she’d
change her mind about the surgery. He looked at his friend, Henry. “I can’t
believe you creamed me. I’ll beat you next week.”
“Wow, your game was off today. What’s bugging you?”
“I keep thinking about a new patient I have.”
“What’s the problem? Does she want too much plastic
surgery?”
Seth knew why Henry asked that. He’d complained to his
friend how some women requested too many procedures. In certain cases when he’d
explained to them how more was not better, they’d left his practice to go
elsewhere. He shook his head. “No. She only wants rhinoplasty done. The thing
is I want to date her. I probably already crossed the line for our
patient-doctor relationship.”
“Why do you say that?”
“She came in yesterday for the first visit. I knew I wanted
to see her outside the office. I couldn’t believe it when she invited me to a
dinner party and—”
“What are you worried about? She’s interested in you too.”
Henry grabbed his bag. “Come on, let’s get something to eat.”
Seth laughed. “I guess you’re anxious to eat since I’m
paying.”
Henry nodded. “You got that right. This doesn’t happen
often. I usually lose and have to pay for your lunch. How about steaks?”
“Sure, if you have time.” Henry surprised him with his
request. His friend usually wanted to grab a quick sandwich and get home to his
wife.
“I have time. Rebecca went to her mom’s for the day.”
He grinned at Henry. “Figures. The days I win, you’re in a
rush. Let’s go get some steaks.”
Within forty minutes, they sat in a booth in a fine steak
restaurant. Both had plates of steak, vegetables and rice.
After Henry swallowed a piece of meat, he said, “Thanks,
man. This steak hits the spot.”
For a couple of minutes, Seth watched his friend eat and
thought how Rebecca better start fixing steak for Henry. He definitely enjoyed
his meat, and Henry could afford to put some weight on his skinny frame. “I
never finished telling you about Mallory.”
“Who’s Mallory?”
“She’s the one who wants rhinoplasty. You mentioned she must
be interested in me, but she’s not.”
Henry raised his eyebrows. “Is her nose exceptionally big or
deformed?”
“I think she’s beautiful, but her nose is a little large.”
He shrugged. “She has wonderful cheekbones, the most incredible eyes and she’s
fun to talk to. I wish we had met somewhere else.”
Henry poured steak sauce all over his meat. “How soon does
she want the surgery?”
“She’s a teacher so it’s scheduled for early June when the
school year’s finished.”
“I see no problem then. It’s almost May and you won’t have
long to wait. You can date her after she has the surgery.”
“I already took her for coffee after her appointment. I told
her that she might think of more questions to ask about the procedure. Also I
said she should get to know me better before I went to the dinner party with
her friends.”
“She definitely likes you. Or she wouldn’t have invited
you.”
He shook his head. “Mallory’s friends are having this party
to fix her up with someone. She wants me to go to create a diversion, so they
won’t be as focused on fixing her up with this other guy. She’s recently
divorced and not interested in dating.”
“Did you tell her you’d go?”
He swallowed a mouthful of broccoli. “Sure. It’ll give me a
chance to spend time with Mallory.”
“You have it bad and you just met her.”
“I told her she could skip the surgery. I mentioned a couple
of famous women to her with larger noses, but she definitely wants to have it
done.”
“Does she have any kids?”
He nodded. “A little boy. I talked to Mallory about Princess
Diana, too, and how she was considered beautiful with her large nose. That
didn’t convince her and she said how Prince Charles loved Camilla. Apparently
she’s self-conscious enough that whenever she walks into a room, she thinks
everyone is
change her mind about the surgery. He looked at his friend, Henry. “I can’t
believe you creamed me. I’ll beat you next week.”
“Wow, your game was off today. What’s bugging you?”
“I keep thinking about a new patient I have.”
“What’s the problem? Does she want too much plastic
surgery?”
Seth knew why Henry asked that. He’d complained to his
friend how some women requested too many procedures. In certain cases when he’d
explained to them how more was not better, they’d left his practice to go
elsewhere. He shook his head. “No. She only wants rhinoplasty done. The thing
is I want to date her. I probably already crossed the line for our
patient-doctor relationship.”
“Why do you say that?”
“She came in yesterday for the first visit. I knew I wanted
to see her outside the office. I couldn’t believe it when she invited me to a
dinner party and—”
“What are you worried about? She’s interested in you too.”
Henry grabbed his bag. “Come on, let’s get something to eat.”
Seth laughed. “I guess you’re anxious to eat since I’m
paying.”
Henry nodded. “You got that right. This doesn’t happen
often. I usually lose and have to pay for your lunch. How about steaks?”
“Sure, if you have time.” Henry surprised him with his
request. His friend usually wanted to grab a quick sandwich and get home to his
wife.
“I have time. Rebecca went to her mom’s for the day.”
He grinned at Henry. “Figures. The days I win, you’re in a
rush. Let’s go get some steaks.”
Within forty minutes, they sat in a booth in a fine steak
restaurant. Both had plates of steak, vegetables and rice.
After Henry swallowed a piece of meat, he said, “Thanks,
man. This steak hits the spot.”
For a couple of minutes, Seth watched his friend eat and
thought how Rebecca better start fixing steak for Henry. He definitely enjoyed
his meat, and Henry could afford to put some weight on his skinny frame. “I
never finished telling you about Mallory.”
“Who’s Mallory?”
“She’s the one who wants rhinoplasty. You mentioned she must
be interested in me, but she’s not.”
Henry raised his eyebrows. “Is her nose exceptionally big or
deformed?”
“I think she’s beautiful, but her nose is a little large.”
He shrugged. “She has wonderful cheekbones, the most incredible eyes and she’s
fun to talk to. I wish we had met somewhere else.”
Henry poured steak sauce all over his meat. “How soon does
she want the surgery?”
“She’s a teacher so it’s scheduled for early June when the
school year’s finished.”
“I see no problem then. It’s almost May and you won’t have
long to wait. You can date her after she has the surgery.”
“I already took her for coffee after her appointment. I told
her that she might think of more questions to ask about the procedure. Also I
said she should get to know me better before I went to the dinner party with
her friends.”
“She definitely likes you. Or she wouldn’t have invited
you.”
He shook his head. “Mallory’s friends are having this party
to fix her up with someone. She wants me to go to create a diversion, so they
won’t be as focused on fixing her up with this other guy. She’s recently
divorced and not interested in dating.”
“Did you tell her you’d go?”
He swallowed a mouthful of broccoli. “Sure. It’ll give me a
chance to spend time with Mallory.”
“You have it bad and you just met her.”
“I told her she could skip the surgery. I mentioned a couple
of famous women to her with larger noses, but she definitely wants to have it
done.”
“Does she have any kids?”
He nodded. “A little boy. I talked to Mallory about Princess
Diana, too, and how she was considered beautiful with her large nose. That
didn’t convince her and she said how Prince Charles loved Camilla. Apparently
she’s self-conscious enough that whenever she walks into a room, she thinks
everyone is
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