Page 83 of Champagne Nights

“We’ll be there. Thank you, Dr. Marchetti.”

“You’re welcome, Ethan, and I’m looking forward to meeting Aubrey.”

I ended the call and sat at my desk with a smile on my face. Hearing the door open, I looked up to see Charles walking in.

“What’s that smile for?” He grinned.

“Just got some good news.”

“Ah. Do tell, my friend.” He took a seat across from my desk.

“Remember when I went out to Boston on a business trip last week?”

“Yeah.”

“It wasn’t really a business trip. I met with a Dr. Marchetti to talk about possibly having Aubrey’s eyesight restored.”

“What? Are you serious?”

“Very. I just got off the phone with him, and he thinks he can help her.”

“Wow. That’s amazing. I bet Aubrey is ecstatic.”

I sighed. “She doesn’t know anything about this.”

“Say what? You didn’t tell her you met with him?”

“No.”

“Bro, she’s your girlfriend, and this involves her. Why the hell wouldn’t you tell her?”

“Because I didn’t want to get her hopes up until I was sure that he could possibly help her. I’m going to tell her tonight.”

“Any idea how she’s going to react with you going behind her back like that?”

I rolled my eyes. “I didn’t go behind her back.”

“Yes, you really did. You met with a doctor about her without her knowing. That’s going behind her back, bro.”

“She’ll be okay with it. I’m not worried.”

“I hope so. Anyway, I came to see if you wanted to hit up that burger joint down the street for lunch.”

“Sure. Let’s go.” I grabbed my phone and got up from my desk.

Aubrey

I loved my job, and I loved my students. Teaching them about English literature was the best part of my life, as well as loving Ethan. I was so happy, and life was grand. When I walked through my apartment door, his scent was filtering through the air.

“You’re here early.” I smiled.

“I had a meeting not too far from here, so I just decided not to go back to the office.” He wrapped his arms around me and gave me a kiss. “I missed you.”

“I missed you too.”

“How about we order something for dinner? There’s something I need to talk to you about.”

“Okay. Is everything good?” I asked with concern.

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