Jessica messes up

Rebecca made her move a little over an hour later. Jessica and Dawn were downstairs in the restaurant to get something to eat and just then Molly came back in.

"Hi John, can I get you anything?" she asked.

"He's asleep" Rebecca lied. You kept quiet, wondering where this would lead.

"He's tough, isn't he?" Molly asked.

"Yeah, he is. My baby brother's a strong guy" Rebecca confirmed.

"Baby brother? Huh. I would have figured you to be younger than him" Molly said.

"Well, thanks" your sister said. You could hear the grin on her face. "So, I'm curious" she said.

"Yes?" Molly asked. You could hear her feet on the floor, tapping away as she went about her business.

"You're here every day. Do you even have time for a boyfriend?" Rebecca asked.

"I don't see how that's any of your business" Molly replied, a little defensively.

"I didn't mean anything by it" Rebecca replied. "I'm just asking because I've considered becoming a nurse myself."

"I'm sorry" Molly told your sister, "I reacted a little strongly, huh?"

"It's fine" Rebecca assured the nurse.

"Well, in that case, if you value having a social life, don't become a nurse. More than often, I'm too tired to even go out. I feel like an old woman sometimes after I get home" Molly said. You could hear her standing right next to your bed. Her perfume was stronger today.

"Huh. So how old are you if you feel like an old woman?" Rebecca asked.

"Just 24" Molly said. "Why, I don't look like one, do I?"

Rebecca laughed. "No, you look fine. A little tired, perhaps" she said.

"Thanks" Molly said. She did something to your IV and took a deep breath. "What about your brother?" she asked.

"What about him?" Rebecca asked. You knew she was having fun with the nurse. You and her both knew what she was doing.

"What's he do?" Molly asked, skirting past the question you had hoped she'd ask.

"He's a history student" Rebecca said. "Was about to graduate, actually."

"Yeah? Wow, that sucks" Molly said.

"You said it" Rebecca said.

At that point Jessica and Dawn came back in.

"What up, cuz? Did you ask the nurse if she's single yet?" Jessica asked.

"Uh, what?" Molly asked.

"Sorry about that" Rebecca said. "We had a bet."

Molly huffed. "Do you even want to become a nurse?" she asked Rebecca.

"Uh.." Rebecca replied.

"Spare me" Molly said. "Oh, and for the record, yes, I am single, but I'm not a lesbian. If your brother wasn't my patient, I might have considered dating him."