108 IsighedasIsteppedawayfromhimtogetanointment.Ididnttakeyourcallsbecause Ididntwanttotalkto you.
Itwas agoodthingIwasntlookingathisfacewhenIsaidthat.Ididntwanttoseehisreaction.
IgotwhatIwantedandreturnedtohim.Iwasalmostdone.Justafewmoreapplications… ThedooropenedandEvans strolledin,holdinganextrasalineinonehandandaclipboardintheother.Hiseverpresentgrinwasplasteredacrosshisface.
Greetings,AlphaJaris,hesaidwithaslightbow,thenturnedtome.Howsitgoing?Iwastoldyoumightneedthis.Heshowedthesalinehedcomeinwith.
Actually,no.Im almostdone.Ireturned mygazetoJarischest.
Icansee.DoctorLyricworkinghermagisasusual.
Ilaughed.Evans,itsjuststandardprocedure.Nomagicinvolved.
Evanswasoneoftheniceones.Overthemonth,youcouldsaywevebecomefriends.
Bytheway,whenyouredonehere,couldyoucheckonMrs.Lockwoodforme?Shesconvincedhercoughisasignofimpendingdoom.Besides,Ithinkshecouldreallyuseyourmagicrightnow.
Oh,notagain.
Evans,comeon,Irolledmyeyes.Imjustliketherest ofyou.

EvanswasoneofthedoctorsthathadwatchedmethedayIdidmyfirstevertestandsuccessfullytreatedarareconditionwhichwasZareksfather.Sincethen,hesbeeninsistingIwasspecial.
Althoughhesaiditasajokemost ofthetime.
Whatever.Willyouhelpmecheckonher? Surething.Butonlyifyoupromisetostopcallingmeamagician.
Heplacedahandoverhisheart,feigningsincerity.Isolemnlysweartoonlyrefer toyouastheSorceressofSuturesfromnow on .
Icouldnthelpthelaughthatbubbledfrommychest.
Ididntaskforaseconddoctorinhere,Jarissuddenlysaid,killingourlaughter.
Iturnedtofindhismeanlookbackon .The meanlookeveryonealwayswantedtoavoid.
Right.Um- Youshouldgetoutthisinstant,Dr.Evans,hecutEvansofffromtalking.Besides,Idontthinkyoursupervisorwouldbehappytoknowyouwerejokingaroundwithacolleaguewhileshewasworking.
Whatthehell?Itookmyhandsoffhischest.
ThelookonEvansfacewasglum.Youreright.Illgonow.
Whatwasthatfor?!IaskedsoonasthedoorwentclosedbehindEvans.

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Icouldaskyouthesame question.Heangrilystoodup.What?Iwasnt evendonedressingthewound.
Whatdoyouthinkyouredoing,Lyric?Flirtingwithacolleagueright infrontofme? Woah!Flirtingisabigword.EvansandIarejustfriends.
Well,tellme.Didyoucomeheretomakefriendsorjustwork? Iclosedmyeyestotakeinadeepbreath.Youshouldstopit,AlphaJaris.Yourestartingtodothatthingagain.AccusingmewhenyouknowIminnocent.
Iangrilywalkedtothetraytodisposeof mygloves.
Youknow,Iturnedbacktohim,myvoiceupanotch.Ifonlyyoutrustedme,itdhavebeenalotbetter! Iturnedaroundagain,andforsometime,Ididnthearanything.IwasabouttoturntofacehimagainwhenIheardhimspeak.
Imsorry,Lyric.
Ifroze.
Successfullyunlocked! Fuck,Iwaswrong,okay?IhavetheseangerissuesthatmakemeactpeioreIthinkmostofthetime,andIdidsoinyourcase.Ididntknowyouwereattackedthatnight.YoudontYoudontunderstandhowharditwastosee you withZarek.Ihatedthatyouwerenearhim.Ithoughtyoulikedhimandlethimtouchyou.
Themorehetalked,the moreIgotconfused.
108 I IwastooblindedbyrageIdidntnoticeyouwereinpain.Ishouldnthavesaidthosehurtfulthingstoyou.Ipromiseyou ,Ididntmeanthem.
Myheartwasracingtoofast.Butthistime,itwasntfromfear.ItwasfromhowshockedIwas thatJarisDreadmoorjustapologizedtome.Hewasfeelingregretfulaboutwhathedidtome.

ItwasthemostIdheardhimsayatatime.Icouldneverhaveimagined Jarisexplaininghimselftome.Iwasbeyondstunned.
Iturnedslowlyaroundtofacehimandhisfacewasjustlikehiswords.Hereallylookedregretful.
Oh,gods.Jarisapologizedtome?! Ittookmeamomenttogathermythoughtsandthinkofsomethingto saytohim.
WhWhywouldyoueverthinkIlikedAlphaZarek?IcouldnthelpmyfacefromtwistingasIasked.
Idbeencompletelyshockedandunsettledwhen hemadementionofit.Zarekwasnotevenafriend.FromallIknow,hewasashadymanwhoIneverwantedtohaveanythingtodowith.
Igotthewrong information,hesighed,likehewasexhausted.
Well,hejustexplainedhimselftomesomethingherarelydid.Iwouldntbesurprisedifhewasstressedout.
Hisapologydidntchangeanythingfromthatnight,b Ididntknow,myheartwasntsostrongaroundhimanymore.It wasasifthestrongwallsIdbuilt aroundithadsuddenlybeenbroughtdown.
WhywouldyoueverthinkImaslut?Myvoicewasntscolding inanyway.Itwassoft,comingfromsomeonethatonlywantedtounderstand.
Iknowyoudidntknowmebeforewegotmated,butIvenever sleptaround,AlphaJaris.Imnot tryingtobrag,butnomancancomeoutandboastofevertakingmetobed.IheldhisgazeasIsaidthewords.Ineededhimtoseehowserious! was.
Hescoffed.LyricHarper,youtoldme yourenotavirgin.