Chapter 2

JD walked out of the bar and into the brisk night air and inhaled deeply. He walked to where he thought he had parked and his scooter and looked around, the little moped nowhere to be found.

"Aww c'mon! Seriously?!" he shouted, looking up to the heavens. Tiny drops of rain fell on his forehead, causing him to squint and shield his eyes.

Someone stole my scooter, it's raining and this night just CANNOT get any worse! He thought furiously after realizing that he had left his jacket and umbrella at the apartment earlier that night.

The rain began to pour in buckets as JD walked to the apartment. He just couldn't believe it. The night had been going so well and then…This… What made him worry even more is that he realized that the only clothes he had at the apartment were his feet pajamas and his scrubs.

"Well…It doesn't get any better than this…" he mumbled to himself as he walked through the neighborhood, his shirt clinging to him and the squishy feel of wet socks chilling him to the bone.

He had turned the corner and saw a blonde girl leaning against a car, looking frustrated and dejected. He walked over slowly not wanting to scare her.

"Hi. I'm John Dorian. You need help with your car?" he asked, slowly, finding himself at a lost for words for once.

"I'm Tara Aidan. I locked my keys inside the car and, wouldn't you know, it starts pouring." She said, pouting slightly, her blonde, shoulder-length hair sticking to her face.

Score! He thought, mentally high-fiving himself.

"I can definitely help with that," he said, feeling his pocket for his cell phone.

Oh no! I left my phone at the bar! Well, that's okay… Maybe Dr. Cox picked it up. He thought, the mental image of Dr. Cox picking up his phone and dropping it in a glass water.

Or not…

"Are you okay?" Tara asked, interrupting JD's daydream. He nodded and smiled.

"All good. Let's take a look at the lock." He said, squatting down so he was eye level with the lock.

Smooth JD…Real smooth now she thinks you're an idiot. Just make conversation with her. He thought, mentally coaching himself.

"Are you single?" he asked, wincing after asking.

Tara looked at him, her face void of any emotion.

"Yeah. My boyfriend dumped me in front of all of our friends a couple hours ago." She replied, the rain and tears mixing on her face.

"I'm so sorry," JD replied softly, standing up and facing her. "Is there anything I can do?"

Tara smiled and pulled JD to her, kissing him passionately.

JD saw fireworks behind his eyelids as he kissed this…beautiful stranger. Tara finally broke the kiss after what felt like an eternity and looked at him, almost as if she was gauging his reactions.

"Um…You wanna go back to my place?" he asked, his voice a tighter and higher than he wished it was.

Tara bit her lower and smiled, nodding her head.

"Of course."

"What about the car?" JD asked, looking into her emerald green eyes and almost instantly getting lost.

"It doesn't matter. It's my ex's car." She chirped, smiling. JD held his hand out for hers and she slipped her hand into it. The two walked to the apartment, forgetting all about the rain that poured around them.