The first six weeks of Lexie's pregnancy had been hell on everyone. She was
constantly throwing up and when she wasn't she was exhausted. Robert and
Lexie had decided that they needed to tell Kerry and her reaction had been
one of pure annoyance mixed with congratulations. But Robert couldn't have
been prouder of Lexie; she would throw up and then jump right into a trauma
like nothing had happened. He was also surprised at himself. He had always
thought that pregnant woman were annoying. They bitched about everything
and he had always done his part to stay away from them, but he loved taking
care of her. He blamed it on the hormones that women give off when they are
pregnant but he knew that it was more than that. He would never admit it to
anyone but her but he loved to rub her feet. It was strangely relaxing to
him to massage her tired feet for hours as they sat and talked at night.
And although she was adamant about doing things for herself he loved to
pamper her. He insisted that dinner be in bed every night and he would wake
up earlier than her every morning and make sure that he had the only thing
she could stomach in the morning, which happened to be banana pudding. On
more than one occasion he had to run out at 5am to the local mini mart and
buy a box of the horrid stuff and make it before she woke up or she
wouldn't eat breakfast and that wasn't acceptable to him. He had finally
gotten wise and found a store that sold things in bulk and came home with
enough pudding to feed an army.
She felt guilty that she couldn't do more for herself and him but she felt like a bus had hit her most of the time. As the winter slowly turned to spring her flat stomach started to grow and OB had given them the green light to tell people. Granted most had already figured it out but the congratulations to him flowed while the 'having satin's baby' comments went to her. But everyone seemed to notice that he was relaxing. He was far from what most would consider even polite but he threatened to fire two to three people a week now instead of 12 to 15.
"I think you may be getting soft there Robert." Donald joked to Robert after a nurse ran into him and he just let it go with a glare.
Robert laughed. "Yep, one day I may even say thank you to a nurse." They both laughed.
They carried on with no real excitement, aside from the occasional fights. Robert had not only calmed down with the staff but he had really eased up on her. The least amount of stress she had was better and he would pummel anyone who dared cross that line. Although she thought it was sweet he was driving her nuts. If any doctor, nurse, patient or anyone else for that matter got in her way he was there to glare them into a corner.
"I am not going to tell you again! You are a med student and a first year at that, you cannot make these diagnosis without consulting an attending or the chief resident." Lexie said with more force that she had intended. The med student glared at her.
"You weren't around and the patient needed to go up." He said with nothing but attitude.
Lexie was unimpressed. "Did you page me? Did you try to find another doctor? Hell, did you even stop to ask a nurse what she thought? No! You went ahead and decided to make a very costly mistake."
"Fine! Next time I let the guy die while I search the hospital for you on one of your little breaks." His voice reeked of innuendo. Lexie glared at him.
"And what exactly does that mean?"
The student crossed his arms and cocked him head to the side. "You sure spend a lot of time in the bathroom and maybe if you let up on the eating disorder we could have worked together to avoid this mess." His voice was low and Lexie just stared at him for a second then grabbed his arm and drug him into an empty exam room.
"Listen to me you little shit. I don't have an eating disorder, I am pregnant. And no matter what the case is you may have forgotten that I am still your superior and can fail your ass so if I were you I would watch it!" Lexie slammed out of the room and the kid followed.
"If you are my supposed to be my boss than why not try acting like it?" He called after her and she stopped dead in her tracks. He was so fed up with her that he didn't care if she failed him at this point. He had never liked women doctors; they used their hormones as an excuse for everything. His father had been right when he had said that they should have stayed nurses where they belonged.
Lexie turned around and looked at him and she didn't see Robert walk out from the adjoining exam room. He had heard the whole conversation and was ready to kill the kid. He walked past Lexie and grabbed the kid by the shirt and pulled him back into the room.
"Do you have something to say?" He hissed in his face and the kid wavered. "If I EVER hear you talk like that to her again I will make sure that you not only fail this rotation but every other one you ever try to take again. Are we clear?" The student could only nod and Robert let go of his shirt and the kid stumbled out of the room.
"Although that was extremely noble it was completely unnecessary." Lexie said from the doorway. Robert turned and grinned at her.
"I couldn't help it. He is a punk." Lexie nodded as she walked over to him.
"Yes, he is but I can fight my own battles." Robert kissed her forehead.
"I'm sorry love. I just don't want to have to worry about anything happening to you or junior."
Lexie smiled. "We are fine. Really. So stop it before I hit you." She kissed him softly.
Robert eased up a bit in Lexie's presence but made it known that anyone who mess with her was going to regret it for a very long time. He had no idea that they were about to be in for the fight of their lives and this time no one could protect them.
She felt guilty that she couldn't do more for herself and him but she felt like a bus had hit her most of the time. As the winter slowly turned to spring her flat stomach started to grow and OB had given them the green light to tell people. Granted most had already figured it out but the congratulations to him flowed while the 'having satin's baby' comments went to her. But everyone seemed to notice that he was relaxing. He was far from what most would consider even polite but he threatened to fire two to three people a week now instead of 12 to 15.
"I think you may be getting soft there Robert." Donald joked to Robert after a nurse ran into him and he just let it go with a glare.
Robert laughed. "Yep, one day I may even say thank you to a nurse." They both laughed.
They carried on with no real excitement, aside from the occasional fights. Robert had not only calmed down with the staff but he had really eased up on her. The least amount of stress she had was better and he would pummel anyone who dared cross that line. Although she thought it was sweet he was driving her nuts. If any doctor, nurse, patient or anyone else for that matter got in her way he was there to glare them into a corner.
"I am not going to tell you again! You are a med student and a first year at that, you cannot make these diagnosis without consulting an attending or the chief resident." Lexie said with more force that she had intended. The med student glared at her.
"You weren't around and the patient needed to go up." He said with nothing but attitude.
Lexie was unimpressed. "Did you page me? Did you try to find another doctor? Hell, did you even stop to ask a nurse what she thought? No! You went ahead and decided to make a very costly mistake."
"Fine! Next time I let the guy die while I search the hospital for you on one of your little breaks." His voice reeked of innuendo. Lexie glared at him.
"And what exactly does that mean?"
The student crossed his arms and cocked him head to the side. "You sure spend a lot of time in the bathroom and maybe if you let up on the eating disorder we could have worked together to avoid this mess." His voice was low and Lexie just stared at him for a second then grabbed his arm and drug him into an empty exam room.
"Listen to me you little shit. I don't have an eating disorder, I am pregnant. And no matter what the case is you may have forgotten that I am still your superior and can fail your ass so if I were you I would watch it!" Lexie slammed out of the room and the kid followed.
"If you are my supposed to be my boss than why not try acting like it?" He called after her and she stopped dead in her tracks. He was so fed up with her that he didn't care if she failed him at this point. He had never liked women doctors; they used their hormones as an excuse for everything. His father had been right when he had said that they should have stayed nurses where they belonged.
Lexie turned around and looked at him and she didn't see Robert walk out from the adjoining exam room. He had heard the whole conversation and was ready to kill the kid. He walked past Lexie and grabbed the kid by the shirt and pulled him back into the room.
"Do you have something to say?" He hissed in his face and the kid wavered. "If I EVER hear you talk like that to her again I will make sure that you not only fail this rotation but every other one you ever try to take again. Are we clear?" The student could only nod and Robert let go of his shirt and the kid stumbled out of the room.
"Although that was extremely noble it was completely unnecessary." Lexie said from the doorway. Robert turned and grinned at her.
"I couldn't help it. He is a punk." Lexie nodded as she walked over to him.
"Yes, he is but I can fight my own battles." Robert kissed her forehead.
"I'm sorry love. I just don't want to have to worry about anything happening to you or junior."
Lexie smiled. "We are fine. Really. So stop it before I hit you." She kissed him softly.
Robert eased up a bit in Lexie's presence but made it known that anyone who mess with her was going to regret it for a very long time. He had no idea that they were about to be in for the fight of their lives and this time no one could protect them.
