Doesn't Surprise Me

Chapter 7

A/N: I DO NOT OWN THE NIGHT SHIFT. SOME DIALOGUE IS FROM THE SHOW TO HELP WITH ANY MEDICAL INFORMATION THAT MAY NOT BE SHOWN CLEARLY. THANK YOU. (2 PART CHAPTER)

7:45PM

Lori was wandering around aimlessly, she had been helping Scott with his transition as Trauma Surgeon, telling him the ins and outs of the ER, even some tips on how not to royally piss TC off.

"So, our reduction? When's that?" Scott asked, trying to come to grabs with how to use the tablet system San Antonio had adopted when Jordan Alexander had become Chief of the night shift.

Looking over the man's shoulder, she indicated the time slots. "8PM." She smiled. "I'm just gonna get these files faxed, I'll catch up with you in a bit?" Lori offered. "Just page me if you need to."

Stepping back a figure crashed into her. People seemed to be doing that a lot lately. "Woah." Drew said as he balanced his sister with one arm whilst his other had been preoccupied with his cell. "Sorry." Drew apologised, quickly telling the person he was talking to on the phone that he had had to go.

"All good." She smiled at her brother. "Who was that on the phone?" Sensing her brother's refusal to tell her, she simply guessed. "Rick."

Drew nodded.

"Gosh. Just be excited will you?" Lori grumbled.

"Where were you this morning?" Drew asked, changing the subject. He had woken up at around 2PM to grab some breakfast before he hit the gym but when he woke up Lori was no where to be seen. He couldn't blame her, especially when she had new found freedom since she had picked up her car the other day, a 68' Ford Mustang. Drew could never understand his sister's fascination with original cars but he could recall the time she had rebuilt one of their dad's pick up trucks when she was just 16.

"Met up with T for coffee." She hummed.

"You and T? Drinking coffee? Sure there was no brandy in that?" He joked.

Lori rolled her eyes, she had been about to speak when Krista called the two siblings over to where she and Kenny had been huddled at one of the stations.

"What are you guys doing?" Drew spoke up, noting the group of their presence.

"One of the nurses found this. It's Ragosa. He has a dating profile. 'Santana2001.'" Kenny chuckled humorlessly as he continued to scroll through the page he had been shown. "Likes long walks on the beach "

"Well, who doesn't?" Lori shrugged.

"Everything life has to offer." Kenny continued, reading the profile.

"No." The two Alisters responded in unison, earning an impressed look from their friends. "That's crossing a line." Lori added. "He's lonely."

Drew agreed.

8:01PM

STAFF MEETING AT THE NURSES STATION. STAFF MEETING AT THE NURSES STATION.

"All right, gather 'round, everyone." Ragosa called. "I wanna thank you guys for coming in a little bit early tonight."

"I have four cranky women in my house. I will come in whenever you want." Topher joked causing the doctors to chuckle. Topher had become a father to two twin girls the other day and instead of taking paternity leave he had decided to continue working as he recited his complaints continuously.

"I have five sisters. I get it." Drew chuckled, earning an elbow in the side of his ribs and a glare from Lori. Groaning, he turned to his sister and muttered. "What was that for?"