Misunderstandings

"I-I…forgot my phone…so I came to… pick it up." Jessica stuttered.

"Ok. You can leave now." Cruz replied and with much hesitation, she left the office.

'She couldn't have heard me, right?' He wondered, still staring at the door leading outside the office long after Jessica had left.

"Dr. Westham…"

"Oh, sorry for keeping you waiting." Cruz interrupted Ms. Wellington who had called him.

He returned to his seat and tried his best in persuading them.

"I am only going back on my decision because of you." Ms. Wellington concluded and Cruz was happy about it even though he was still very disappointed at Jessica's distrust for him.

Once Cruz's meeting with Ms. Wellington was over, Cruz also left the hospital, but there were still several doctors and nurses on night shifts at the hospital.

Jessica was distraught on reaching home that night and she was worried about how to explain her foul mood to Leah and Tyler but luckily for her, Tyler happened to have taken Leah out on a date and be