Lea Marie is my favorite nurse from the ICU. I met Lea a year and a half ago, we had a few shifts at the same time on the same floor. She was quite the go-getter and was always helping me with my patients when I fell behind. Lea and I became good acquaintances, what started as harmless small talk led to a wonderful encounter.
The first time I met Lea she was engaged to Robert. I remember her talking fondly of him, You could see the pure joy in her eyes. Lea was 22 and just graduated nursing school six months prior. Her and Robert had been dating the entire time in college. Robert seemed like a decent guy but it also sounded like he was an alcoholic at times. Lea didn’t take long to confide in me she was worried about marrying him. She had never really dated, and wondered if she was settling. I never really planned on doing anything with her so I told her the truth, that he sounded like an alcoholic and there were some red flags.