Beauty and the Nerd

Ch3 - What A Gentleman

Beauty and the Nerd

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Chapter 3

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“So, you take the patient’s blood pressure and record it on the clipboard attached to the end of their bed. Then make sure you distribute their prescribed vitamins and medicine that are listed on your sheet.” Nurse Rebecca instructed and handed me a plastic clipboard with my duties attached to them.

It was my first day as an intern at Stanford Hospital. As a medical student, you have to go through three years of college then take the exam and apply as an intern. Being a student is hard work.

After giving Rebecca an okay, I went and did my rounds. Most of the patients in my floor were elderly. They were quiet and did I asked, like hold out their arm for me to take their blood pressure and took their medicine without arguments.

As I checked off people’s names on my list, I glanced over at my watch and realized it was almost noon. Lunch break.

I turned a corner and ran smack into someone. I knew who I ran into, before I even got a look at her face, just from the strawberry aroma.

“Anastasia?”

I started to get concerned. What was she doing in the hospital? Was she sick? Did something happen to her?

Then I realized that she was a fellow medical student and she was probably here for the same reason I was but as I looked over her appearance, that seemed highly unlikely because she wasn’t dressed in navy blue scrubs like I was.

“Ethan? What are you doing here?” her purple eyes were wide, as if she was scared that I had discovered her here.

“I’m an intern.” I explained. “What are you doing here?”

Anastasia’s eyes were darting back and forth at anything but me. “You’re an intern? Really? I start tomorrow. I guess I’ll be seeing you a lot.” She chuckled nervously.

I raised my eyebrow at the quick way she changed the subject. I decided I’d play along and go against pestering her.

“I guess so.” I said.

As I gazed down at her unique purple eyes that were framed by long, thick lashes, I felt myself being drawn to her.

God, what I would do to have a quick taste of those plush, cherry lips. Would they taste like cherries or strawberries?

Realizing that I’ve been drooling over her mouth, I cleared my throat and shifted on my feet. “Uhm, I’m about to go get a bite to eat. Do you want to come with?”

There she goes, biting those lips of hers again. Let me just have a small nibble… I thought then I ran my hand through my brown hair to keep myself from grabbing the back of her neck and doing just that.

Anastasia’s nervous stance went away and she smiled prettily up at me. “I’d like that.” She said.

I had to do a double take to fully comprehend that the Anastasia Kerr just agreed to going to lunch with me. I suddenly wished I looked a bit more presentable. I was in blue scrubs and Nike’s, my hair was a mess, and my glasses looked a bit dirty.

And then there was my lunch date, looking irresistible in those dark jeans and a pink blouse. She had her brown hair pilled at the top of her head today, exposing her slender neck that looked like it was asking for love bites.

“How’s being an intern so far?” she asked me as we took the elevator down to the first floor of the hospital.

I shrugged. “So far, so good. Sometimes, they assign you as a doctor, or nurse’s, shadow. Right now, they put me on patient check-up duty.”