After the afterparty

Boy

-Atticus, did we fall asleep in an on-call room?

-Looks like it, yeah. What time is it?

-It's 2 a.m, we haven't been asleep for much. We had a great time though- I said

-We did, yeah. We could repeat it, but we must return to the E.R now.- he replied

-How bad- I said- Well, I guess we'll have time later. For now, a kiss should do-I said as his lips touched mine. I wanted more, but we had to go back to work.

We both grabbed our scrubs and got dressed. When we went back to the pit, there were two more incomong traumas. So Link and I took one guy to the O.R as fast as we could. His ribs were broken, and his lungs and stomach were about to collapse.

-Okay we should try to repair the ribs and then the organs will release the pressure on their own.- Link suggested

-No way, his lungs won't resist that much- I said- we should replace by artificial ones.

-Meredith, we need to save his ribs!

-But why? If we can prevent further damage to the organs! Let's just take out the sternum

-Are you nuts? We need to perform a total repair first, and then the rest will resolve on its own.

-What if he doesn't make it to the end of the surgery, Lincoln?

He didn't reply

-Bohkee, ten blade- he said

-Dr. Lincoln, are you listening to me?... Dr. Lincoln!... Atticus!

-Yeah I heard you, but I know what's best for this guy, okay?

-So you were just ignoring me?

-Exactly- He said

-Okay fine- I said angrily.

We continued the surgery as he wanted, and when we finished I scrubbed out furiously. I was leaving when he said:

-Meredith, wait. We haven't talked in all the surgery. Are you really gonna get mad at me for no good reason?

-No good reason?- I said as I gave him a threatening glance- Atticus, he could have died on that table!

-Yeah, but he didn't- he said- and we shouldn't let work get in our relationship.

-Yeah but how are we supposed to have a healthy relationship if we are constantly questioning each other?

-So what are you saying? That we are just good distractions for each other?

-No, listen. We aren't just that, we are more than that. But I'm just saying we should work this out before it gets out of control. What about it then? Should we try couple's therapy?

-You said we weren't a couple- He said

-What if we are though?- I asked him

I could see a smile drawing on his face, and he hugged me and lifted me up.

-Wow, okay, too much happiness- I laughed-Boy...

-Boy? I like it, you can call me that, instead of "honey" or "love"...

-Yeah those are too corny huh?

-I agree- he smiled...