Page 82 of Family Bonds: Coy & Angel

“Put a lid on it, Abby,” Sarah said. “You burn everything off, unlike Maria and me in the offices sitting.”

“But you get to wear your own clothing,” Abby said.

“We are getting off track,” Coy said. “We have a few things to go over. Everyone help yourselves to the food and then I’ll start.”

Angel didn’t grab one now. She ate breakfast this morning and her nerves were barely keeping it down.

At least she hoped it was nerves making her feel as if she wanted to toss her fruit and yogurt and not that she was going to be one of those women who was sick the whole time.

How horrible would that be while she was working in someone’s mouth and would have to stop to gag?

Oh God. Just one more worry compounded on all the rest.

She was trying hard to not let them take over her mind and drive her crazy. It was hard, but she was listening to Coy.

He’d said he loved her. She believed it.

She just had to let things fall where they may and know he’d be in her corner.

“Aren’t you going to eat?” Mandy asked her.

“I had breakfast before I left. I think I’ll grab one between patients in a few hours.”

Coy was eating and stopped to put his bagel down, then started to go over a list of things he wanted to talk about work related.

There was a lot of communication and feedback and suggestions and she found the meeting enjoyable that everyone cared enough.

The meeting was set to be an hour, but when she looked at her watch, only twenty minutes had gone by.

“If no one has any other issues or suggestions, there is just one more thing I’d like to announce,” Coy said.

She looked around the table and everyone was eating more than talking.

He looked at her. “You go ahead,” she said, smiling. No way she was saying it.

“Are you two dating?” Maria asked. “Is that it?”

There was laughter at the statement and she knew that Maria was joking.

“Yes,” Coy said.

“What?” Abby asked. There was silence after that statement.

“We are,” she said. “We debated on whether or not to say anything. It’s not like most people do formal announcements.”

“On an island this small, you’d hear fairly fast so we just thought you could find out from the source,” he said, grinning.

“I knew it,” Maria said.

“You weren’t joking?” Angel asked.

“Nope. Everyone thought I was, but I had a feeling.”

Coy laughed. “Why is that?”

“Just a hunch,” Maria said. “I think I talk to you more when no one else is around. Or talk to you in your office and Angel is in there. I see the way you two look at each other.”

Maybe they weren’t hiding it as well as they thought, but everyone else was stunned.

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