Based on Pixelberrys popular book series 'Open Heart', this AU follows the often complicated relationship of now 27 year old Doctor Valerie Valentine and her 38 year old boss and famous diagnostician Doctor Ethan Ramey. Through scandals, medical dra...
AUTHORS NOTE: A team bonding chapter? Well, I didn't think I'd be doing this...However, the team members have their own goals, and their own aspirations that they aren't going to agree on or change...but, Ethan, V, James, Maria, Tobias and Harper have one goal they do share...so just how do they intend to reach that goal when they're all so different? Tense, funny, fluffy - This is 'Icebreaker' and I hope you enjoy :)
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Ethan
Today has felt like an eternity already
It's gone past 9 am and I already I feel like I'm going to fall asleep
But what kind of mentor would I be if I at least didn't try and stay awake to keep a... surprisingly wide awake, Valerie Valentine on her 'A' game.
So as always, we're reinforcing her weaknesses as we sit at the back of the canteen, going over multiple bits and pieces while her patients were stable. And I think a part of us just wants to stay occupied and avoid thinking about Francis....
"Good girl, you've got it. Now, if someone sustained injury to the cerebral hemisphere and directly to the cerebral cortex, what processes would be damaged?"
She bit her lip and looked up from the text book before saying "language, consciencness, intelligence and memory?"
"Good. So if a patient had sustained injury to the forebrain what behaviours do you think they'd present?"
"Long term memory loss, inability to form coherent sentences and of course periods of unconsciousness"
I smiled and nodded "exactly."
She sighed relief and I continued to say "sometimes the basics are the hardest, and when so many words sound similar it's even harder. But you're getting there. How about we go into dosages?"
This time she smiled and said "oh my worst nightmare."
"Ah you're not that bad sweetheart. Or bad at all. You're improving. And don't forget, I'd say the level you're right now is the average-"
"But I need to be the best I can be. You got it." She nodded with enthusiasm.
I kissed her cheek and brought her closer to my side as I said "exactly."
She rested her head on my shoulder and I turned over the page of her folder-
When both our pages started to buzz on the table
We looked to each other, before looking back to the pgers and parting just a little to check them...
And while our worst fear today wasn't highlighted on their today... Our second to worst one was.
"'Diagnostics office meeting now'?" V raised a brow
"Dear lord if this is bloom meddling again-" my brow furrowed
