The receptionist directed her to a waiting area. A few minutes later a Beauty Consultant came by to see what kind of package she wanted. After one look at Erika the Consultant softly asked, “Boyfriend left you?” “That bad huh?” Erika tried to put on a smile for the beautiful Greek lady but the smile didn’t quite make it all the way to her eyes. “Don’t worry, I have just the package you need. It will make you feel better. I guarantee it. It’s the ‘Ultimate Pampering package’ and includes one hour of massages, one hour of facials, a manicure and pedicure.” “Great. I’ll take it. Thanks.” “No problem. Just follow me, this way.” After twenty minutes into the massage Erika thought her friend’s suggestion of coming down here was a smart one. She could feel her muscles relaxing and her mind felt some of the cleansing as well as the masseurs’ hands worked on her back. She no longer thought of Rick or about the fling. Just let it go, she told herself. It was working and by the time her pedicure came she was almost back to her normal self again. Rick paced around the hospital corridor waiting for to hear about his brother’s condition. So far, no one knew anything. Not even Connor or Beth. He looked from one to the other, “What do you mean you don’t know how he is? He must have been in there hours before I arrived.” “Doctors didn’t say anything to either one of us.” Connor slouched down on a bench rubbed his aching neck. He worked with Rick at the family business as one of the directors, and was similar in looks to Rick except for his dark brown hair to Rick’s midnight black. “He was in critical condition when they brought him in.” Beth added, a slender blond leaning on Connor on the bench, wearing workout sweats. Beth is a personal trainer at the Gym and happy with what she does. She was a year younger than Ben and refused to work in the family business. She told them that she wanted to chart her own course in life and for that Rick was proud of his baby sister.
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