Author´s note: thanks to my beta reader and everyone who let some nice coments
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Chapter 2:
Rumors
"I have a question" Abby says as Ray walks to pick up a new chart. He stares at her in confusion.
"Are you talking to me?"
She walks next to him, a playful smile on her face. "People are talking, you know."
"That´s what people do, Abby" He smiles.
"Funny...I´m saying there´s a rumor around the ER."
Ray freezes for a minute, his heart beating faster inside his chest. "What kind of rumor?"
She smiles once more "That you have—"
"I have what?" He desperately interrupts.
"A new girl in your life."
He drops his chart to the ground.
Abby looks at him, "You ok?"
"I'm clumsy." He lies. Deep inside he knew those rumors were true and that made him nervous.
"So is it true?"
"That's none of your business."
He walks toward Exam 3 and Abby continues next to him.
"What are you doing, Abby?"
"You haven't answered my question, Barnett...is it true?"
"Why do you even care? It's not like I'm going to tell you anyway"
"It is true!" She points her index finger to his chest, smiling like a little kid in a candy store. "I knew it!"
"No you didn´t! And stop it, this new attitude of 'I wanna know everything' is giving me the creeps." He ignores her smile and closes the curtain in front of him.
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"Neela! Wait up!" Ray runs after Neela as she turns around. "I need to talk to you."
"Can it wait? I'm off to see a patient."
"No, it can't."
She reads the fear in his eyes. "What is it?"
"I think they know" He whispers. Neela opens her eyes in shock, feeling her heart just about to come out of her mouth.
"Who and how?"
"Abby. She stopped me just a minute ago to ask me if the rumors about me having a new girl were true."
"How the hell does she knows about that?" She fought against her urge to smile upon realizing that she was now Ray's girl.
"I have no idea...but we better be careful."
"How more careful can we be? We've been avoiding each other for weeks, Ray. I don't think I can do this anymore." She sighs. Ray touches her arms softly.
"Then don't."
She looks up at him, scared. 'Is he breaking up with me?' She thought, 'Oh, wait! He can't break up with me because technically we are not dating. Just having sex.'
"Let's tell everybody!" He says, smiling. Neela hits his arm.
"Are you mental? We can't tell them!"
"Why not?"
"Why not! Because my husband died 3 months ago! If they find out I'm sleeping with you they're going to think I'm a whore."
"No, they won't"
"Yes, they will."
He looks around the room, thinking of what else to say. Neela breaks the silence "I've got to run...see you tonight, right?" There was no way she would stop this and she knew that neither would he.
"Yeah, sure." He says.
'I can't believe I got myself into this,' He thought, watching Neela as she disappeared behind a door, 'but I love it.'