He is Human, chapter 14 has arrived. You know what you should do? You
should read it, and then you should review it. Because that makes me grin!
And a grinning Natalie is more likely to write sooner.
: )
Thanks!!
~Natalie~
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How do you lose something you never had? That's the question that had been plaguing Robert Romano's mind since he had gotten in his car. Was it even possible? He didn't want to lose Elizabeth, but had he truly ever had her to begin with?
Yes, to some extent, he decided, he had. Granted, it had not been in the way he would have liked, but, she was his friend. Or, at the very least, she didn't think him to be completely despicable, or at least, she didn't show it. She was the only person in the entire world that he had even partially opened up to, and she was the only person in the world that knew his secret. And she was the only one that even pretended to care about him.
He didn't want to lose that. He couldn't.
Regardless of whether or not he was her friend, she was his. And there was certainly no better and more surefire way to end a friendship than confessing undying love to a party that didn't feel the same way. Yep, that would do the trick all right. It could be 'How to lose a friend in 5 seconds' he didn't need ten days.
But what was the alternative to a confession?
Pining for someone incessantly as you watch the love of your life gallivanting around with dashingly handsome men?
Neither situation nor neither outcome looked especially pleasing.
He remembered how after he had told her about his family, she had reached out to him. He'd never experienced such compassion, and he hadn't known how to react. So, he'd taken the safe route, the only route he'd ever known: He'd pushed her away.
He couldn't let himself get his hopes up. "I'm me, you're you." He had told her. She hadn't understood, granted, but that didn't make the meaning behind it any less accurate.
She was Elizabeth Corday, a beautiful woman that could have any man she set her sights on. She was charming, kind, and of course, exceedingly beautiful.
And he... he was Robert Romano.
A beautiful, intelligent, woman like Dr. Corday could never fall in love with him, no matter how much he was in love with her.
He was so confident in medicine, he was sure he was damn well near the best surgeon in practice, and he came off as cocky: he was. And he usually was in every other aspect of his life as well. But why, when it came to women, was he such a coward? No, actually, why was it that when it came to Dr. Corday he was such a coward? It wasn't women. He was plenty confident in that area in general; it was just Dr. Corday that made him nervous and unsure. He had been plenty confident with one night stands and relationships that were doomed from the get-go, but this... this was different. This was Elizabeth Corday. The amazing woman that made him feel so irresolute. She was Belle, he was the Beast. Vile at times, yes he was. But it was always Elizabeth that brought out his best side.
But still, she could never fall for a man like him. But could he live forever knowing that he'd never told the woman he loved what he held in the deepest recesses of his heart? What if she broke his heart?
Was it worth the risk?
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He was despicable. Absolutely horrendous. Disgusting in every way imaginable.
He was cocky, self-assured, egotistical, self-righteous, pretentious, narcissistic, supercilious, arrogant, and sarcastic...
'And incredibly sexy.'
Elizabeth mind finished the list for her. Where on earth was this coming from? Surely there was something wrong with her. This was ROBERT ROMANO. The most hated man at County General, and here she was terming him 'incredibly sexy'. She needed to get her head examined.
Surely it was just a phase she was going through. There was absolutely no way in hell she could have fallen for Robert Romano. It just wasn't feasible.
True, she had always been attracted to men with brilliant minds, and men that exhibited power, and Robert certainly exhibited both of these qualities. But outright pompous men had always turned her away in the past.
'Well, there's a first time for everything.' Her mind taunted as she tried to pinpoint exactly from where these feelings derived.
Physically, he wasn't what one would call her "type." But, over the years she'd come to enjoy his slightly muscular, not overly thin, physique, and had come to find his baldness quite attractive. She knew most didn't see him as attractive, but she had somehow become attracted to him. He had become, now that she thought about it, handsome... sexy, even.
'Well, if that isn't the word of the night' her mind teased. And it was. Sexy had, in the past moments, become the word of the night. It wouldn't have been a big deal had she not spent the past moments thinking of Robert Romano.
This train of thought scared her. If she HAD fallen for Robert, which she hadn't, but hypothetically speaking, if she HAD fallen for him, then it did matter whether or not he loved her. She remembered that her mother had told her to assess his feelings and then her own. Well, wasn't it just like her to do exactly the opposite of what her mother advised? Of course, even now, when she wanted to listen to her mother's words, she had disobeyed.
She didn't know how he felt about her, and in honesty, she didn't know how she felt about him.
She couldn't get these thoughts out of her head. These thoughts she knew she shouldn't be having kept invading her mind. What did she want from Romano? Did she even want anything?
Damn, when had her life gotten to be so confusing? She couldn't, like every other woman in the hospital, fallen, or you know, hypothetically fallen, for Carter. Noooo.... Being the difficult one, the one that goes against the grain, she had to fall for Robert Romano. The most unlikely person, of course! She wouldn't be Elizabeth Corday if she hadn't made things more difficult.
But this was a phase, this was a phase, this was a phase! She kept telling herself. But her mind screamed for her to keep examining the situation. What was this?
Was it a crush? Or was it something more...
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Heartbreak wasn't an option favorable to any human being, even a masochist; at least, that's what Robert told himself. But, the timeless question still followed him: Was love never told worse than a broken heart?
He hated being so unsure of himself, of what to do. He continued driving contemplating nearly every scenario his mind could come up with. What would happen? It was times like these that he wished he could fast forward the film of his life, just so he could know what happens.
He was torn: Elizabeth was worth any risk, anyone knew that... but was he willing to take it?
He sighed. What the hell was he going to do? As he came to an intersection, Romano realized that it was decision time. One turn would lead him home, and one turn would lead him to his fate.
He turned left....
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Patience is a virtue.
I know it was short, but please forgive me, as I've been very busy with school and studying for AP tests and whatnot.
Sorry for the reference to "Beauty and the Beast" it's just what it reminded me of.
But, I think you all know what I'm going to say: REVIEW.
So, say it with me on the count of three.... 1.... 2.... 3.... REVIEW!!!!!
If you do, I promise to tell you what happens next.... By continuing my story.
Thanks guys!!
~Natalie~
: )
Thanks!!
~Natalie~
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How do you lose something you never had? That's the question that had been plaguing Robert Romano's mind since he had gotten in his car. Was it even possible? He didn't want to lose Elizabeth, but had he truly ever had her to begin with?
Yes, to some extent, he decided, he had. Granted, it had not been in the way he would have liked, but, she was his friend. Or, at the very least, she didn't think him to be completely despicable, or at least, she didn't show it. She was the only person in the entire world that he had even partially opened up to, and she was the only person in the world that knew his secret. And she was the only one that even pretended to care about him.
He didn't want to lose that. He couldn't.
Regardless of whether or not he was her friend, she was his. And there was certainly no better and more surefire way to end a friendship than confessing undying love to a party that didn't feel the same way. Yep, that would do the trick all right. It could be 'How to lose a friend in 5 seconds' he didn't need ten days.
But what was the alternative to a confession?
Pining for someone incessantly as you watch the love of your life gallivanting around with dashingly handsome men?
Neither situation nor neither outcome looked especially pleasing.
He remembered how after he had told her about his family, she had reached out to him. He'd never experienced such compassion, and he hadn't known how to react. So, he'd taken the safe route, the only route he'd ever known: He'd pushed her away.
He couldn't let himself get his hopes up. "I'm me, you're you." He had told her. She hadn't understood, granted, but that didn't make the meaning behind it any less accurate.
She was Elizabeth Corday, a beautiful woman that could have any man she set her sights on. She was charming, kind, and of course, exceedingly beautiful.
And he... he was Robert Romano.
A beautiful, intelligent, woman like Dr. Corday could never fall in love with him, no matter how much he was in love with her.
He was so confident in medicine, he was sure he was damn well near the best surgeon in practice, and he came off as cocky: he was. And he usually was in every other aspect of his life as well. But why, when it came to women, was he such a coward? No, actually, why was it that when it came to Dr. Corday he was such a coward? It wasn't women. He was plenty confident in that area in general; it was just Dr. Corday that made him nervous and unsure. He had been plenty confident with one night stands and relationships that were doomed from the get-go, but this... this was different. This was Elizabeth Corday. The amazing woman that made him feel so irresolute. She was Belle, he was the Beast. Vile at times, yes he was. But it was always Elizabeth that brought out his best side.
But still, she could never fall for a man like him. But could he live forever knowing that he'd never told the woman he loved what he held in the deepest recesses of his heart? What if she broke his heart?
Was it worth the risk?
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He was despicable. Absolutely horrendous. Disgusting in every way imaginable.
He was cocky, self-assured, egotistical, self-righteous, pretentious, narcissistic, supercilious, arrogant, and sarcastic...
'And incredibly sexy.'
Elizabeth mind finished the list for her. Where on earth was this coming from? Surely there was something wrong with her. This was ROBERT ROMANO. The most hated man at County General, and here she was terming him 'incredibly sexy'. She needed to get her head examined.
Surely it was just a phase she was going through. There was absolutely no way in hell she could have fallen for Robert Romano. It just wasn't feasible.
True, she had always been attracted to men with brilliant minds, and men that exhibited power, and Robert certainly exhibited both of these qualities. But outright pompous men had always turned her away in the past.
'Well, there's a first time for everything.' Her mind taunted as she tried to pinpoint exactly from where these feelings derived.
Physically, he wasn't what one would call her "type." But, over the years she'd come to enjoy his slightly muscular, not overly thin, physique, and had come to find his baldness quite attractive. She knew most didn't see him as attractive, but she had somehow become attracted to him. He had become, now that she thought about it, handsome... sexy, even.
'Well, if that isn't the word of the night' her mind teased. And it was. Sexy had, in the past moments, become the word of the night. It wouldn't have been a big deal had she not spent the past moments thinking of Robert Romano.
This train of thought scared her. If she HAD fallen for Robert, which she hadn't, but hypothetically speaking, if she HAD fallen for him, then it did matter whether or not he loved her. She remembered that her mother had told her to assess his feelings and then her own. Well, wasn't it just like her to do exactly the opposite of what her mother advised? Of course, even now, when she wanted to listen to her mother's words, she had disobeyed.
She didn't know how he felt about her, and in honesty, she didn't know how she felt about him.
She couldn't get these thoughts out of her head. These thoughts she knew she shouldn't be having kept invading her mind. What did she want from Romano? Did she even want anything?
Damn, when had her life gotten to be so confusing? She couldn't, like every other woman in the hospital, fallen, or you know, hypothetically fallen, for Carter. Noooo.... Being the difficult one, the one that goes against the grain, she had to fall for Robert Romano. The most unlikely person, of course! She wouldn't be Elizabeth Corday if she hadn't made things more difficult.
But this was a phase, this was a phase, this was a phase! She kept telling herself. But her mind screamed for her to keep examining the situation. What was this?
Was it a crush? Or was it something more...
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Heartbreak wasn't an option favorable to any human being, even a masochist; at least, that's what Robert told himself. But, the timeless question still followed him: Was love never told worse than a broken heart?
He hated being so unsure of himself, of what to do. He continued driving contemplating nearly every scenario his mind could come up with. What would happen? It was times like these that he wished he could fast forward the film of his life, just so he could know what happens.
He was torn: Elizabeth was worth any risk, anyone knew that... but was he willing to take it?
He sighed. What the hell was he going to do? As he came to an intersection, Romano realized that it was decision time. One turn would lead him home, and one turn would lead him to his fate.
He turned left....
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Patience is a virtue.
I know it was short, but please forgive me, as I've been very busy with school and studying for AP tests and whatnot.
Sorry for the reference to "Beauty and the Beast" it's just what it reminded me of.
But, I think you all know what I'm going to say: REVIEW.
So, say it with me on the count of three.... 1.... 2.... 3.... REVIEW!!!!!
If you do, I promise to tell you what happens next.... By continuing my story.
Thanks guys!!
~Natalie~