Thank you all so much for reviewing my story!! It keeps me wanting to write more. . Robert and Elizabeth go to lunch together and have a good time. That's basically it.
Disclaimer: I don't own ER!
Feedback is greatly appreciated!
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Two days later, Elizabeth was back at work. Her sinuses were still a little stuffed up and she had a dull headache, but overall she was feeling much better. And since Robert had taken care of Ella the past two days, she had gotten more sleep than she could've ever imagined.
It was already nearing mid afternoon and Elizabeth still hadn't run into Robert at all, though she had only been down to the ER for two quick consults earlier that morning. The rest of the morning she had been doing a few elective procedures, and then catching up on some old charts.
Meanwhile, it was a little after two, and Elizabeth was absolutely starving. She had a huge craving for French fries and a chocolate milk shake. Great, here come the cravings, she thought to herself.
Getting onto the elevator, she went down to the ER, preparing to go across the street to Doc Magoos and satisfy her intense craving for those fries.
Quickly stepping off the elevator, she almost ran straight into Robert, since neither of them had been paying attention to where they were going.
"Lizzie," Robert said brightly. "Down for a consult?"
"No, actually I was going to go to Doc Magoos. I have a craving for French fries and a chocolate milk shake. Want to come?"
"Well, I guess I could use a break from this lowlife scene. Just let me get my coat and hand off this chart to someone else. Pratt could use another patient."
Elizabeth followed him into the lounge as he slipped off his lab coat and pulled on his winter coat.
Robert held the lounge door open for Elizabeth as she went through ahead of him, and then they made their way through the ambulance bay doors, his hand gently resting on the small of her back.
"What's going on with them?" Chen asked after the doors had slid closed behind them.
"Well you know how Dr. Romano left early the other day, and didn't show up yesterday? Well Shirley from upstairs told me that Elizabeth called in sick both of those days," Malik said to the small crowd of doctors and nurses. "To tell you the truth, I always thought there was a little something goin' on between the two of them. I mean everyone knows he's had a crush on her for years now."
"No way, Malik," John Carter chimed in. "Elizabeth is way too smart to fall for a jerk like Romano."
"Yeah, well we'll see. I know everything that goes on around this place," Malik said, heading down the hallway.
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Robert and Elizabeth took a seat in a booth in the far corner of the restaurant. Seconds later, a short, plump waitress came to take their order, and Elizabeth quickly ordered a large side of fries and a chocolate shake. Robert just ordered a coffee.
"You aren't going to eat anything?" Elizabeth asked him.
"Nah, I'm not really hungry," he replied.
As they waited for Elizabeth's fries to arrive, the two carried on a quite pleasant conversation. Elizabeth drank her milkshake while Robert sipped at his coffee. He inquired how the pregnancy was going so far, and whether she was still having morning sickness, and how bad it really was.
Elizabeth answered his questions honestly, telling him that so far it was the same as her pregnancy with Ella, so she had some morning sickness, but it was somewhat manageable.
"But I don't eat much until afternoon. If I eat a big meal in the morning, I'll get sick. So it's mostly been toast and water for breakfast. Which means I'm starving by the afternoon."
Finally her French fries arrived, and just in time, because she was absolutely starving. She reached for the salt and doused her fries.
Robert made a disgusted face when he saw how much salt she was putting on them. "Would you like some fries with your salt?" he asked.
"What? I like salt," she said, laughing, and then beginning to eat her fries. After finishing the entire plate, she slid down a little in the booth, as a contented sigh escaped from her mouth.
"Full?" he asked.
She nodded and smiled at him. "Thanks for coming with me. I didn't really feel like eating alone."
"Hey, I'm all for anything that gets me out of that hell hole, even if it's only for a few minutes."
The check arrived and Elizabeth began to reach in her pocket to fish out her money, but Robert got to his wallet first and pulled out a twenty.
"I got it," he said.
"Are you sure?" she asked.
"Yes, I'm sure. Don't worry about it."
After paying the check, they left the restaurant and walked outside. It was a cool afternoon, and Elizabeth shivered despite the coat she wore.
"Cold?"
"A little," she replied. Robert took off his coat and draped it over her shoulders as they began the short walk back to the hospital.
"Robert, now you'll be cold," she said, concerned.
"I'm fine," he said. "I have thick skin. So, what time are you off?"
"Seven," she told him. "You?"
"I'm on until eleven," he told her, sighing. "It's going to be a long night." By now they were getting close to the ambulance bay doors, but neither of them was ready to go back in yet. Elizabeth put her hands in her pockets, since they were getting pretty cold.
"Well I guess I should get back upstairs, I have a ton of work to do. We should do this again. I had a good time," she said sincerely, and smiled. Who would've ever thought that she would have a good time with Robert Romano, the man that used to make her life a living hell. They walked into the hospital together, and Elizabeth returned Robert's coat, thanking him for letting her use it. As she continued towards the elevators, she was oblivious to all the curious looks she was receiving from the doctors and nurses.
Disclaimer: I don't own ER!
Feedback is greatly appreciated!
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Two days later, Elizabeth was back at work. Her sinuses were still a little stuffed up and she had a dull headache, but overall she was feeling much better. And since Robert had taken care of Ella the past two days, she had gotten more sleep than she could've ever imagined.
It was already nearing mid afternoon and Elizabeth still hadn't run into Robert at all, though she had only been down to the ER for two quick consults earlier that morning. The rest of the morning she had been doing a few elective procedures, and then catching up on some old charts.
Meanwhile, it was a little after two, and Elizabeth was absolutely starving. She had a huge craving for French fries and a chocolate milk shake. Great, here come the cravings, she thought to herself.
Getting onto the elevator, she went down to the ER, preparing to go across the street to Doc Magoos and satisfy her intense craving for those fries.
Quickly stepping off the elevator, she almost ran straight into Robert, since neither of them had been paying attention to where they were going.
"Lizzie," Robert said brightly. "Down for a consult?"
"No, actually I was going to go to Doc Magoos. I have a craving for French fries and a chocolate milk shake. Want to come?"
"Well, I guess I could use a break from this lowlife scene. Just let me get my coat and hand off this chart to someone else. Pratt could use another patient."
Elizabeth followed him into the lounge as he slipped off his lab coat and pulled on his winter coat.
Robert held the lounge door open for Elizabeth as she went through ahead of him, and then they made their way through the ambulance bay doors, his hand gently resting on the small of her back.
"What's going on with them?" Chen asked after the doors had slid closed behind them.
"Well you know how Dr. Romano left early the other day, and didn't show up yesterday? Well Shirley from upstairs told me that Elizabeth called in sick both of those days," Malik said to the small crowd of doctors and nurses. "To tell you the truth, I always thought there was a little something goin' on between the two of them. I mean everyone knows he's had a crush on her for years now."
"No way, Malik," John Carter chimed in. "Elizabeth is way too smart to fall for a jerk like Romano."
"Yeah, well we'll see. I know everything that goes on around this place," Malik said, heading down the hallway.
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Robert and Elizabeth took a seat in a booth in the far corner of the restaurant. Seconds later, a short, plump waitress came to take their order, and Elizabeth quickly ordered a large side of fries and a chocolate shake. Robert just ordered a coffee.
"You aren't going to eat anything?" Elizabeth asked him.
"Nah, I'm not really hungry," he replied.
As they waited for Elizabeth's fries to arrive, the two carried on a quite pleasant conversation. Elizabeth drank her milkshake while Robert sipped at his coffee. He inquired how the pregnancy was going so far, and whether she was still having morning sickness, and how bad it really was.
Elizabeth answered his questions honestly, telling him that so far it was the same as her pregnancy with Ella, so she had some morning sickness, but it was somewhat manageable.
"But I don't eat much until afternoon. If I eat a big meal in the morning, I'll get sick. So it's mostly been toast and water for breakfast. Which means I'm starving by the afternoon."
Finally her French fries arrived, and just in time, because she was absolutely starving. She reached for the salt and doused her fries.
Robert made a disgusted face when he saw how much salt she was putting on them. "Would you like some fries with your salt?" he asked.
"What? I like salt," she said, laughing, and then beginning to eat her fries. After finishing the entire plate, she slid down a little in the booth, as a contented sigh escaped from her mouth.
"Full?" he asked.
She nodded and smiled at him. "Thanks for coming with me. I didn't really feel like eating alone."
"Hey, I'm all for anything that gets me out of that hell hole, even if it's only for a few minutes."
The check arrived and Elizabeth began to reach in her pocket to fish out her money, but Robert got to his wallet first and pulled out a twenty.
"I got it," he said.
"Are you sure?" she asked.
"Yes, I'm sure. Don't worry about it."
After paying the check, they left the restaurant and walked outside. It was a cool afternoon, and Elizabeth shivered despite the coat she wore.
"Cold?"
"A little," she replied. Robert took off his coat and draped it over her shoulders as they began the short walk back to the hospital.
"Robert, now you'll be cold," she said, concerned.
"I'm fine," he said. "I have thick skin. So, what time are you off?"
"Seven," she told him. "You?"
"I'm on until eleven," he told her, sighing. "It's going to be a long night." By now they were getting close to the ambulance bay doors, but neither of them was ready to go back in yet. Elizabeth put her hands in her pockets, since they were getting pretty cold.
"Well I guess I should get back upstairs, I have a ton of work to do. We should do this again. I had a good time," she said sincerely, and smiled. Who would've ever thought that she would have a good time with Robert Romano, the man that used to make her life a living hell. They walked into the hospital together, and Elizabeth returned Robert's coat, thanking him for letting her use it. As she continued towards the elevators, she was oblivious to all the curious looks she was receiving from the doctors and nurses.
