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CODE BLUE
002. THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST
season one, episodes two and three
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TW: sexual assault
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JOANNA WOKE UP TO THE SMELL of freshly made pancakes and the sound of soft laughter. She had grown accustomed to this routine ever since Derek moved in. Emily would often make him his favorite pancakes, and they would enjoy breakfast together, filled with small talk and laughter.
As Joanna made her way downstairs, she found Emily, Christopher, and Derek chatting while eating.
"You're moving into a trailer?" Emily asked, her expression a mix of surprise and disbelief as she looked at Derek. "A trailer?"
"Well, yeah," Derek replied, chuckling at her reaction.
"Why?"
"It's not about the trailer itself," Derek explained, leaning back in his chair, "it's about the land, the view, the peace. I've always wanted to be surrounded by nature."
"You would trade this very comfortable home, complete with homemade chocolate chip pancakes, to live in a metal can in the middle of the woods?" Emily couldn't comprehend his reasoning.
"I've spent my whole life surrounded by women. I need peace—silence," Derek said.
"I get that," Christopher said, though Emily shot him a glare. "But the pancakes are really good," he added, shoving another piece into his mouth.
"You're moving into a tin can!" Emily exclaimed.
"What are we talking about?" Joanna asked as she entered the kitchen and grabbed a banana.
"My trailer," Derek said, swallowing another piece of pancake.
"Well, we can talk about it at work. We need to go," Emily said, glancing at the clock. "We have patients to see, and you have interns to babysit."
"I've been meaning to ask," Derek said as they walked out of the house, "How did you two get out of intern duties?"
"Bailey got my batch," Christopher replied. "And Emily did hers last year."
