The nurse who confused the medicines gets fired, Kai doesn't like the fact that one of his staff isn't able to read correctly the prescriptions causing issues to the patients. Worthless say that his inability to work properly caused the Chief's daughter to have some complications. After Kai found out who the other patient was, an old man, he checked his vitals. Now both the old man and Anna are doing better.
It's the third day after the incident and since Anna's vitals are great, she can be dismissed. In a few hours her mother Gerda will come in the hospital to pick her up. The redhead is waiting patiently in her room staying still in her bed. She wants to be back at home, she misses food which isn't from the hospital, if she has to stay with her parents she hopes that at least her mother cooks sometimes pizza or pasta or dishes like those.
"Morning Anna, how are you feeling? Ready to go home?" Anna turns to face the source of that lovely voice, once she faces it she smiles.
"Morning to you Elsa, I'm fine and yes, I'm ready to go home. I can't wait to eat something different." The blonde walks closer to her and checks for the last time her medical records. She notices the look that the younger woman sends to her. After that event Elsa doesn't let any nurses near her patient, she doesn't want anything bad to happen to Anna, after all she doesn't have any patients others than the redhead and she doesn't mind to be with her all the time, of course whenever she can.
"I'll help you to get ready for your mother." As said she helps Anna to sit in her bed who is still wearing the 'hospital-pajama' as the redhead likes to call it. Elsa reaches the wardrobe and takes out the clothes for her no longer patient.
"Are you sure you can do that alone?" Elsa asks as she handles them. Anna takes her stuff and nods to her doctor.
"Okay, then I'll be right outside the door, if you need me just call me out." Then she walks outside and closes the door in order to give her more privacy
Anna begins to undress herself and the first thing she does is to wear her bra. She likes to stay without it, she feel free and comfortable, but she knows she needs to wear it when she isn't at home. She wears a sweatshirt and now it's time for the pants but she's having some problems. She'd like to be able to dress herself alone, but having a broken leg isn't helping her. She sighs.
"Damn…El…ehm Dr. Winters..? Could you help me..?" Immediately Elsa enters in the room.
"Having troubles, I see." She gets closer and takes the pants. "Let see how I can help with this." She kneels down and grabs gently the uninjured leg. The touch sends some electricity all over Anna's body giving her goose bumps. Anna looks down at Elsa who seems pretty focused on what she's doing. On the other side, Anna isn't focused at all, she's only having odd thoughts about her and her blonde doctor. Her heart starts to beat faster as Elsa's hands keep touching her skin.
"And now, it's your turn." Elsa mumbles at the broken leg. Anna chuckles a little at those words. 'Elsa is talking with my leg like it's something alive.' The blonde handles the injured leg with a lot of care and after a while she manages to put on those pants on Anna's legs.
"Good, now we need to make you stand up and fix those pants on your waist. Come on, put your hands on my shoulder." Anna does as she's told. She gently lays her hands on her, after that Elsa grabs her waist and helps her to stand up.
"Don't worry I've got you."
'Yes, you are..' Anna thinks. After Elsa manages to fix the pants on her waist, she helps the redhead to sit again in her bed.
"Thanks.." the younger woman says with a little blush on her cheeks.
"No needs to thank me, it was a pleasure." The blonde checks her clock and sighs. "So, your mother will be here soon, I'm going to find a wheelchair for you." And she exits from the room.
"So, it's time to leave, ready dear?" Gerda is next to her daughter. She wanted to wait for her husband, but Kai is in the OR.
Anna nods to her mother while she's wheeling by Elsa.
"Once we're home, I'll make you some hot chocolate, I bet you miss it."
"Yeah! Thanks Mom!" Elsa rolls her eyes. The trio reach Gerda's car. Elsa is about to opens the car door when the older woman stops her. Then, the blonde helps Anna to sit comfortably in the seat. In the meantime Gerda places the luggage in the trunk, she's giving some times alone for the two girls.
"Thanks for everything.." Anna says quietly, she doesn't want to be heard by her mother.
"As I said, there's no need to thank me, just take care of yourself, all right? We'll see each other when you'll remove the plaster cast." The redhead smiles and squeezes her doctor's hand.
"I know that maybe isn't my place to ask.." Elsa is a little confused.
"Just ask, don't worry." Anna takes a deep breath.
"May..may I ask you your telephone number?" the blonde now is speechless, she doesn't know what to do, it's her patient, well she isn't no more. Giving Anna her number maybe could be a way to be friends.
The redhead notices the silence which is now between them. She's about to talk again when she sees Elsa takes something from her pocket. The blonde starts writing something on the piece of paper and then gives it to her.
"Just remember that when I'm at work I can't answer you back right away, okay? And please.. don't give it to anyone." Anna takes the piece of paper and reads the telephone number of the blonde. She smiles and nods vigorously.
"Of course! I won't give it to anyone. I'll send you a text later. Thanks and it was nice meeting you."
"It was nice for me too, but I'd have preferred we met each other in other circumstances." After that Gerda returns to the two girls.
"All right, it's time to leave. Thanks again Dr. Winters for taking care of my daughter. I promise you I'll keep an eye on her."
"It's okay. Drive safely and have a nice day." Anna waves to Elsa and then Gerda reaches the driver's seat, she starts the engine and drives away.
Anna keeps looking at the piece of paper which Elsa gave her earlier. She admires her handwriting. It's not like the other doctors' handwriting, Elsa's is more neat and most importantly is readable. The blonde didn't write only the number but her name too.
Gerda watches for a moment the rearview mirror and sees her daughter gaze and smile.
"So, how is she?" she asks and chuckles at her daughter's reaction.
Anna looks just like a deer in the middle of the road: scared and surprised.
"W-who!?"
"Dr. Winters, who else?"
"Ah.." Anna tries to keep under control her heartbeat and tries to not blush. "She's nice, an hard worker, she loves what she does and she's a wonderful doctor. She's smart, polite, gentle, gorgeous-" 'Oh shit!' "She's great." Anna is cursing herself in her mind. Her parents doesn't know she's lesbian, well she has never brought some guy at home, so they could have some ideas, but she has never said anything about the matter.
Gerda keeps smiling, she has a feeling that her daughter may have something for the young blonde doctor, but she doesn't want to push anything.
"Good. Your father told me she's called the Ice Queen and I was a little concerned you two wouldn't get along. But I'm happy that I was wrong. Since the first time I saw her she's seemed to be a good young woman, and if you say she is, then she is."
Anna nods to her mother while she's putting the piece of paper inside her pocket and she watches outside the window.
Elsa receive a call from Kristoff and she goes to him. Once she arrives, he's in front of their chief's office.
"Dr. Bijorman, did you call me?" he nods and opens the door of Kai's office. Kai is seated in his chair and looks at Elsa.
"Dr. Winters, thanks for everything you've done for my daughter, now it's time for you to start working again to your old cases with Dr. Bijorman."
The two young doctors begin their rounds. Kristoff notices something different in Elsa, she seems to be happier. He thinks it's because she stayed for long only with Anna, whatever the reason is, he's glad about the change, now Elsa seems more human.
"I'm happy to see that you handled well my old patients and I hope you're ready to start learning again."
"I honestly can't wait to work with you again." She looks at the surgeries board.
"It seems you won't wait for long, we have a surgery today. Show me how good you become." He smirks at her and nods. He's starting to like this new Elsa.
They're scrubbing up when Kristoff speaks up.
"Ehy, thank you for what you've done for my cousin." She faces him.
"It's my job, but I'm glad she's fine now. I should be the one thanking you, you found out what happened to her." She finishes to prepare herself for the operations. "Come on, let's go."
They enters in the OR and she lets Kristoff be in charge in this surgery. She has to admit it, she missed this room and she's glad to be there again. The last time she was there it was Anna's surgery, she shouldn't even have been there. But this is her place, the operation room it's her stage, where she can show her skills, where she can saves lives, where she knows she makes her parents proud. But there's something she doesn't like about Kristoff being in charge: he doesn't put some music on. She likes to do a surgery with some classic music, it helps her focus and not be too much under pressure, but well everyone has different tastes.
The operation finishes without problems, the old lady has now her heart fixed and can play again with her grandchildren. The two doctor check on the other patients and do their paper works. According to Kristoff the worst thing being a doctor is all the bureaucracy. Elsa agrees with him, but she won't tell him that.
At the end of the day Kristoff is talking with Mandy about their date and how it went great, when he sees Elsa he says bye to his crush and walks to his boss who's headed in her office.
"Dr. Winters, may I talk to you for a second?" She lets him walk in her office.
"Thanks, I wanted to tell you that I'm thankful to you for letting me operate today."
"Well, you're my intern and I think you're doing a great job, so there's no need to thank me."
"Yeah.. but it's been a while since you did a surgery, I thought.."
"I know, we'll operate together, sometimes I'll be in charge, and other times you'll be. You need to practice. When there'll be operation I think you aren't prepared for, you'll be there next to me learning." He nods to her.
"Okay, our shifts are finished, see you tomorrow then."
"Wait, I need to tell you something." Kristoff is surprised and waits politely for the blonde to talk.
"It's confidential.. I grew close to your cousin Anna during our time together. I know she's staying at her parent's place, but I'd like you to keep an eye on her."
"Sure, I'll do my best." Kristoff smiles at himself. 'I knew it! I hope she realizes soon she likes her, they seems to be perfect for each other.'
"Thank you, Kristoff. Have a nice evening and get some rest."
"You too, Elsa-" 'Damn!' "Can I call you Elsa..!?" She thinks about it for a minute, she'd prefer that only Anna calls her by her name..
"That's okay, but only when we're alone. In front of others I'll be Dr. Winters."
"Okay, see you tomorrow Elsa." He smiles and exits from the office.
After a while, she walks out too and comes back home. She's greeted by Etta who wants some cuddles, Elsa shakes her head but sits on the couch and lets the cat to climb her legs. She starts to pat gently on her head, but she stops her movements when she hears her phone's vibration. She reaches it in her bag and she looks at it.
"Ehy Heart's Doctor! It's Anna, I think your shift is finished and I told you I'd have sent you a text. So, here it is. I hope your day went great. I'm sorry to tell you this but I prefer the chocolate I drank today than the chocolate pudding of the hospital. None offense taken, I hope! So, I wish you'll have a nice evening."
Elsa finds herself smiling at the screen of her mobile phone. 'That's a new one..' She begins to respond to the redhead's text.
"Hi Anna, Heart's Doctor, uh? My day went well, thanks for your concern. Don't worry, you didn't offend me, but you hurt Etta's feeling, I was giving her some cuddles when she was startled by your text. Have a nice evening you too.
Elsa"
She starts again to pats Etta's head when she quickly receive another text.
'Oh, I'm sorry.. Send her my apologies please."
Elsa chuckles at the messages and does as said. Suddenly she decides to do something she usually doesn't do. She starts her camera app of her phone and takes a picture of Etta in her legs and sends it to Anna.
'She accepts your apologies. Ah, I was thinking to eat some pizza this evening, but I'll eat that when we'll have our pizza night.'
Anna reads one more time the blonde's message. She sent her a picture of her cat and her words makes Anna blush. 'She still wants to have with me the pizza night..'
On the other side Elsa is thinking about what she did. 'I keep doing this things with her, keep being different. She's changing me and I'm not upset about it.'
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