avoid further encounters.

Once I changed, I came out of the hospital and I headed to the parking lot where my car was, in the meantime I pulled the phone out of my purse and I went to look for the chat with Jess, luckily she was online, so I decided to call her.

\"May May.\" she sang cheerfully.

\"Jess, I screwed up.\" I said seriously.

\"Please, May, let’s not start, I wonder how you have done all these years without me.\" she said singing, and then she thought for a moment, \"in fact, you’re only in trouble.\" she continued cheerfully.

\"Jess! Stop it!\" I said by opening the car and getting inside.

\"What did you do this time?\" her cheerfulness was nerve-wracking.

\"Why are you so happy?\" I suddenly asked.

\"Oh I just had some terrifying sex so that my future husband remembers who he belongs to when the other specialists blink his eyelashes.\" Jess quietly said.

\"My God, Jess.\" I said in a disgusted voice, while she busted into a loud laugh.

I remembered Andrew’s satisfied gleam just before. I’m sure there was no danger of her looking at anyone other than Jess. After all, he had always been in love with her and he certainly wouldn’t have let her get away because of some skank.

\"Let’s get back to you, young lady!\" cried Jess on the phone, making me laugh at my thoughts, \"What did you do?!\"

\"I accidentally agreed to go have a date with an attending.\" I said, putting my forehead on the steering wheel of the car.

Jess screamed and forced me to pull the phone away from my ear to keep me from being deaf on one side.

\"What’s wrong with that?!\" cried he.

\"There is that I have a son Jess! A child of a few months that needs me! I cannot leave him for the first that happens!\" I said exasperated.

\"Oh shut up! We have to make you presentable, that means full hair removal, manicure, pedicure, hair.\" she started to snort like hell.

\"Jess, do you listen to me when I talk?\" I was now more exasperated than ever. Why didn’t she understand?

\"I always listen to you, but that doesn’t mean I care what you say.\"

\"Oh thank you!\" I was almost offended.

\"May May you need to fuck, son or not son. Good sex will not hurt you.\" replied Jess very serious.

\"I’m not going to sleep with him, Jess. We’re just going to get something to drink after the shift. And I can’t even drink.\" I said.

\"Never mind! You take your time I’ll keep Axel!\" He almost clapped his hands, \"You may as well leave him with me all night if things take a long time.\"

\"Jess!\" I scolded her, \"Stop! I’m not going to sleep with him!\" I replied by starting the car.

\"We’ll see. Remember tomorrow night!\" he said before he hung up.

I just stared at the screen off for a few seconds before I put it in reverse and left the parking lot.

Shit!