Hiya guys! I'm sorry this is a little late in the day, but it's long! So I really really hope you enjoy this one! Happy Valentine's day!
Regina leant against the reception desk as she scribbled some notes down on a patient's chart, she was working Valentine's day and it was depressing, Robin wasn't even on shift, what was that all about? How come he was off whilst she worked, shouldn't they have been together? They definitely should. She scowled at the piece of paper in front of her as though it had wronged her in some way, it hadn't.
She signed her name at the bottom of the page and dropped it in the pile for filing, she looked out into the waiting room and sighed, at least it was busy, that would help her keep her mind from all the things she and Robin could be doing should she be at home instead of at work. She just missed him when he wasn't around and they worked better together, both in the workplace and at home, they made each other work harder, strive to achieve more.
Since New Year's Eve they had done so much, well, it wasn't really anything big, but to her it was. Robin had taught her how to shoot a bow and arrow, she had been on a hiking trip and had refused to camp, so they'd had to limit it to a day, but it was a trip nonetheless. They'd found a little kitten that was a stray; it had taken a liking to them, so they had taken him in and called him Lenny, only to find out that their tabby friend was actually a girl, Robin had wanted her to keep the name. However, Regina had protested against that, but Robin had insisted that they would confuse her should they try to change it now, so they had compromised with the name Lola, sticking to the Ls.
Regina had changed the furniture around in the sitting room, that had lasted about a week, before she decided that she didn't like it and made Robin put it back whilst she sat on the couch, read a medical journal and watched him. He ended up having to push the sofa with her still on it, moaning that she should have just kept it how it was in the first place, she had simply rolled her eyes and asked how she was supposed to have known that it would make the room look smaller, she was a doctor not an interior designer.
As for her mother, well, that hadn't really progressed all that much, she hadn't reached out in attempt to make things better and Regina didn't see why she should be the one to do so. Her mother had been the one who was rude about Robin, she'd smashed their photo, Cora had been unreasonable and therefore should have been the first one to reach out and mend the ties between them, she should be the one making the most effort. Regina knew her mother though and she knew how proud she was, therefore there was no way that she would make the first move, it was never going to happen, ever.
Lately she had been feeling slightly fatigued, but she had put it down to working, she'd been working all week, literally none stop, when she hadn't been working, she had been sleeping, which meant that she hadn't had much time for Robin, something she was annoyed at because those were her favourite moments in the day, the ones she could just lounge at home with Robin and talk about everything and nothing together.
She rubbed her eyes and took the records for her next patient from the receptionist, "Killian Jones?" She called, looking out into the waiting room, she always liked to play a game with herself, guess who the patient was based on their name. There was an old man and she wondered briefly if it was him, or maybe it was the little boy that was sat on his mother's lap, all were looking in her direction, however none were making to stand up, "Killian Jones please?"
"At your service love."
She frowned and turned around to see a man with dark hair and blue eyes standing behind her clutching his hand which was dripping with blood, "you're making a mess on my floor," she scoffed.
"Oh sorry, I didn't know it was your floor, I wouldn't have made a mess otherwise."
She rose one eyebrow and cast him a poignant look, "hmm, follow me."
"Oh I am."
When he went quiet, she looked over her shoulder and caught him staring directly at her ass, "oi, I catch you looking at my ass again and you'll be losing a second hand," she warned, narrowing her eyes at him, "somebody clean the blood off the floor, thank you." The janitor quickly got to mopping it, having learnt his lesson from the last time he left the floor messy, ever since then he had immediately done exactly what she told him to do.
"Doc you are very bossy." Killian joked.
"In here," she pushed open the curtain and stood with her arms folded waiting for him to get moving, she wasn't taking any shit today, she was here to do her job and nothing more, she wasn't in the mood for one handed perverts. Okay, so maybe that was a little harsh, she didn't know if he was one handed, she didn't know what the damage was and maybe he wasn't a pervert, but he was staring at her ass, that's one sign. "On the bed."
"Ooh, what do you…"
"Sit down," she gestured to the bed, let out a sigh and looked down at his hand, it was bleeding really badly through the towel, "okay, can you please remove the towel so I can see the damage."
"Are you sure you can handle it?" He asked, raising his eyebrows at her.
"It clearly can't be that bad, you obviously haven't lost your ability to annoy people," she scoffed, "take the towel off." When she looked at him, she could see that he was actually in a lot of pain, it was evident in his eyes. "As for me handling it, I've been in this job a long time, I've seen practically everything there is to…" Her mouth dropped open as she looked at his mangled hand, "how are you even talking right now?"
"High pain threshold," he offered.
"You should have been seen straight away with wounds like these."
"I didn't want to be any bother."
"So instead you risk bleeding out in my ER and possibly losing your hand?"
"It's bad then."
"Yes," she shook her head, she didn't know how he was remaining so calm, the whole of the inside of his hand was ripped open and she could tell that he had fractured a couple of bones, how the hell had he done that without hurting any other part of his body? "Surgery."
"What? No," he moved to stand up.
"Seriously? Sit back down," she placed her hands on his arms gently and made him sit down, "how did you do that?" She asked, moving to the curtain and calling the nurse to prep for surgery.
"I was servicing my bike, when it fell on my hand."
"Right, answer me this question, do you want to lose your hand?"
"No," he shook his head.
"Right, do you want to die?"
"No."
"Good answer, you're having the surgery and hopefully neither of those things will happen."
"Well then doc, sort me out." He cast her a wink and she rolled her eyes, where was Robin when she needed him? Probably at home, on the sofa, beer in hand watching some sort of sport, with the cat on his lap. Ooh she was so envious.
"Well, I'm afraid I won't be doing the surgery."
"You're not qualified enough?" he joked.
"Yes, I am, but I work in the ER, so we will leave the surgery to the specialists, although I can do it, it would be a waste of my time, this is what they are paid for, I simply make sure that you are stable before you go off to them. I'm going to have to remove your rings," she winced, knowing that it was probably going to hurt a lot since they had literally been pushed into his skin by the pressure of his motor cycle. "Gas and air," she picked it up and handed it to him, "I would give you morphine, but we'll see how this goes first."
"I don't need no pain… fucking hell!"
She's pulled one of his rings off and placed it in a metal kidney shaped dish, "what were you saying Mr Jones?"
"You could have given me a bloody warning."
"Oh I do apologise, I thought you said you didn't need any pain medication."
"Well I wasn't banking on you pulling me frigging arm off was I."
"Don't be dramatic," she scoffed, to be honest he was doing pretty well, she was trying to distract him from his hand with her sass. It reminded her of the time she had to remove a massive splinter from Robin's hand, it had been deeply embedded from when he was moving the furniture back for her, he had sworn and she had said sorry about twenty times before telling him to stop being a baby and suck it up.
"Dramatic? You said a minute ago, that I might lose my hand, I think I have some right to be dramatic, don't you?" He moved his other hand to his jacket pocket and pulled something out.
"Hey!" she snatched it off him and put it to one side, "do not drink in here, if you wanted to go to the bar, you shouldn't have dropped your bike on yourself."
"You're saying that as if I could have stopped it from happening."
"Hmm, let's get the rest of these off shall we."
The surgery went well on Killian's hand, the surgeon had to repair several tendons, as for the bones, they would need to be put in a cast, but other than that he would be fine. It was Regina's break and she walked into the café, seeing Ruby flirting one of her junior doctors. Her friend was twirling her hair around her fingers as she leant over the counter and cast her a bright smile, laughing at something she said.
In the café there were paper hearts hung everywhere and to be honest, it made Regina feel slightly sick, why did they feel the need to fling Valentine's day in everyone's faces? She didn't even get to spend her Valentine's day with the man she loved. She moved to the counter and stood there, Ruby didn't look away from the girl and she cleared her throat in an attempt to catch the younger woman's attention. Nope, she was still casting the doctor a doe eyed expression. Rolling her eyes, she spoke up, "Ruby, there's a line you know."
"Oh, sorry Regina."
"Hmm."
"I'll talk to you later Thea."
The brunette winked at her, before walking off, coffee in hand and Ruby slumped against the counter. Regina chuckled and shook her head, "someone's got it bad."
"Coming from the most loved up person ever." Ruby scoffed, moving over to the machine and pressing the buttons.
"So Dorothy?"
"She's hot."
"Yep," Regina smirked, she knew her friend and she knew that she had been with both guys and girls, Dorothy was one girl she could tell that Ruby wanted to be with, "just hot?"
"I like her okay."
"Hmm," she rose her eyebrows, "talk to you later Thea," she mocked.
"Shut up," Ruby glared at her, "I do not sound like that."
"Oh really?" The younger woman placed a cup in front of her with light pink coloured cream piled high and little love heart sprinkles on top. "What is that?" She asked, looking at the drink with one eyebrow arched, "I don't remember ordering anything, pink."
"What's wrong with pink?"
"Nothing," she shook her head, "I just don't really want it on my drink."
"Well don't blame me, I'm only following orders." She shook her head, handing her a pink box.
Regina took it from her and opened it, removing the tissue paper to reveal a heart shaped cookie with pink icing, there was a little note tucked in the side…
'To my Valentine, thought you might want a sweet treat to go with your drink. Xxx'
"Did Robin give you this?" she asked turning back to her friend and smiling as she broke off a bit of the biscuit and tried it, it was delicious and she couldn't help but let out a little hum.
"Ah, my lips are sealed."
"Right," she picked up her drink and shook her head, "you really should just ask Dorothy out you know, it's Valentine's day, why not?"
"Do you think she's into me?"
"What is this? Ruby, the girl who pounces on anything that moves, is shy to ask someone out?"
"Regina, serious now."
"She's into you," Regina shrugged, she knew when two people liked each other, she wasn't blind, well she had been when it was herself and Robin in the beginning, but that didn't count, when it came to others, she could see a blossoming romance from a mile off. Ruby was clearly head over heels for the young doctor and from what she had seen, it wasn't one sided, "trust me, ask her out." She winked at her and laughed, before walking off towards the staff room, but she nearly bumped straight into Tink on her way.
"Come with me!" Tink grabbed her arm and tugged her.
"Hey! Ouch," she rolled her eyes as she followed behind her best friend, "where are you taking me?" She questioned, stealing a glance towards the clock, "I only have five minutes left of my break."
"Stop moaning moody Margaret," she stopped at the nurse's station and passed her yet another pink box.
"This better be another cookie," Regina chuckled placing her current one and coffee down as she took it from her friend, "unless it's from you and this is your secret way of telling me that you are in love with me, in which case, I hate to be the barer of bad news, but I am in a committed relationship with someone I love."
"Shut up, open it, I want to see!" Tink squished up to her side, looking over she shoulder, "I want to see what lover boy bought you."
She took the lid off the box and laid it down beside her other box, moving the tissue back to see simply a piece of paper and a packet of love heart sweets that had little messages on each one.
"What's it say?"
"Excuse me, this is my gift," Regina held it close to her, hiding it from the small blonde that was wriggling about beside her. "What's wrong with you?"
"What, me? Nothing."
Regina narrowed her eyes, "Tink?"
"Nothing! I just want to see, come on Gina, I want in on your present, I don't have anyone giving me anything," she moped.
"Fine," she scoffed, taking the note out of the box and reading it.
'Search high and low and you will find, little notes that have been designed, to make you feel like one of a kind. I don't claim to be a poet, so no, I definitely didn't know it. This might be cheesy, but really, it's easy, once you've got it, you just can't stop it. So, keep your eyes peeled, whilst your patients get healed, this poem is really really shit, but I will see you in a bit. I love you so much, I can't wait for you to feel my touch, for hopefully you see, that your future lies with me. I would stop now, but I don't know how. You better get on with your task and hey, don't forget to give that man back his flask. Xxx'
"Oh dear," Tink shook her head as she let out a loud laugh, "that is hilarious."
Regina just stared at the piece of paper and smirked, it was just like Robin to try and do something like this, something to make her feel happy. He definitely should not give up his day job to become a poet because his skills were shocking and he was right, it was cheesy, but at the minute she was loving cheesy, in fact she could totally eat some cheese around about now. "Well, it seems I have to be on the lookout for little notes."
"Hmm, when did he get around to positioning the little notes, without you finding out about it?"
"I have no idea," she chuckled, "I haven't seen anything all morning, clearly he has, he must have seen me confiscate the hit flask from Jones this morning. Which means that he's somewhere in the hospital."
"Well, I don't know where he is," Tink shook her head too violently for Regina's liking, which suggested that her little friend was in on the plan, along with Ruby. Her boyfriend had roped her friends into helping him with something and she was going to find out what it was, even if she had to find all these little notes single handily.
"Sure you don't, I need to go now," she took the cookie out of the box and left them with Tink as she picked up her coffee and walked towards the staff room, dunking the biscuit in the cream. So, Robin wanted to play a game with her, she was all for games, in fact she loved them, especially when she had thought that it was going to be just another day in the Emergency Room. She ducked to the fridge and opened it, spotting something pink on the cheese, she took it out and removed the note.
'Babe, I knew at the first mention of cheesy, you would come in here and raid your private stash, your love of cheese is too strong, enjoy, don't think it will really go all that well with the coffee and biscuit though. ;)'
She fished her phone out of her pocket and typed a message to him.
'Game on Locksley. xxx'
His reply came almost instantly, as though he were watching her as she messaged him, she wouldn't be surprised, but she didn't know where he could be, wouldn't she have seen him by now? Maybe he just had a spy working for him, maybe one of her staff was watching her and reporting back to him, if so they needed to get back to their job, 'I have no idea what you are talking about Miss Mills. ;) xxx'
'Sure you don't. ;) xxx' She laughed and cut off a small piece of cheese, eating it, before licking the cream off the top of her coffee, it was really good and he was wrong about it not going with the cheese, she thought that they went well together. Sighing, she realised that it was the end of her break and that she had to get back to it, maybe this shift was going to be more exciting than she had first thought.
It had been ten minutes since she had read Robin's message and she still hadn't found a note, to be honest though she was rushed off her feet with patients. Currently, she was treating the annoying girl she had to be sat with when she had acquired her head wound last year; Mary Margaret, had a deep laceration on her leg that she was going to have to take care of before it got infected. Regina pulled on some medical gloves and turned back to the patient, she took hold of a needle and threaded it, before placing it in a medical dish. Then she reached for the saline, "first I am going to wash out your wound, okay?" she smiled at the woman, before looking back down at her leg.
"Will it hurt?"
"I gave you a dose of morphine, so it shouldn't hurt too badly," she shrugged, using the saline to clean the wound, "so, do you have any plans for today?" Regina asked, attempting to make conversation and distract her from her leg, she knew once she got her talking she couldn't stop her, which was a good thing when it came to trying to make people forget about their pain.
"I did," she huffed, "I was going out dancing."
"Ah, well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news Mary but…"
"I can't go dancing, I know," she sighed, "so, what about you Dr Mills, do you have any plans?"
"You're looking at them," she gestured around herself and cast her a somewhat bitter smile.
"Do you have someone you'd be celebrating with?"
Regina didn't usually talk to patients about her personal life, but where was the harm, if it distracted her she might as well talk about Robin, after all he was her favourite thing to talk about, she talked about him constantly, she supposed that was what it was like when you were in love with someone, they were always on your mind twenty-four seven. Her smile turned less bitter as she looked down to her hand, pushing the needle into the woman's skin.
"I take that as a yes."
"Yes, that's a yes," she chuckled, putting in her first stitch. She looked up at the woman to see her staring at her, "what?"
"You look happy that's all."
"Oh, I'd be even happier if I didn't have to work on the most romantic day of the year," she laughed, before rolling her eyes. "Sorry, I shouldn't have said that, I love my job don't get me wrong but…"
"You love him more?"
"I love him more," she smiled brightly, "he is just perfect."
"That's great," the woman grinned. "So I'm guessing he's the guy from last Christmas."
"He is," she laughed and shook her head, "and I apparently can't keep my joy to myself, I just wish I were able to spend this day with him; anyway, sorry, I have no idea why I am telling you all this, I'm sure you don't care."
"No, I think it's cute."
"Never been called cute before, don't really know how to feel about it," Regina sniggered, finishing up her stiches, "there you go, all patched up. I just need to wrap you up so that it can heal better," she moved from the bedside and found some bandages and gauze, then proceeded to cover the wound.
Once she was done, she pulled back and picked up the chart at the end of the bed.
She rose her eyebrows and looked around, the curtains were closed and there wasn't anyone but herself and Mary Margret inside, how the hell was there a pink post it on her clipboard?
"Dr Mills?"
"Did you see someone come in here?" She asked.
"No, why what's wrong?"
"Nothing," she shook her head looking down at the chart again and removing the note, shoving it in the pocket of her scrubs, before signing something at the bottom of the form. "There you go, I've given you a prescription for some pain meds, but apart from that, you're free to go."
"Thanks."
"No problem," she smiled, handing her the form, "give this in at the reception desk."
The woman nodded and stood from the bed, not putting all her weight on her leg.
Regina cast her one last glance before picking up the things she needed to dispose of and leaving her in the cubicle. She binned the bloodied cloths and placed the needle in the sharps box, before turning around into a secluded corridor and removing the note from her pocket.
'Your smile is what I see every time I close my eyes, the full smile you wear when you discover the answer to something that has been troubling you. The smile you wear when I make those stupid jokes you claim to hate so much, but I see it, you try to hide it, but I know that secretly you love them, because I know you better than anyone else does and love you more than anyone else ever will. Your smile, it brightens my day that smile, just like you do. Xxx'
Regina took a deep breath and shook her head, how was that just the first proper post it! He has said that there would be many to find, but this one already had her close to tears, she must be with the most romantic man on the planet, how the hell did she get so lucky? It was crazy, she closed her eyes and folded the note carefully, placing it in her pocket again, before walking to the reception desk.
The next note she found was in her office stuck to her computer screen, she'd gone in to check up on some online notes, she sat down in the chair and pulled the note from the screen. Scanning her eyes over the words, she smiled.
"I hope your day is going well beautiful. Did I tell you that the first thing I noticed about you when we met was your eyes? The way they seemed to stare into my very soul. Those same eyes that change colour depending on your mood, the way they sparkle and turn a light whiskey caramel colour when your excited about something. Then there's the way they darken in desire, oh god, the things that does to me Doctor Mills, it's drives me crazy when you look at me like that, I literally want to make you come calling my name over and over again. Oh, and we can't forget your amazingly perfect attempt at a wink, sorry sweetheart, you cannot wink, but it is still sexy as hell. ;) xxx'
"And here I was thinking the first thing you noticed was my other assets," she chuckled to herself, placing the note with the other in a safer place than the pockets of her scrubs, where she could get god knows whose bodily fluids on them.
This was such a cute idea, she didn't know how the hell he came up with it, but he was going to get rewarded and then some for this little gesture, to be honest it was turning her on a little, which was totally inappropriate whilst at work. She shuffled in her chair, she needed a distraction from these notes and all the dirty thoughts that were swirling around in her head, god the things she wanted to do to him.
When she got home she was literally going to tear his clothes off, she really was sexually frustrated now, she literally just wanted to… a knock on the door roused her from her thoughts, "come in."
"Gina, major RTA coming in, about ten minutes."
"Right, thanks Tink, can you summon the troops please?"
"On it."
"Thank you." She took a deep breath and shook her head, time to get back into doctor mode, she had lives to save and she hated RTA's, some of them could be really, really nasty, the collisions that happened on the roads were pretty horrific and the injuries, a lot of the time they could be fatal, she just hoped she could prevent any fatalities today. Quickly taking her phone from her pocket, she messaged Robin.
'Hey babe, hold off the messages just for a little bit, I have an incoming RTA. xxx
'Need help? I can always come in and help out. xxx'
'No, I think I got it covered. Love you. xxx'
'Love you too. xxx'
She slid her phone into the top draw of her desk and headed out into the main area of the hospital, near the emergency door, her doctors and nurses were stood waiting for her to address them. She skirted over to the desk and picked up the report they had received over the phone from the paramedics.
"Okay, so there were two vehicles involved, one car with a male driver, female passenger. The other with a lone male who died upon impact, right, Tink, I want you and Dr Gale with me please, we will attend to the female patient, Dr Jekyll and Jasmine, can you handle the driver?" She asked, it was her job to organise her employees and she knew who worked best with whom.
"Yes, of course," the doctor nodded as the young nurse agreed.
"Can someone find Dr Whale please, once you do, tell him he is to assist Dr Jekyll, thank you. Now the rest of you please continue to treat the patients in the waiting room as you have been doing"
The doors swung open violently and the paramedics crashed through with a patient on a trolley, "oh great, team here we go." She moved to the paramedics and listened to the symptoms and stats of the patient. This was her everyday life.
"This is Ashley Boyd, twenty-four years old, she was the passenger in the RTA," the paramedic continued to reel off everything else she needed to know, "she lost consciousness at the scene, but is now in a stable condition."
"Thanks, hi Ashley, I'm Doctor Mills…"
"No! No!" she shook, thrashing around on the bed, "you need to help Thomas! Please!"
"Okay, I want to help both of you, please, remain still, we don't know what damage you've done," the girl wasn't listening to her at all, she was continuing to protest, "okay, Miss Boyd, listen to me, my colleagues are dealing with your…"
"Fiancé, he's my fiancé."
"Yes, he's in the right place, trust me, my staff will be doing everything they can to help him, but I really need you to remain calm for me right now okay? I know it's hard, but it is vital that you move as little as possible. Can you do that for me?"
She nodded, her body still wracked with sobs, but she was remaining as still as Regina could ask for considering the circumstances. She knew how hard it must be, she didn't even want to think about what she would do if something like that happened to her and Robin, she would probably have been stood up trying to treat him herself, in fact she knew she would.
She was going to do everything in her power to make sure that both the girl and her fiancé were okay.
Regina managed to stabilise her female patient, determining that she had a Pneumothorax, otherwise known as a collapsed lung, she'd had to insert a needle to remove the air, it was a rather straight forward procedure, well, for her it was, she had performed it countless times. After she had made sure the lung was functioning again, they discovered some bruising and found that the patient had a couple of cracked ribs and broken an arm. Apart from that, she was stable.
However, the second patient, the driver, wasn't doing very well, they had called her in to assist and she'd had to shock him three times, but he was completely unresponsive, bleeding internally due to the impact of the crash. She took a deep breath and continued to engage in CPR, she braked briefly rubbing her forehead with the back of her hand, result in blood to be wiped across her skin. Not only was he bleeding on the inside, he was bleeding out also, her best guess would be that he hadn't had his seatbelt on and the airbags failed, causing the glass from the windshield to slice his skin.
She hated losing a patient, it was the worst thing ever, she really loathed it. She had wanted to do this job for the satisfaction of saving lives, but having people die on her didn't get easier, it was the harsh reality though, she couldn't save them all, it just wasn't possible.
"Dr Mills?" Her friend sighed, she knew what that voice meant and she wasn't having it.
"No, let's go again," she stated, resuming chest compressions, they were tiring as hell, but she needed to save this patient, she really didn't want to have to tell a woman that her fiancé was dead, she just didn't, it was the worst part of her job, even worse than having to actually know that there was nothing more that could have been done to save them, telling the loved ones that the person that meant so much to them was never coming back was heartbreaking. She seemed to have found it even harder in this past year, probably because she couldn't imagine the pain she would feel if she lost Robin, she didn't know if she'd be able to carry on without him. "Stay with me Thomas, come on, come on!"
"Regina," Tink placed a hand on her shoulder and shook her head, "I think he's gone."
"Paddles," she instructed, she wasn't listening to her friend, she needed to carry on, just once more, if nothing improved, she would stop, she knew that the more chances taken at revival, the more damage done, compressions could cause broken ribs, but a broken rib was better than death, "charging, and shocking." She looked at the monitor, her heart in her mouth as she stared at the green flat line, suddenly she let out a breath of relieve as the line jumped, "and were back in sinus rhythm, good job folks."
"Shit."
"Yes shit, next time, don't question me," she shook her head, pushing past Tink as she hurried to grab something else from the side. "Let's see what we've got, I'm pretty sure he will need surgery for the internal bleeding; can we have the cardiothoracic team on hand please, thank you."
Regina took a deep breath and slumped down in a chair in the staffroom, burying her head in her hands; that was a hard one, she had really thought for a moment she was going to have to tell that young girl that her fiancé hadn't made it. They still weren't out of the woods yet, but he wasn't dead, she had saved him, brought him back when Tink had doubted her, she had every right to though, it had looked unlikely that he would recover, that they wouldn't bring him back, but Regina had just felt something, she had felt that she would be able to give him his life back, give that girl her future back.
Sighing heavily, she looked up towards the kettle, she needed coffee, she was on her third break of the day, she had one more before it was end of shift and she could go home, fall into Robin's arms, cuddle up and sleep. Standing and moving over to the cupboard, she removed her mug and low and behold there was another post it, a small smile came onto her face as she took it off.
'What can I say? You are an amazing doctor, you never give up on your patients, you always believe that they can pull through. Your passion for your job is something I always admired, how much you put into this place, into making sure that all of your staff are happy but disciplined, you are an amazing clinical lead and I couldn't ask for a better boss, and lover. xxx'
She spooned her coffee into her cup and poured in the water, followed by the milk, she stirred it, before taking a sip; this was her lucky mug now, he knew she would be using it, because it was the mug she was using on Christmas day a year ago, when he drank some of her gross stale drink. She closed her eyes as she allowed the hot liquid to roll down her throat, warming her insides.
What she needed right now was one of Robin's hugs, he was a great cuddler. Before she met Robin, she hadn't been one for hugging, or any physical contact for that matter, Daniel had known not to hug her because she would just wriggle out of his grasp, but now with Robin, he had turned her into a cuddler too, she loved sharing hugs with him, loved it when he would just pull her into his arms and nuzzle his face against her, holding her tight as though he wasn't ever going to let her go, something she would be totally okay with, she never wanted to leave him.
She wanted to spend the rest of her life with him and she wonder when he would just ask her, she'd been waiting for it for a while now, but Robin wasn't going to let on when he was going to propose. She had thought that he was going to at the New Year's party, but that hadn't happened, there was still no ring on her left hand, not that she'd be allowed to wear it whilst treating patients anyway, but that wasn't the point.
God she hoped he wasn't expecting her to ask him, because although she was a modern woman and a feminist, she still wanted him to propose, for him to get down on one knee and ask her, she kind of wanted the whole fairy-tale proposal and wedding. Not too extravagant, but something that they would remember for the rest of their lives.
Regina's next patient had been a Dottie Duxbury and she was the sweetest old woman she had ever met in her life; she made her wish that she had been able to meet her own grandmother whilst she was still alive, however her mother had seen it fit to keep them apart for whatever reason. There was no chance that Cora's mother could have been worse than she was and if she was, well then, someone should give her a medal for the worst mother in the world, because currently that was residing with one Cora Mills.
Dottie was short and had her grey curls piled on top of her head; she was posh, yet easy going and demanded that she be allowed to wear her pearls with her hospital gown, how could Regina refuse that?
The elderly woman had talked to her about her late husband and how it hadn't been the same without him around all the time, she had mentioned how sometimes she forgets that he's gone and has a conversation with him, only then to remember that he is no longer there, that he is gone and can never return to her again, until they are reunited in death, she had told Regina how she longed for that moment. Something she had found really, really sad, what was going on today? She was sure she wasn't usually like this, it was probably just because of what day it was and she was getting slightly emotional about having someone to love and the prospect of maybe one day losing him.
Dottie however, had picked up on her expression and reassured her that she would never regret a day of their time together, even their fights, because that was what made them, them. That was what shaped their relationship, then she had lowered her voice and told her that the make-up sex was well worth fighting for, something that Regina couldn't help but laugh at and agree with. The make-up sex she and Robin had had in the past was some of the best sex she'd ever had in her life, not that she told the woman that.
Then she had gone on to asking her if she had a special man in her life and she had discreetly said yes, but Dottie wouldn't leave it there, she insisted that Regina told her all about him and of course Regina was more than happy to talk about how wonderful Robin was.
Once she had been able to treat her patient and move her to another ward more suitable, she walked towards reception in her usual manner, to find another. However, on her way, Dr Whale passed her and she was sure she saw a dash of pink on the back of his dark blue scrubs. Her eyes went wide and she darted after him, trying to catch up with him, but he disappeared into the men's restroom.
She awkwardly stood outside, what was she supposed to do? How could she get the note off someone's back? Robin was taking this to a whole other level, how did he even manage to get it there in the first place without him knowing? It was insane, as though he had some sort of sneaky ability to just put things places with no one else knowing that he had even done anything, if that were the case, what was stopping him from talking things, she shook her head, maybe he was a thief in another life.
She pretended to be observing the notice board that hung on the wall, making sure that the posters were straight, one wasn't and she was going to have to get onto someone about that, but now wasn't the time, she needed to obtain that note, before someone else saw it. What if it said something intimate like some of the others had, what if it was personal and everyone was reading it. No, it wouldn't be, Robin wouldn't risk anyone else reading something like that, would he? Surely not, nobody was that stupid.
"Dr Mills."
She looked up to see Dr Whale stepping out of the bathroom. "Ah, Victor."
"Are you alright?"
"Yes, just looking at the posters and observing, why do you ask?"
"No reason, you just looked a little skittish that's all."
"No, well I'm fine, thank you."
He nodded and began to walk away, she quickly caught up with him, just walking a little behind him so that she could look at the note, squinting she tried to read it, what the hell did it say and why couldn't he just keep still for one minute so she could read it? He took a sharp turn around the corner and she had almost carried on going, but she quickly swerved, smacking straight into his back as he stopped.
"Oh my goodness, I am so sorry," Dr Whale shook his head.
"No, I'm sorry, I just forgot my glasses."
"Regina, you don't wear glasses."
"Not my glasses, the patient's glasses," she corrected, cringing horribly, why has she just said that, of course he would know that she didn't wear glasses, she had twenty twenty vision.
"Ah," he turned and carried on walking and she saw what the note said.
'Shush, don't tell, leave it on as a gift for him, it's the only one he's getting. ;)'
She scoffed and stopped, really? She had just made a fool of herself, only for Robin to be playing a stupid prank on Whale. It was quite funny though, everyone in the hospital tended to pick on Whale behind his back, only because he was usually mean to everyone else, everyone but her of course, because she was his boss, he wouldn't dare.
She stifled a laugh and shook her head, back to work, she needed to concentrate on that, even if Robin's letters had brightened up her day so much.
The final post it she found stuck to the window of the staff room, she had spotted it from the nurse's station and it was her final break, so she quickly moved over to it, tearing it down and looking at it, there was nothing, no writing, no message, no nothing, what was all that about? Why wasn't there anything on it. She examined it closer before noticing that it wasn't just one, there were two stuck together, narrowing her eyes, she pulled the first one off and screwed it up, shoving it in the pocket of her scrub pants.
True to form there was a message, however unlike the others this one was short and sweet.
'Get your sexy ass to the medical cupboard, now.'
She chuckled and shook her head; making sure that no one was watching her, she hurried off in that direction, she really hoped that there wasn't just more bloody post it notes in there, but there most likely was. Whatever it was, she was going to find out, coming to the medical cupboard, she unlocked the door with the key that hung around her neck, usually hidden underneath her shirt, before closing the door behind her.
It was dark in the closet, the metal stackers in rows, all stashed with any supplies they might need, gauze, bandages, syringes, linen, bed pans, those really unattractive robes with the open backs, everything. It was all perfectly arranged, it had to be, she ran a tight ship, which meant that she and the rest of her staff had to know where everything was, she also liked to check the stock so she could make sure that they had enough supplies.
She reached for the light and switched it on, taking into account another post it that was stuck right in front of her, she pulled it down and read it.
'Getting closer.'
She smirked and walked further inside, walking down one of the aisles, "Robin?" She called out, looking around her, he was in here, she knew it, could feel it, "Robin?"
She found a second post it and read it.
'And closer.'
Shaking her head, she picked up the pace, her break wasn't all that long and she wanted as much time with him as she could get, screw coffee, she needed her fix of Robin. Then she spotted a third note.
'Even closer.'
"Robin! Come on, my break only has ten minutes left!"
Suddenly she heads a crash and a swear word, smirking to herself she shook her head and hurried towards the noise. She spotted him all tangled up in bandages, "oh my god, what are you doing?" She laughed, moving towards him and helping to untangle him.
"They fell off the shelf," he complained, wriggling as she tried to free him from the fabric.
"I got that, I hardly through that you were playing ancient Egyptians, again."
"That was one time and it wasn't my fault, it was August."
"Sure it was, kinky bugger," she giggled, finally removing them and dropping them to the side, "if you're into that kind of thing then..."
He pulled her into his arms, stroking his hands over the base of her back as he rubbed his nose against hers, "hello you."
"Hello to you too," she smiled, stroking his cheek lovingly, "have you had fun today creeping around and watching me?"
"Oh definitely, that was something I enjoyed very much and it was interesting to watch you."
"Was it now?" Regina brushed her lips against his lightly, "it was weird, knowing you were watching me like a creepy stalker, but it kinda turned me on," she whispered seductively, pressing her lips to the corner of his mouth. "Knowing that you could see what I was doing, it was hot."
"You are hot," he grinned rubbing his hands across her hips, "did you enjoy the little notes?"
"Hmm, I did, the one on Whale's back though was quite funny."
"You left it there right?"
"Of course," she laughed, "I missed you today," she whispered, her voice becoming serious again.
"Hey, what is it?" He asked, cupping her cheek.
"I nearly lost a patient," she sighed.
"We lose patients all the time."
"Yeah, but some cases affect you more than others, you know that," she leant in and rested her forehead against his. "There was this girl and her fiancé, I managed to stabilise her, but he wasn't as easy, I had to shock him four times," she stated solemnly, "all I could think about was what was going to happen to her, if she lost him, how would she cope? She was so distressed and it was really hard."
"Baby," he breathed, holding her close as she buried her head against his chest.
"I couldn't help but think about what I'd do without you, and I don't think I could deal with it," she cried, "I don't think I could deal with losing you like that, or in any way."
"Don't think about it," he replied quietly, "you can't think like that. Now show me that smile," he ran a thumb across her lips, "come on. I love you. I'll tell a stupid joke."
"Don't you dare," she laughed, shaking her head.
"There it is," he rubbed his thumb across her cheek, "there's that elusive but satisfying smile I see every time I close my eyes."
She closed the gap between them and found his lips in a searing kiss, her hands roaming across his back as she met his lips eagerly. "I love you" she murmured against his lips, "I love you so much."
One of his hands hand slipped into her hair as he cupped her head, allowing him to kiss her deeper, his tongue caressing against hers in a passionate embrace.
"I love you too," he stated between kisses as he lifted her by her ass pinning her against the wall. She wrapped her legs around him as she pulled him tighter against her.
"I can't believe we're making out in the medical closet," Regina breathed. She took a deep breath of air as she parted her lips from his, they'd shared the odd chaste kiss down empty corridors and in the staff room, but never actually to the extent where she was pinned against a wall as he gyrated against her.
"We should do this more often," he groaned, squeezing her ass, resulting in a low moan from her. One hand slipped up inside her shirt and under her bra, as he cupped her breast, playing with her nipple gently.
"Oh yes, Robin," she arched her back pressing herself into him. Her arms were wrapped around his neck as she kissed him harder, "mmm. Oh Robin!"
His lips danced across her lips and over her cheeks, coming to her ear before moving back to her lips again, "babe, how much time you got?"
"Not enough," she shook her head, "but we will continue this later, I promise you," she kissed him once more, her fingers scratching lightly across his scalp, "now, put me down mister, I have lives to save."
"No," he protested, holding her tighter as he hitched her further up his body; he moved from the wall and began to walk towards the door.
"What are you doing?" She asked, clinging to him tightly, making sure that he had hold of her properly, which of course he did, he was hardly doing to drop her was he.
"Carrying you as far as I can do, I don't want to put you down yet."
"Well okay then," she giggled, kissing his neck, her hands caressing his shoulders.
Just as they reached the door, it opened and Dr Gale walked it. Regina shot as quickly as she could out of his arms and pretended to be looking for something. "So, as I was saying, the laceration was deep and the bones fractured," she was pretending be talking to Robin about a case, coming up with any excuse for the two of them to be in there together that didn't involve a heavy make out session.
Robin smirked at her as he nodded and grabbed a random bandage off the side. "Is that so?"
"Hmm, I'd quite like a second option, would you come and look at it with me please."
"Of course," he nodded escorting her to the door. Just as they reached it, the other Doctor spoke up.
"Dr Mills, the male patient is out of surgery."
"Thank you, Dorothy," she smiled, "do you know anything as to his condition?"
"Yeah, seems that he is currently in an induced coma whilst they allow the internal wounds to heal."
"Okay," Regina nodded and left the room, following after Robin. "Oh god," she shook her head.
"What?"
"She knew what we were doing in there."
"Nah, I don't think so, how could she have known?"
"Why would I be asking you to come and look at a patient when you are off shift?" She felt slightly embarrassed, she didn't want word getting out that the boss made out with people in the closet, well, Robin wasn't just people, everyone knew they were together, but that wasn't the point, she was a private person and she didn't want them knowing what she was doing, even if it hadn't gone further than second base.
"Babe, we are in love, everyone knows we live with each other, it's valentine's day, so they are going to know that we are wanting to get in a couple of snogs here and there."
She chuckled at his British word and shook her head, "okay, but I have to get back to work now."
"Yep, I have places to be too, so I will see you at home," he leant in and kissed her one last time, she moved into the kiss and just as she went to pull away, he pinched her arse, causing her to let out a loud and high pitched squeal. He sniggered and kissed her cheek, before walking off.
"Robin," she scolded, in a shout whisper.
"Love you." He chuckled, before walking out of the hospital.
She knew she had gone bright red and when she turned around, all her staff that were in the main area and the patients were staring at her, "back to work," she stated, glaring at her staff before retreating with her eyes attached to the ground in embarrassment, if she hadn't been embarrassed before, she certainly was now. She was going to find a way to get him back at some point, she would just have to wait for the right moment, the right time to strike.
The last shift flew by and Regina pulled up outside her house, parking her Mercedes next to Robin's Prius, she hopped out, locking the car behind her as she moved to the door of the house.
She had changed at the hospital and was now wearing a pair of skinny jeans and a red blouse that was tucking in at one side. Her bag was slung over her shoulder and she really couldn't wait to be inside her house, so she could just chill out with Robin.
Pushing the door open, she heard little claws slide across the stone floor as her kitten skidded to a halt and looked up at her expectantly. She smirked and shook her head, leaning down to pick her up, "hello little girl," she kissed the kitten's head as she dropped her bag to the floor and removed her boots.
The house was warm and she guessed that Robin had the wood fire burning in the sitting room. They lived in such a typically English cottage and she loved it, she had loved it since she first saw it and now she lived there, she loved it even more.
"Babe, I'm home!" She called out, dropping her car keys in the bowl on the wooden sideboard.
"Regina, stay there, don't come into the house."
"Why? Robin..."
"Wait for me, I'll just be a second."
"Okay," she sighed, snuggling up to the little kitten that was lying in her arms, "what is your daddy doing? Huh?" Regina scratched behind her ears as the kitten nuzzled into her, "Robin, it's cold out here," she complained, it wasn't exactly cold, but she just wanted to get out of the hallway and into the main area of the house where she knew it would be warm and comforting as always.
"Babe, one second… one second."
"It's been one second," she called back.
"Oh haha, very funny," she rolled her eyes, "you think you are so smart."
"I am a doctor. Robin," she whined, popping the small cat down on the ground, only for her to rub up against her leg. "actually, I'm just going to go to the bathroom," she stated.
"No!"
"Why?" She slumped against the wall, "I really need to go, Robin."
"Okay, done," the door opened and he came in with a smirk on his face, "come," he took her hand, pulling her towards the living room, where there were little candles lit all around.
"Robin?"
"No, don't worry, I'm not being corny and proposing, not today anyway."
She chuckled and shook her head, she was really worried for a moment there that he was going to propose on Valentine's day, although she supposed it was quite romantic, it was also completely cheesy and so cliché. From what he had just said, he was thinking about proposing at some point and when that time came, there wouldn't be a doubt in her mind about her answer, even if he had been to propose today, she would have said yes, of course she would, she had never been more sure about anything in her life.
"This is amazing," Regina whispered, looking around at the room, there were rose petals scattered around with the candles, the fire was roaring and the champagne was on ice. She could smell something delicious cooking in the kitchen, which caused her stomach to rumble. "So what's the plan?" she asked.
He placed his hands either side of her waist, "I was thinking, nice dinner, bubble bath and champagne, what do you think?"
"I think that sounds amazing," she nodded, rubbing his upper arms as she heard a timer ping in the kitchen. "Isthat what I think it is?" She questioned, casting him a sideways smirk.
"Lasagne."
"Oh my god, I love you," Regina skirted into the kitchen, only to find the table dressed up.
"Sit, I'll bring it to you." He kissed the top of her head and pulled a chair out for her, before going to plate up as she watched him.
Regina and Robin lay in the tub, she had her back against his chest and was settled between his legs, her head resting against him as she snuggled into his embrace, this was literally her idea of heaven, unwinding in his arms, submerged in warm water after a long day's work.
Their bathroom wasn't like the rest of the house, it was more modern with cream ceramic tiles with little speckles in, there was a shower in the corner and in the middle, a standalone tub big enough for the both of them, something which had been a new addition to their house. She turned a little, finding his arm and bringing it tighter around her. He played with the bubbles and she let out a little giggle. "Robin, did you know that you are perfect?" She asked.
"Is that so?"
"Hmm," she nodded, nuzzling against him, "I love you so much."
"Regina," he played with her hair, "are you tired?"
"Maybe a little, but not too much," she shook her head, "I think I can still manage at least one round."
"Ah, at least one? Does that mean that you were planning on more than one?"
"Ha, we'll see," she sat up and turned to face him, flicking bubbles at him before picking up the sponge and pouring the shower gel on as she began to wash him, "are we going back to the bedroom or the sitting room?" She asked, knowing that he had fashioned a makeshift bed on the floor in the main room of the house, right beside the fire.
"Well, I thought we could go to the living room, then if you fall asleep I can always carry you to bed," he whispered, kissing her cheek as he took the sponge from her and returned the favour, cleaning her body.
"That sounds lovely," she smiled, her hand coming to find his cock as she pumped it a couple of times.
"Ah, babe, come on, downstairs, don't you want the champagne?"
"Yes, I do," Regina, stood and stepped out of the bath, before pulling him up with her.
"Good, let's go."
Robin's hands skimmed across her body as she lay down on the blanket covered floor in the living room, the heat of the fire warming her as she basked under his touch; he moved to find her breasts with his mouth, flicking his tongue across her nipple as his other hand pushed her legs open, his fingers working their way to clit and circling it, "you look so beautiful," he murmured. He'd already gone down on her and that had felt so amazing, but now she wanted him, she wanted his cock inside her, filling her completely.
Just being here with the man she loved as he worshipped her body, he had done so much for her, that she felt the need to pay him back.
"God, I want you so badly, I want to feel you around my cock."
"I want that too," she nodded, "lay down, please" she whispered, finding his hands and moving him to lay down on his back. She quickly straddled his lap, her hands pressing against his chest as she rubbed her wet core against his hard cock, making sure that it brushed across her clit, "mmm," she hummed, her eyes falling shut, "oh Robin."
"Gina," his hands found her hips, holding onto her tightly, "please."
"Yes," she whispered, her hand coming to grasp his hard member as she moved it to her entrance, her eyes flickering shut as she lowered onto him, his cock filling her to the hilt, "fuck yes."
"So good," Robin groaned as she began to rock against him. She took a deep breath and bent down so her lips ran along his neck, she sucked his skin in open mouthed kisses, even nipping now and then. Then she made her descent down his chest with her mouth, licking and kissing every area of skin she could reach, whilst rolling her hips, resulting in the most satisfying noises from Robin. "Regina, wow." She looked up as she flicked her tongue across his nipple, smirking at him. Robin's pupils were dilated as he watched her, his hands moving to caress the side of her breasts. "So, beautiful."
She let out a small giggle before sitting upright again, giving him a full view of her torso. She leant forward slightly, placing her hands on his shoulders as she lifted herself up before hastily dropping back down again, plunging him back inside her, resulting in them to both gasp, "yes." She moaned, his hands had slipped from her breasts to her ass where began to pull her against him. Her head dropped to his shoulder again as she sped up, she whimpered in pleasure as she began to make sure he hit the spot inside her that caused stars to form behind her eyes, "yes Robin, oh god yes."
Suddenly, he took her by surprise and flipped them so he was on top, she wrapped her legs around his waist, her ankles locking as he thrust into her perfectly, making her let out little moans each time he would thrust. He sped up, literally pounding into her now, as her hands clung to his back, nails digging into his flesh slightly. "Fuck me!"
"I am," he replied with a laugh, which was soon replaced by a guttural moan, "I'm close."
"Me too, Robin! Ooh, oh, oh, god yes! Yes!" She was there, her walls clenching around him as her orgasm flooded over her and she bucked up into him, "yes! Oh Robin!" she literally screamed as her body spasmed, then she felt him lose control and he released, flooding inside her. She arched her back, her hips pushing against his, before she flopped down her hands slipping from his back to her sides as she tried to catch her breath.
He pulled out and dropped down beside her, his chest heaving she moved her hand to his chest, the back of it coming into contact with his slick skin. It was silent apart from their heavy breathing, Regina let out a little laugh and turned onto her side to look at him. "I love you more than anything," she whispered, tracing her fingertips over his chest, "you are the most important person in my life, you know that right?" She pressed her lips to his chest, before sitting up.
"Where you going?" he asked, skimming his hand across the base of her back.
"I have something for you," she stood up and walked across to the draws in the corner, not bothering to put any clothes on, knowing that he would be watching her. She opened the draw and took out a little box, "no, I'm not going to propose," she laughed, strutting back to him and kneeling beside him.
"What's this?" He questioned as she handed him the box.
Regina touched the little crown necklace he had given her over dinner, it was the only item of clothing she was wearing, "it's just a little something."
"You didn't need to get me anything."
"I wanted to." She was nervous about this, she just really hoped that he liked it; he flicked open the box to reveal the watch she had bought for him, "it's engraved on the inside," she whispered, taking it out of the box and turning it around to show him.
'Dearest Robin, you are the holder of my heart, all my love Regina. Xxx'
"And you are the holder of mine," he stated, brushing his fingers through her hair, "I love it babe, I really do. Thank you."
"I'm so glad," she moved in and pressed her lips to his, before moving to lay back down, shuffling into his embrace. Her eyes flickered shut as he held her tight, "I love you Robin."
"I love you too," he kissed the top of her head, pulling a blanket up over them as they snuggled together.
Today had been one hell of a day, she had been through so much, with work and Robin showing her how much he loved her, she was tired out. She was almost asleep when she heard a small meow and something soft rubbed against her face. She opened one eye to see their kitten circling, before lying down by their heads and staring at them. She let out a little chuckle and closed her eyes again, this was her perfect little family, which one day, would only grow in size.
