An Affair to Remember
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It was a busy night at the clinic, not with patients but, with a party, it was their second year as a team. It was still in the late hours of the night and the party seemed like it had just began, there was food, drinks, music and people everywhere.
Lu had taken over as honorary D.J, while Peter walked out on to the dance floor to look for a partner, he spotted Dana across the room talking to other hospital employee's, he decided to approach her, so he slowly walked over to her, "Doctor Stowe?".
She turned around, smiling, "Yes?"
Peter looked out at the dance floor and then back at her, "Care to take a spin?"
Dana drank the last bit out of her glass and sat it down on the table, "I'd love to", she took Peter's hand and lead them out onto the floor.
As soon as they got out there the music changed from fast to slow. Peter didn't think she would be interested in dancing to a slow one so, he was quite surprised when she stepped closer to him wanting to continue their dance.
He wrapped one of his arms around her waist and the other took her hand, she draped one of her arms around his neck, they were still what seemed like a world apart as they began to dance. Lana eyed them from the other side of the room as Dana stepped in a little closer to him, not leaving space for a sheet of paper.
It was now the early morning hours but, the party was still going strong like it had just begun. Dana had stepped into her office, from a break of all the music and laughter. She heard a light knock on the door, "Come in" she called from her lying position on the couch, the door opened and Robert came in.
"You disappeared" he walked closer to her and took a seat in a chair at her desk, she stay where she was and took her time in answering him, "Well, I was just taking a break from all the excitement"
Robert nodded, "That's understandable".
Dana slowly began to get up, she walked over to the chair beside Robert and took a seat, "Bob, do you think I made the right decision?"
Robert was surprised by her question, "Let me ask you this, are you happy?"
Dana gave him a glare from the obvious answer, "Of course".
Robert got up and walked over to the door, "Then, you made the right decision". Robert walked out the door, Dana sat there for a few more minutes before getting back up and walking out to face the crowd of people.
Dana was standing on the roof of the clinic when she heard a voice from behind her, "Where have you been hiding?"
Dana looked away from her beautiful view of the city, "I haven't been hiding anywhere but, I could ask you the same thing". She turned back around to continue her gaze into the night.
He slowly walked over to her, "I know things went wrong in our relationship before but, I can't stand just being friends, when there use to be so much more".
Dana turned around facing him again, "You think I don't feel the same way?, do you know how hard it was watching you with other people?"
Nick looked down to the ground. "I'm sorry but, now I realize I was wrong, I'm ready now". Dana wanted to say okay, let's go back to how things were but she knew that she couldn't.
"Nick, it really hurt when you said you didn't want to take the next step, I thought our relationship was strong enough to handle that and then seeing you around here hanging all over the nurse's, you were the one that walked out on us when things got a little tougher".
Nick stepped closer to her, "I wanna change that".
Dana pulled away from him, "Nothing you can ever do or say can change what I went through, what I felt like at that moment, you can be my friend and my colleague but, we can never go back to the way we were, ever".
Nick's head dropped and he turned around and walked away, he knew she was right, he made the choice in their relationship and now after everything was said and done he knew that everything that could have been, should have been, would have been was over.
Dana stepped back into the party, she was ready to go home, it was too much to handle in one day. Peter stepped out in front of her, "Doctor Stowe, why don't you let me drive you home?"
Dana thought what could it hurt, "I have had a few drinks, that would be a good idea".
Peter nodded, "Let me get my helmets", he started to walk towards Lana's desk when Dana spoke up, "Whoa, I'm not riding on a bike Peter". He turned back around to face her and she tossed him her cars keys. He caught them, "Okay" they both walked out the clinic doors and to Dana's car.
Peter had just pulled up in front of Dana's town house, they both got out of the car, Dana walked around to where Peter was standing, "Are you going to stand there or are you coming inside?"
Peter slowly began to walk up to where Dana was, "I'm right behind you". Dana turned the key and opened the door, she let Peter in and closed the door behind him.
"Would you like something to drink?" she asked him as she lead him into the living room.
"Just some water" He answered.
She walked towards the kitchen as he took a seat on the couch. A few moments later she appeared with a glass in her hand, she handed it to him and sat down on the couch, "So, Doctor Stowe, did you enjoy the party?"
Dana smiled, "Yeah, it was nice and definitely a break from work". Peter and Dana continued to talk for the next hour.
They were sitting on the couch laughing at one of Peter's stories, they both moved closer to each other. It felt natural as their lips brushed together softly they did'didn't notice it had happen until several seconds later. Dana backed up slightly and looked Peter in the eye's, she asked herself, was this right? and before she could answer Peter moved closer to Dana and kissed her again, very soft, like before, to his surprise she kissed him back.
Their eyes were clamped shut as Peter pushed his tongue past her lips and into her mouth, Dana deepened the kiss, making it more passionate, Peter moved forward in her direction. Dana wrapped her arms around his neck and gently pulled him down on top of her, he broke this kiss and looked down at her, "What are we doing?"
Dana didn't know herself but, scrambled for an answer in her mind, "Getting to know each other better".
Peter moved in to kiss her again, "I'll go for that".
The next morning Dana woke up to the bright sunlight shining through the blinds, she turned to her side to block the light and discovered Peter laying beside her. It wasn't that she didn't remember what had a happened or that she didn't enjoy being with him it was just, he didn't want him. Peter opened his eye's to see Dana, he was thinking the same thing, she was the first one to speak as she sat up in bed holding the comforter close to her body, "Did we?"
He sat up on the edge of the bed, "I don't know but, we shouldn't have".
Dana nodded, "Maybe we should forget this ever happened."
TBC...
Please Review!
Disclaimer: I do not own them!
It was a busy night at the clinic, not with patients but, with a party, it was their second year as a team. It was still in the late hours of the night and the party seemed like it had just began, there was food, drinks, music and people everywhere.
Lu had taken over as honorary D.J, while Peter walked out on to the dance floor to look for a partner, he spotted Dana across the room talking to other hospital employee's, he decided to approach her, so he slowly walked over to her, "Doctor Stowe?".
She turned around, smiling, "Yes?"
Peter looked out at the dance floor and then back at her, "Care to take a spin?"
Dana drank the last bit out of her glass and sat it down on the table, "I'd love to", she took Peter's hand and lead them out onto the floor.
As soon as they got out there the music changed from fast to slow. Peter didn't think she would be interested in dancing to a slow one so, he was quite surprised when she stepped closer to him wanting to continue their dance.
He wrapped one of his arms around her waist and the other took her hand, she draped one of her arms around his neck, they were still what seemed like a world apart as they began to dance. Lana eyed them from the other side of the room as Dana stepped in a little closer to him, not leaving space for a sheet of paper.
It was now the early morning hours but, the party was still going strong like it had just begun. Dana had stepped into her office, from a break of all the music and laughter. She heard a light knock on the door, "Come in" she called from her lying position on the couch, the door opened and Robert came in.
"You disappeared" he walked closer to her and took a seat in a chair at her desk, she stay where she was and took her time in answering him, "Well, I was just taking a break from all the excitement"
Robert nodded, "That's understandable".
Dana slowly began to get up, she walked over to the chair beside Robert and took a seat, "Bob, do you think I made the right decision?"
Robert was surprised by her question, "Let me ask you this, are you happy?"
Dana gave him a glare from the obvious answer, "Of course".
Robert got up and walked over to the door, "Then, you made the right decision". Robert walked out the door, Dana sat there for a few more minutes before getting back up and walking out to face the crowd of people.
Dana was standing on the roof of the clinic when she heard a voice from behind her, "Where have you been hiding?"
Dana looked away from her beautiful view of the city, "I haven't been hiding anywhere but, I could ask you the same thing". She turned back around to continue her gaze into the night.
He slowly walked over to her, "I know things went wrong in our relationship before but, I can't stand just being friends, when there use to be so much more".
Dana turned around facing him again, "You think I don't feel the same way?, do you know how hard it was watching you with other people?"
Nick looked down to the ground. "I'm sorry but, now I realize I was wrong, I'm ready now". Dana wanted to say okay, let's go back to how things were but she knew that she couldn't.
"Nick, it really hurt when you said you didn't want to take the next step, I thought our relationship was strong enough to handle that and then seeing you around here hanging all over the nurse's, you were the one that walked out on us when things got a little tougher".
Nick stepped closer to her, "I wanna change that".
Dana pulled away from him, "Nothing you can ever do or say can change what I went through, what I felt like at that moment, you can be my friend and my colleague but, we can never go back to the way we were, ever".
Nick's head dropped and he turned around and walked away, he knew she was right, he made the choice in their relationship and now after everything was said and done he knew that everything that could have been, should have been, would have been was over.
Dana stepped back into the party, she was ready to go home, it was too much to handle in one day. Peter stepped out in front of her, "Doctor Stowe, why don't you let me drive you home?"
Dana thought what could it hurt, "I have had a few drinks, that would be a good idea".
Peter nodded, "Let me get my helmets", he started to walk towards Lana's desk when Dana spoke up, "Whoa, I'm not riding on a bike Peter". He turned back around to face her and she tossed him her cars keys. He caught them, "Okay" they both walked out the clinic doors and to Dana's car.
Peter had just pulled up in front of Dana's town house, they both got out of the car, Dana walked around to where Peter was standing, "Are you going to stand there or are you coming inside?"
Peter slowly began to walk up to where Dana was, "I'm right behind you". Dana turned the key and opened the door, she let Peter in and closed the door behind him.
"Would you like something to drink?" she asked him as she lead him into the living room.
"Just some water" He answered.
She walked towards the kitchen as he took a seat on the couch. A few moments later she appeared with a glass in her hand, she handed it to him and sat down on the couch, "So, Doctor Stowe, did you enjoy the party?"
Dana smiled, "Yeah, it was nice and definitely a break from work". Peter and Dana continued to talk for the next hour.
They were sitting on the couch laughing at one of Peter's stories, they both moved closer to each other. It felt natural as their lips brushed together softly they did'didn't notice it had happen until several seconds later. Dana backed up slightly and looked Peter in the eye's, she asked herself, was this right? and before she could answer Peter moved closer to Dana and kissed her again, very soft, like before, to his surprise she kissed him back.
Their eyes were clamped shut as Peter pushed his tongue past her lips and into her mouth, Dana deepened the kiss, making it more passionate, Peter moved forward in her direction. Dana wrapped her arms around his neck and gently pulled him down on top of her, he broke this kiss and looked down at her, "What are we doing?"
Dana didn't know herself but, scrambled for an answer in her mind, "Getting to know each other better".
Peter moved in to kiss her again, "I'll go for that".
The next morning Dana woke up to the bright sunlight shining through the blinds, she turned to her side to block the light and discovered Peter laying beside her. It wasn't that she didn't remember what had a happened or that she didn't enjoy being with him it was just, he didn't want him. Peter opened his eye's to see Dana, he was thinking the same thing, she was the first one to speak as she sat up in bed holding the comforter close to her body, "Did we?"
He sat up on the edge of the bed, "I don't know but, we shouldn't have".
Dana nodded, "Maybe we should forget this ever happened."
TBC...
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