The Day After
Dana walked through the clinic doors just as she does every other morning, after all know one knew about her situation with Peter, that had taken place the night before, after all he hadn't told anybody or had he?
As Dana walked past Lana's desk she noticed that she put one eyebrow up and had a mischievous look on her face, Dana's heart started beating faster for fear the Peter had let the cat out of the bag, "What's going on?"
Lana sat back in her chair, "Nothing, Doctor" Dana gave her a relieving look and walked into her office, shutting the door behind her, just as she hung up her coat she heard the door open, she turned around and saw Peter and the image of the door shutting behind him, "Peter".
He walked closer to her, "I'd like to apologize for last night, I never meant for any of it to have happened".
Dana halted Peter's words with the expression on her face, "Peter, we can pretend this never happened and put it all behind us, but never apologize for what happened, we were caught up in the moment, it was about lust not love, we both know that".
Peter nodded with Dana's words, " So were friends?".
Dana smiled, "Friends". Dana hugged Peter and this was the first step of putting it all behind them.
Dana walked down the hallway in ease, partly because she knew Nick was the only one she could love and partly because no one would ever find out about her fling with Peter. As she passed Nick in the hallway, for once she smiled and he smiled back, it was at that moment she knew they would work things out.
As Dana continued to walk down the hallway, Nick stopped in the dead center of where he was and watched her walk down the hallway towards the clinic and then it hit him, he had to stop her, tell her what he actually felt and how much it hurt when she told him they could never be together again.
Nick ran toward her, "Dana wait!" Dana had her hand on the door and was getting ready to push it open when she heard his voice, she froze, she closed her eye's and when she opened them, tears began to form, she took a deep breath and turned around to face him. Nick stood there ready to pour his feelings out to her but, suddenly it was all about her, with the deepest sympathy in his voice he softly spoke, "Dana what's wrong?".
Dana couldn't bare to keep anything from Nick although she felt she had to. Tears continued to fall down her face as she tried to decide to tell him or kept it a secret. Nick tried to comfort her by placing his arm on her shoulder, "Dana, what's wrong?".
Dana looked up, right into Nick's eye's, "We need to talk" she paused, "Alone".
Nick nodded, "Okay", Dana wiped her eye's as they began to walk towards her office, the whole way there both of them were silent in fear of what the other would say. Dana pushed the door open and Nick caught the door behind her, as he entered he shut the door.
Dana took a seat on the couch and Nick sat down beside her, she took a deep breath and began to tell him or at least try, "Nick, I---I um", she began to tear up again.
Nick put his arms around her trying to console her and then he figured out what she wanted to tell him, "You're pregnant, is that what you're trying to tell me?".
Dana was unable to hold back her laughter and began to laugh uncontrollably, she pulled away from Nick and looked him in the eye's but, it confused him, "Dana, I'm serious".
She stopped laughing for a few brief seconds, "I know you are but, you're so far off, I never expected you to say that". Dana tilted her head and looked into Nick's eye's, the were filled a love and care.
"No, Nick, I'm not pregnant, I hope that's not a big disappointment for you".
Nick gave a slight laugh, "Actually, it sorta is".
Dana was shocked, "What?".
Nick looked her in the eye's as he told her, "I thought that's what you were going to tell me, it would be our way to start over". Dana didn't know where to begin, she had brought him in there to tell him about what had happened with Peter and all of the sudden Nick was discussing babies with her.
How could he change his mind and the most important question could she change hers. "Nick, I brought you in here to tell you that--- that what I said on the roof last night was totally uncalled for, I was angry, mainly at myself and I took it out on you, I wanted to apologize, I--" she was interrupted by Nick who put his finger to her lips.
"I'm the one who's sorry and I understand why you were angry". Dana didn't know quite how to respond, she quickly tried to gather her thoughts but, Nick moved closer to her, "I love you".
Dana was speechless, for once in their relationship, they're break up, her life, she Doctor Dana Stowe, was at a loss for words, no way could this be happening, she always made the right choices, always and now she was stuck not knowing how to respond or even if she should.
Nick stood up and headed towards the door, he should have known she wouldn't have said it back, he broke her heart that night when he said he was'hadn't ready, how could he think she would forgive him, this fast anyway, even if she forgave him at all. He got closer to the door, ready to walk out and it snapped in Dana's head, she couldn't just let him walk out, she had to say something, she had to tell him the truth.
"I love you".
Nick turned around, "You do?".
Dana stood up and walked towards him, "More than anything in the world". They stood there, just embraced for what felt like only seconds but, in reality it was much more.
TBC....
Dana walked through the clinic doors just as she does every other morning, after all know one knew about her situation with Peter, that had taken place the night before, after all he hadn't told anybody or had he?
As Dana walked past Lana's desk she noticed that she put one eyebrow up and had a mischievous look on her face, Dana's heart started beating faster for fear the Peter had let the cat out of the bag, "What's going on?"
Lana sat back in her chair, "Nothing, Doctor" Dana gave her a relieving look and walked into her office, shutting the door behind her, just as she hung up her coat she heard the door open, she turned around and saw Peter and the image of the door shutting behind him, "Peter".
He walked closer to her, "I'd like to apologize for last night, I never meant for any of it to have happened".
Dana halted Peter's words with the expression on her face, "Peter, we can pretend this never happened and put it all behind us, but never apologize for what happened, we were caught up in the moment, it was about lust not love, we both know that".
Peter nodded with Dana's words, " So were friends?".
Dana smiled, "Friends". Dana hugged Peter and this was the first step of putting it all behind them.
Dana walked down the hallway in ease, partly because she knew Nick was the only one she could love and partly because no one would ever find out about her fling with Peter. As she passed Nick in the hallway, for once she smiled and he smiled back, it was at that moment she knew they would work things out.
As Dana continued to walk down the hallway, Nick stopped in the dead center of where he was and watched her walk down the hallway towards the clinic and then it hit him, he had to stop her, tell her what he actually felt and how much it hurt when she told him they could never be together again.
Nick ran toward her, "Dana wait!" Dana had her hand on the door and was getting ready to push it open when she heard his voice, she froze, she closed her eye's and when she opened them, tears began to form, she took a deep breath and turned around to face him. Nick stood there ready to pour his feelings out to her but, suddenly it was all about her, with the deepest sympathy in his voice he softly spoke, "Dana what's wrong?".
Dana couldn't bare to keep anything from Nick although she felt she had to. Tears continued to fall down her face as she tried to decide to tell him or kept it a secret. Nick tried to comfort her by placing his arm on her shoulder, "Dana, what's wrong?".
Dana looked up, right into Nick's eye's, "We need to talk" she paused, "Alone".
Nick nodded, "Okay", Dana wiped her eye's as they began to walk towards her office, the whole way there both of them were silent in fear of what the other would say. Dana pushed the door open and Nick caught the door behind her, as he entered he shut the door.
Dana took a seat on the couch and Nick sat down beside her, she took a deep breath and began to tell him or at least try, "Nick, I---I um", she began to tear up again.
Nick put his arms around her trying to console her and then he figured out what she wanted to tell him, "You're pregnant, is that what you're trying to tell me?".
Dana was unable to hold back her laughter and began to laugh uncontrollably, she pulled away from Nick and looked him in the eye's but, it confused him, "Dana, I'm serious".
She stopped laughing for a few brief seconds, "I know you are but, you're so far off, I never expected you to say that". Dana tilted her head and looked into Nick's eye's, the were filled a love and care.
"No, Nick, I'm not pregnant, I hope that's not a big disappointment for you".
Nick gave a slight laugh, "Actually, it sorta is".
Dana was shocked, "What?".
Nick looked her in the eye's as he told her, "I thought that's what you were going to tell me, it would be our way to start over". Dana didn't know where to begin, she had brought him in there to tell him about what had happened with Peter and all of the sudden Nick was discussing babies with her.
How could he change his mind and the most important question could she change hers. "Nick, I brought you in here to tell you that--- that what I said on the roof last night was totally uncalled for, I was angry, mainly at myself and I took it out on you, I wanted to apologize, I--" she was interrupted by Nick who put his finger to her lips.
"I'm the one who's sorry and I understand why you were angry". Dana didn't know quite how to respond, she quickly tried to gather her thoughts but, Nick moved closer to her, "I love you".
Dana was speechless, for once in their relationship, they're break up, her life, she Doctor Dana Stowe, was at a loss for words, no way could this be happening, she always made the right choices, always and now she was stuck not knowing how to respond or even if she should.
Nick stood up and headed towards the door, he should have known she wouldn't have said it back, he broke her heart that night when he said he was'hadn't ready, how could he think she would forgive him, this fast anyway, even if she forgave him at all. He got closer to the door, ready to walk out and it snapped in Dana's head, she couldn't just let him walk out, she had to say something, she had to tell him the truth.
"I love you".
Nick turned around, "You do?".
Dana stood up and walked towards him, "More than anything in the world". They stood there, just embraced for what felt like only seconds but, in reality it was much more.
TBC....