Chapter - 19 - Are you dating?

"Did something happen in the patient's ward today other than the afternoon incident?" asked Dr.G. They were stunned at her sudden question and exchanged looks at each other. Victor replied bluntly, "Nothing happened, Dr.G." They all had a weird expression on their face as Victor replied. Gianna observed every single change of expression on their face and Victor's blunt reply confirmed that something had happened.

Looking at Stanley, Dr.G asked, "Really?" Stanley grew nervous as the question was directed at him. He was intimidated by her sharp stare and stern voice. Victor and Ralph knew that Stanley can never lie to Dr.G and will surely spill everything out. Alice, on the other hand, did not dare to lift her head and continued to admire her coffee.

'Why is she looking at me like that? She won't leave me until I give her the answer she wants. I have lied to many people but each time I try to lie to Dr.G she will catch me even before trying. I think it's better to tell her the truth than dying at her hands.' thought Dr.Stanley. "Are you going to answer me or not?" asked Dr.G, still looking at him. 'Should I really tell her the truth?' thought Stanley. "Spill it!" said Dr.G in a raised voice which brought chills down their spine.

"Ar..Are..you..Da...dating Dr.Jason?" blurted out Stanley out of fear. Others froze on their seats hearing Stanley's question. Gianna looked at Stanley and others in disbelief and couldn't digest what she heard just now from Stanley. They slowly turned towards Dr.G to see her reaction and waited for her to burn down the hospital with her rage.

To their surprise, Dr.G started to laugh loudly and asked, "Do you think I am jobless and have a lot of time in my hands to date someone?" She looked at them with disbelief and thought why would they even ask her such a stupid question. "And who? Dr.Jason?! Don't you have someone better to pair me up with?" Gianna felt nauseated at the very thought of dating Jason and she didn't know why she felt that way. Her mind always had a negative reaction towards Jason even though all the ladies were head over heels for him.

Alice started clapping and laughing loudly all of a sudden like a small child. She was extremely happy hearing Gianna's reply. Ralph did a victory punch in delight, while Victor let out a deep sigh and sat comfortably in the chair. Stanley was still in shock that he blurted out the question to Dr.G. They all celebrated in their own way and felt relieved that at the end of the day the rumour turned out to be baseless.

Dr.G saw their reaction and was amused. "Are you all so happy that Dr.Jason is not dating me? I don't understand why you guys adore him so much." She never understood why people gave Jason so much attention in the first place.

"No way!! We are so happy that you are not dating Dr.Jason." Stanley said in delight, coming back to his senses. "It's always you Dr.G. You are our idol !!" exclaimed Ralph. "Dr.Jason is never a match for you and that's why we were so worried that why would you choose to date him!" Alice said in a cheerful tone. Victor was just smiling all along with satisfaction and relief that they have finally reached the bottom of the rumor.

Gianna let out a laugh hearing their response. She never imagined that they admired her so much. As Dr.G has been through many ups and downs in her life, she could easily distinguish real people from fake. She knew her residents were innocent but mischievous at the same time. She too adored these guys because they never went against her, given any situation. Alice also adapted to her soon despite being a newbie.

After a few moments, a realization hit Gianna and asked them in a serious tone, "Tell me, what made you think that I am dating Dr.Jason in the first place?" They instantly went silent hearing her question. Ralph slowly turned to look at Victor as if to ask if they should tell her or cover it up. Victor sighed and gestured to him to tell her the truth because he thought it was better for Dr.G to hear what was going on from them than a third party.

Ralph immediately summed up the whole rumor to Dr.G which was circulating the whole hospital. Dr.G was utterly shocked that a woman drinking a cup of coffee with a man would end in such a disaster. At the end, Ralph asked, summoning a lot of courage, "Dr.G, if you don't mind can you tell us why you had coffee with Dr.Jason? I am extremely sorry to ask you a question about your private life. Please don't get angry."

Gianna smiled at them and said, "Do you all think I would drink coffee with Dr.Jason in the hospital, if it was private? Do you think I am so stupid?" They never thought about the situation in this direction. They felt ashamed to have doubted Dr.G even after knowing her for so long. They felt very guilty because they also behaved like others.

Gianna completed her coffee and noticed their guilty look. "There's nothing to be guilty about because I am really happy that I didn't have to hear about the rumor from someone else. And about why I had coffee with him, I will tell you tomorrow." They were on the verge of getting to know the full details but Dr.G left them hanging in the mid air. They couldn't pursue the matter further and could only wait till next morning.

Before leaving the room, Gianna had a brief discussion about the surgeries and patients, with the team. "That's it for the day. Good work all of you. Also, I need you all to assemble here, tomorrow at 8 am sharp because I have good news to announce. Okay?" said Gianna with a smile on her face. They all nodded at her but were curious to know what the good news was about. They all looked at Ralph, thinking he would have some hint but he looked at them and shrugged dismissively. There was no other choice but to wait .

Gianna and others left the department room to finally retire for the night after successfully working straight for 40 hours and were excited to have a good sleep.