U, Me & She

Chapter 43 - A Plan in Progress

Meanwhile...

  An aggravated Dana snatches the covers back from herself to investigate the mysterious knocking at the door.  She tip toes her way toward the door and pauses as her floor makes a slight creek upon her approach.  Within an inch of the door, she Looks through the keyhole, and sees the top portion of an unidentified woman’s head, but is unable to view her face.

  “Who is it?” she asks from the other side of the steel frame as her heart races a million beats per second.  “Hi, I was looking for Dana.  She left her things at the hospital and I wanted to return them.”  Dana recognized the voice but couldn’t necessarily put her finger on it as she removes the bolt locks, leaving the chain linked lock still attached.  Opening the door at a slight, she sights the woman’s face and instantly recognizes that it is Nurse Williams from St. Francis Hospital.

  She lets out a sigh of relief as she removes the chain from the lock, then opens the door completely.  “Oh, hi Nurse Williams.  I’m so happy you brought my things. That is so sweet of you.   I wasn’t expecting any visitors this early in the morning and was beginning to get worried.  Please do come in.”

 Nurse Williams smiles upon entering and says “I do apologize for showing up at this time of the morning, but I knew you’d probably need these things very soon, so I figured I’d bring them immediately.  I hope you don’t mind, I know it’s early and all.”

  Dana closes the door behind herself, then locks it saying “No, it’s not a problem at all.  I really do appreciate it Ms. Williams.  Would you like some coffee or something?”  Nurse Williams removes her jacket and drapes it over her left arm as Dana is stunned by her black sequin mini-skirt that revealed a generous amount of leg.  “Wow, Ms. Williams.  You... look amazing.”  Nurse Williams smiles as she says “Why thank you and yes, I’ll have a cup.  That would be great.  I have a long day ahead of me.”

Dana heads toward the kitchen facing away from Nurse Williams with a slightly baffled look on her face about this whole occurrence as she prepares the coffee.  Nurse Williams asks Dana “Do you mind if I have a seat on your couch?”  as Dana looks over her shoulder saying “Go ahead Ms. Williams.  Make yourself at home.”

  The clicking of Nurse Williams’ high heels echoes throughout the apartment as she glances while in route toward the couch at the cracked bedroom door and catches a glimpse of Lorenzo sleeping.  She licks her lips as she takes a seat along the couch, and crosses her legs letting out a slight sigh.  She says to Dana “You have a really nice place.  I like your style.”  As Dana walks from the kitchen carefully bringing the steaming cup of coffee to Nurse Williams, saying “Thank you and here you go.  Do you need any creamer or sugar?”  Nurse Williams carefully grabs the coffee cup carefully saying “No, no thank you.  I like my coffee like I like my men.” as they laugh momentarily upon Nurse Williams’ laughed being silenced with her sipping on the steaming cup of coffee.

  Dana has a seat watching Nurse Williams closely as she says “Ms. Williams, I’d like to say that whatever happened at the hospital stays between you and I.  My lips are sealed.”  Nurse Williams takes another sip and sets the cup upon the table with a slight grin on her face and says “I’m glad to hear that because if anyone finds out, I'll know where they got their information from.  But I’m not worried at all.  I know that you won’t tell a soul.  By the way, do you mind if I use your little girl’s room?”

  “Go right ahead.  It’s the first door to your left.” Dana says as Nurse Williams stands to her feet inching her skirt down.  Beginning her transit, her heels echo loudly within each step taken.  The sound instantly awakens Lorenzo as he lifts his head from the pillow and glances beyond the cracked door to catch Nurse Williams glancing at him momentarily before she quickly turns away and enters the restroom.

  Thinking that he must have seen Dana, Lorenzo sits up in bed rubbing his eyes as he sees Dana quickly approaching the bedroom to shut the door completely.  He looks to his left at the clock to see that it is still very early in the morning and is confused as to what is going on.

 "What's with the heels?" He thinks to himself as he gets up to see what Dana is doing. As he stood to his feet, the covers fall from his waist revealing an eye full.    He opens the bedroom door saying “Aye yo Dee!  Dee, you good?“

  Suddenly, Nurse Williams steps out of the restroom and stares at Lorenzo in shock.  Lorenzo immediately covers himself and quietly takes steps backward toward the bedroom as Nurse Williams watches him while biting her bottom lip.

  "Hold on bae, I have company right now." Dana yells from the couch as she sees Nurse Williams come around the corner with a flustered look about herself.  Dana notices the look upon her face and grows suspicious as she watches Nurse Williams take her seat, crossing her legs once again.  "Ms. Williams, if anyone asks, what's our story?  He took some bad medicine?  He choked on his own vomit? He..."

Dana pauses from her questioning to see that she received a text message from Edward that read "I'm downstairs, about to come up.  You have some explaining to do."

"Ms. Williams, I don't mean to be rude, but I need to step out for a moment.  Please make yourself at home." Dana says as her face shows of excessive worry.  "Go ahead, I'll keep myself entertained until you get back." Nurse Williams says as her eyes drift toward the direction of the bedroom.

  Dana immediately throws on her jacket that hung just by the entrance and exits in a hurry.  Nurse Williams slips her heals off saying to herself "What's a girl to do?"