“So what do you think of my friend, Cassidy?” Julia asked me this question while we were showering before bed this evening, Julia snagging me to join them for a quick lunch in the hospital cafeteria this afternoon. Some folks do have a short lunch break for sure, “But we had fun anyway!”
I told Julia that the young lady seemed nice enough to me and Julia gave me a gentle squeeze under the running water after we’d both rinsed off by way of a response. “That’s good you feel that way, Babe,” Julia said after releasing me. “How would you feel about working with her?”
“Working with a friend of yours? I could handle that,” I said smiling. “But why? Does Ms. Spohn need a job or something?”
Julia then turned off the water saying, “Let’s get out of here so we can sit down and talk.” She then laughed saying, “Don’t look so worried. It’s nothing bad. I promise you. It’s all good. Just an idea I had that might make things of late a bit easier for you.”
So… We headed into the bedroom and sat on the love seat together, Julia lightly sitting down on my lap and putting her arms around me as she staired directly into my eyes. She simply stared penetratively at me for a long moment before planting a long deep kiss firmly on my lips.
“Um… Julia?” I said when she finally came up for air. Julia giggled and said playfully, “I just had to do that. Couldn’t resist.”
She then took a deep breath and said in a more serious tone… “Cassidy is a wiz with paperwork and things. I was wondering if you’d consider sending some of the work her way that you’d normally have Ellen do.”
Then Julia lightly kissed me before saying gently, “I’m not trying to interfere in your business. I’m not telling you to stop working with your ex, either. I’m just offering another option based on some things I’ve noticed in interactions between the two of you. That is all. Honest.”
Julia kissed me lightly again before saying, “I know you are and will always be mine. But I’ve noticed the increase in her negative attitude about everything, too, and can see how it’s starting to drag you down a bit, as well. All I’m asking is that you at least think about stepping back from her a bit personally and professionally.”
She then just sat gazing intensely into my eyes again for a long moment before kissing me deeply. After a time, in between long blissful states of lip lock, Julia breathed in my ear, “Just give it some thought. It’s not disloyal to step back from a good friend who’s becoming toxic. It might even be the wakeup call she needs to turn herself around. Just think about it. That’s all I’m asking.”
With that, Julia suddenly jumped up and began pulling me with her towards the bed. After Playfully knocking me flat on my ass across the mattress, she lightly leapt on top of me, pinning my body beneath hers. She was laughing the whole time and what followed after that… Well… “It was an awesome end to the day!”