This is a series of one shots based on Pixelberry's Open Heart, featuring Dr. Ethan Ramsey and Dr. Cassie Valentine. The stories follow canon to a certain extent but diverge after book 1. In this AU, there is no trip to the Amazon and no need for a...
Summary: A retelling of the diamond scene from book 1 when Ethan and MC are in the private box at the baseball game...from Ethan's perspective.
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Ethan Ramsey could think of at least 10 other things he could be doing than spending the afternoon at Fenway Park with a bunch of vultures from Banner Health. He had been distracted by a certain intern who was completing paperwork on the other side of the nurses' station when Harper had asked him to accompany her to this meeting at their private box. He'd said yes without meaning to and now he was stuck.
It wouldn't have been so bad if Harper hadn't been pulled away for an emergency consult at Edenbrook. He would have just let her do all the talking and nodded or added a word here and there when required. Now, it was all on him and he would rather have a root canal without anaesthetic. He knew he was stalling when he ordered one more drink before heading upstairs, but he frankly didn't care. It was one more moment that he could use figuring out what he was going to about his intern problem, namely one intern — Cassie Valentine.
Ever since the night they'd stayed up to watch over Dolores's baby, he hadn't been able to get her out of his mind. He'd thought that what he'd felt the first moment he'd seen her was a fluke, but after Dolores he couldn't keep lying to himself. Something was happening and as the more experienced party it was up to him to stop it. He just didn't know how. All these years of seeing interns come and go and all it took was one to shake his world. On top of what was happening with Naveen, he just couldn't...
"Dr. Ramsey? What a small world."
Ethan inwardly flinched as he heard the familiar voice break through his thoughts. He looked up to see Cassie walking toward him, looking entirely too appealing in a sports jersey and shorts.
"Some might say too small," he said, finally looking up to meet her eyes.
She smiled at that. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm merely doing what all doctors do...delaying the inevitable." He said the last few words almost in a whisper.
"Wait...what?"
She looked confused and he didn't blame her. What was he doing? He looked around making sure no one from Banner Health was nearby as the entrance to the private box elevator was just behind them.
"I was invited here by the executives of Banner Health."
"The health insurance company?"
"The administration is negotiating our contract renewal with Banner," he explained. "Chief Emery insisted I accompany her as they essentially bribe us in their private box suite."
"You and Chief Emery are up in a box? Cool!" Cassie's cheerful reply was Ethan's undoing and an idea started to formulate in his head.
"Well, it's just me now. Harper was called back for an emergency, so I'm fending off the vultures on my own." He could feel his frustration leaking. "They're trying to butter me up with lobster, fine wine, all the ridiculous luxuries they can afford. It's terrible."
