Chapter 20
It's Wednesday morning and Elsa is dressing for going to the airport and pick up her cousin and her fiancée. Last shift she talked with Kai asking him for the morning off which he gave her without problems. The young blonde doctor is happy to be able to see Rapunzel again, it's been a few since they've seen each others. Punzy works for her family company, it's a big well known multinational and in some years she'll be the chief of it. Her parents want to retire, even if they know they won't be able to just stay out of its business and they'll try to help their daughter behind the scenes, not because they don't trust in her, but only because they're used to work and it isn't easy for them to just 'suddenly' quit a large part of their life.
Her fiancée is another story. Flynn Eugene Rider, he doesn't like to let people know his middle name, but since he's engaged with Elsa's cousin, he has to share that 'secret' with the blonde. Flynn and Punzy met when she was having some family issues and she decided to go away for a break from them. He didn't have a fixed job but after Flynn met her he began to change and found a good job. He's always been that kind of guy who keeps getting himself in troubles, but he's a good person deep inside.
Etta is trotting in the living room while her owner is searching for her car keys. The cat finds a good spot to stay and watch to the blonde, who is currently cursing herself for not having found them yet. While Etta is climbing the bookcase, a book fell from it and that makes Elsa catches her attention to what her pet is doing.
"Etta!? What are you doing? Get off, now! You know you can't stay there." She tells her opening her arms to some kind of invitation for the cat. Her beloved animal roommate jumps in her arms and Elsa gives her a quick peck on that little head.
Some more minutes later she manages to find her car keys and exits from her home to go to the airport. She isn't late, but she doesn't like to not be able to do her things at the time she scheduled, she has this thing to plan everything of her day.
The drive lasts about 20 minutes and she manages to find a parking lot quickly. 'I have the secret!' she can't help the thought. Every time she finds quickly where to par her car, she says that sentence. She takes it from her father who use to do the same exact thing and when she was little she asked him why he kept saying that and he answered "The secret is being able to find whatever you need and want in a short time. For example I had the secret when I was young because I found your mother soon in this life and soon enough you were born. If you really want something you just have to be positive and optimist."
Elsa is listening to some music on her iPod while she waits for her cousin's plane to land. She keeps her eyes on a display where there's showed every flight of the morning. She hates being there in the airport, after her parents' death she travels only with her car or train, anything but airplanes.
After some songs, that means after some minutes, the plane lands and she stands up to go and greeting her cousin. She knows she has to wait a little longer, since the couple need to take their luggage back.
"Elsieee dear!" Rapunzel shouts in the middle of the building, her arms wide open, next to her there's a tired Flynn who's trying to not let fall their luggage.
"Punzy! Hi!" The two share a long affectionate hug then the attention of the blonde goes to the poor guy. "Hey Flynn, here let me help you."
"Thanks Elsa, it's nice to see you!" He smiles at her.
"So, how was your flight?"
"Boring.." The guy says quietly, he doesn't want his fiancée to hear his words. But failed.
"I heard you. It was nice even if a bit tiring. But everything is worth since we're here all together! I missed you so much, Elsie. How life is treating you?"
"I have nothing to complain, honestly. Everything is good." The blonde says to the brunette. They reach Elsa's car and she opens it. Flynn and her puts the luggage in the back of the vehicle and after that everyone go inside it.
"Right, how are the things at the hospital doing? Have you made some friends? I guess it wasn't easy to start again in a different environment." Her cousin doesn't know what happened to her at the Southerisland Hospital and she isn't going to tell her anything about that. She remembers how much Punzy was shocked about her transfer to the Arendelle General Hospital, she kept asking why but the blonde only said she didn't like anymore her coworker. Well, it wasn't entirely a lie.
"It's great, I met nice people, well.. I only have two friends, one is my intern and the other is his cousin who was my patient. Well, she shouldn't have been my patient, but you know, the thing is.." Elsa tells them how she met Anna, her first impressions of the younger girl and how she became used to the presence of the redhead and Kristoff. She even tells them about that evening pizza at Kristoff's place.
Rapunzel and Flynn are listening at the story and they're speechless, they've never seen the blonde like this, rambling. It's something new and her cousin is happy to see this change in her. It's like she's more alive and if it's because of those two new friends, well, she should go and thank them. A lot.
"Wow, they seem good people, I'd like to meet them." The brunette says.
"Yeah, you'd like them."
Elsa drives the couple to their hotel and once they arrive she stops the car and help them to get comfortable to their room.
"So, I know you two needs a bit of rest, I talked with Marshall yesterday, he suggested to go to dinner tonight or lunch tomorrow all of us together, it depends on how much tired you are and if you have some kind of plans. You have his number right?"
"Yep, but I should check if it's the right one. Didn't he changed his number a few ago?"
"Oh right.. Well, I'll give it to you. Right, I have my shift this afternoon. I took the morning off, but in a few hours I have to go back to the hospital. I'll finish at 6pm." The blonde writes in a note the new number of Marshall.
"Okay then, we'll speak with Marshall later. I think we could have dinner together this evening, only if you're not too tired from work." Flynn speaks up.
"We could eat around 7:30 or 8:00 so you can shower and get ready without rushing." Rapunzel adds.
"It sounds good to me. Well, I'll leave you two be and.. have a nice afternoon. It's nice to have you here." The blonde says and Rapunzel decides for a group hug. "Okay, see you later, then. Have fun!"
She exits from the hotel room and drives straight to the hospital, not seeing the necessity to go home for only an hour and half. When she arrives at her workplace she sees immediately Kristoff flirting with Mandy, she chooses to not disturb them and walks to her office. She's in no rush, so she watches around her: the nurses are working hard, same the other doctors. Everyone has something to do, a task. There are the family members of the patients, most of them are worried because their beloved ones are in the OR or are recovering, but hospital isn't only synonymous of sadness, illness and death. There's also joy, love, happiness, especially when patients wake up and their family is next to them, or when there's a newborn in the room. It's nice to see them to get better, restart their lives, be together with the one they love and can't stay without. There is always a double face of the medal, even if most of the people tend to focus on the negative side of things.
The blonde doctor changes her mind and go upstairs, to the maternity ward. She wants to see some cute little children, whenever she needs to distract herself she goes there and stays in front of the mirror where there are those children.
They are in this world only for a few hours, they're so innocent and they don't know anything about what life has in store for them. Life isn't easy, it's a bitch and they have to be strong to be able to live here. The world in a unforgivable place and there are so little. It's not easy to work in pediatric, Elsa had worked for a while there, when she was a student and it was quite an experience. She's a cardiac surgeon, she works on hearts of grownups but of children as well. When you operate on a baby, it's a lot of pressure mostly the emotional kind. The parents are a lot more emotional and it's totally understandable.
Elsa stays there for some more seconds and then starts walking to her office, leaving those cute little babies alone.
Anna is currently at her third appointment to the physiotherapist and according to him she's doing great. At first she didn't think it was necessary but her father persuaded her to go and give it a chance. She starts the session in 30 minutes, she is exiting from the locker room, she is wearing a tracksuit pants and a loose t-shirt. While she's walking she sees someone familiar.
"Doc!" she happily shouts. The said doctor faces the source of the voice and recognizes the redhead.
"Ehy Anna! How are you?" it's easy to notice the joy in the blonde's voice and her eyes light up.
"Everything's good, and you?" Anna takes Elsa's arms under her own and walks with her.
"Fine, thanks, are you going to physiotherapy? How is it going?" The older woman looks down at the now healed leg.
"Yeah… it's tiring but I have to, or at least that's what my dad said.." She puts at the end of her sentence. She didn't want to do that, but then when she realized that she could end up and see her favorite blonde she couldn't say no. "Ehy walk me to the room, would you?"
"I thought I was already doing it." Elsa smirks at her and the redhead notices it.
"Right.."
"But since you asked me.. I'll escort you to your session with the physiotherapist." Anna tries to fight back the blush, but fails.
'This woman won't stop making my heart racing whenever she talks with me like that. She treats me like I'm.. I don't know, like someone worthy, important, like some kind of princess. Oh wow how presumptuous I am. But it would be nice being like this forever. Her arm in mine, walking together, chatting lovely. Yeah I could get used to that.'
Elsa's eyes are focused on the redhead at her right, she likes having her around it's brings light to her days and she needs to understand why of that, and the reason why her heart can't help but start racing like a bull when Anna is with her. How is it possible that she is a heart surgeon, she should know everything about the human heart, but still, she doesn't know why her organ does certain things in certain moments?
"Here, we are arrived to your destination, princess." Her eyes go wide open at the realization of what she's just said, or better of how she called the younger woman. Anna has the same reaction, she's took by surprise by the name, it was like Elsa read her thought of earlier.
"You… I… ehm… Thanks.." that's what she manages to speak.
"I'm.. sorry..? I didn't mean to call you like that.. I mean.." Elsa tries to repair the situation, she can feel a bit f awkwardness between the two but she hasn't words, for the first time she doesn't know how to explain herself. "I… don't know what I meant with that sentence.. I'm sorry.." She says in the end because she thinks that it's better if she's honest with the girl.
"It's okay.. don't worry, really! I was just surprised, that's all, but if you think I'm offended.. you're wrong! I'm flattered, you can call me however you want to! I mean.. oh God I should stop talking." Anna's face becomes redder and redder after every word she speaks and so does Elsa.
"All right.. well, for now just.. just forget about it and think about something else.." She says not convinced but then something in her mind hit her. "Right, this morning I went to pick up my cousin and her fiancée, I'd like you meet them, you and Kristoff too. She asked me if I made any friends and I talked about you and your cousin so.. we thought it could be nice if you met. We could organize something."
Anna stays quiet for a moment and then speaks up. "Yeah! I'd like to get to know them." She smiles.
There's an awkward silence between them for some seconds but it's ended by Elsa's voice.
"I guess you'll start your session soon and I should get going to work. So, see you later and enjoy your physiotherapy." She has her hand on the redhead's shoulder and give it a little squeeze and then takes it off. She nods her head at confirmation at her own words and starts to walk away.
"Yeah, see you Doc!" Anna says before the blonde disappear.
'Okay that was odd.' Both of the girl thought at the same time after their separation.
Author's Note: Hi people! I'm terrible sorry for the late of this update. Really sorry. I'm having awfully busy days, with university and personal stuff. But I do really hope you all enjoy the new chapter. Thanks for your support and share your thoughts with me! (If you want, of course).
So, as I said I'm having busy days, the first semester of university is going to an end (at least the lessons) but soon I'll have exams, so I don't know if I'm able to update regularly, I hope so, but how they say? First duty than pleasure. But don't worry, you'll have your chapters.
I'm sure there'll be some mistakes, hope they aren't too many and that the chapter is understandable, if not, please tell me and whenever I can I'll correct them. I was feeling terribly guilty and sorry for not having update so.. enjoy it.
Have a nice day everyone!
Christy