Me: Patient confidentiality matters to me, Aurora
As much as that was true, I still grimaced when I remembered the state of her after that chemical burn I’d treated.
Aurora: You won’t tell Stan? Or Hunter?
Me: Of course not!
Aurora: I appreciate that
I bit my lip, then flinched when I tugged on one of the wounds where my teeth had torn at the flesh during the beatings.
Then, unable to help myself, I typed out:
Me: You don’t do that anymore, right?
She didn’t answer. Just as I figured I’d overstepped, she replied:
Aurora: No
Me: I’m glad
Me: Anyway, that’s between me, you, and the ER, okay?
Aurora: Again, thank you.
Nah, I had to thank her.
This message thread had come through just before overstimulation hit.
Aurora: You should probably know that I tried to set you up with Stan after my visit to your hospital
Me: Huh?!
Aurora: Funny how things turn out, isn't it?
Me:
When she fell silent, and the traffic didn’t, my thoughts began to race again. One after another. They tumbled and fell, making me crave Stan’s presence, needing him to distract me. I couldn’t call him though. He’d talk me out of heading into the hospital and Ihadto do this. So, in desperate need of comfort, I texted Millie:
Me: How are the kiddos? Is my goddaughter performing like a charm in kindergarten?
Millie: Hey hey.
Millie: She’s rocking level D books. (Should be at B/C at this point.)
Millie: Mostly, they’re driving me insane. Why did I want to be a mom again when I could have been a sexy businesswoman in the city?
Me: You’re a Charlotte, not a Carrie
Millie: I’ll take that as a compliment lol.
Millie: Which makes you…?
I smirked.
Me: Stanford
Millie: Shut up
