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During the final week of her EM rotation, the revelation blew past Joy in silence. Only those in the know had the decoder for this particular piece of gossip. She paid it no mind. She opted out of the rumour mill to avoid forming attachments to the place.
Apathy benefitted her.
Everyone shot each other Cheshire smiles when Mel and Langdon swung in and out of trauma rooms, or charted together, or shared breaks, or disappeared to the break room, or drove to and from work, or overly praised each other. Not to mention, when Langdon swivelled Mel away from an incoming gurney a while back, he held her minutes after the danger passed. Joy read between the lines: those dorks were hooking up. Was this news?
At 7:02 PM on her last day, Joy overheard Javadi ask Perlah if it was true. Perlah leaned over the desk, looked her in the eye, and whispered something Joy only caught the tail end of.
Honey, most wives expect tennis bracelets when their husbands bring home gifts. Langdon surprised the missus with Mel King and a sonogram.