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didn’t even get so much as a “thank you” for any of it. I just put on my happy face, answered him nicely when he would ask a question, and feigned my excitement over our weekly round in the bedroom. I hated myself more and more with each passing day for staying in the situation that I was in, even going as far as looking online for a more affordable apartment within my price range, without much success.
    It was my scheduled day off, but I decided to come in and do a 3 to 11 shift when Rochelle called me and indirectly hinted around that she could use me. It was a win-win for everyone. Rochelle got the extra help that she needed, and I avoided seeing Evan when he got home from work.
    “Hey, Gabby Gabs! You are a lifesaver,” Rochelle said as I approached the nurses’ station.
    “Yeah, I know!” I teased.
    “Well, Mr. Will is going to be happy to see you. Poor boy wasn’t too thrilled when he realized that I was changing his bandage this morning and not you.”
    “Oh, Rochelle, I’m sure he loves you just as much as we all do,” I said, looking over my patients’ charts, seeing what meds needed to be given to each.
    She shook her head and laughed. “That boy sure is a trip. He just says what he’s thinking. He’s not too bad to look at, either. I told him he’s pretty fine for a white boy.”
    “Oh, god. I could only imagine his comment to that one,” I said.
    “He told me anytime I was ready to cross that line to come on over… I reminded him that I was old enough to be his mother.” We both began to spew with laughter. “He’s had women coming in to see him all day long,” Rochelle said.
    I shook my head and laughed. “Yes. I’ve heard all about the women in his life. That’s a good thing, though. Maybe it will keep him in good spirits.”
    Rochelle nudged me, causing me to look up at the tall, beautiful blonde exiting Will’s room. “That’s Janelle,” Rochelle whispered.
    “Oh, Janelle. I heard all about her the other day. She’s a wild one!” We both began to giggle.
    I went along, gathering my meds and marking up the charts before making my rounds to my patients. “Excuse me. Can you tell me what room Will McAdams is in?”
    I looked up from my chart and found myself staring into a very familiar set of eyes. I knew right away that this must have been Will’s brother. “Will is in room three seventeen.” I smiled at the pretty woman that he was with, who I was assuming was Will’s sister-in-law. He told me all about them and his little niece during one of his long, tedious dressing changes. “You must be Jamie and Hope,” I said.
    “Well, that depends. Did he do something that would cause me to be embarrassed to admit that I’m his brother?”
    I laughed. Clearly, good looks and a sense of humor ran in the family. “Nah, he’s been a pretty good boy. He certainly makes my day a lot more interesting. I’m Gabby, by the way.” I extended my hand to each of them.
    His sister-in-law’s eyes widened and a huge smile flashed across her face. “Oh, Gabby. Will was telling me all about you when I called him the other day. Thanks for taking such great care of him.”
    “Oh, you are very welcome. Just doing my job. His room is the second door on your left. You may have to push your way past the harem of women in there,” I joked.
    “I could only imagine,” Hope giggled as they walked off to Will’s room.
    I was just finishing up with the last of my patient checkups when my phone began to vibrate. I quickly looked around before pulling it out of my pocket, knowing that we weren’t supposed to have our phones on us when we were out on the floor. When I saw it was from Even, I almost wished that I left it in my locker.
Dinner with my mom and dad tonight. Be ready by 7.
    I loved how he would just spring things on me at the last minute and just expect me to conform to his schedule. I quickly replied back, knowing that he was going to be pissed.
Got called into work. Won’t be