July 15, 2008

Bri walked out of the operating room, letting her long brown hair down before pausing to shake it out, the breast augmentation had gone a lot longer than she expected and she was feeling it. Her energy level was nonexistent and all she could think about was going home, taking a hot shower then crawling into her bed and sleeping until she couldn't physically sleep anymore. She tucked her surgeon's cap into her scrub pocket and headed towards the elevator that'd take her back to her floor.

"Katarzyna…" Lucius grabbed the young lady's arm, recoiling away when she turned around abruptly. "Whoa, whoa." He held up his hands and chuckled. "On edge?"

"Sorry." She rubbed her forehead and shook her head. "That surgery just was long as hell and I already had low energy going into it…"

He nodded. "Yeah, well none of us expected it to take that long… She just wasn't made for implants and the ones she had put in previously were fucking botched." He followed her onto the elevator. "You did good though, your sutures were perfect."

Bri smiled. "I do pride myself on closing things up perfectly…" She covered her mouth as she let out a long yawn. "I just need to go home and sleep away my days off." She wiped her face as she walked out of the elevator and towards her office. "You have any big plans for your days off?"

Lucius sat down in her office chair, his eyes scanning over the various family photos littering the glass desk. "How do you have a desk that's nicer than mine?" He frowned as he rubbed his hands over the cool, smooth surface.

"I bought it and set it up." She shrugged as she grabbed her purse and clothes from the bottom drawer of her filing cabinet. "It too could be yours if you go out and buy one… I love that it reads Russian Ice Princess most of the time…"

"Ahh, go figures." He shrugged. "I was actually, casually stalking you to see if you wanted to hang out this weekend?"

Bri paused before turning to look at him. "Sure, I can pencil you in for Sunday, but I have my niece in town for longer than I initially expected, so we're a packaged deal and for the heads up, she's a shrunken version of me with a whole lot more attitude."

"Fine with me…" Lucius stood up. "I'll see you Sunday then Kat… Have a good weekend."

"Yeah, you too." She smiled and shook her head when she heard the door click closed quietly. "Wait… Did he just ask me out on a date?" She asked herself as she slung her purse over her shoulder and headed out the office and towards the elevator again, a sense of impending doom washing over her.

SOA

Bri looked at her phone's screen, rolling her eyes at she read the texts coming in from her sister Nikola, telling her that she'd be in town soon and would need a place to crash. The brunette quickly sent a reply before tossing the phone towards the foot of her bed, ignoring all the chimes as she closed her eyes.

"Bri!" Juice walked into the dimlit bedroom, his nose assaulted by the smell of vanilla and lavender. "Are you sleep already?" He moved towards the bed, his fingertips dancing over her forehead.

She shook her head and swatted his hand away. "I'm not asleep but I'm trying to go to sleep, what're you here for?" She turned her head slightly to look at the man standing at the side of the bed. "Did I miss something? Oh God, were we supposed to hang out tonight?"

"No, no." He shook his head. "I just wanted to surprise you is all… I guess I succeeded doing so." He softly sat next to her. "I can leave if you're too tired to entertain me…"

Bri rolled her eyes and sat up. "I may fall asleep entertaining you so let's get to the chase, what're you here to talk to me about?"

"Well, I have to go on a run soon…" Juice began and paused when she cocked an eyebrow at him. "For the club, over to Arizona, it'll keep me away for a least a week, maybe more and I just wanted to see where you and I were at relationship wise…"

The brunette closed her eyes, trying to find the perfect way to answer his question. "If you're asking if I'm only dating you, then yeah I'm only dating you exclusively, I'm also not sleeping around with anyone else if you were about to ask that… I meant it when I said that I was all about you Juice."

"I'm just asking because I am only dating you…" He smiled and pressed a kiss to her forehead and rolled his eyes as she reached out and ran a nail over the tribal tattoo on the right side of his head. "You have a long ass day at work?"

She nodded. "Yeah, I did… So many sets of fake titties today." She frowned and looked down at her chest. "Glad I was blessed because the surgery looking painful as all hell."

"Where's your sidekick at?" Juice looked around the room surprised not to see any sign of six year old Monica around. "She leave?"

"No, she's asleep…" Bri shrugged. "She had a slight fever when I got home, then proceeded to puke all over me, requiring me to take a longer shower than I had planned."

"Oh shit, she a grumpy pain in the ass when she's sick like you were?" He slipped his cut off and set it on the nightstand as he rolled over her body and took a spot laying at her side. "Don't think I forgot how mean you are when you're sick."

She chuckled and nodded. "She's a bigger grump than me, hands down… She's a sleeper though, like she just sleeps the fever off… I'll probably go check on her soon, if she's too warm I'll probably cuddle her until it breaks."

Juice pulled the brunette into his side and smiled. "I remember when you were sick, I brought you over some chicken noodle soup and ended up wearing it."

"I told you! I don't fuck with chicken noodle soup, I don't like the noodles, if anything just bring me some broth and I'll be set." Bri poked at his arm. "Are you trying to sleep over tonight or what Juan Carlos?"

"I would like to sleep over… It's too late for me to be making the ride home." He yawned and toed his boots off and smiled when they made a soft thud on the carpeted floor. "Your bed is fucking comfortable…" He rolled to his side and cuddle up against her, burying his face into her soft hair.

The brunette yawned. "Thanks, I love my bed…" She rubbed the side of his head and smiled. "I still can't get over the fact you cut all your gorgeous ass hair off to get a mohawk and tribal tattoos… I think you need to grow it back out."

He nodded. "I'll think about it, just for you Brianna." He kissed her neck before sinking his teeth into the sensitive skin softly. "You even taste good…" He groaned into the side of her neck.

"That's not the only part of me that tastes good." She mumbled as she felt his hand squeeze her hip.

Juice sat up and looked at the woman beside him. "Yeah, I'm gonna need a midnight snack…" He moved down her body and smirked when he came to a rest between her legs. "I'm definitely going to need a midnight snack."

"You're a damn fool Juice." Bri laughed as she felt him start to toy with the legs of her sleep shorts. "Don't start shit you aren't ready to finish…"

"Oh, I'll start and finish this task happily." He tugged her shorts down her legs and tossed them to the floor. "This is going to be the best snack ever…" He smirked up at her.

July 17, 2008

"Hey, hey." Lucius smiled at the two brunettes who were seated in the food court, an Icee in front of both of them as they smiled back at him. "You must be Monica." He held out his hand, surprised that the young girl grabbed it and shook it. "Amazing grip…"

Monica smiled. "Aleksandr taught me that a good grip makes for an amazing first impression, so I've been practicing." She smiled and pushed her hair behind her ears before turning her gaze back on her aunt who was sipping her Icee.

Bri smiled and slid over to Lucius could sit next to her. "I will kill you for suggesting that we meet at the commons… I've spent so much money, it's insane and all your fault." She frowned and gestured to the bags she had tucked underneath the table.

He shook his head. "That's all you… So, let me get straight down to why I asked you to hang out today…"

"Oh! Do you like Bri?" Monica rested her elbows on the table and looked at man. "You're handsome."

"I like her as a friend." Lucius looked at the little girl and smirked. "I asked you to hang out so I could get to know you… I have this amazing feeling that when you're a few years into your career that you'll make the perfect partner… Something I'm interested in, I want to start up a firm, work with the best up and coming young surgeons."

"Are you old?" The six year old reached across the table as she stood on her seat and rubbed the man's beard. "You don't look old…"

He shook his head. "I'm thirty-two." He smiled at the girl before pointing down to her seat. "You should sit down before you become my next patient."

Monica sat back down. "I don't want to have surgery on my face!"

"Then keep your butt in its seat and you won't need surgery my dear." Bri smiled at her niece and winked at her. "Are you serious about this whole partner thing? How would it work? Would it be Banks-Hohrykova or what?"

Lucius nodded. "Yes, you would be an equal partner in the firm… You'd have say in who we hire and staff… The services we offer, I already know you like nose jobs, my specialty is breasts, so we're good there. Maybe bring in someone who does lip or what have you… This is just a rough draft, if you're into it and after you have some experience under your belt, then we can talk more, get lawyers involved and see how much it would cost to start it all up and maintain it."

The brunette smiled wide, her grey eyes filled with excitement. "I would love that! It sounds perfect, I know it may be a few years away but still, I feel so honored that you thought of me to be a partner…" She ran a hand through her hair and stared at the handsome man. "I cannot wait to tell my dad about this, he's going to be so proud and know that med school was worth every penny he banked into it."

He smiled. "I'm glad you're so enthusiastic about this Katarzyna… I know that I picked the right doctor to bring this opportunity to." He looked at Monica. "Are you going to be coming to work with her?"

"Maybe! I want to be a boss though, I want to boss everyone around and make them do the jobs I don't want to." Monica crossed her arms over her chest and smiled. "I'm going to rule the world! I promise you that."

Bri sighed. "That's the Russian in her speaking… Always wanting to boss the rest of the world around, I love it." She smiled proudly at her little mini me. "She's my baby boss, mini mogul, head honcho in training…"

"Yes! I'm what she said!" The green eyed beauty smiled. "I will be the richest person ever! Then I'll give you two monies for your business!"

Lucius clapped. "Our first investor is six years old, I'm amazed." He smiled and held his fist out and chuckled when she bumped her smaller fist against it. "How about I treat you two to Cinnabon since we're all partners now?"

"I'll allow you to do that." Bri nodded. "I'm always down for a cinnamon roll, they're my weakness, especially when I'm stressed."

"I'll be right back then." He stood up and walked towards the store.

"I like him, he reminds me of a werewolf." Monica watched him disappear into the crowd.

"Yeah, he looks like Alcide from True Blood." Bri laughed and grabbed the girl's hands. "I think he's going to be our best friend…" She smiled and bobbed her head at the aspect of being a partner at a Cosmetic Surgery firm. Her dreams were slowly coming true and she couldn't be happier about it all.


Juice smiled as he walked out of the GNC store, his new powders and vitamins loading his hands down as he walked into the food court, his brown eyes landing on a familiar pair of brunettes who were sitting at a table and laughing. He paused, straightening himself out, preparing to walk up and talk to them. He rolled his shoulders back, starting towards the table when a tall man walked over to the table. "The fuck?" He continued to watch the scene unfold, his heart jumping into his throat as he watched the man sit down next to Bri.

He turned around, trying to will his feet to carry him away from the scene as fast as they could. He couldn't believe it, she had lied to him about only dating him exclusively. He felt dumb, mostly hurt over the situation. He was getting a taste of his own medicine and he didn't like it one bit, good thing he had the upcoming run to keep him preoccupied.


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