Divorced! Now what?
Chapter 35

Bethany

POV

The family was lovely, accepting the change of doctor without any complaints. They respect Theo and his judgment, as I guess most patients do. It sort of comes with the territory to trust your doctor. I noticed Theo did not seem to react to the flirty nurse, which also comes with the territory. Most good-looking doctors have a nurse or doctor floating around who flirts a little bit, but most of the time, it is harmless fun.

The notes were good, and I liked the format they used. This place so far has a number of ideas that I like. We saw the patient, and I was pleased with how well he was responding. I checked his IV line, a habit of mine, adjusted it just a little, and then followed Theo to Robson's office.

Sitting half-listening to them, I wondered whether it was a good idea to try out the heart and if Mr Green could cope with it. He has had many operations on that poor heart of his, starting from his childhood. It is a wonder that he has lasted this long. 'You should have seen her.' Theo was saying.

'Why did you let her take over? Do you happen to know if it was necessary?'

'Bethany asked if she could take over, and I was eager to see her in action. I was not confident that I could keep him alive, so I was more than happy for someone else to give him a chance to live.' He said, and I frowned at that. Did I push myself in the theater? I did not mean just to take over. I saw something I could help with and offered.

'I observed Bethany in surgery many years ago. Bethany was good back then. I am sure she has perfected her own unique skills in the theater. She has had a few years of experience now, which would have given her a chance to fine-tune her skills!' Talking about myself like I was not in the room, or that was how I felt at that moment, almost made me angry. I looked at the men as they chatted. They were talking more about the surgery and how the patient was doing, and they had just talked like I was not there. It was just part of the normal talk, and I settled back down a little.

The part that included me was just part of their debriefing on how to move forward with the patient, and for some reason, I forgave them for not including me in the conversation. He was Theo's patient, after all.

'So, what do you think? Bethany. Robson asked, and I looked up at him, shocked he was including me in the conversation, and I had missed what they had been talking about.

'I'm Sorry. I was miles away. What did you say?' they both chuckled as they looked at me expectantly.

'Will you start to build those hearts soon? We need them, and I am sure the patients that need them will sign a waiver. Theo asked, and I rolled my eyes. I should have known they would gang up on me, and after a brief thought of them setting up the operation to help push me on the idea of helping these people.

It worked better than I would have liked.

'Yes, I have what I need at home. I will bring the items with me tomorrow and start to set up a room. I do have two already set up and ready to use. I have not stopped creating them. I made changes from the first one and hoped it would be better than the first one' 'Two, ready to go?' Robson asked excitedly.

'Yes, making them is easy. Now, I have a template from which to work. I have been working on smaller ones, but I doubt giving them to children. It would mean having a second heart operation to change the size, but that is something to consider later.' Theo needed to go check on the patient when the meeting was over. I headed to my section to look over the rooms and pick which one I wanted as a place to create the hearts. One room fit the bill and was a clean room. No one would be allowed in there. I would get a sensor on the door. Only my card would open.

My day was over already; it flew by, and it was nice to leave the place in a good mood, though I was still wondering what to do about Theo. He acted professionally, and I was glad about that, not showing any signs that I was a new staff member and being shown the ropes. The nurses were good, and Drake was good for a laugh. We will get along rather well.

I changed back into the clothes I had arrived in and put my scrubs in a bag to take home to clean. I know hospitals have cleaning services, but I prefer to take care of my own scrubs, call me fussy.

Theo was suddenly beside me as I entered the lift to return home.

'Headed home?'

'Yeah. I answered softly, glad no one else was in the elevator.

'Can I walk with you?'

'Sure, we are going to the same place after all. It would seem stupid to say no and have you walk ahead or behind me. Theo chuckled at that.

I spoke to Dad yesterday. He is more than keen to come over on Sundays and have a sports day. He is looking forward to having someone else to talk sports with.

'Dad said the same; though I am good to be with, having another man who has the same passion seems to be something he needs more. He means no offense, and I get it. Sharing with his daughter is not the same as having mates yelling and screaming at the screen. It is like you men have a language all of your own and turn it into something else once the game starts.

'We do seem to become beasts, and all around us, we are blanked out as we focus solely on the game.

'Hey, I can scream at the screen as loudly as any man, yet I am not viewed as anything more than a snack and drink provider and then the cleaner after the game is done!' I pouted as we continued to walk home. A restaurant door opened not too far ahead, and the smell of roast beef hit my nose. My stomach took that moment to let me know it was empty.

'Care to join me for dinner? That food smells tasty, Theo said, making me look up at him. He was looking in the shop window at the people inside. I looked, too, and saw a few tables empty, so I thought about seeing if we could get a seat.

'Sure, I could eat. He opened the door and let me enter first. The woman at the reception desk greeted us and asked if we had a reservation.

'No, we were just passing and came in to try our luck!

'You are lucky. We just had a cancelation. Let me show you to a table. We followed the woman, and Theo pulled out the chair for me to take. I had just sat down when the woman who had been on Theo's arm a few days ago walked in on the arm of another man. I looked over at Theo to see if he had noticed, but he was too busy getting seated himself to check what they had. He then picked up the menu.

A waitress came over and battered her eyes at Theo, but he missed it as he was still studying the menu.

'Hello, my name is Krystal, and I will be your server today. Would you like drinks?'

'I would like the roast beef meal and coffee, please.' I did not bother to check the menu; I had seen what I wanted and had just had it delivered to a nearby table.

'Sir?'

'Same. He folded the menu and placed it back on the table. To delay a little, the waitress started to pour water into a glass and placed it in front of me, and then another, and leaned down to show her cleavage to Theo.

He pulled back to give her room to place the glass and looked at the glass she was putting on the table and not at the waitress. She huffed but got the message loud and clear.