Start Again- Jo Wilson

7) no longer a mystery

Jo Wilson pov

It's kind of sad when the day starts off really well, just for the rest of it to be shit. No I wasn't expecting to be in peds with Connor the entire time, but I wasn't expecting general to be so draining. Thinking back to what Connor said. Maybe switching specialties is what I need, the one thing I felt like I was missing. Maybe this was it? Or maybe I'm going crazy, because a hot guy gave me decent advice. Any option is possible at this point.

"So you and Dr. Hale seem to be getting more chummy." I heard Link say, when I entered the attending lounge. I feel like I haven't spoke to Link in ages, probably just our busy schedules. "Well, you always said I needed to be more social." I answer, shrugging. He laughs and shakes his head at my slight attempt of a change in subject. This was going to be a longer conversation than what I intended for. "Yeah, your right. I mean after all you take all your other friends out on dates all the time." Wait what? He knew about the bar hang out thing? Well I mean Connor did shout it across the room, he isn't the most sudle person to exist.

"Not funny." That was all I could could think of, as I threw a bag of Doritos at him. "Yeah, I mean just last week you took Meredith out for a romantic picnic." He joked, as he ran out the door. Probably to avoid flying chip bags, or worse flying shoes.

This day couldn't just end could it, it was going to drag out for the rest of entirety.

Connor Hale Pov.

For some reason I feel a slight sadness when my shift is over. Usually on a normal night I would be excited to spend time with my daughter, but she wasn't here tonight. Of course, completely forget about my plans with Jo, until I saw her standing near the exit waiting for me. I started walking at a faster pace to reach her. "Sorry, to keep you waiting." I said, when I finally got to her. When she noticed me her face seemed to lighten up a bit, maybe it was just me being hopeful.

"Yeah, that's alright. You ready to go?' she asked. She seemed to look around the area, before relaxing a bit. I nodded, she smiled and we went on our way to Joe with an E. As Jo would call it.

"You know your a mystery to me. Dr. Hale." Jo said suddenly, she only had one beer so I knew she couldn't be drunk. What an odd statement. "Oh am I?" I asked, generally wanting to hear the answer she was got to say. "Yeah, you come out of nowhere. Riding your motorcycle, looking all cool, having a daughter, and then being this seemingly great guy." That wasn't really what I was expecting. I gave her a confused look, basically asking her to elaborate.

"What I'm saying is, I'm typically able to read people, and your just a little unpredictable." She admitted, looking guilty. Like it was a crime to be curious about another person. I thought for a second before finally answering her. "Okay what do you want to know?" She paused for a second before asking. "What?"

"Well if I'm unreadable you should get to know me better. Ask me any question you'd like." She paused thinking for a moment before asking. "What is your middle name." Okay that is a little different. I don't know why she'd care about that. "I wanted to start easy." She shrugged. Makes sense I guess. "David. Full name is Connor David Hale." I answered, she smiled happy to get a answer. She thought a little harder on the net question before finally asking. "Where are you from?" See I would have thought this would be her first question, not what is my middle name.

"I'm from Fargo North Dakota. Born and raised." She nodded, not as exciting as she was hoping. "How did you knew peds was meant to be your specialty?" She asked. Now this was one of those deep hard to answer questions. The kind you use to really get to know a person.

"I didn't ever know it kind of just sprung on me. I grew up into a medical family, mom was a therapist and dad was an orthopedic surgeon. Even my sisters, Leah and Tessa became doctors." I paused for a second, giving myself a second to catch a breath. "So growing up I actually wanted to be a trauma surgeon, it seemed exciting to me. But than I met Elena. Elena at the time was a nurse, when I was an intern. She was the one with me when I cried my first day." I admitted. It wasn't a story I told often, but I trust Jo.

She looked confused. "You cried on your first day?" She asked. I nodded. "You see when you study and read all the books, you think you can stomach anything. But that's not the reality. Seeing things in person, are a lot more lasting than they are on book pages." She nodded, fully understanding what I meant. I decided to continue. "Of course after being slightly traumatized after my first day. Elena suggested I see what peds is like, so I did as she suggested and here I am now." Jo nodded. "That still doesn't explain the motorcycle." I laughed and shook my head at her. Of course, that's what she has to say.