His eyes hardened for a moment, but then he smiled, though it didn’t seem to reach his eyes.
“You finally said yes to Garret?”
“Yeah. I called him up and told him I would go with him today after I got my cast off. I didn’t know I’d still be limited and have to wear this thing, but I’ll make due.”
“Diana, are you sure you can trust him? I know his background check came back clean, but I just don’t want you to get hurt again in any way.” He didn’t sound upset, just like a concerned friend. Maybe I had been wrong about him and just reading into things that weren’t there.
“Yes, I think I can.” I smiled as I thought back over the past weeks. He hadn’t let my turning down affect the way our friendship was going. He was still easy going and fun to be around. “He was raised right. I don’t think he would ever hurt me on purpose. Mrs. Chambers would have his hide if he did, though.”
He looked at me for a minute, but I couldn’t tell what he was thinking. He didn’t seem angry, though.
“Alright,” He said with a slight smile, but again it didn’t reach his eyes. He seemed kind of sad, and I felt bad for him. “If you trust him and like him, I’ll support you. You deserve happiness after all the stuff you’ve been through. So, what have you got planned for your date tonight?”
That’s why I liked Doc. He had always put me first and supported me in anything, no matter how he felt about it, which in this case I just couldn’t get a read on. We talked for a while longer, me telling him about my plans, and him telling me about a nurse who’d been flirting with him. He was thinking of asking her out, and I was glad to see that he was finally taking time for himself. If he dated after I left, he never said anything, but I know he hadn’t been before. He had spent all of his time working and told me that, outside of work, I was the only one he talked to.
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I had spent an hour and a half showering and getting myself fixed up for the date. It felt really nice, and Claire even helped with my hair once she got home from work. She had told me how funny it had been to watch Garret. She said that he hadn’t been able to concentrate on anything, and seemed like he had been walking around on cloud nine.
“Stephan finally made him go home around two o’clock when he had not heard a conversation someone was having with him. The man had been talking for twenty minutes and Garret had no idea what he’d been saying. Luckily though, Stephan took care of whatever it was.”
That made me smile. I loved that I seemed to have that effect on him.
“So, what are you going to wear?” She asked.
“I was thinking about my black slacks and purple blouse. I want it to match this stupid sling I have to wear. I asked if I could go without it, but Doc said it would slow the healing down if I did, so I’m stuck.” I had picked a purple sling because it was my favorite color, but didn’t think about the fact that it didn’t match half of my clothes. I was stupid to have done that. Now I would have to dress to match it. I thought about buying different colors, but I had to talk to the therapist about how long I’d have to use them to know whether it would be worth spending the money.
After I got dressed and slipped on my black flats, and added a gold necklace and ear rings I had bought, I went down to the living room to get Claire’s opinion, but Garret was already there. He was twenty minutes early. When he saw me, his jaw dropped, and he just stared. I looked down at myself wondering if something was wrong, but I didn’t see anything. I hadn’t really done anything different except wearing make-up. I normally didn’t because it would break my skin out if I wore it for too long, but I had wanted to look nice. Clair had French braided my
“You finally said yes to Garret?”
“Yeah. I called him up and told him I would go with him today after I got my cast off. I didn’t know I’d still be limited and have to wear this thing, but I’ll make due.”
“Diana, are you sure you can trust him? I know his background check came back clean, but I just don’t want you to get hurt again in any way.” He didn’t sound upset, just like a concerned friend. Maybe I had been wrong about him and just reading into things that weren’t there.
“Yes, I think I can.” I smiled as I thought back over the past weeks. He hadn’t let my turning down affect the way our friendship was going. He was still easy going and fun to be around. “He was raised right. I don’t think he would ever hurt me on purpose. Mrs. Chambers would have his hide if he did, though.”
He looked at me for a minute, but I couldn’t tell what he was thinking. He didn’t seem angry, though.
“Alright,” He said with a slight smile, but again it didn’t reach his eyes. He seemed kind of sad, and I felt bad for him. “If you trust him and like him, I’ll support you. You deserve happiness after all the stuff you’ve been through. So, what have you got planned for your date tonight?”
That’s why I liked Doc. He had always put me first and supported me in anything, no matter how he felt about it, which in this case I just couldn’t get a read on. We talked for a while longer, me telling him about my plans, and him telling me about a nurse who’d been flirting with him. He was thinking of asking her out, and I was glad to see that he was finally taking time for himself. If he dated after I left, he never said anything, but I know he hadn’t been before. He had spent all of his time working and told me that, outside of work, I was the only one he talked to.
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I had spent an hour and a half showering and getting myself fixed up for the date. It felt really nice, and Claire even helped with my hair once she got home from work. She had told me how funny it had been to watch Garret. She said that he hadn’t been able to concentrate on anything, and seemed like he had been walking around on cloud nine.
“Stephan finally made him go home around two o’clock when he had not heard a conversation someone was having with him. The man had been talking for twenty minutes and Garret had no idea what he’d been saying. Luckily though, Stephan took care of whatever it was.”
That made me smile. I loved that I seemed to have that effect on him.
“So, what are you going to wear?” She asked.
“I was thinking about my black slacks and purple blouse. I want it to match this stupid sling I have to wear. I asked if I could go without it, but Doc said it would slow the healing down if I did, so I’m stuck.” I had picked a purple sling because it was my favorite color, but didn’t think about the fact that it didn’t match half of my clothes. I was stupid to have done that. Now I would have to dress to match it. I thought about buying different colors, but I had to talk to the therapist about how long I’d have to use them to know whether it would be worth spending the money.
After I got dressed and slipped on my black flats, and added a gold necklace and ear rings I had bought, I went down to the living room to get Claire’s opinion, but Garret was already there. He was twenty minutes early. When he saw me, his jaw dropped, and he just stared. I looked down at myself wondering if something was wrong, but I didn’t see anything. I hadn’t really done anything different except wearing make-up. I normally didn’t because it would break my skin out if I wore it for too long, but I had wanted to look nice. Clair had French braided my
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