All righty, back you guys . Thanks to those of you who reviewed, glad to know that at least a few of you approve . And a miscellaneous note: to those of you who are as avid Robert Downey Jr. fans as I and like romantic comedies, definitely check out the move Only You (1994) starring he and Marisa Tomei . Funny movie and eye candy to boot ;P .
Now, down to business . This following chapter is more introduction to characters and places, etc . So, therefore, I apologize for the lack of excitement, I promise you all it's coming eventually . And for the part when our dear, Lilly Scott, is introduced to the hospital, I used the hospital in the TV show "House" as inspiration . So now, enjoy you all .
disclaimer: dont own Dropkick Murphy's song: "I'm Shipping Out to Boston"
Lilly woke abruptly the next morning to the jaunty tune of the Dropkick Murphy's "I'm Shipping Out to Boston". At the sudden noise, Figaro and Tabitha, who had been napping together on the other side of her bed, flew out of the room with a surprised yowl, scared half to death at the suddenness of the alarm. After a second of not knowing where she was, she groaned and quickly silenced her alarm. Once the alarm was off, Lilly glanced at the time and then groaned again. Since it was her first day, they had wanted her to come in a little early so that she could be shown around and get situated. The incentive they had given her for coming in early was that they would allow her to leave a little early. Lilly just wished "early" didn't mean 6 in the morning. And according to her clock it was 5:15 which meant she had 45 minutes to shower, dress, and get her butt to the hospital. At that sobering thought, Lilly leapt out of bed, now quite awake, and dashed for the shower.
She ended up getting ready in record time, half an hour, and looking decent all at the same time. Making sure one last time that her cats were alive and fed, she grabbed her keys and purse, locked her apartment door, and headed for her car which was parked in the apartment complex's garage.
"Thank god, for living 5 minutes away," Lilly muttered under her breath as she pealed out of the garage, cutting into traffic and speeding down the road. As it was now 5:50 and Lilly was already halfway to the hospital thanks to her speeding, she relaxed quite a bit, but in no way slowed down. She was known amongst her friends for being quite the speed demon and a hellion behind the wheel. But she always laughed and quipped back with the response: "Well, at least I get where I'm going all in one piece." Her friends laughed with her, then responded with: "So far."
Five minutes later, Lilly was pulling into a parking spot reserved especially for her right next to one of the main entrances to the hospital from the parking deck on the first level. Grabbing her purse from the passenger seat, she hurried out of her car and into the building, taking one last reassuring deep breath to calm her nerves as her foot crossed the threshold.
"Dr. Scott, I presume?" a man in a doctor's lab coat greeted her warmly as he walked towards her as she entered the hospital. He had snow white hair with a receding hairline and he looked to be about 60. As he came closer, Lilly figured he stood at around 6 foot had compassionate features.
"Yes, hi," Lilly said with a returning smile, instantly feeling greatly welcomed.
"Ah, good, good, impeccable timing, you have. I'm Dr. Michaels, the chief of medicine here at St. John's," the man said, offering his hand. Lilly took it and they shook hands firmly.
"Thank you again, so much, for giving me the opportunity to work here at St. John's," Lilly said gratefully. Michaels just waved his hand in dismissal and smiled.
"It is an honour to have you working with us, Dr. Scott. We are more than happy to have you here. Now, if you will follow me, I'll show you to your office and introduce you to a few of your colleagues," Michaels said, beckoning her to follow him, as he turned and began to walk down the hallway he had previously just come from. Lilly followed obediently behind him, examining the interior of the hospital all at the same time.
It was as most other hospitals were designed, but as this one was newer and one of the top in the country, it had just a few modifications and fancy additives. The entrance in which she had just come in had an information desk to her left which her and Michaels passed as they walked down the hallway. They passed by elevators, waiting rooms, and small decorative displays of random facts about the human body. Passing by the last display, they entered into a large, two story room with a fountain in the center, the statue of the fountain being some sort of flourished design spewing water from the top-most pinnacle, and huge two story windows reaching from ceiling to floor. Lilly looked around the giant room with widened eyes as she followed Michaels through it and then into another hallway. They came to stop in front of the elevators and Michaels reached over and pressed the "up" button.
"One floor up and then down the hall and we're there!" he said. Lilly smiled at him in response. The elevator doors opened and they both stepped in, Michaels pressing the button for the second floor, and the doors closed. The two of them struck up a small conversation when Michaels asked Lilly about her previous work in Boston. The conversation continued as the elevator reached its second floor destination and allowed the two passengers to leave and continue down a hallway.
"And here we are!" Michaels exclaimed, stopping at a door. The office had floor to ceiling widows showing into the hallway, with the blinds pulled back, so Lilly could peer into the office before actually entering it. And from what she could see, it was amazing. Michael's unlocked the door and opened it, holding it open as he allowed Lilly to enter first then entering in behind her.
The office had two parts to it. One room, the room they entered into, had the desk, filing cabinets, shelves, and the like. It also had large windows showing the outside and a partial view over
the city of L.A. Michaels led Lilly into the second room, which also had windows peering into the main office and the outside. This second room was more of a meeting room, as it had a whiteboard, meeting table and chairs, and more shelves and filing cabinets.
"So, how do you like your new office?" Michaels asked, after he had showed Lilly the smaller features, and explained to her that some things were still coming in for her, like a computer and her name on the door.
"It's amazing, thank you!" Lilly breathed.
"I'm glad you like it," Michaels said. "If you happen to need anything else or any other kind of supplies, like folders, notebooks, etc., just let the front desk know and they'll make a note and inform the right people. Now, if you want to come with me, I believe George and Rose are already here and so I can introduce you to them. They're either just getting here or just getting out of surgery, I can never remember which!" Lilly followed Michaels out of her office, and further down the hallway a ways until they came to a door that had the name "George McCabe" on the door. Michaels knocked smartly on it and waited for a few seconds. When there was no reply, he tried again, but without success.
"Must be getting out of surgery soon, then," he said, walking back to the elevators with Lilly in tow. "Which means that Rose is most likely also, since they are usually teamed together. See, George is the top heart surgeon here, and Rose is an anesthesiologist." Lilly "Oh'd" appropriately, and followed Michaels back into the elevators to return to the first floor, now getting nervous again to meet her colleagues.
When the elevator doors opened on the first floor, Michaels led her out and down a different hallway, past many rooms and alternative hallways. 'This place is a maze,' Lilly thought to herself, almost growing dizzy at the many turns they kept taking.
"And don't worry about getting lost in here. You learn your way around fairly quickly," Michaels commented, almost seeming to read Lilly's mind.
"Ok, good. Because knowing me, I'll be trying to find my way to surgery and end up showing up an hour late or on the roof," she joked, chuckling. Michaels laughed and gave her a good-natured smile just as they passed under a sign that read "Surgery Waiting Room."
The pair passed through the waiting room and through some double doors, back into where the patients were actually taken and where the surgery rooms were. After passing by some rooms, and turning a few corners, they apparently came to the room they were looking for as Michaels opened the door for her and followed her in. It was the preliminary wash room where the surgeons and nurses washed up, etc. before doing their surgeries. Currently standing at the large sink conversing jovially was a man and a woman, with surgical face masks pulled down around their necks, and wearing white doctor's robes, their bloody scrubs lying in a basket to the side.
"Dr. Lee and Dr. McCabe, I have found you at last," Michaels exclaimed, abruptly announcing his and Lilly's presence to the two doctors. The woman, Dr. Lee, actually jumped, surprised by the outburst, as Dr. McCable laughed at her.
"It's not funny, George!" she exclaimed, smacking him playfully on the arm.
"Hello, Sir," George said, turning off the water and grabbing some paper towels to dry his hands and forearms.
"Hello, Sir," Rose echoed, doing the same.
"Rose, George, I would like to introduce to you Dr. Lilly Scott, our new neurosurgeon," Michaels said, placing a hand on Lilly's shoulder as he introduced her.
"Hi, pleased to meet you both," Lilly greeted with a smile, shaking both Rose and George's hands when they were offered.
George looked to be about mid to late 30s, with dark brown hair cut in a short, fashionable style. He towered over Lilly's 5'8 frame, so she assumed him to be somewhere between 6'2" and 6'4". 'Tall, dark, and handsome,' Lilly mused to herself with an inward smile. And handsome he was. A kind face with startling deep, blue eyes the colour of the midnight sky that peered intently at her.
"It's good to finally meet you. We've all been hearing quite a bit about our new addition to the family and we're all excited as hell," George told Lilly in a friendly tone, settling into his hip and crossing his arms over his chest as he gave her a warm smile.
"Yea, it's a relief to finally be getting another woman around here. Too much male testosterone if you ask me!" Rose chimed in, nodding her head in George's direction at the last comment. Lilly chuckled as George's smile widened.
Rose was gorgeous, and suddenly Lilly felt as though she had walked into a modeling agency instead of a hospital. Seriously, when did all doctors become uber-perfect in the looks department? It was starting to feel like one of Lilly's favourite medical drama shows where everyone was gorgeous
and not a homely person in sight. Rose seemed to be in her mid to late 30s as well and had jet-black hair that was currently pinned into a bun at the back of her head, with a few pieces, which had escaped, falling into her perfectly, heart-shaped face. Her eyes were very light in contrast to her ebony hair and tanned skin. They shone an icy blue, but holding nothing but warmth in their gaze. She also seemed to stand closer to Lilly's height.
"It's true, though. Dr. Lee and you are only two of a few other women doctors around here. Of course there a lot of nurses who are women, but when it comes to doctors, it seems like the majority is of men," Michaels commented on Rose's statement.
The four doctors chatted for a few minutes more in the wash-up room before Michaels announced he should probably continue showing Lilly around so that she could get down the basics and go home for the day. They all said their goodbyes, and then Lilly followed Michaels out of the washroom and down the hall.
Michaels led her around another section of the hospital, pointing out mundane things like appointment rooms, etc. By the end of tour, which ended back at her new office, Lilly's legs hurt, she had more names in her memory bank than she could remember, and she still probably couldn't find her way to the nearest bathroom even if she had been given a map and a compass.
"I know this is really overwhelming, but believe me, you'll get used to it almost immediately," Michaels said as the two stood in front of her office door. "You're free to go for the rest of the day, just come in tomorrow at your normal starting time, which is 10 am and we'll be sure that your office is set up partly, if not completely, by then. Sound good?"
"Definitely. Thank you so much, again," Lilly said, shaking Michaels' hand again.
"Don't mention it at all, Dr. Scott. It's good to have you on the team," he said. "Now, if you'd like to follow me to the exit, I'll show you the way back to the parking garage."
Lilly arrived home and entered her apartment, Figaro and Tabitha immediately running up to welcome her.
"Hey there, babies," she cooed, dropped her purse on the table next to the door, kicking off her shoes, and following her cats further into the apartment as they led her towards the kitchen, yowling. "Well, gee. And for a moment I thought you two were happy to see me. But no, you just want to be fed," Lilly muttered, fetching the cats some food.
After the animals were fed, Lilly fixed herself a simple bowl of cheerios, as she was too lazy to do anything else, and plopped down in front of the TV, switching it on. The mindless drone of the afternoon news added to the busy hum of Lilly's thoughts in her mind. As she spooned herself some cheerios, she thought back over her shortened work day and tried to go over the important things Michaels had told her, just so she wouldn't be as likely to forget. She may have been a child prodigy, but she had the worst memory sometimes.
The rest of the afternoon and evening went by at a leisurely pace. Lilly spent her time vegging out and unpacking some of the last boxes so that she would have them finally out of the way. She knew to savour this last day of freedom from paper work, stress, and constant busyness. Around 11 in the evening, she had finished unpacking all of her boxes and was lounging on the couch watching the news, her two cats purring happily in her lap as she lazily pet them. Glancing at the clock and realizing her tiredness, she made the decision to head off to bed and get as much sleep as she could before the chance to get normal hours of sleep disappeared.
"Bedtime, loves," Lilly whispered, picking both cats up in her arms as she shut off the TV. The mewed sleepily as she carried them with her to her bedroom, shutting off lights in the process. She set the cats down on her bed then crawled under the sheets next to them, turning to shut off the final light before she lay down.
"Goodnight," she whispered, then closed her eyes and slept.
Phew, and thats it . I already have the third chapter written but I'm going to wait to post it until I get some more (possible) feedback and some more written on the next chapter . And something to look forward to, we're introduced to our favourite guy ;P . So please review !