Thank you for getting this far! Hope you are having a nice trip through my story! Thanks to my reviewers for your kind comments. And now, I give you a random little chapter which is (I hope) GW-esque in it's pointlessness! Enjoy!

Lin x

Drowning In A Coffee Cup With Dr. Guy Secretan

"We've been on this shift too long, take a break"
R.E.M. – Driver

"...there's a really interesting piece of wall I just have to talk to over there about the rate at which paint dries" Mac said, getting up and leaving the table.
"I see you've managed to scare Mac away then" Caroline sighed, taking Mac's empty seat.
"It doesn't stand for useless twat, I know it doesn't" Martin said to Guy in childish protest and he walked away too.
"And Martin it would seem. Go on then, when have you been saying"
"Ah, now that my friend, would be telling."

Caroline rolled her eyes. Guy could never just say what he meant. He had to make it seem like he knew something you didn't. Although in fact it was the exact opposite. Everyone else knew something he didn't. They knew he was a complete wanker and he didn't. She rubbed her eyes and yawned. It had been a long shift. But at least she could go home now. Mac couldn't. His shift started before hers, ended after hers and very rarely collided with hers in between. She felt like she'd hardly seen him. But, much to her enjoyment, Angela was equally busy this week. It had been almost like living alone. The bliss was amazing. And she didn't feel quite so incompetent when Angela wasn't around.

"I need to sleep" she said through another yawn, rubbing her hands over her face.
"I know what you need and it's certainly not sleep" Guy commented.
"Do you ever think of anything else?...Oh, wait no you do. You think of that and of yourself" she replied sharply.
"That was a bit harsh, I think about food sometimes"
"Oh, I'm so sorry. I underestimated you"
"All I want is a little credit"
"All you want is a personality...sorry no. That would be a need not a want"
"You're prickly this evening"
"It's been a long shift"
"Yeah, well I've had a long day too but I'm still Mr.Wonderful. Plenty of life left in me, want me to show you"
"Oh just stop it will you"
"Stop what"
"Urgh, never mind" Caroline moaned, getting up and starting to walk off. Guy sat alone at the table. He shook his head.
"Honestly, I'm beginning to wonder why I waste myself on these people" he sighed. Caroline shook her head as she left. He was unbelievably arrogant.

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"Hello little people" Guy greeted, coming to sit at the table with Mac and Martin.
"Fatal flaw in your plan there: I'm the same height as you" Mac said matter-of-factly without looking up from the newspaper.
"Yes, but still. You are beneath me"
"No, I'm not. Because I am not only the same height as you but I am also a surgeon. Pretty sure that puts me above you" Mac replied, still not looking up.
"Well actually anaesthetists are above surgeons and anyway, I am of a higher social standard than you"
"Not this again" Mac sighed.
"Tell you what, I'll make a deal with you: Martin is the little person and you are just...a thing not worthy of a name"
"If it was worth my time, I would object to being called a thing"
"And I object to being called a little person just because I'm smaller" Martin put in.
"Sorry, you can't argue with me" Guy replied quickly.
"Why not?" Martin asked.
"Well...do you know what my name means in Swiss"
"This should be good" Mac smirked quietly, finally looking up.
"Go on, what does it mean. Egotistical wanker?" Mac asked him.
"Er, no. It means intelligent, powerful and superior."

Mac laughed.
"Really" he smiled.
"What? I can't see anything wrong with it" Guy replied.
"No, no. Of course. Sorry"
"And anyway, you know what Martin means in Swiss"
"No" Martin said.
"Useless twat who will never succeed"
"That was uncalled for" Mac said to Guy then he patted Martin on the shoulder, "Don't listen to him"
"Yeah, well you would say that, ginge"
"I'll have you know I am a blonde bombshell, albeit a strawberry one. Now if you don't mind, I have to go. I'm heartbroken, truly, but there's a really interesting piece of wall I just have to talk to over there about the rate at which paint dries" Mac said, getting up and leaving the table. He glanced over to see Caroline taking his seat. He almost flashed her a smile, then thought the better of it. He couldn't carry on with this.

He made his way towards liaisons. Although his meetings with Sue White were normally an ordeal to say the least, he would rather be subjected to her than Guy.

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" Go home Mac" said a voice from the other side of the room.
"You still here?" Mac asked, opening his eyes. He looked over to where Guy stood.
"Yes. You"
"Yes" Mac said with a frown.
"No"
"What"
"No, you're not still here. You've gone somewhere"
"I beg your pardon"
"It's not for me to say"
"That doesn't normally stop you" Mac retorted quickly.
"Yes, well, this isn't exactly normal for me. I'm giving you the time of day, or indeed night. I'm sacrificing precious "Guy Time" you know"
"Of course, so sorry"
"Take a break Mac, you've been on this shift too long and you've been staying strong too well...I know about Holly"
"Everyone seems to, and before me"
"Mac"
"Guy, I appreciate what you're saying. And what you're doing, y' know: being a friend not a twat but"
"Look, I can understand you not wanting to hear this from me. I can even just about let you go on in your normal way of ignoring the Holly thing. But I can't let you as good as kill yourself with the work you're burying yourself in to get away from everything"
"Guy, what's with this change in you"
"Maybe I'm tired, or maybe I'm finally seeing that you need a friend. And I should really try to be that friend"
"Thank you...but shall we just say that you're tired"
"Yes, thank you Mac"
"Pleasure...and I appreciate what you're saying. I just can't see the point of coming out the other end of the tunnel right now. I'm quite happy to carry on sitting in the dark, if you catch my meaning" Mac smiled, and he got up and walked off. Guy sighed. What had gotten in to him? He had just been a friend to Mac. He shook his head and took a large swig of milk straight from the carton. This was odd, but at least Mac was willing to keep quiet about it.

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Not long until he could go home now. And he would be glad of it. Not just because he had been working pretty much non-stop, but also because his work colleagues all seemed to want him to be having a mental break down. Or in some cases, wanted to cause him to have one. Caroline. Now there was someone who didn't fit in to either category. She didn't want him to have, nor wanted to cause him to have a mental break down. But she was still pushing him dangerously near to one. Angela. She wanted him to have a breakdown. She seemed to think that was the only way he could possibly deal with Holly. Holly. She seemed to want him to break down too. Why couldn't she keep to her choices? It was hard enough watching her make them, without having to face her going back on it all. Sue. Sue was pushing him to the very limit. He'd caught her watching him sleep earlier. It had scared him greatly. Not only that, but somehow she had managed to sit it out in his locker for most of the morning so she could surprise him at lunch time. She'd surprised him alright. Then on top of all that, she had: clung to his back and refused to let go, pounced on him from above (he still wasn't sure how that had happened), tried to steal his clothes, tried to lick him, tried to get him to drag her around the hospital by his hair and last but by no means least she had tried to tie him to a chair so she could "have her way with him".

But there was one more person driving Mac insane.
"All I'm saying is, you've got to be careful. You know? Because when it gets too much, it can be like drowning in a coffee cup" Guy said. Mac sipped his coffee, with one of those smirks he reserved for disbelieving all words that ever came out of Guy's mouth.
"Really...how'd you figure that one out then"
"Well...you know...it's...well you're to ginger to understand"
"I'm not ginger, I am busy, goodbye" Mac sighed.
"No! Listen to me! I have a point"
"Could have fooled me"
"What"
"Nothing, nothing. What was this 'point' of yours"
"Well, you know. I've been there. You let it all pile up, it gets on top of you, you can't get out and you start drowning in a coffee cup"
"Right...can I go now"
"No"
"It wasn't really a question"
"Ah."

Mac walked away. He shook his head. Only half an hour left before he could get out of here.

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"Right...can I go now"
"No"
"It wasn't really a question"
"Ah."

Sue watched Mac walking away, then sidled up to Guy.
"Has your latest conquest left you already"
"Yes...I mean no! Where did you come from!"

Sue tapped her nose. Guy folded his arms.
"Bitch"
"You need to get some better insults. Anyway, I'm here on official business only"
"Oh really? And what might that be? A quick one minute sha"
"Stop right there."

Guy stood stock still, his moth still open.
"No. That is not why I'm here as a matter of fact. But I can't help it when wankpots like yourself choose to express an interest in me. It's my charisma, charm and ultimately the care and love I express towards the staff that lures you all in" Sue said, clasping her hands. Guy pretended to wretch. At that moment, Martin appeared in the doorway. His clothes were ripped and he looked desperate. More desperate than normal that is.
"Sue! I need your help! It' just that"
"FACK OFF! I'M BUSY!" Sue yelled. Guy winced, holding his ears.
"Ow" he said blankly, as Martin ran away. A few seconds passed, and an angry mob ran past the door in the same direction as Martin.
"Should we be worried?" Guy asked. He and Sue looked at each other, then at the doorway, then back at each other.
"Nah" they chorused.
"So, what did you have to tell me"
"Oh"
"Oh"
"Yes...Modern Bride phoned. They want their dress back" Sue said. She looked at him out of the corner of her eye.
"Stop eyeing me up. I just...it was...I just rented it for a friend"
"Of course, of course"
"Never breath of word of this to anyone"
"I am a vessel of indiscretion Mr.Secretan" Sue nodded primly, walking away.
"Thank you...hey! Wait! Come back here you ugly BITCH!"