I stood up and went into the kitchen.
“Yes. You. Did.” Rick said as he trapped me between the bench and his body.
My bottom lip found its way between my teeth and Rick’s eyes followed the movement. “You’re a bad influence on me,” I could only whisper. The way Rick was looking at me made all the volume in my voice disappear. He didn’t say anything but leaned in slowly until his lips met mine. I knew what was going to happen but I couldn’t help the shock. It was soft and gentle and my lips moved against his as he pressed closer to me aligning his body against mine, holding me close against him.
I broke the kiss to catch my breath but Rick didn’t move from where he stood, still holding me closely and breathing rapidly. My head fell onto his shoulder as I tried to gather my thoughts, get my breathing to even out, and my head to clear. This couldn’t happen, it would cause too much drama and I don’t need any more drama in my life. I put my hands on his shoulders and made him take a step back. I lifted my eyes until they were looking into his.
“I can’t do this,” I whispered before I pushed past Rick and walked up stairs, leaving Rick standing in shock in the kitchen. Once I entered my room, I leaned against the door and let the tears come. I heard movement out in the hall then a heavy object sliding down the wall behind me.
“Lu?” Rick whispered and I wiped the tears from my cheeks. “I’m sorry, Lu.”
“It’s not your fault Rick, this was all me.” My statement was met with silence, “I think that it’s time I move out.”
“Shit Lu, don’t move. I won’t do it again. I promise. Just don’t move.” Something banged against the wall, his head probably “Aiden will miss you,” he whispered.
“I’ll miss him too,” I whispered but I wasn’t sure he heard me.
I didn’t leave Rick’s house that night even though he’d stayed outside my door for a long while. I didn’t want to see him, I felt too guilty. I left the next morning before Rick woke up. I planned on staying at the hospital again until I found a place of my own. As my day progressed I couldn’t help but continuously check my phone. I just wanted it to go off. A text message, a phone call, even a missed call but there was nothing. Feeling pathetic after checking for the millionth time, I dropped my phone back into my coat pocket and headed back to where Dr. Hunter was waiting for me in Paediatrics.
“She looks good,” I told Dr. Hunter. We were standing outside Madeline’s room and looking through the window watching her and her family.
“So, are you comfortable doing the surgery?” He asked sounding hopeful. He wasn’t afraid to hide his enthusiasm at the prospect of Madeline getting her surgery.
“I’ll do it.” It looked like he wanted to jump up and down on the spot. “I’ll look at my schedule and let you know when I’ll be able to do it.”
Dr. Hunter’s excitement about Madeline getting the surgery that she has waited so long for was contagious and I couldn’t help but smile. I went to look at the OR schedule to see when I had a free day to do the surgery. I made the appointment and called Dr. Hunter and told him to tell Madeline and her parents the news.
Chapter Eleven
RICK
“Hey bro,” Kye, my best friend walked into my office with a stupid look in his face. “So that chick the other morning.” He sat down in the chair opposite my desk looking at me expectantly. “You’re not going to tell me anything, are you?” I shook my head at him slowly, “Nothing?” He sounded shocked at my action and lack of words. He stayed silent, and if I had to guess I’d say he was thinking of reasons for my unwillingness to share. “What’s up with you?”
“Nothing,” I grumbled.
“Yeah right, spill it.” I stared at my computer. “Rick, what’s going on? Are you sick? Is it your father?” Mark was like a father to him.
“No, it’s not my father and no one is sick.” I
“Yes. You. Did.” Rick said as he trapped me between the bench and his body.
My bottom lip found its way between my teeth and Rick’s eyes followed the movement. “You’re a bad influence on me,” I could only whisper. The way Rick was looking at me made all the volume in my voice disappear. He didn’t say anything but leaned in slowly until his lips met mine. I knew what was going to happen but I couldn’t help the shock. It was soft and gentle and my lips moved against his as he pressed closer to me aligning his body against mine, holding me close against him.
I broke the kiss to catch my breath but Rick didn’t move from where he stood, still holding me closely and breathing rapidly. My head fell onto his shoulder as I tried to gather my thoughts, get my breathing to even out, and my head to clear. This couldn’t happen, it would cause too much drama and I don’t need any more drama in my life. I put my hands on his shoulders and made him take a step back. I lifted my eyes until they were looking into his.
“I can’t do this,” I whispered before I pushed past Rick and walked up stairs, leaving Rick standing in shock in the kitchen. Once I entered my room, I leaned against the door and let the tears come. I heard movement out in the hall then a heavy object sliding down the wall behind me.
“Lu?” Rick whispered and I wiped the tears from my cheeks. “I’m sorry, Lu.”
“It’s not your fault Rick, this was all me.” My statement was met with silence, “I think that it’s time I move out.”
“Shit Lu, don’t move. I won’t do it again. I promise. Just don’t move.” Something banged against the wall, his head probably “Aiden will miss you,” he whispered.
“I’ll miss him too,” I whispered but I wasn’t sure he heard me.
I didn’t leave Rick’s house that night even though he’d stayed outside my door for a long while. I didn’t want to see him, I felt too guilty. I left the next morning before Rick woke up. I planned on staying at the hospital again until I found a place of my own. As my day progressed I couldn’t help but continuously check my phone. I just wanted it to go off. A text message, a phone call, even a missed call but there was nothing. Feeling pathetic after checking for the millionth time, I dropped my phone back into my coat pocket and headed back to where Dr. Hunter was waiting for me in Paediatrics.
“She looks good,” I told Dr. Hunter. We were standing outside Madeline’s room and looking through the window watching her and her family.
“So, are you comfortable doing the surgery?” He asked sounding hopeful. He wasn’t afraid to hide his enthusiasm at the prospect of Madeline getting her surgery.
“I’ll do it.” It looked like he wanted to jump up and down on the spot. “I’ll look at my schedule and let you know when I’ll be able to do it.”
Dr. Hunter’s excitement about Madeline getting the surgery that she has waited so long for was contagious and I couldn’t help but smile. I went to look at the OR schedule to see when I had a free day to do the surgery. I made the appointment and called Dr. Hunter and told him to tell Madeline and her parents the news.
Chapter Eleven
RICK
“Hey bro,” Kye, my best friend walked into my office with a stupid look in his face. “So that chick the other morning.” He sat down in the chair opposite my desk looking at me expectantly. “You’re not going to tell me anything, are you?” I shook my head at him slowly, “Nothing?” He sounded shocked at my action and lack of words. He stayed silent, and if I had to guess I’d say he was thinking of reasons for my unwillingness to share. “What’s up with you?”
“Nothing,” I grumbled.
“Yeah right, spill it.” I stared at my computer. “Rick, what’s going on? Are you sick? Is it your father?” Mark was like a father to him.
“No, it’s not my father and no one is sick.” I
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