Title: My Big Fall
Author: Therm
Summary: Tension is running high at the hospital. After falling out with Jordan, Dr. Cox takes it out on the Janitor, who wants revenge. Carla and Turk are loved up.
Notes: This is written from JD's POV. The italics mark what he is thinking. This is set after 'Their story', just because that's the latest episode to have aired.
Chapter One
Sometimes, life throws something your way that you never expected. It can be the nice surprise, like someone you love making a gesture out of the blue...
"Turk, I can't believe you made me breakfast in bed." Carla said, as he handed her the tray with a plate of fried food, a glass of orange juice and a pink carnation laying across the tray. "What's the special occasion?"
"There doesn't have to be a special occasion for me to treat my baby like the princess she is, does there?" Turk responded kissing her forehead.
"Aww, this is so romantic Turk, I love it. Thank you."
"You're welcome baby."
...then there are the moments you never see coming. Like something seemingly innocent snowballing.
"Perry, what blouse do you think I should wear today? The white or the blue?" Jordan asked, as she held the two tops up so he could inspect them.
"I don't actually care. As you're so keen to point out I have no fashion sense. So, really, why ask me?" Perry Cox replied, as he fed the latest addition to their family, Jennifer Dillon, or JD for short.
"You know, would it kill you to pay a little interest in me every now and then, huh?" Jordan asked, letting her arms drop to the sides, still clutching the garments. "Does it actually ever occur to you that this might be important to me? That maybe I care what I look like."
"Jordan, I know you care about your appearance, I've got the damn doctors bills to prove how much you care about how you look. I'm just waiting for you to book the appointment to have all the baby fat sucked out of you."
"You're unbelievable. I'm going out." Jordan said, throwing the clothes on the floor as she slammed the door behind her.
"Jordan!" Perry called after her, but it was too late. He knew she wouldn't come back just like that and he couldn't exactly chase after her not while feeding the baby and having Jack still sleeping in his room. "Damn it."
Of course, when you haven't got a relationship to trouble you, all those things seem a million miles away. You just want to get yourself back into a situation where you can be living the good and the bad days. It's easier said than done. And if one of your co-workers happens to be living through those problems, you can bet he'll make everyone around him suffer with him.
Unusually for him, Dr. Cox was late in. He didn't share his reasons and from the look of him, I couldn't think of anyone who'd be stupid enough to ask.
"Hey Dr. Cox, why were you late today?" Doug asked.
But then there is always someone who values life so little. While Doug might have been dumb enough to do that, it takes a whole different person who sees the warning signs and still goes and literally asks for trouble.
"I'm looking for trouble." The Janitor said, as Dr. Cox walked past him.
Stopping and looking round, Dr. Cox looked squarely at the Janitor.
One thing I've learnt from my dealings with the Janitor, is you rarely get the better of him. Dr. Cox could go two ways here. He'll either walk away and the matter will probably be dropped because after all, I'm a easier target than Dr. Cox is. Or, they'll be an old fashion showdown.
Dr. Cox turns back around, looking away from the Janitor and looks to be about to walk away, but he turns round to face him. "I wasn't going to bite but I'm having the kinda day where I'd like nothing better than to verbally rip you apart right here. There's really nothing original or clever that I could say to you. If I actually cared enough to do this, I'm sure I'd be able to come up with something, but pal, you're not even a blip on my radar right now. I honestly don't give a crap." Turning back away again, Dr. Cox went to walk away.
"I'm not a blip?" The Janitor said, moving forward, closing the gap between the two of them. He stood behind Dr. Cox who didn't bother to turn around to face him. "That's fine, I mean, I've been here longer than a lot of people here, but I don't even register to you. Us janitors, I guess we're pretty much nothing to the mighty doctor, huh?"
Without looking round Dr. Cox began walking away again, as he did he called back, "What part of 'not giving a crap' did you have trouble with?"
The Janitor didn't get another word in before Dr. Cox had turned a corner and disappeared.
Watching from a distance, I knew that wouldn't be the end of it.