Doctor & Nurse

Chapter 11

My bed is cold when I wake that morning. I find a note on the pillow from Tobias. It reads:

Dear Tris,

Good Morning Beautiful! I hope you slept well. Sorry, I am not here to see your smiling face this morning, but I had to go. Work was calling yet again. I can't wait to see you today. I will be sure to stop by your unit and see you during the day. You will most likely be in a lot of pain today please try to not push yourself. I don't want you doing a lot at clinical for this whole week. I know it will be difficult. I left your note to give to your clinical instructor and Tori on the coffee table. Have a great day!

Love you,

Tobias/Four

Slowly I get up and get dressed for the day. I look around the house for Chris, but she still is not here. She must have spent the night at Will's. When I arrive at the hospital, I see Tori, hand her my note, she reads it, and agrees that I should probably take it easy for the next week. She gives me light duty during clinical time. Light duty is following her around and being her little helper. Tori doesn't seem angry at all that I am not able to fully participate in clinical.

Marcus, on the other hand, is a different story. When I hand him my note, he gives me a look that could kill me if looks were lethal. Marcus snaps, "You are just like your father. Always getting out of doing things. You think you are special just because you have a broken arm and have stitches in your knees? You think you deserve special treatment? I don't think so."

I stand there speechless, not knowing what to say to him. I have no idea what he is talking about. "What nothing to say for yourself, Miss Prior?" Marcus snaps.

"I'm sorry Marcus, but I don't want to cause injury to myself from doing too much work."

"I will be deducting points from your final grade because of this happening. You better watch yourself. If you keep this up you might not make it to graduation. I would watch myself if I were you. I will be watching your every move, Miss Prior. I will be there when you mess up." March says as he turns away from me stalking down the hallway.

I stand there watching him walk away from me. I silently wonder why he brought my father into this discussion. My father has been gone and living away from Dauntless, PA for several years. This question stays with me all morning. Tobias comes onto the unit in the afternoon to do rounds, and to check up on me. He is sweet to me when he sees me, he comes up behind me, whispering in my ear, "Hi beautiful! How is your day going?"

"Not too bad, Dr. Eaton. Although, Marcus was a bit of a pill this morning when I saw him and gave him my note from you."

"That's too bad. I'm sorry he is being that way to you. I just came by to see you. I wanted to see how you were feeling so far." He smiles at me as I say, " Oh, I am doing fine. Marcus told me to watch myself because he will be watching my every move.

"Marcus needs to stop being an ass. I better get going before someone figures out that I am missing."

He gives me a kiss on the cheek, walks off the unit. That is all I see of Tobias that day, and that is how Tobias and I interact for much of the week. He comes and check-in on me then leaves quickly saying something about someone figuring out he is missing.

Time Skip

Halfway through the week, one evening, I am going off the unit, and Tobias surprises with a flower. He smiles as he says, "So, Christina was in my OR today, and she asked me if I would bring you home for her. Apparently, she has a doctor's appointment to go to. Of course, being a great boyfriend, I am. I agreed. Here I am. Your knight in scrubs awaits you, my lady.

I giggle at him, sarcastically say, "Why Four whatever would I do without you?"

"I don't know my dear, but you will never have to find out because you are stuck with me until you tell me to leave." He says playfully as he grabs my hand as we get onto the elevator. We go down one floor and are joined by Uriah. "Hey, Uri! How was your day?" I ask.

"I don't know. I am still waiting to find out. All I can hear is crying babies when I shut my eyes." Uriah says as he runs his hands over his face.

"Wait? Is big brave Uriah afraid of a few infants? I ask in a baby voice.

Uriah scoffs saying, "I am not. I would like to see you deal with them for a day. You will end the day with a migraine."

I shake my head, laughing, "Nope. I'm good on my unit. Babies are cute, but I prefer patients that I can actually have a conversation with. How are things going between Marlene and you?

"Things are going amazing. I can't believe I didn't go out with her before this year. That girl is everything that I have ever wanted in a woman. She makes me so happy." Uriah says, a smile on his face.

Tobias nudges me, and I remember suddenly, he is next to me as I say, "Uriah, this is Four, my boyfriend."

Uriah has a stunned look on his face as he says, "Hold up, Trissy Poo! You have a boyfriend? How did I not know about this?

"I don't know. Maybe you don't pay close enough attention to your surrounding? Didn't the Marlene situation teach you anything?" I ask, laughing.

"Nope, not at all. So this is the Dr. McHotty, that Christina hasn't been able to shut up about when I hear her talk about her experience in the OR. He is easy on the eyes, isn't he?

"I don't know. Maybe you don't pay close enough attention to your surroundings? Didn't the Marlene situation teach you anything?" I say.

Tobias lifts an eyebrow at me. I giggle as Tobias whispers into my ear, "You know your laugh is one of the most beautiful sounds in the world to me."

I turn to Uriah, saying, "I guess he is good looking, isn't he? Although I am a little biased."

"How long have you two been dating?"

I smirk, "A few weeks, but we have been friends for months."

"I'm happy for you, Tris."

When Uriah, Tobias, and I get off the elevator, Uriah gives me a hug, then he shakes Tobias's hand. As he shakes Tobias's hand he says, "You hurt her. You will have to deal with me." I burst out laughing as Tobias rolls his eyes. Uriah walks off in the opposite direction, towards a different parking lot.

Tobias leads me to his car, but before getting into the car, Tobias asks me something that shocks me. It shocks me because I didn't think he would ever ask me this while we were in the hospital, considering how we are trying to keep our relationship on the down low. "Tris, I know this may sound childish, but can I kiss you? I have been wanting to all week."

"Right now?"

"Right now." He asks

I don't answer him. Instead, I lean him, my lips meeting his. Our kiss is long. Tobias's hands snake into my hair as my hands move into his hair, playing with the hair at the base of his neck. He prolongs the kiss. The kiss becomes intense and passionate when he nips at my lips. While kissing him again, it feels like time is slowed down, and it feels like we are the only ones in the worlds. Eventually, we part from one another, once neither of us has any air left in our lungs, but not completely we keep our foreheads touching.

"Wow!" Tobias whispers out of breath, "I have been waiting to do that for a while with you. You are a great kisser. I have never experienced anything like that before with anyone."

"Neither have I, Tobias. Neither have I." I whisper back.

It is in that moment, that I realize how I am truly and deeply in love with Tobias. I have fallen head over heels in love with this man. I can imagine my future with him. Although, I don't tell him how I feel because I don't want to scare him off.