Eileen caught part of Lucy’s remark and blushed fiery red. She hesitated a moment and then decided to pass on to something else. For the rest of the hour, the class discussed the essentials of a balanced diet. And when Eileen dismissed them, the class adjourned for a few minutes in the lounge before they returned to duty.
They all helped themselves to cokes from the machine in the lounge and relaxed. Sally giggled as she opened her coke bottle. “That was a lovely remark you made in class, Lucy,” she said. “Eileen heard you, too.”
Lucy made a face. “I don’t care. She feels the same way we all do.”
Jean looked questioningly at Lucy. “I didn’t know you knew Dr. Benson that well.”
Sally giggled. “Haven’t you heard? Lucy had a date with the man himself last night.”
“Really?” Jean asked.
Sally nodded. “Lucy and I made a bargain that the first one he would ask yesterday to go out would date him. Just to see if his bark was as bad as his bite. So he asked Lucy, and Lucy is forthwith ready to make her report to the clan.”
Lucy took a drink of her coke. “It wasn’t bad at all,” she confessed. “In fact, I would have been quite flattered by all the lovely words. That is, I would have been if my name had been Jean.”
“What on earth are you talking about, Lucy?” Jean asked.
“Such a crush on you our Dr. Benson has! He talked on and on about you till I almost got insulted.”