Love On The Frontlines

(7) Jealousy

Three Months Later..

"So are you coming to my place or are we hanging out at your apartment tonight?" Brooklyn said as they were walking towards the hospital staff parking lot.

"Oh..um well I was going to tell you earlier but we got slammed. I'm not gonna be home till later. It's Vanessa's actual 5th birthday today. So Nikki has ordered her a cake I have to pick up dinner and ice cream. So I won't be able to hang out tonight till I get back.." he said

"Oh..well I guess we won't be able to hang out at all. I have to be back here at midnight." She said as she looked down.

"Brooklyn I'm sorry but we were busy and she texted me this morning to tell me." He said

"It's whatever. I'm gonna go on to my car." She said as she walked off.

"Brooklyn.." he said in a raised tone.

He ran after her to her car. "Brooklyn come on darlin. She's my daughter you can't get mad.." he said

"I'm not mad Buck okay? I just want to go home." She said

"If you aren't mad then what is wrong." He said

"It's nothing okay.." she said as she shut her car door.

Brooklyn pulled away as she pulled out of the parking lot. She felt a stray tear fall she wiped it away. To avoid Bucky in the elevator she picked up dinner for herself. When she got to the apartment building he was waiting by her door showered and changed.

"Brooklyn..I will do my best to get back before you have to be back at the hospital." He said

"It doesn't matter." She said as she went through her door.

"Brooklyn! I don't understand why you are acting like this." He said as she threw her keys on the counter.

"Go..I'm gonna eat and try to get some sleep." She said

Bucky rolled his eyes and left. She ate half of her Chinese food before she started to cry.

"What's wrong with me?" She whispered through tears.

She finished her food she grabbed her pillow and blanket off her bed. Once she turned off all the lights and locked the door she laid down on her couch. She hated these nights cause she couldn't take her sleeping medicine.

Bucky tried to text her while he was at Nikki's but she wouldn't answer. Around 1030 when she woke up from another nightmare she took a cold shower and put on fresh scrubs and head back to work.

Bucky had stayed to help clean up put together toys. When he got back to the apartment he went to her apartment when he didn't see her car in her normal spot. He wasn't sure where she parked earlier.

He used the key she gave him for emergencies. When he walked in he saw all the lights were off he turned them on.

"Brooklyn?" He said as he went in through the hall.

He saw her food carton still sitting on the counter half eaten. "Brooklyn?" He said again as he turned around he saw her couch.

He sighed then called the hospital. "NYU Hospital this is Judy." The nurse said

"Hey Judy it's Dr Barnes. I need to know if nurse Brooklyn Dallas has clocked in.

"She came in about..oh thirty minutes ago according to the clock in screen.

"Thanks Judy.." he said as he started to leave her apartment.

The next morning he seen her at the nurse's station. He walked over to her. "We need to talk.." he whispered in her ear.

"Here you have two post ops that haven't been doing well over night." She said as she scooted the charts over to him and walked out.

He looked at them and went to check on them. When he found her again he pulled her into the elevator and pulled the emergency.

"What is it?" He said

"I'm working.." she said

"No. You clocked in an hour and half early last night. Then you are acting like a bitch. What did I do?" He said

She looked down. "If you were done sleeping with me then you should of told me." She said

"What?" He said as he turned her around.

"If you wanted to go back to sleeping with her then you should of told me. Obviously I was just to keep you company during isolation but now that they are slowly opening things back up you don't need me." She said as tears fell down.

"Brooklyn..I didn't sleep with Nikki last night. I stayed to help clean up and put toys together." He said

She looked down. "Brooklyn I swear nothing happen. I'm not one for playing girls against each other." He said

"It's whatever. I have to get back to work." She said

He stopped her hand. "Brooklyn we are good right? I swear baby I didn't do anything I came straight home once I was done with cleaning up and putting toys together." He said as he cupped her cheek.

"Sure.." she said as he wiped her tears.

"Brooklyn darlin." He said as he hugged her.

"I'm sorry I don't know what is wrong with me." She said

"It's okay baby you jumped to conclusions." He said as they walked out of the elevator and went their separate ways.