"So you just left?" Tristan asked, sipping on his extra shot grande soy caramel macchiato.

"I didn't know what else to do," said Charlie. "I didn't want to cause a scene at this event, but there I was, face to face with Tom. And Josh."

"Leave it to me to miss all the drama."

"The worst thing is, I might've run into Ben."

"Dr. Fargo?"

"Yeah. But I, mean, he spilled a drink on me and I went to clean up and by the time I figured it out, he was gone."

"This is silly. You've been wondering about this for like two weeks. Aren't you sick of not knowing?"

"Yeah."

"Well then," Tristan said. "Let's do something about it."

*

"I didn't think I'd see this place again so soon," Charlie said, feeling claustrophobic as they entered the hospital waiting room.

"Excuse me," Tristan said, approaching the nurse's station. "We're looking for Dr. Ben."

"Um, we don't have a Dr. Ben here," said the nurse, suspisciously.

"Well, he's an intern. And his first name is Ben."

"I see. And what is the nature of your visit?"

"Well my friend Charlie here as in his care. And, um... he told us something about his, um... post hospital care. Yeah. And we forgot cuz we're... well, we're pretty and not that smart. Can we talk to him?"

"Uh huh." The nurse wasn't buying it. Charlie wanted to crawl in a hole and die of embarrassment. "What's your last name?"

"Parker," said Charlie.

The nurse left the desk for a moment then came back with Charlie's file. "There's no follow up documented for your after care, nor special instructions. And you look fine."

"Well, is there a way we can talk to him?" asked Tristan. "Just to make sure."

"Ben the intern isn't here at the moment."

"Can we have his home number? Just to... you know, clarify. Or whatever."

"I'm afraid we can't release that information."

Charlie turned to Tristan, defeated and mortified. Tristan hated seeing his friend so disappointed. He had to do something.

"Ooooh!" Tristan swooned and fainted. Several nurses rushed to his aid. Charlie bent down to help him up. Tristan discreetly opened his eyes and made a sideward glance towards the file.

"Are you ok?" asked the nurse.

"Just feel... light headed... " Tristan faked. The nurses escorted Tristan to a chair, leaving the nurses' station unattended. Charlie quickly grabbed his file and saw "B. Finn" signing off on one of his charts. He had a last name. It was a start.

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