Okay, this is my first Reela story...I hope you like it
Disclaimer- I don't own ER or the characters...although I wish I did
Out of all the rumors circulating around the ER about them after Neela moved in with Ray, one of them was absolutely true…Roomies with benefits.
When she first moved in, Neela didn't want anything to do with Ray 'Doc Rock' Barnett, hence the whole opposite shifts thing. But eventually things changed. They started working some of the same shifts, sitting on the couch together with pizza and beer watching horror movies. They grew closer as friends, then closer…in other ways. No strings attached sex, both free to see other people and this is how it all started.
Ray walked out into the ambulance bay after a long shift. He smirked when he saw Neela standing there.
"Hey Roomie" he said
Neela glared at him "Don't call me that"
"Ok…Roomie" he laughed "So are you off?"
"Yeah" she sighed "Finally"
"Aw were you waiting for me?" he smirked, earning a glare "Rough shift?"
"No not at all" she said sarcastically "and why would I bloody wait for you?"
"Because…you want me" he joked
Neela just rolled her eyes
"How about some pizza, beer, a few movies…what do ya say Roomie?"
"Sure" she said "Just stop calling me Roomie"
A few hours later, the pizza was gone, beer bottles we're scattered all over the table and the floor, and halfway through Amityville Horror…they were both beyond drunk. So drunk, that at the scary parts instead of screaming, Neela would burst out laughing.
"I think…I think you're drunk" Ray slurred
Neela shook her head furiously "Nope, you are" she slurred poking him in the chest
"You're just saying that cuz you thinks I'm hot" he said with a goofy grin
"Yup" she said with a bright smile
Ray wrapped his arms around her to pull her closer and whispered in her ear "I knew you'd admit it someday"
"What makes you so sure of yourself?" she asked, making no effort to escape his embrace
He smiled "Cuz, I know you want me and I know that now if I do this…" he broke off and kissed her; it was soft at first but quickly grew more passionate when she deepened the kiss. She had to struggle not to pout when he suddenly broke the kiss "…that you won't slap me across the face"
Neela didn't say a word, instead she leaned in and pressed her lips to his, they kissed until they both needed air. Neela then got up and laughed; she pulled Ray up and led him to his bedroom, stumbling along the way.
The next morning, Neela woke up to the bright sun shining through the curtains. She groaned at the pounding in her head. She rolled over to escape the sun's rays, then bumped into something solid. She looked up confused and was shocked to see Ray sleeping peacefully beside her.
She took a look around to try to place where she was. She was confused when she realized that she was in Ray's room and in Ray's bed
'Wait what?' she asked herself, then she hesitantly looked under the covers.
She gasped when she saw that neither of them had any clothes on 'Oh my god' she thought as the memories of last night rushed back to her already pounding head 'I slept with Ray…Ray the king of one night stands…Ray who has a different groupie almost every night…my roommate Ray…oh bloody hell'
"Ray" she said trying to shake him awake
He groaned "5 more minutes"
"Ray!" she shouted
"Ugh damn it, you don't have to yell" he rubbed his eyes then opened them, and was stunned at who he saw in bed beside him "Neela?" he questioned then he remembered all that had happened last night "Neela" he smiled
"You mind telling me how you let this happen?" she asked although she knew exactly how it happened…and that it was basically her idea
"Me?" he said innocently "I'm pretty sure it was your idea"
"Ummm…" was all she could say
"So you do remember" he smirked
'Oh do I ever remember, it was the best…wait no…but it was and it was so incredible' she thought to herself, but she wasn't about to let him know that
She just nodded her head "Um, I'm going to get something for my head" she said, then quickly got out of bed
Neela grabbed the first thing she could find…turns out it was one of Ray's t-shirts. She tried not to let Ray's scent affect her as she quickly made her way out of his room, leaving Ray grinning.
'Damn, she looks good in my shirt…wait what am I thinking, it's Neela…but she does look good in my shirt…so good' he thought to himself as he got out of bed, got dressed then went out to the kitchen to get something for his killer hangover.
So what did you think? please review :) and the next chapter should be up soon