So what's it all about

I can't work you out

There's a chemistry between us getting hard to disguise

Still you're holding back

Some kind of panic attack

Treading water when you

Really should be turning the tide

Don't spend a lifetime waiting

Don't tell me no

Just let go

"DIVE IN"

Darius


She couldn't help but watch him sleep. Neela wasn't sure why, but she stood there, in his doorway, watching him sleep. Even though it was dead winter, Ray still slept in just boxers and he had, in some nightmarish fit, tossed them to the side. Neela stood there, quietly, and smiled. Ray was a thin man, but he was in good shape. She wouldn't classify him as spindly.

"How long you been watching me sleep?" Ray's drowsy voice interrupted her thoughts.

"Not long. I thought I heard you yelling and…"

"My lady in shining armor." Ray smiled.

Neela smiled. "It is time to get up and think about getting ready for work." She made her way back to her room.

Ray made his way to the shower. It somehow pleased him that Neela was watching him sleep, despite her lame excuse of hearing him yell. Somehow, he felt, she was attracted to him in the same way he was attracted to her. As he let the warm water rain down on him, he heard the bathroom door open. "What do you want, Neela?"

"I forgot to brush my teeth."

"You know, we've got the oddest relationship, right?" Ray rinsed his body.

"What do you mean?" Neela mumbled through her toothbrush.

Ray laughed. "When one of us is showering, the other one will come in here, brush our teeth, use the bathroom, shave, etcetera." He turned the water off. "I mean, how many other roommates do that?"

She couldn't help but stare at him in the mirror. Ray had a nice body that he kept in top condition. Whether it was for the band, for work, or for himself, Neela didn't know. She didn't think she cared. She enjoyed looking at his body. "Can't say that I know for sure."

Ray smiled at her. "We need to change that, right?" She continued to stare at him. "Neela? Earth to Neela! What are you thinking?"

Neela finished brushing her teeth. "Nothing. I was just thinking of Gallant."

"While staring at me?" Ray asked.

"Well, I, uh…yeah. You're about the same build."

Ray laughed. "Yeah, in what area?" He made his way to his room. "I'll be ready in five, Neela!" He yelled.

Neela froze where she was. She wondered if maybe she found herself falling for Ray, her complete opposite.


"Neela?" Pratt's voice interrupted her thoughts. "Exam 4 is waiting."

"Yeah. On it." Neela hoped that Pratt didn't see the blush on her cheeks.

Pratt watched her as she made her way to the Exam Room. "Hey, Ray."

"Yeah?" Ray looked up from his chart.

"What's with Neela?" Pratt tapped his chart. "She's acting odd."

Ray smiled. "When isn't she?"

"Come on, now, Ray. You know what I mean." Pratt laughed.

"She's crushing on someone." Sam put her two cents in.

Pratt looked at her. "Who?"

"Gallant." Ray said absently.

"Not what I heard." Sam replied.

Pratt looked at her. "Dish."

Sam sighed heavily. "I heard it was…" She was interrupted by the paramedics coming in. She rushed over to help Dr. Kovac.

Neela came out to the Admin Desk. She looked at Pratt who was slyly grinning. "What are you grinning at?"

"Nothing." Pratt left.

Neela looked at Ray. "What sort of pool do you guys have on me?"

Ray shrugged. "What do you mean?"

"Like who's going to shag me first or…"

"I slipped that you had a crush on Gallant." Ray smiled.

"We're dating, Ray. It isn't what I call a crush." Neela slammed her chart down. "Besides, I don't think…"

"Of course you don't." Morris butted in.

He may have meant it as a joke, but Neela wasn't laughing. "I'm not sure that that is a statement you should be saying, Dr. Morris."

"Neela!" Abby ran to the front desk. "Exam 4 is crashing!"