20
Nico
“Wait, you said ‘me, too’ when she just said your name?” Veronica asked. Screeched really.
I winced. “It just came out.”
Veronica sighed and sank back in her seat. She shook her head and stared somewhere off camera.
“I don’t do well with people, especially women. I never have.”
“Don’t give me that, Nico. I know you better than anyone else on the planet. You are not that nerdy kid who gets beat up anymore. You’re a highly sought after oncologist with a successful track record. You’re asked to speak at conferences and give lectures. You’re amazing.”
“Not with women. I’ve never been good with women.”
“No,” she said with a sigh. “You haven’t. Except me, but I know you don’t think of me as a woman. I’m just Veronica.”
I opened my mouth to say something but she held up her hand.
