Love Will Remember {Sequel to ATB}

Chapter 8

Peter drops me off at work today, since I’m the only one working today. I walk in and rush to the radiology wing. Like always, I’m late. I walk in and clock-in as soon as I put my purse down. I hear my name being called as I head off to room five where I have a patient already waiting for me. I turn around and it’s Patricia.

“Good morning.” I greet her.

“Gwen, I know you’re not nurse, but I did hear you have some sort of training in that department. So I’m sending you to help out with trauma. Ok?” she says completely dissing my greeting. I can’t do that. I have little to no training in that department! But I can’t say no. Dammit. Wait is that even legal? I nod unwillingly. “Ok, when you get there just talk to the nurse in charge she’ll know what to do with you.” I nod again and walk towards the elevator. How can she send me to the trauma department, but not tell me what I’ll be doing?

I walk in the trauma room and as soon as I do, I turn to walk back out.

“Gwen.” Nathan says. I groan and turn to look at him. How is he everywhere I go?

“I thought you were majoring in music? What the hell are you doing here?” I put my hand on my waist. He mimics my actions, and I can’t help but smile.

“You assumed, cause you saw me in the music room once too many times.” I roll my eyes at him. “Gwen don’t roll your eyes at me.” he adds.

“Or what?”

“There is a room on the side. And I haven’t gotten any since that day.” he smirks. I gape at his answer. Oh god. He has no filter.

“What am I supposed to do here?” I ask. I don’t want think about what he just said.

“Are you going to roll your eyes at me again?” I roll my eyes at him again just because I can. “You think I’m joking? Those scrubs look good on you.”

“I know they do, Peter chose them for me.” I smile sweetly at him. His smile disappears, and a frown takes over. Oh I shouldn’t have added Peter in that. I rock back and forth on my feet until, he comes back to.

“Yeah I need you to help me out, we’re short on staff. That patient need morphine.” he points to a glass door with the number five on it. I nod.

“Um, I not allowed to administer drugs to people.”

“Here come, I’ll show you.” he grabs my hand and drags me over to the fridge. “We keep all the morphine among other things here.” He puts in his code and tugs me through the door. I groan. Do I really have to do all this. I much rather be doing my boring ultrasounds. “Gwen groan one more time and I’ll seriously take you into that room.” Nathan turns and smirks. I shake my head and groan again. “That’s it, come on.” He drags me back out of the fridge. I hold onto the door handle and hold on tight. Nathan pulls me towards him. I jerk back and he lets go of me, I fall back on my butt. I look at him and he’s trying to hide his smile. I close my eyes and get up. I’m done with his shit. I was sent here to help out and that’s what I am going to do dammit.

“Where’s the morphine.” I say with all trace of humor gone.  He points to a small case near a larger case. I nod and get it out. I shake it, and grab a syringe on my way out. “You said patient in room five right?” I ask looking back at him. He nods and follows after me.

“So you do know how to put it in.” he tries to hide his smile again. I shake my head, and nod.

“Yes I do, look.” I motion for him to watch me. I get the morphine in the syringe and tap on it so I can get the air bubbles out. I grab a hold of the IV and find the small tube with sponge on it. I insert the needle slowly and push down on the morphine. I slowly put it in the IV fluids. I can feel Nathan intensively stare at me as I do so. I finish and throw the syringe in the designated place. I check on the patient, and he’s slowly feeling the effects of the meds. I stand by his side and wait for him to fall asleep. I can sense Nathan next to me, but I ignore him. He puts his arm around my waist and takes me out of the room.