Sweet Nothings with Nurse (part 2)

I wasn't planning on answering the nurse's question, but I thought she might have some solid advice for my aching heart. She's older and probably has tons of experience with relationships.

"We... uh... have a problem, ma'am. I just found out."

"Spill it."

"I just found out she has a boyfriend. One of our classmates blabbed. So yeah, my morning's been pretty crappy, ma'am."

"Whoa, that's a bummer. But listen, there might be a reason, or an explanation why she's hanging out with you now. Maybe he's an ex, or she's planning to break up with the dude... It's tough to just judge her like that..."

I nodded a bit, my mind opening up, understanding Magnolia better. Maybe I'm her Knight in Shining Armor, maybe she really needs me to escape some chain only she knows about.

"Thanks, ma'am..."

I said while staring into the distance, picturing Magnolia's beautiful face like a TV scene in my mind.

"...You cleared my head. Honestly, when I heard it, it hurt; but my feelings for Mags are still there because she's been so good to me and we have this deep understanding. It can't just crumble like that. I'll admit, ma'am, I'm kinda pissed at her, feeling like she's playing me..."

"That's normal... Relationships go through these kinds of trials. It's just a test. If you get through it and you're still together, your bond will be stronger. But if you talk and can't understand each other and something's really off, it might end."

"For me, ma'am, I'm ready to hear any explanation from her. Because maybe I love her. It would be a waste if it just ended suddenly. I'm thinking now; maybe she has issues with her boyfriend and I'm ready to catch her. Even if I just end up as the rebound guy."

"Oh my goodness! You're too much! Haha! I'm getting the feels! Haha!"

The nurse blushed.

"Me... I've never had a boyfriend. Love is a mystery to me. But your story, I feel it; it hits... right in the heart. I can relate because I've always been the advice-giver to my heartbroken friends in high school. When someone tries to court me, I shut them down immediately. I don't like the feeling, it's too cheesy. You know? But now, it's kinda intriguing because coming from a guy like you, that kind of love story... It feels like it would be amazing to love and be loved. Because from my friends' experiences before, they just fall out of love suddenly, or someone was unfaithful... Some felt used... Stuff like that."

"So, ma'am, you're scared to love?"

"Yeah... I don't want to get hurt. And my dad loves me so much. I'm a daddy's girl, and I don't want him to be hurt because some guy fooled me... something like that. He's the first one I think of before following my heart. So even now that I'm 23... I could get married but I'm scared I might choose the wrong guy."

"Is anyone courting you, ma'am?"

"Yeah. My college classmate. He's been courting me for four years now. He seems nice and husband material, but this is just me. Too paranoid about love."

"How will you know if he's the one if you don't try? Like your advice to me, ma'am... If Mags and I don't talk, will we know if we're make or break? Do you have a trust issue, ma'am?"

"Oh, you know that theory?"

"I read it in our Values Education book."

"I have this issue because my mom, she ran off with another guy. Left me with my aunt; her sister. I was 2 years old. I cried a lot because she would come back whenever she wanted. Then she'd leave me again. Luckily, my mom's side wasn't selfish, and my dad could visit me. So my dad built my sense of security. Until I was in first grade, my mom went abroad. She broke up with her guy, so I ended up with my dad. That's why I love my dad so much because I hate the feeling of being left without knowing why. That's my trust issue."

"And maybe you're looking for your dad's qualities in guys, making it hard to choose a relationship?"

"Exactly..."