Second Chances

Chapter 54- Pain And Heartbreak

(Fifteen hours was all it took for one's life to change. For someone to be so happy, then feel so vulnerable, and stripped of dignity. That's how Erin felt. Within a blink of an eye, her heart left her, sore, hurt...alone. She was disappointed in herself for not seeing it sooner. For not catching it sooner, or else it all could've been avoided. Everyone hoped she just didn't spiral after everything she endured. She could just never catch a break.)
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  Sixteen hours ago:

E<"yeah, that sounds amazing,(she nodded through the camera, listening on to what Dr. Summoners was speaking to her about),now how many years would you recommend"?

Ds<"it all depends on which section of nursing you want to be apart of. There's NICU, cardiologist, neurologist, a bunch of branches that one, pay very good, and two...it's hard, but the people and achievements you'll meet and make, you will definitely be proud of yourself"

E<"okay,(she bit down on her lip, bouncing her pen on her post it note block),that's a hard one"

Ds<"tell you what, I'll send you an email and shoot a day when I am free from surgeries and what not, and we can get together and talk all about each branch and what you'd have to do. I can speak to the head of directors so try and get you into cardiovascular surgeries if you want"

E<"oh my god, yes that'd be amazing, thank you"

Ds<"of course. I'll talk to them the second I head back in for a meeting with a new patient, and then look through my calendar to see when I'm free and we can grab coffee and then pick each others brains, sound good"?

E<"absolutely, thank you so much doctor"

Ds<"please call me Evan. But you have a good day Mrs. Halstead. I will be in touch"

E<"you as well,(she smiled, waving him off before the call ended. She shut her computer and smiled hard, squealing loudly as she jump off the couch and danced around),I'm gonna be a doctor, I'm gonna be a doctor"!!

K<"yeah,(she laughed, walking out of her room in a towel, her hand resting on her bump),how'd the call go"?

E<"amazing. Me and him are gonna meet for coffee and he's gonna allow me to pick his brain,(she caught Kim's expression of disgust),it's not literal Kim"

K<"no shit...I just..eh ew, even thinking about brain makes me wanna puke"

E<"anyways...it's gonna be a good year. He even said he's gonna talk to head of director to try to get me in on a live heart surgery"!

K<"oh wow, that's big,(she grinned, loving Erin's excitement),Jay got some competition"?

E<"what,(she scoffed),absolutely not. If anyone's got any competition it's me...I don't trust that girl Mackenzie"

K<"yeah what she did wasn't cool. Kinda creeps me out,(she said, looking into the distance and imagining a blonde girl trying to get with Jay),yuck.."

E<"tell me about it, he assured me everyone was fine last night over the phone before we had p...(she paused),never mind"

K<"nah uh...finish what you were about to say,(she pushed Erin's shoulder, smiling when she was hesitant to answer),you naughty girl. You had phone sex"!

E<"yeah so.."

K<"well how was it,(she asked, catching her discomfort),oh don't try and get yourself out of this one by feeling uncomfortable. I've heard you guys having sex from the kitchen last time, choke it up"

(She rolled her eyes and turned around, grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge)

E<"it was weird at first considering it was on camera. I really didn't think I'd be able to orgasm if I wasn't actually being fucked, but I don't know...he said some things, made me do certain things and man, it almost felt like the real thing. And not having sex for a week or two now, I found my release way much easier"