If I didn’t like my job, I’d be jumping for joy, but I loved what I did. Every day, I woke up ready to work. As much as I wanted to shed a tear, I didn’t. It had been a while since I’d cried, and I wouldn’t today. I couldn’t believe this happened though.
“Even if you were just defending yourself, you know better. You can’t have arguments in my work environment. It’s not professional, and it won’t be tolerated. Take it how you want. Both of you can return to work next week. Have a good rest of your week.” With that, Rebecca dismissed us, putting on her glasses and booting up her laptop.
With a shake of my head, I snatched the door open and exited the office. After what just happened, I needed a glass of wine. How in the hell did my day start like this? I had the rest of the week off. It was only Tuesday.
Now, I had to find something to do with my time while I was off. I hated that Kaye was off today. When she found out what happened, I knew she’d be calling me. After I got my stuff from the lounge, I headed out of the clinic. Who was going to get my patients while I was gone? That was my main concern.
After I went to the grocery store, I was finally home for the day. I had nothing planned, but I wanted Nashton to chill with me. Hopefully, he had no plans, and I could set up a date night for us. I hoped he wasn’t busy and could come over when I called him. Why did I feel like I wanted to celebrate my suspension evenwhen I felt down? I had the rest of the week plus the weekend to do house chores, update Pinks’ Instagram account, and do as much coloring as I wanted. I couldn’t say I’d be bored, but I would miss the patients I saw on a daily basis.
My cell phone rang in the middle of putting away the groceries. I had bought some things to make a seafood boil. Maybe I’d make that tonight if Nash were available to come over. I stopped putting away the groceries and moved toward my phone. I picked it up from the kitchen table and looked to see who was calling. With a smile, I answered the phone.
“Hey, Nash.” I leaned against the table and folded my arms lazily.
“Wassup, beautiful. What are you up to?”
“Ehh, nothing. I’m putting away groceries I bought for the rest of the week. What about you?” I removed the phone from my ear and placed it on speaker, heading back to the kitchen island where the remaining grocery bags were.
“Surprisingly, I’m not doing anything, which is not like me. But I have a question for you.”
Oh, hell... I wondered what it was. “Okay, what is it?”
“You’d usually be on your lunch break at this hour. Never have you ever gone home on your breaks from work. Why are you home?”
I froze and eyed the clock on the stove. It was around one in the afternoon, and I was home. On the inside, I smiled since Nash paid attention to me and what I had going on during the day. I liked him a little more for the way he cared for me.
“Uhhh...”
“Ain’t no uh. Just tell me why you’re not at work.”
“I got suspended for what happened yesterday between my co-worker and me.”
I heard Nash mumble damn under his breath. “I told you to let me beat his ass. Then you would have a reason to get suspended that would be worth it.”
I shook my head. “I probably would’ve lost my job, but that’s why I’m home early.” Now I could ask if he wants to chill with me for the day.
“That boss of yours is wrong. I bet she wouldn’t like it if someone yelled in her face.”
“I said the same thing, but what the hell was I to do? I told you I love my job. I can’t afford to walk away now.”
The thing was I didn’t want to find a new job either, especially when I enjoyed working at the job I was at now. Maybe I could talk to my boss and let her know how wrong she was. She heard what happened, and she still suspended me too, which wasn’t right.
Nash scoffed. “I’ll help you look for a new job.”
“You’re so sweet, Nash. Thanks so much, but let me think on it.”
“Word. I’ll let you do that. Just know if we ever see that co-worker of yours out and about, I’m fucking him up. It won’t have anything to do with your job. It’ll just be me beating his ass for talking to you the way he did. Deal?”
I threw my head back and laughed. “I see you’re not trying to let that go.”
“Hell no. Now that he got you suspended from your job, he needs one.”
The only thing I could do was shake my head at him.
“What do you say?”
I sighed deeply, knowing he won’t let it go. “Fine. You can beat his ass.”
“Good. Now, let me pray I see him out and about. All you have to do is point him out.”
