Ice and Fire
Chapter 2
AMY POV
it's been three weeks since I met karma. I can't stop thinking about her smile and laugh and her hair. God, I sound like a creep. She's been running laps around my head. I should just forget about her. She has a little girl, thus, meaning she's straight and probably married or taken.
I continue my rounds to check up on patients. There's been a lot of work lately and barely any free time to take a breather. I walked into my last patient before going on break. I walk in and see the little girl I met three weeks ago. She was crying. Her mother was at her side. I walk closer. " what do we have here?" I grab the clipboard with her information and some X-rays. I examine the X-rays. She has a sprain on her wrist. " How are you feeling Rachel?" She's still crying a little. Her mom is holding her wrist. "It hurts," she said in a sad tone. "Well I'm here to make it all better," her mom smiles at me and I smile back. " now, for the next 48 hours I want you to rest your wrist. Try not to move it at all. Can you do that for me?" " I'll try my best." "Good. I'm going to give you a splint. What's your favorite color?" "Pink!" She said trying to give me a smile. "Alright I'll get you a pink splint and some anti-inflammatory painkillers. Specially designed for kids with your bravery." I got her a pink splint and put it on as carefully as possible. The painkillers were already doing their job. She wasn't crying as much. "How do you feel baby?" "Much better mommy." She smiled at her. "Now I want you to ice your wrist and not play so much. It might hurt more than before if you try to move it. Your mom can help you ice it as well." I looked at karma. You can tell she's very concerned for her daughter. She gives me a small smile and says, "thank you." "You're welcome. It's my job to fix the greatest kids in the world." I looked at Rachel and she gave me a shy smile. "All better now. I want to you see you back in a week to see how everything is going. It's that alright?" " See you in a week, Doc." Karma said winking at me. 'Ummm what' I felt my stomach flip. I turn to Rachel and I give her a lollipop. She smiles and gives me a small hug. I hug the little person who can only reach a little over my hips. I walk out the room but not before I hear Rachel speak. "I like my doctor mommy. She's nice." "I like her too, honey." I could hear the smile in her voice. My hearts palpitations were going way too fast for my liking. I thought it was going to burst out.
A WEEK LATER
"Hey guys! How's everything?" I said walking into my office and seeing both auburn hair girls. I swing around my desk and sit down. "I'm all fixed up!" Rachel beamed. "I'm glad you did what I told you. You are great at following directions. Do you mind if I take a look at your wrist?" She puts it in front my laying it on my desk. She already had taken the splint off. I asked her how far she can move it and she did all sorts of motions with it. "Yup! All fixed up!" All of the sudden I hear the hourly routine train start up. The train picks up patients and takes them for two rounds around the hospital floor. Rachel smiled brightly and asked her mom if she could go since she wasn't able to go last time due to too much pain. Her mom simply gave her a nod and she ran off.
Karma turned to look at me. "Thanks Amy. You're amazing with kids." "That's why I picked this job. I love it!" She looks at me and chuckles. "Yeah I need more people who are great with kids around me." She said nonchalantly in a small voice. I looked at her a bit confused. "Why is that?" The words just slipped out. I knew it was a personal question and I regretted it almost instantly until karma spoke up. "Well It's just the both of us. It's hard finding people who know how much kids mean to a parent. They will always come first before friends or lovers." "Like a lioness protecting her cub. I get it." She gave me a small smile. Did I see her blush? No! Amy. You get your mind out of there right now. Wait, she said it was just the two of them. There wasn't anyone else. But that doesn't mean she's gay. She has a child. Meaning a 'guy' had to do that to her.
"Heeeellllooooo," karma drew out, snapping me out of my thoughts. "Uhh I…I spaced out. it's been a long day. It's the end of my shift," I said giving her a small smile. "Well if you're up for some coffee after your shift, I could totally accompany you if you would like?" She said with a grin. "That would be great!" I said a little too cheery. I hope she didn't notice. Her grin grew to a big smile. Wow. I felt butterflies in my stomach. I tried to suppress them but I just let them have their win.
Rachel came running back in out of breath. "Did you have fun, sweetheart?" "Tons mommy! The conductor gave us all candy!" "That's great, sweetie! Doctor Amy here is going to come with us to the cafe. Are you up for it?" "Yes! Can I have chocolate milk at the cafe?" "Of course!"
"Give me five minutes so I can tidy up here and then we can go" they both nodded. Soon we were at the parking garage. I parked in the employees section and she parked 2 floor up from mine. I told her I would wait for her to come down so she could follow me to the little cafe a couple of blocks way. I told her to look out for my black Range Rover. When I saw her driving down a BMW in my rear view mirror, she gave me a smile letting me know she was ready and we drove off.
'How does she have a BMW when it's only the two of them,' I thought to myself. She must have a very awesome job. Why am I so curious? Why am I so invested into knowing more of this girl?
We pull into the parking lot and park next to each other. I get off and walked over to her car why she was unbuckling Rachel from the car seat. "You have a sexy car," I said with a smile. "Yours is not too bad either," she winks at me again. Only this time I have the will power to give her flirtatious wink as well. She seemed like she didn't see that coming because her smile turned to an open-mouth shocked face. She quickly tried to compose herself. 'I believe I hit a nerve there,' I thought, giving myself an imaginary pat on the back.
We go inside and order. She tries to take out her wallet but I simply lower her hand and tell her I got it. "Really?" "Yeah, why not?""aw thanks!" We get to a table and we just start talking about anything and everything. Rachel talks about her school and friends. I talk about the many trouble makers I have to 'fix up' on a daily basis. "So you know what I do for a living. What's your profession?" I ask and sip on my beverage. She looks at me and puts her hands on the table lacing them together and says," well, I'm a music producer. Very successful business right now." "Wow sounds like a fun job." "It is but it's sometimes tiring when I come home late and this little munchkin hasn't been picked up from day care." She said while pinching Rachel's cheek. We keep talking and the conversation just flows. We talk like we've known each other for years.
Rachel yawns and karma looks down at her and smiles. "Seems like someone is ready to go home." I said in a low voice so karma was the only who could hear me. She nods. We all get up and head outside. Karma buckled Rachel in and closed the door. She turned around and looked at me. "We should do this again sometime." She said with a grin. "Of course! This was fun!" She holds my hand leans in to give me a kiss on the cheek. That small kiss was implanted in my memory to never forget. It gave me chills down my spine and time had stopped for mere seconds. She slips a little paper in my hand and whispers in my ear,"call me." "I will," I said with a goofy smile on my face.