Then it was gone as he pulled away. She had to steady herself as her legs felt like rubber. She regained her composure before he could notice. I just ...ant to say I had a great time and want to thank you for letting me take you out tonight. She stared at him as he spoke. Her mind going back to all the times they had gone out together as friends. The movies they'd watched at her place or his while she sat next to him eating popcorn. Crying into each other's shoulders as they dealt with the latest. Unlike most of my fellow classmates, I had no specific specialty in mind when embarking upon my nursing career, leaving my fate instead in the hands of a hospital recruiter who would use me to fill a vacancy where few other new grads were willing to work. I love caring for cancer patients. When I first came to the unit, many of the seasoned oncology nurses looked to me with eyebrows raised in speculation of a male nurse delivering the compassionate care and tenderness that all cancer patients. In the summer of 1995 I was at an outdoor concert. During intermission Lynda walked by. I recognized her immediately, and called out to her. She stopped and looked for a few seconds before she realized that it was me.She was with her husband and some friends, but we spent the entire intermission talking and catching up. She was married with 1 son and lived less than 5 miles from me. Two months later I was hired into the same company where she worked. One day I was walking on her floor on the. "Well, I don't know about that. All I do know is that he's considering me for a vice-presidency, quite a promotion in both position and salary. And it's not like I invited him over; he really invited himself. But, regardless, it's imperative that we entertain him, and, yes, I'll say it—impress him. It could very well mean the difference in having him choose me." All right, dear," she said. "I know what the stakes are. It's just that I want you to know that Mr. Payne is a dirty old man, that's.