Laura stormed into Romano's office. It wasn't really an office he had just decided to make exam 1 his office. It was some machoistic pride crap. She threw an envelope on his desk

" What's this?" Romano asked

"My letter of resignation! I can't work with an arrogant pig!!!"

"Well fine, resign you're obviously not as tough as I thought! Anyway what makes you think you're so special I have the same attitude with all my staff, they're all still here, if they were pathetic enough to resign I wouldn't have a hospital." Romano said

"Well, Just because they haven't resigned it doesn't mean you have a good attitude!! I was half an hour late due to the train, on my first day and all you kept going on about for a month is that! What more did you want me to do get out and push the train!! And when you'd finished with that it was something else"

"Well..."

"No" She cut in "It's not just me either I heard the remark you made to weaver earlier, what you're gonna yell at her because she's a lesbian what is your problem?" She yelled

"My problem you are the one yelling at authority!" He said trying to stay calm

"Yeah well maybe I wouldn't have to question you if you were a bit more compassionate!" She got really angry

She picked up the letter she had thrown at him

"Actually why should I resign, you already put me down why should I let you ruin my career!"

"If I let you have a career after your little outburst!" He said

"Why what will you do? Go to the board? Because I'm sure they'd love to here how you believe that the chief of staff is a dyke and "shouldn't be allowed kids" also I remember you saying the executive of the board was " A moron whose only relationship has been with his right hand!" so yeah you could tell the board!" She said smiling. She had played him at his own game.

Romano was surprised. But maybe she was right; maybe he was cold and unfeeling. He liked her she reminded him of himself

"No we are going to have a great party! Even if I have to pay for it myself!"

"You could never afford that," He said

" No I couldn't but all it takes is one call to daddy. He's the richest surgeon in the whole of Chicago.

"You mean Fred Woods is your father?" He asked shocked

"Yes. He'd pay for the party, especially when I tell him how our chief is refusing to pay."

God, Romano couldn't believe it, he knew her father. He was one of the best known surgeons. Her father could destroy this hospital if he wasn't happy with it.

"Maybe we can find some money somewhere." He said

"Thank-you." She smiled

She left the office and closed the door. She didn't like to use her father's power to her advantage, that's why she never told anyone they were related; but as she left the office she felt satisfied, she had achieved something.

Back in his office Romano laughed, maybe what she said was true but it made him happy that someone in this place had stood up to him! He guessed they weren't all wimpy sheep. He was beginning to like her. Also it could be really helpful if he got on the right side of her father. Yes that was why he liked her, because of her family. Well it wouldn't be for any other reason would it?