Title: Two of A Kind
Rating: FRT
Disclaimer: I don't own ER.
Spoilers: None.
Summary: A certain someone from Neela's family visits and stirs up some trouble for the roomies...
CHAPTER 1
"How much longer do we have to take this?" Sam asked wincing in pain as another piercing yelp ran through the hospital.
"Well we have to wait until she's actually injected him," Neela told her massaging her temples.
"This would be funny… if it wasn't so painful," Pratt noted with a groan.
Finally the door opened and out emerged a sore looking Ray and an even sorer looking Abby.
"God about time my eardrums were about to explode!" Frank exclaimed sarcastically.
Ray shot him an evil glare.
"I can't help it if I have a little phobia of needles!" he shot back.
"Little! We both must have different meanings of the word in that case!" Frank noted dryly.
"Hey! That's one of the most painful needles you have to take!"
"Ray! You took a flu shot," Abby exclaimed.
Ray turned and gave her a menacing stare.
"You-…" he began.
"Give it up, you have no hope in defending yourself in this situation man," Pratt said patting him on the shoulder.
"Hey! Don't let them put you down dude, everyone's scared of something!" Morris said joining them.
"Thank you!" Ray exclaimed.
"But dude seriously…needles…the flu shot…I mean c'mon babies take that!" Morris continued blatantly.
"Argh!" Ray groaned turning beet red as the others laughed at him.
"Excuse me! I do not pay all of you to sit around and chat!" Kerry Weaver's stony voice called.
The grins quickly left their faces and all of them quickly hurried off in separate directions muttering words of apology as they went.
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"Neela we got a GSW coming in five," Sam called as Neela passed the front desk.
"Okay, I'll head out now," she replied making her way to the ambulance bay.
She gasped quickly as the chilly wind hit her.
"God! It's freezing," she muttered wrapping her lab coat tightly around her as she made her way up to where Ray was standing.
"Tell me about it!" he remarked jamming his hands in his pockets.
"Why are you still here?" Neela questioned him with a raised eyebrow.
He looked at her with a confused expression.
"What are you talking about?"
"Well I thought you'd go home… you know after you're little boo-boo," Neela told him with a smirk.
An annoyed frown emerged on his face as he realized what she was talking about.
"Ha-ha, you're just friggin hilarious Rasgotra" he muttered dryly.
"Yeah I've always thought I had this comedic streak running through my blood," Neela told him feigning an innocent smile.
"Oh you," Ray trying to stop the grin from escaping his lips.
Neela returned his smile locking eyes with him for a second to long.
"God, how could I have never noticed how beautiful her eyes are…" Ray thought.
"Wait a second this is Neela I'm talking about. My friend Neela, serious, conservative, plain Neela… Who am I kidding she's gorgeous, smart, as far from plain as you can possibly get and definitely way to good for me… not to mention she's dating Gallant…" he thought sadly.
He suddenly noticed that he was still staring intently at her.
He felt a blush creeping into his cheeks he quickly averted his eyes to the entrance of the hospital.
"God when is that ambulance gonna get here!" he muttered quickly. Thank god that it was night time so she couldn't see how red and not to mention hot he'd just become.
He breathed a sigh of relief as the faint wails of an ambulance came closer.
"Maybe the wind isn't too bad at the moment…"
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5 hours and 10 traumas later Neela and Ray both clambered up the stairs tiredly.
"All I want to do is take a hot shower and go to sleep," Neela said with a huge yawn.
"No please don't mention showers…" Ray thought as some images he shouldn't be picturing at all off his roommate flooded through his brain.
As they turned the corner to their apartment door Neela's eyes flew open in shock.
"Lalita?!?"
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