Time Is All We Need

Chapter 29

Alison stepped off the plane and quickly made her way out of the terminal. The main thing she loved about flying lite was her transport time; she was able to get from point A to point B in a jiffy. Her carry on was packed to the brim with clothes, yet it still made her commute very easy.

She hailed a cab, instantly relaxing at the peace of being home. Cabs were so much easier to obtain. The traffic felt virtually non-existent. Her forehead rested on the cold window. She watched the medium sized buildings pass by with a smile.

There was always an exciting feeling being back home. She'd been going back and forth between Rosewood and LA for months now. Every two weeks, she would come home for almost a week. She was in the process of switching over her patients, and handing off her research to someone she trusted with it. The light at the end of the tunnel was in sight.

The taxi dropped her off at the cement walkway to her grand front door. She loved how up-kept Emily kept the front of the house. She had planted some new flowers. She always cut the grass into a checkerboard. Although now with the snow covering it all, she couldn't see the flowers, and the grass was a long ways away from being cut how she liked it.

She had thrown her carry-on bag into hers and Emily's room, before she hopped into her car and headed off to the hospital. The morning was young. She stopped by the coffee cart and order two muffins and two black coffees. She had tracked Spencer down, and handed her the designated treats for her.

"I thought you weren't going to be back for another few weeks." Spencer questioned, after they quickly embraced of course.

"I wanted to surprise Em." She smiled, picking at her muffin and tossing the crumb in her mouth. "Plus, I'm officially home."

After a short conversation with Spencer, she made her way up to the top floor of the hospital. She loved the big open windows that resided along the crosswalk to the most prestigious office in the building. She tapped her knuckles on the wood barrier three times before she peeked her head into the cracked doorway.

He was sitting at his desk. He, along with desk, was buried in paperwork. Among noticing her presence, the pen dropped to the desk with two light clicks. "Alison. It's good to see you again." A big smile appeared on the man. He was visibly more gray than the last time Alison had seen him.

"It's good to see you too."

"Well," he crossed his arms and sat back into his chair, "I assume you aren't sitting across just for the hell of it, are you?"

"No." She smiled. Alison had always admired how concise her former superior was. Getting evaluations and second opinions from him always kept her day rolling fast. "I would like a job, back here."

The chief dipped his head, and picked at the staple on the papers in front of him. "I'm sorry Alison, I've already filled the department head position. I'm afraid there's nothing I can do."

"I don't want my old job back." Over her many flights back and forth from Los Angeles back to Rosewood, she had contemplated what she would do once she made her move back home permanent. She had already spent so much time away from her family, friends, and Emily. She still needed to build off of what her and Emily had re-established since she first came back to fight for the brunette.

"I realized what is actually more important to me; and that's my family. I want to spend more time with them all. It's not about the awards or being the best doctor in the country for me anymore. I love what I do, but I want a normal life as well."

Alison figured she could retire and be a stay at home....well she could just retire at the moment. But, her days would be dull. She would be bored of cleaning and running errands, and most importantly, she would count down the seconds until Emily got home. So, a day job was definitely her best option. The hospital still would give her odd hours at times, especially when she was on call, but Emily had an inconsistent work schedule as well.