Chapter 48

Vince came by the clinic for his mother's follow-up check-up. Ms. Valdez was all good, and she's generally healthy. She had a minor problem with her cholesterol, so I referred her to the family medicine department. While waiting for her appointment, I sat with them at the cafeteria.

"You two aren't dating, are you?" her mom asks right away.

That almost choked me as I drank water from my bottle.

"Mom," Vince spoke. "I told you not to say anything like that."

"What? Can't a mother be curious?"

"I mean, you can, but not in that way."

"So, you two are just friends, is that right?"

"Yes, ma'am," I answered. "We're just friends."

"Hmm, ok." She said, "I'll go to the toilet. You don't need to escort me. I may be a patient, but I'm capable of walking on my own." She stood up and walked towards the co