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In which Hope meets Lexie at Joe's Bar... typical, right? Upon meeting Lexie, they drink together, flirt and eventually have a one night stand, all the while they decide not to share any personal details about themselves. Just...
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Hope was not a morning person. It wasn't ideal, being a surgical resident, but it was an unfortunate fact.
The Rodriguez currently was laying in bed, trying to convince herself to get up and make some coffee. If she didn't have enough coffee before leaving the house, she may stab somebody.
With today being the first day of the merger, Hope was even more reluctant to get out of bed. She had gotten used to things at Mercy West, and now everything was about to change.
Mid thought, the Rodriguez had a puzzled expression, as she heard a loud thud from the living room. "Lola?" She called out, before she heard an "Ow, that hurt."
With Cara being a full time fashion designer, mannequins lived all throughout the apartment. Hope was used to it by now, but it wasn't really suitable for the small child living in their apartment.
Hope grumbled to herself, before she finally left her bed. Dragging herself out of her room, she found Lolita sitting on the floor.
"Morning, sunshine." Hope greeted, bending down to pick up the girl. "Why are you awake so early?" She asked Lola, as she walked them into the kitchen. It was still dark outside, as it wasn't shy of 5am.
Hope switched on the light to the kitchen, before she placed the smaller girl on a chair. "I can't sleep... I miss Mama." Lola answered, before Hope gave her a cookie.
The Rodriguez then took the coffee press from the counter, and began to make herself a coffee. "I miss her too." Hope answered.
"Can we go and visit her before I go to school, Aunty Hope?" Lolita asked, with her mouth full. Hope tried not to cringe at her speaking with a mouth full of food.
Truthfully, Hope found herself quite sad after she'd visit Angie. She never cried in front of the sleeping Rodriguez, or her daughter, but she always felt upset after seeing her sister.
The fact that it had been weeks now, and her improvement was minimal, worried Hope. At first, she'd just been relieved that Angelina was alive, but now she worried that she wasn't living, and just existing.
"No, sweetie. Maybe we could go after school?" Hope suggested to her niece, who complained in response.
"Lolita, please." Hope sighed, before she took a sip of her coffee. Lolita fell quiet, and sadly nodded.
"Why don't you go back to sleep for a bit?" Hope asked, approaching her niece. "You still have two hours until you need to get up."
Lola looked at her Aunt, about to refuse her suggestion.
"You can sleep in my bed." Hope then added, as Lola's face lit up. The older Rodriguez had an electric blanket on her bed, keeping it very warm throughout the cold Seattle nights.
