Everybody lies. Don't even try to deny it, it's true. The worst liars, are the patients. They always want to have something. They overreact to injuries. Really, they always want to be right. Sometimes they don't even know they are lying. Those are the worst ones. The ones delusional enough to believe their own crap. Most doctors like to listen to their patients. But the patients always use the internet. So they always have leg pain and convince themselves they have bone cancer. Sometimes, they're right. And sometimes, they just have leg pain. Most doctors begin to care too much when they listen to patients, which is why you never meet the best doctors. They're the ones behind the scenes. Doing studies at a university you never heard of and saving your life without you knowing it. They collect symptoms and save your life. Those are the doctors you want, the ones that don't care. But sometimes, you just have to talk to your patient. Because the truth, starts in lies.
Andi looked in the mirror one last time before leaving her house. Last night, after about two bourbons, she had dyed her hair back to black. Dyed red hair wasn't good on a doctor. She had done it two weeks ago because she needed a change after her separation anyways. It's not like she was attached to it. Her hair was down, and curly. She had decided to wear a crisp, white button down shirt and a black pencil skirt. She had on black tights with it, and black heels. Normal work clothes. Well, for her, anyway. It might be just a bit slutty in real life. That's okay. She was wearing typical jewelry, nothing too fancy, and would be carrying her black briefcase. Her makeup was simple, and she would be wearing her typical black jacket. She grabbed that jacket, along with her phone and her briefcase, before walking out of the hotel room and towards the elevator. When she was there, the phone rang.
"Hello Marcus."She said into the phone.
"How'd you know it was me?"He asked her.
"I have caller I.D."She said into the phone. She rolled her eyes at him.
"Are you on your way in?"He asked her.
"Marcus, you don't even work there, why are you there?"She asked him.
"I got bored and you didn't have a secretary. Are you on your way in?"He repeated. She silently laughed at him.
"Yes, I'll be there in about an hour. Any cases yet?"She asked him as the elevator dinged. She walked out.
"We have one, but it might not be worth our time." He said to her as she started walking towards her car.
"What's the case,Woods?"She asked him as she stepped into her car.
"Kid got hit playing lacrosse. Possible neuro damage." He said.
"Kid had a concussion." And I said as she started driving.
"He had blurred vision before he got hit. And Cullen said you had to." Marc said to her.
"I'll be there in fifty."Andi said into the phone.
"Have the other three run the regulars if they're already there."Andi said a second later.
"Already done."Marc said to her before she hung up the phone.
Andi arrived a Forks General Hospital fifty minutes later, as she said she would. She parked in the back of the hospital, and checked her phone for emails. One from her ex, two from Cullen, and one from her mother in law. She checked the emails from her ex and her mother in law, seeing that her ex had emailed her about his new address, and with some of his new information. He lived in Forks now. Her mother in law had emailed her about coming by for dinner next week. Apparently they were going to be in Seattle for a though Andi and John were separated, Andi and Marie still got along very well. Andi was grateful for that relationship, as she had never had one like it with her mother. Marie was the mother Andi never had. She saw the message from Cullen was all of the board members information.
She had met Carlisle about two years ago, when she was visiting the hospital to work on a case regarding a woman with a tapeworm affecting her brain function.. They had stayed in touch, obviously both knowing of the supernatural qualities they had. Andi really hadn't shifted much since she was nineteen,around her wedding, due to lack of reasoning. When Carlisle had called her six months ago, telling her about the new opening for her department, it had been a fairly easy decision to make. She hadn't planned to leave California to head back home, but with John being transferred to Washington, the choice was obvious. But, she made the decision when they were still living together. And right now, she had a new case.
"Uley!"She heard as soon as she waked in the door. She turned to see Carlisle walking towards her.
"Carlisle! Wonderful to see you."She said as she walked toward the nurses station to get her information on the case.
"How was the meeting?"He asked her as she thanked the nurse and started looking through the file.
"How did you expect it to go. I haven't been there in five years."Andi said to them as they started walking.
"Are they coming to the hospital? By the way, you're supposed to have a labcoat."he said to her as they went toward the elevator.
"I think they are. And I refuse to wear a labcoat. Get over it."She said to him as he motioned for her to get in the elevator.
"Obviously."He muttered as he pressed the button for the elevator.
"The kids father is not his father" Andi said as the elevator started moving.
"Wait, what?"Carlisle asked her.
"Eyes. Father had brown, kid has blue. I'd put money on it."Andi said as the elevator stopped and they stepped out.
"Don't do something that could get me sued!" He yelled to her as she walked into her office. She waved him off and he laughed at her.
"Alright minions! This kid has a concussion. He can leave."she said as soon as she opened the door.
"But he has night terrors." Her newest minion said. This one was a girl named Margaret Hall who was really just a student.
"Well then I'll do it. And you call yourself minions. Get me a medical history or whatever it is you all do." She said before leaving.
"Why have minions if they don't do anything!"They heard her yell as she walked down the hall.
The end of the day came rather quickly to Andi. Days like this always went fast. Days when nothing happened, she meant. You spend the entire day interrogating parents and patients and friends and calling doctors and end up with nothing. You have one of your minions stay half the night, and a different offers to come in after. The third minion offers to do research. Cullen spends the whole day yelling at you about clinic work. You ex calls you four times, and you really, really, want a cigarette. And a drink. A bourbon, usually. Not usually, always. Been the drink of choice since fourteen. Like the cigarettes. It was part of her routine. So after clocking out, saying a few goodbyes, Andi was in her car.
Her apartment was ready in Port Angeles, she had run by at lunchtime to get some stuff settled in. She looked around and listened to a random Spotify playlist as she drove to it. It took her twenty minutes to get there, and she looked at the building as she drove in. Her stuff wasn't coming until next week, meaning she had almost nothing. Luckily the apartment had come mostly furnished. She had a bed. It was amazing. Andi hates admitting it, but when she thinks of the things she had now that she couldn't imagine having six years ago, she thinks of John. She had met John her first day of Stanford. John had finished Stanford in the same time as her, but John had decided not to go into diagnostic medicine and prefers trauma in the night shift. He was transferred here before Andi got the offer. That was before the incident.
It's not like he cheated on her. Or she cheated on him. But something happened, that Andi doesn't think she can ever forgive him for. It's sad though, because they were something. John and Andi were together for a year before getting married. They knew each other so well they always knew what they would get. They knew what they were thinking. It was amazing to watch, Marcus said. Marcus was John's old roommate in College. They were quite the trio back then, the criminal, the athlete,and the rich kid. Marie loved Marc and Andi like they were her own. John's dad, Jack, was an amazing business man, with a nice house in Calabasas, California with his wife and two kids. Anna, John's twin sister, was studying to be a corporate attorney at Harvard. Marcus and Andi had always been considered as family to the Alexander's, and they found it amazing.
But right now, something happened that has caused family to pick sides. Marie was trying to be neutral, knowing that Andi needed someone in this. Marcus was doing the same thing. Obviously, the rest of John's family would side with him. It's not like Andi had family that would support her in it. At least not family that was speaking to her. And now that she was back in Washington, she had to explain it to a bunch of people who didn't really care. John's entire family, along with Marcus, knew that Andromeda was not an active shifter, but still a shifter. Andi hadn't shifted in so long she almost didn't know how to. She wished she did. Maybe she would be in better contact with Sam. But, like all the important men in her life, Sam had done something and she bolted. Like always. She was surprised she still spoke to Marc on a regular basis.
Andi just wishes she was different and her life was easy.
Sorry about the update being kind of started so I was busy for a while. A lot more of And and the pack will come back. And weill be meeting Andi's friends soon. Maybe understand what happened. I don't know. By the way, al of the medical cases have been coming from House M.D, and will have some from the Night just works with these guys. I'd like to thank oyu all for reading again, because most of my storied odn;t get so popular so leave a review, as I will be replying to them next chapter. Sorry about the whole posting the same chapter thing. I fixed it and put in an authors note so it's okay .But sorry anyway. Remember to check out the tumblr, which is linked in my bio. Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed, please leave a review.