Back then, I thought that things were never gonna change

 

Derrick raced to Dora and gave her a hug. He told himself it was all because of Delia, but it really wasn't. He'd waited forever to have a chance to see her without Holden.

"Is she really OK?" Derrick winced tears. Honestly, he was that happy to see petite Dora with that sweet smile of hers and her baby-fine voice. 

"She'll be OK," Dora assured him. Of course, at first, they thought it was just a viral thing, but Delia had been given so many tests.

"We've seen her all summer," Derrick spoke of Eric then but he was still at work. "We thought she was just fine."

"You know how she eats," Dora shrugged. "All she eats is yogurt."

Derrick winced. Nothing wrong with that, he thought.

"Well, she's got a sweet tooth too. All that boba tea." Dora told him.

Still, Derrick remembered her bringing all those veggie trays over. And she ate lots of carrots and broccoli. He thought she was eating healthy.

"So how's married life?" He grinned, thinking it was best to change the subject. He wanted an inkling of what was going on with her these days.

"It's every day with Holden," she laughed. She worked in the office at his veterinary clinic. "It took some getting used to, but you know, I caught on, pretty fast and I did a lot of organizing. It's good."

"I miss you so much," he told her. 

"I hear the new girl, Jade, is working out. Delia has lots of good things to say about her." Dora looked at him as if she hadn't heard a word he said.

Derrick hated for Delia to be out, that meant he'd have to help man the phones. Honestly, he knew nothing about those phones. He didn't want to even go near those phones.