Neela laughed as Ray picked her up. "I don't know. Remember I was dating Michael when I moved in."

Ray smiled. "I know." He gently placed her on the bed. "Now, I need to know where it hurts." He kissed her neck.

"Not fair. If I'm naked, than you're naked!" She pulled at his shirt.

Ray grinned as he pulled his shirt off. "If you say so." He started kissing her when there was a pounding at the door. "Never fails." He stood up. "Gimme a minute." He shut the door behind him. The pounding got louder. "I HEAR YOU! I THINK PEOPLE IN CHINA HEAR YOU!" He swung the door open and Gallant stood in front of him. "What?"

"It's Henry."

"What about him?" Ray became concerned.

"Those punks beat the shit outta him again."

Ray rolled his head. "Lemme get a shirt on." He raced back to his bedroom. "Sorry, Neela. Gotta go."

"What? A gig at 4 in the morning?" She sat up and crossed her arms across her chest.

"Henry."

"Oh, God, Ray." She put a hand on his. "He alright?"

"Don't know."

Abby grinned when Ray walked in. "Why are you here?"

"Where's Henry?"

"What?" Abby sounded shocked.

"Gallant just came to my door and told me Henry was back." Ray was now frustrated.

"Ah! There you are!" Luka came out of the Staff Lounge. "Good news, Ray. It appears you're our new Chief Resident."

Gallant smiled as Ray sighed. "Hey, man. They knew they'd never get you here unless we brought Henry in the mix."

"Not funny." Ray stormed out.

"HEY!" Luka's voice bellowed. "We told you to consider it."

"You said nothing about me already being given it." Ray bellowed back. "I'm at home, nearly sleeping and I get this pounding on my door and the word that Henry was here. Ya'll are low, Luka." Ray turned to go, but Neela stood in front of him. "Henry's fine."

He tried to push past her, but she grabbed his arm. "I know. I called Abby to find out and she told me about this." Her voice was soft. She looked up at him. "Ray, they really wanted it to be a surprise." He was pouting and Neela smiled. "Come on. Let's go enjoy this and we'll more than make up for the morning a lot later." She winked.

Ray kissed her softly. "Promise?"

"As long as you pout." She linked her arm in his. "Sorry, Luka. Ray's a little concerned about Henry's well being."

"It's okay." Luka smiled.

Ray didn't know how good bed felt until he crawled into his. He thought about the day and the past couple of weeks. Mrs. Johnston was present in his mind and he found himself laughing at her attempts to get him naked. He thought back to the contents of the box and smirked. Life is interesting, he thought as he watched the sunrise over the buildings of Chicago.

"A penny for your thoughts." Neela whispered next to him.

"I didn't hear you come in." Ray sat up.

"You were thinking." She crawled in next to him. "So, what were you thinking about?"

"Life. Life in general, really."

"Talk to me." Neela turned on her stomach and propped herself on her elbows and looked at him.

"I'm Chief Resident, Neela. Who would have thought?"

"But you were laughing."

"Yeah. The past couple of weeks have been comedic with a few bits of drama thrown in."

"And it all started with your pout." She kissed him.

"And it all started with my pout." He rolled her over. "Now, you have a promise to keep."

This story is complete…for now, anyway. The story took on its own life, so who knows? It may not want to end completely, but it's tired for now. If the story decides that it wants to continue, then I shall be more than happy to follow it and continue. But, for now, the story wants to rest. But, you will all know when (or if) it wants to come 'alive' again.