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Chapter 3

"What have we got Dixie?" Connie strutted towards the trolley that was being pushed through the doors by Dixie and Iain. On the bed was a patient of about 10 years old, they had a laceration to the head and cuts all down their legs.

Rita turned to Emily, "If you just observe for this one and then you can take the next patient, is that okay?" She asked but Emily seemed distracted. She followed her gaze and seen that it landed on Iain. Rita felt a stabbing pain in the pit of her stomach. "Emily!" She snarled.

Emily snapped her head to look at Rita, "What?"

"Right, if you want to keep this job you have to focus. There are people out there who need treating and they can only achieve that if people like us are dedicated, but if you're going to get distracted at the sight of a young male then I'm sorry but then maybe this isn't the job for you. Just stay out here, I can't have people in my resus who aren't willing to do their jobs properly," Rita shot a look at Iain before following Connie into Resus.

Emily folded her arms, completely shocked at the outburst from Rita. She turned her nose up in disgust. She turned to face Iain once again.

"What is her problem?" She spoke.

"What do you mean?" Iain replied.

"Did you not just see that?" Emily scoffed. "It's my first day, cut me a bit of slack!"

Iain furrowed his brow, "She's just doing her job, and she probably wants you to prove yourself, especially in front of Connie."

"But still, there was no need to shout at me like that," Emily frowned.

"She'll get over it," Iain reassured her. He placed a hand on her shoulder and squeezed it gently. "I'll see you later," he said gently before making his way to the ambulance outside.

Just as Iain sat down in the passenger seat; waiting for Dixie. He heard a loud knocking on the window. He flinched and seen that it was Rita standing by the door, a huge frown across her face.

He rolled the glass down and peered out to her. "What?" He asked.

"I understand that you're a very flirtatious person and you have your way with some of the women in this hospital. But, do you mind not distracting my nurses from their jobs!" She folded her arms and glared at him.

"You're kidding right?" He chuckled, but his smile dropped when he seen that Rita was being serious. "Don't you think you were a bit harsh on Emily earlier? It's only her first day, calm down."

"You've only known her for five minutes and you're already defending her," Rita remarked. "I know I had you down as a womaniser Iain, but this is just taking it to a whole new level. Is this some sort of revenge for me? I turned you down so you hop on to the new bait. How gentleman like." She shook her head. "Just get on with your job and stop harassing my staff."

She didn't even give Iain a chance to reply before she stormed back into the ED. Iain just grunted in his seat.

At the end of the day the staff made their way to the pub. Rita decided to catch up with Emily, knowing that she was out of line earlier.

"About today, I'm sorry it's just working in the ED can stress you out and can make me a little bit snappy sometimes," Rita spoke out trying to sound as genuine as possible.

"Well maybe you should consider a career change," Emily hissed.

Rita stopped in her tracks, she took a deep breath. She knew Emily was going to be hard work and now she had her sights set on Iain. She could feel her heart drop at just the thought of them two. They had only just met and they already had a spark. Was there even a spark between herself and Iain? Or was it just the both of them feeling lonely and perking the other one up. She could feel herself growing jealous, a feeling she always despised. She shook her head trying to ignore her thoughts but they weren't going away.

She continued to make her way to the pub and joined the others.

As she stepped into the pub, her cheeks flushed red from the roaring fire inside. She watched as Emily instantly sauntered over to Iain who was propped up against the bar just as he had done the previous night. She could feel her eyes welling, taking another deep breath she settled down on a seat next to Dixie.

For most of the night Rita was in a daze, she was unable to take her eyes off Iain. She observed him and Emily as they would brush up against another, the way he would subtly run his finger along her cheek. A chill ran up her spine as the thought came to her that she could be in that position right now. She could have his hands running along her body as they lay in bed wrapped up in each other's presence.

"Them two have gotten pretty close haven't they?" Dixie spoke causing Rita to flinch.

"What?" She replied coming back to reality.

"Emily and Iain!" Dixie exclaimed. "I thought that would've been obvious considering you've been watching the pair all night."

Rita nodded, not really paying attention to what Dixie was saying.

"If you like him, you better make a move fast before she digs her claws into him," She informed her. They both gazed as Emily made her way towards the bathroom, the two noticed how she didn't take her eyes off Iain until she disappeared completely. "Quick; now's your chance! Get him," Dixie pushed Rita up off her seat and towards the bar.

Rita looked back at Dixie, fixed her hair and then proceeded to join Iain.

"I'll have a lime and soda please," she asked the bartender. She turned to face Iain, "Alright?" She smiled.

"Alright," he replied, winking back at her.

Rita could feel the goose bumps travelling up her arms.

She got distracted when she heard the clicking of the door; Emily was making her way back from the bathroom. She approached Rita and Iain and hooked her arm around his.

"Are you ready to go babe?" She asked him, looking Rita up and down.

"Yeah, sure," he chucked back the last of the contents in his glass before standing up and heading out of the pub, with Emily close to his side. He shot a look back at Rita as he closed the door behind him.

Dixie steadily walked up to Rita and placed a gentle hand on her shoulder.

"Well, there's plenty more fish in the sea, hey kiddo?" She tried to reassure. "How's about we do a couple of shots here and then go into town and get absolutely smashed?"

Rita shook her head, "I'm just going to go home and sleep it off." She took a step back from the bar and trudged towards the door.

As she got outside, she pulled the edges of her blazer tighter around her body. She could hear the sound of laughter coming from around the corner, she grimaced as she tried to shake the thought of them two together.