First and Finally, You

Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Andy, Andy Rogers

Andy Rogers

Andy Rogers

Andy Rogers

The name of the child and his angelic voice still reverberates on his ear. He watched as the child vanished from his sight as he climbed inside the car. Rogers. 

His head is spinning lightly as he climbed inside his car. Would it be possible that the child is Chartreuse’s son? The fact gave his a painful chest. Just thinking that Char is sharing her bed with a man gives him pain. He thought about so many things before starting the engine.

He stares blankly on the road. If he did confess with Chartreuse back in college, will he be the man who shares the bed with her, wakes up in the morning seeing her smile, or the father of her child? Father of her child, what was he thinking. Maybe Char became very busy on her profession, why is he thinking of Char having a child?

A text message separated him from his trance: Dr. Colton, the meeting will start in 10 minutes, may I ask where are you now?

Be there in 5, just picked something to drink at Starbucks. Please give me the list of those who will be getting the reports. He replied with Stephenie, her very professional executive secretary who at times throw herself to him. He laughed at the thought that whenever he tried to bring Steph with the business meeting she made sure to look exquisite for him and she ended up been ogled by the old widowers.

It takes 3 minutes for Steph to reply, Dentistry will presenting the reports first, then Anesthesiology, Burn Unit, and Pediatrics before the break.

Upon receiving the list of the presenters, he alighted from his car and headed to the elevator from the parking area. Before the door closes, he saw a boy, the same boy waving at him. What is his name again? Yes. Andy. Why is he here? No Shit Sherlock, this is a hospital.

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“Honey? You are waving to whom?” Char asked her son and tried to catch the person Andy is waving to. Unfortunately, the elevator closes immediately.

“A friend mom, I met him in Starbucks, he is so nice, he picked me up to reach the faucet, I forgot his name, anyway”

“He is your friend and yet you don’t know his name? ANDREW CHARLES ROGERS! What did I tell you about tal—“

“about talking to strangers? Yes mom, I know, but he seems to be harmless he even assited me to the faucet”

The motherly conversation was halted when the elevator opens.

“Where am I staying mom?” Andy asked.

“My office, you are not allowed to roam around the hospital this time, the new owner might not like other children running around the corridors of the hospital”

“New owner mom? What happened to Granny pa?” The boy refers to Emmanuel Colton since he personally wished the child to call him that way.

“Oh my little boy, there you are, Granny pa is too old to handle the hospital so he is transferring the management to a new one. Put you my little boy is still allowed to roam around.” Adelaide Colton talks to Andy while busily kissing his cheeks.

“Mrs. Colton, no need for that, I have informed Andy not to, the new management might not like him here—“

“Chartreuse, my dear, how many times should I tell you to call me Adelaide, we have known each other for many years, you are one of the students whom I never doubt the scholarship I have given. And Thank you for sharing this Andy with us” Adelaide look at Andy with loving eyes. Through her old sight, she still hopes that Jared will be giving her grandchild like Andy before she died. That thought of Jared’s choice of women still invades her heart. Will her son find a righteous person? Why he can’t have Char?