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Nathan decided to start the conversation lightly. With something he thinks she will feel at ease answering him. "So, how long have you been working here and what is your specialty here?"
Without hesitation, Brooke began to speak. "Thoracic surgery. That is my speciality. I also perform other surgeries on the heart, chest cavity and lungs." She explained. "What are you doing here? I mean in this city and hospital?" She asked further, completely avoiding his first question.
Nathan sighed. He relaxed his back on the chair he is sitting on. "It's father. He needed heart surgery and this hospital was the one with the highest recommendation to us. So I brought him here today." He explained.
Brooke nodded in understanding. "Which doctor evaluated him?" Brooke asked.
"Doctor Patel." Nathan answered. "But we were told that we are going to meet his assigned doctor tomorrow."
Brooke turned to her table with a frown. She recalled that she was notified by Doctor Patel's assistant that there was a file dropped on her table. But she didn't have time to check because of the condition she came to and met at the hospital that evening.
She reached for the file beneath another one she dropped earlier. The name is boldly written, 'Robert Leo.' Indeed she is the doctor assigned to Nathan's father.
Brooke turned her attention back to Nathan. "Your father is assigned to me. I guess I will see him tomorrow." She revealed. "Is there anything else that I can do for you, Mr Leo? Because I need to get back to work."
"That is wonderful news." Nathan said with obvious excitement in his words. "That means I will see you- I mean you will come to check on my father in the morning?" He asked, just to confirm again.
Brooke nodded. At that moment, she didn't know what to feel. 'What is happening? Is this fate? Is what is happening a way of telling her that she has to tell Nathan about their son? She was just confused at the moment. But decided to not jump into conclusion and wait for fate to run its course.
However, she couldn't help but wonder how Nathan was going to take the news when he found out.
Is he going to deny it?
Reject him?
What about his family? How is he going to make Keren and her child or children that they have a half sibling, who is their father's eldest son?
All these are things Brooke thought to herself. It scares her so much. His son is a happy and good child. Any negative behavior from his father can easily affect him. Especially since he has never met him for the eight years of his life.
What she knows at that moment is that she was not ready to tell Nathan about Liam. She will keep it that way for now and focus on her job.
Nathan got up and said his goodbyes, saying until tomorrow then. He acted to leave but stopped at the door. He turned his attention to Brooke once again. "So... Umm I am sorry. Earlier, I heard you on the phone before I walked in. I didn't mean to eavesdrop but the door was open and I happened to be standing at the door."
"I heard a bit of your conversation with Liam. Are- Are you married? Is Liam your husband?" Nathan asked hesitantly.
Brooke was shocked by his question. She didn't think he heard her but it turned out he did. But she was quick to compose herself.
"Mr Leo, that is rather personal, don't you think. But to answer your question, Liam is someone special to me. That is all you need to know." Brooke answered.
Nathan was about to speak again when the announcement came through the hospital speakers.
"Doctor Bee, to the emergency room."
"Doctor Bee, to the emergency room."
Brooke immediately began to put her things together. She got up and then spoke to Nathan.
"If that is all Mr Leo, you have to excuse me now. Duty calls." She said and walked to the door. She stood, waiting for Nathan to leave before her so that she could lock the door to her office before leaving.
"Ok. I will see you tomorrow then " Nathan said as he got up from where he sat. He walked out the door.
"Hmm." Was the response he got from Brooke.
"Hi handsome. I haven't seen you around here. Are you new?" A lady in a very short and revealing dress approached Nathan at the bar of the hotel he is staying in. Nathan dropped his glass and raised an open palm towards the lady, without looking at her way for the second time.
"Not interested. As you can see, I am married." He said and then went back to his drink.
Nathan was supposed to get some rest at the hotel they logged in. Then later, attend to some of the work he had to come with. But instead, he is here trying to push down his sorrow, with alcohol.
It has been many years since his divorce but the ring still stayed on. But here he is finding out that Brooke has moved on so much that she has a special person in her life. What he is not clear about is, whether she is married, engaged or in a relationship with Liam. He didn't know which one to believe that would make him feel less hurt. He gulped down his drink again.
The lady chuckled lightly and moved closer. "That has never stopped me or any man I was with. It shouldn't be a problem here too." She said seductively. Her hand on Nathan's shoulder as she gently rubbed his shoulder back and forth. "A very handsome man like yourself shouldn't be left all by himself and bored. A little entertainment would help."
Nathan was fuming inside. The lady's action only made him even more angry and he was about to burst out of anger.
"Get your filthy hands off of me." Nathan barked at the lady.