For My Ears Only

I was walking by one of my coworkers the other day. She called me over and said,"Hey I've got something I want to tell you."

I'm thinking oh shit what did I say or do? I've known her since we were both contractors twelve years ago. Then I'm thinking crap. Since I'm a union steward she has an issue she needs to tell me about. I'm already coming up with excuses in my mind to tell her I'm not her steward, to go ask them and then me if they won't help her out.

She caught me completely off guard when she said,"Hey, I just wanted you to know that I never said anything to anyone about when I saw you at that place with my son."

Then it came back to me. Me and her son were in rehab together. She saw me once when she dropped him off.

She assured me that she never said anything about it to anyone. She believes that it was something that no one should repeat or mention. Whatever I was doing there is completely confidential that she wouldn't dare break that.

I thanked her and said I never gave it a second thought. It's the truth. I saw her there one day and we talked briefly but she never asked why I was there or what was going on. I really appreciated that. Since that time I a thought about it never entered my mind.

She just wanted to reassure me that she wouldn't betray my trust.

I wanted to hug her right then and there. It was a really sweet thing she did for me. She didn't have to say a word to me. I wasn't worried about it at all. That she went out her way to let me know what she thought actually made my day.