"Do you have a man yet?" Susan asked. "No," Evonne answered glumly. "Then my suggestion is to pick one of those," Susan said, referring to Evonne's patients. "No way. They're my patients. We know the policy of patient care. Do not date your patients while they are under your care."
"You could always date the man, then let him change practices." "I'm sorry, but I love money too much."
Evonne giggled. "I wouldn't want him to change practices, now would I? I might lose all that money he spends on his gum treatments." "Yeah, yeah. But happy birthday, Evonne. I wish you all the best now that you're thirsty. All the wiser for the next ten years."
"Thank you." Evonne nodded, smiling. "Do you feel wiser, more experienced in love… I mean life?" "Yes, I am very well experienced in life, regarding working for money and owning my own business, but for that love but… I admit I'm as rusty as a box of nails left out in the rain."
"You, girl, have to go out more." "Oh, but I did!" Evonne grinned at Susan as if she were hiding some sort of secret. "Before you turned thirty?" Susan asked. "Yes." "What happened?" "I went to a nightclub." "Really?"
"Yep." "And…?" "It was a disaster." Evonne frowned. "Disaster, like how?" Susan gasped in horror. "Not telling," Evonne said cheekily. "I'll let you think on that one. Now, what's today's schedule like?" She changed the subject, not wishing to discuss how embarrassing it was to spit that spirit onto that man's face and shirt.
She couldn't help admiring his baby-blue shirt, though. From her early days as a sales assistant working in the menswear department in Farmers, she knew the material must be very expensive. "Evonne, you meanie. I'll find out for sure from one of your friends, just you wait." "Aye, aye." She just winked at her.
If Susan wanted to find out about what happened to her after the embarrassing episode, then even Rina and Rosa couldn't answer her question. After she spits on the man, she ran away to the restroom and stayed there until she texted her friends to collect her.
What a pleasant way to spend her special day. Leaning against the wall between the sinks and the paper towel dispenser, she swore she would never, ever drink again. "So what's on the agenda?" Evonne asked again.
"Today's schedule is packed. As always. The patients just love you." "Why thank you. Always good to hear." "At 9:00, Mrs. Bennett is coming for a suture removal from that crown lengthening procedure you did last week. 9:15 a.m., Mr. Bronjoure is coming in for an implant consult.
I scheduled him for forty-five minutes just in case you want to do the advance periodontal charting and all that.
Then Miss Brown is coming in for a gum graft consult at 10:00 a.m. Says she's not happy with her roots showing. From what I know, I think she uses a firm toothbrush to scrub her teeth," Susan whispered to Evonne. Susan had never worked in the dental field before.