How bored can you actually become? I remember discussing it once with Deb. I know it sounds stupid, but I'm still convinced that you can actually die from boredom. Jeez I really need to do something about my hair. Is Jerry staring at me? Did I talk out loud? No I'm pretty sure I didn't! Hmm...

-"Did I just say something?" Okay, now they will really think you're a nut case.

-"No…" Jerry was disbelievingly looking at me. "Did you think you did?"

-"No…" Thank God that only Jerry could hear me, and maybe Sam. No, she was not close enough.

-"Be reassured, you didn't talk out loud. Whatever you were daydreaming about remains a secret!" Sam blinked at me and went to trauma 2. Okay so she heard. Crap…

Why does it have to be so quiet today? It's not that I wish anything bad to anyone, but honestly this sucks. Okay nothing special so why not grab something to eat and find some company. Thankfully Neela was not far away.

-"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. "

-"Hey I'm the pregnant one, that's my line!" Neela laughed at my joke. "So no more lives to save? Did you and Ray save the day?"

-"Well I sure hope so."

-"Where is he anyway? Not hungry?"

-"Apparently not. It's just you and me, Lockhart. I hope you're not scared." I smiled.

-"Oh I'm so very scared, please don't eat me! Well I wouldn't, if I were you. The meat isn't as tender when you're over 30. Hey Haleh care to eat with us?"

-"Sure, why not! If you doctors want to have me."

-"Well now that you remind me… Ouch!" That got me a pinch on the arm.

I bit in the sandwich I had bought this morning. Not bad, but I couldn't get past the idea that something was missing. Hmm… Lettuce, bacon, cheddar, ham, mayonnaise, fresh tomatoes, hmm… Yeah not bad, maybe some strawberry jam would have been too much, especially as the bread was not toasted. Oh of course: Marshmallow cream! That would have been better than mayonnaise. This thing was just not sweet enough. Too bad…

-"So have you already discussed baby names?" Haleh's question got me by surprise. I consciously chewed my extra large bit and swallowed it.

-"I still don't know if it's a boy or a girl."

-"How can you not know that? You had an amnio."

-"Yeah well, I don't know." No need to have this conversation yet again.

-"Well, someone has taken the results away before she could check that information." Neela whispered to Haleh.

-"Oh that's pretty mean, but see the bright side, at least you'll get surprised!"

-"I got surprised when I saw two lines on my pregnancy test. I don't need anymore surprises. That knocked me out for a whole hour."

Both Haleh and Neela laughed out loud.

-"Well that happens when you are not serious enough about contraception. Didn't you learn that at med school? Honestly two doctors actually getting in your situation..." Haleh just couldn't stop laughing and Neela's little sally definitely didn't help.

-"Hey I'll let you know that we had protected sex." Well now thinking about it seven months later, I was not actually sure about all four times…

-"Well not protected enough, if you want my opinion." Was Ray addition to the conversation.

-"Well I don't want it! Where are you coming from? Have you nothing better to do than to sneak in other people's conversation?"

-"If the subject is sex, I'm all ears. I'm sure Morris is already on his way. This word kind of magically attracts him. See!" Yeah, saw! The sentence was not even finished that Morris was already rushing in.

-"I'm not discussing my sex life with any of you."

-"Oh come on! I didn't hear what you said before I came in." Morris whined. "It's not fair!"

-"Who said life was fair? I sure didn't!"

-"Abby was about to explain how contraception failed seven months ago." Neela, the woman I saw as my best friend in this room, had just stabbed me in the back. I looked at her with reproachful eyes.

-"Really, what did you use?" I rolled my eyes. No way I was going to answer that.

-"Does any of you grasp the concept of privacy? Like in 'I don't want to talk about it' or 'it's none of your business'? "

-"Come on, that would be educational! We're all doctors and nurses here." Morris seemed dead serious, but I saw his sparkling eyes. The little rat!

-"Well maybe you should discuss it with your attending. I'm sure Luka would love to give you details about that." Bull's-eye! I also learned that Morris actually could become paler. That's what I call turning tables. I served him my best, innocent smile.

-"Oh right! I remember that I was on my way to collect test results for this patient of mine, who is lying somewhere out there. So I'll see you later, duty calls!" In a second he had left the room.

I turned to Ray and flashed him a smile.

-"Forget it, I'm not leaving. I feel it's time for interesting girl talk."

-"Well you're not a girl or have I missed something?"

-"You can trust me. Your secrets are safe with me."

-"Well what I said previously also counts for you!"

-"Spoilsport! I feel very, very hurt that you don't trust me." With his hand on his heart, he theatrically left the room.

-"That was clever, so tell us more." Neela and Haleh were already leaning closer, ready to hear my confession.

-"I'm not telling you anything. You just proved that you're not trustworthy."

-"But we are!"

-"Yeah, telling you that would be like leaving a new born lamb with a hungry wolf. Forget it, Ragostra! We still have this unfinished conversation about Luka and what you girls are all saying behind my back." Haleh and Neela both sat back and looked at each other. I didn't need to be very clever to understand what their silent discussion was about. Apparently Haleh was also part of this little group.

-"Hey, you can't blame me. You forgot those minutes at the hospital and had me bring them to your place."

-"What has this to do with any of this?"

-"Well I was not ready for half-naked Luka… I told you that I had once a crush on him." I tried to remember that evening.

-"Neela, he was not half-naked. He had a T-shirt and sweat pants on."

-"Well, so they were very tight." I couldn't help laughing at her flushed face.

The door opened on Jerry.

-"Abby, a call for you. It's your better-half." I checked my watch 12:17. Well so much for 'See you tonight'.