AN: I know that this first chapter is very short but there is going to be longer chapters. I usually try to keep super filler chapters out of the story! I hope you enjoy the story!
I walked into the attending locker room after Topher and was excited for this shift. It was supposed to be an easy night. Everything has been so crazy lately, I just want a nice normal night.
"Toph, what's Janet up to tonight?" I asked as Topher pulled his scrub top on. We still had about an hour and a half before out shift started and we were planning on grabbing a quick bite to eat before out shift started.
She and the kids are driving home from Lynn's volleyball tournament. She's so happy! She won the whole tournament! Janet said she got almost all of it on video so Lynn and I can watch it when she gets back. The last match ran super late though so they'll probably be driving pretty late. They left about an hour ago so they probably have like 2 hours left. I hope the storm holds off until they get here." Topher explained. I could tell he was proud for Lynn but also worried about his wife and children who were definately driving through the storm because the thunder was already cracking.
"Just keep texting Lynn for updates. Janet will get everyone home safely!" I tried to reassure him as we walked out the side door of the hospital and into the rain. We began to jog to Topher's car. The drive to the diner only a few blocks away was slow due to the rain that was now coming down very hard. The dinner passed quickly and was mostly filled with questions about my fatherhood. Topher assured me that I would embrace my father role quickly. I knew somewhere in my heart that he was right but it still hardly did anything to ease my concerns about not being good enough. The sky was now lighting up every few seconds with lightning and cracking with thunder. Topher had texted Janet but hadn't yet gotten a response. He shot a text to Lynn about 10 minutes before so everything had to be fine. It was fine he told Topher as he turned the radio up a little more as they pulled into the parking lot. They two jogged into the hospital that was ridden with people who were driving too quickly or being stupid in the bad weather. The beginning of shift was busy but I could tell Topher was distracted and he continued to check his phone constantly. The thought of something actually happening to Janet and the kids hadn't really crossed his mind seriously. Topher hadn't heard anythings from Janet or Lynn and when he called Lynn there was no answer. He waited a minute before I noticed he called her again.
"Topher, she's probably asleep and Janet is probably just focusing on the road." I told him as he paced behind the nurses station once. Topher nodded before he went back to his patient. I watched him from a distance. Everything had to be ok.