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“Uo I was a second-year resident at that time”

“Second year?” Ronan interjected “Most people your age would have still been in medical school at that time”

“Yeah, uraduated high school when I was sixteen”

Ronan nodded

“Eric ca a suspect When he tackled the guy, he fell wrong…”

“Your ex is a cop?” I asked

Ethan nodded “For Metro PD…Metropolitan Police Departain and said, “He started flirting with h I didn’t really realize it at the time I was…I was kind of clueless when it came to that kind of stuff,” he said softly “When he asked me out, I was so surprised I told him no because I didn’t think I was allowed to date a patient He caain…said I wasn’t his doctor any, “He was so char”

Silence fell across the roo that day because a wistful expression fell over his face It took hi moments to continue

“Things were good at first He was patient and sweet I wasn’t very experienced so I wanted tofor It was three months before we even…you know,” Ethan murmured as more color flooded his face

“Things started to go bad about a month after that He hiton hiivencar trouble I didn’t even kno Eric knew and when I asked, he hit e the subject I was so stunned that I didn’t knohat to do He apologized the next day…told me it was just because he loved me so much and the idea of me with soain and I believed him I needed to believe him,” he added, his voice low

“About sixpretty big He and so support to the Secret Service for this rally for one of the presidential candidates running for office that year”