Chapter two! Please tell me if you liked it. Some scenes where extracted from 1x03. I don't own Chicago Med or any of its characters and I'm certainly not a doctor.

The next day came along tougher than she had expected. She had been paged to come into work one hour early, apparently because of a school bus accident. Her pager kept beeping as more and more requests of help started coming in. She showered quickly, got dressed, grabbed her stuff and keys, and left the apartment. When she was halfway down the stairs, she mentally kicked herself when she was reminded of the jacket: she had forgotten it on the couch.

After some seconds of debating internally if whether she should go back and get it, she finally decided against it.

The jacket can wait. She concluded, heading faster towards her car. She was already running late and she knew that she would be reprimanded for it.

As soon as she set foot on the ER, she felt a wave of stress and emotion hit her when she saw the chaos that was going on: children hurt and crying, doctors crowding the room, moving patients on stretchers, nurses running in every direction. She knew she couldn't stay on the sidelines. She had to help.

She quickly put her stuff aside and adjusted her white coat and washed her hands on a nearby emergency sink. She approached April, who was almost straddling a boy who refused intervention and continued wailing despite April's calm words, trying to relax him.

-What can I do to help? - She asked breathlessly.

-Dr. Rhodes is going into surgery. They'll probably need help there. - She replied dismissively, all of her attention on the boy in front of her.

Sarah didn't waste any time and made her way into the rooms in wait for the operating room. Once she got there she saw Dr. Rhodes, Maggie and several doctors and nurses trying to stop the bleeding on a man's shoulder. A metal bar had punctured it from side to side.

-What happened here? - She quietly asked Maggie as she put on her gloves.

-The driver got the worst of it. I need you to help steady his heart rate. Two doses of disopyramide. - replied a blonde doctor coldly, whom Sarah didn't know.

She furrowed her brow, but did as she was told and added the medication into his IV. The driver stopped breathing as fast and instantly relaxed.

-I need a CTA of his chest, ASAP. Figure out exactly what's bleeding. - added the doctor to one of the nurses, who left hurriedly.

-We got to get him on his back before we take him upstairs. - said Dr. Rhodes, his gaze on the man's injury, and extended his hand to receive an electrical cutter.

Sarah noticed the cutter and instantly recognized the instrument. -Oh, are you going to use the…-

-Yes, he is. Can you hold the patient steady, please? Thank you. - interrupted the blonde doctor arrogantly.

Sarah met Maggie's gaze, who didn't seem at all happy with the blonde's behavior towards Sarah. Sarah closed her eyes once, as if trying to tell her she was okay.

Dr. Rhodes cut into the bar, so that the patient could rest on his back flatly, and set the piece aside.

-Alright, we're going to flip him over onto his back, gently, on my count. 1… 2… 3. - As she said three, the doctor, Rhodes, Maggie and Reese moved him.

-Alright, let's start to patch him up. Newbie, start a femoral line.-

She knew she had deliberately put her on the spot and instantly felt the pressure of her watching her on the back of her neck. She knew the procedure, but she also knew that she couldn't mess up again. So she carefully placed the materials on top of the sheets and started unfolding what she needed. She wasn't even halfway through when she felt being pushed aside.

-I got this. - Said the blonde doctor, irritated.

Sarah stepped backwards and visibly gulped. She thought she had been doing okay… but this doctor didn't seem to notice any of her efforts.

She noticed Maggie started to get more pissed off about it, but Sarah very well knew that this wasn't the time or place to start an argument. Her eyes met Dr. Rhodes's, who also looked annoyed by the sudden and rude intervention.

-Reese, - he called, – get over here and help me splint the glass to keep it still.-

Sarah immediately went to his side and got into action, using her index fingers.

-One wrong move on the way, and he could have a massive hemorrhage. - He said calmly, but firm.

Sarah's gaze briefly left what she was doing and stared at Dr. Rhodes. He looked confident enough to let her do this, and she was decided to not let him down. He trusted her. And that's all she needed.

The hours went by and the school bus patients, one by one, were taken care of until there was none left to attend at the moment. Sarah cleaned her forehead with the back of her sleeve and pushed away some hairs from her face. They had been taking care of patients for the last twelve hours, without any time to rest. She felt weak, dizzy and hungry.

She decided to go to the cafeteria and sit down for a while. Once she got in, she sighed. There were almost no empty places for her to sit, because of the families of the children occupying them. She spotted Dr. Manning who was reading and distractingly eating a sandwich alone in one of the far corners, so she went over to where she was.

-Can I join you? There are no other empty places.-

Dr. Manning quickly looked up from her book. –Reese. Hey. Sure, sit. - She said motioning to the chair in front of her with her sandwich.

Once she sat, she rested her face on her palms and sighed.

-It was a hell of day, huh? - said Natalie with a weak smile.

Sarah just nodded without breaking her stance.

-Have you eaten anything yet?-

-Was just about to. What are you eating? - said Sarah crossing her arms on the table.

-PB and J.-

-I thought they didn't make those here anymore? Not being a healthy example of a meal and stuff? - replied Sarah almost whispering.

-I guess I have pregnant woman privileges. - She said laughing and resting a hand on her belly.

Sarah smiled.

-How long until…?-

-Four weeks. I seriously can't wait for him to be born.-

-You really love him. - concluded Sarah, smiling.

-That, and I want to be able to lay on my stomach again. Sleeping on my back is getting annoying.-

They both laughed.

-What's so funny over here? - said Will, taking a chair, turning it around and sitting so that he could rest his arms on the backrest.

-Women things, Dr. Halstead. You wouldn't understand. - lied Natalie still laughing, brushing him off.

-Well, Dr. Manning. - He stretched the name. –Then I'm not that sure I want to know.-

They kept talking for a while until Sarah felt her stomach was going to eat itself, for which she got up.

-I'm getting something to eat. Do any of you want anything?-

-Actually, we're leaving. Will and I have a… an appointment to attend to.-

Yeah, an appointment like a date, thought Sarah.

-Okay, I'll see you guys tomorrow then.-

-Take care, Reese. - said Will.

She saw the line in the cafeteria and decided that it would be faster if she ordered something from the little food shop near the hospital. Her mind replayed the events of that day as she walked towards the exit. How that awful doctor had treated her, how Dr. Rhodes had trusted her with the procedure… She was so grateful to him.

-Hey, Reese.-

She whirled around at the sound of his voice. He was wearing blue scrubs and his stethoscope hanging from around his neck.

-Hi, Dr. Rhodes.-

He just smiled sympathetically at her. –How are you?-

-I'm… great? - She lied. She was still a little bit moved by everything that had happened today.

Connor looked at her disbelievingly –Sarah, I know you're not. What Zanetti did was out of line. She was angry at me and tried to get me through you, and I'm sorry.-

Sarah stood quiet.

-Why was she angry at you? And why take it out on me?-

-I don't know. She can be a little… special, sometimes.-

-Special, huh? - She turned her back on Connor and crossed her arms, trying to focus on the menu board. She felt him move to stand by her side.

-At least let me get you anything. It's the least I can do for what happened.-

-You already did something when you called me to help you. - She said, relaxing. –You don't own me anything. - She looked at him and saw sincerity.

-Come on. Tell me what you want.-

She sighed and looked back at the board. She knew he wouldn't let this go.

-A green salad- she said to him.

Connor smiled at her, amused and shook his head. –Seriously? All you want is a green salad?-

-Yes, and make it a small one.-

Connor laughed and proceeded to the counter, but to Sarah's surprise, he started ordering something completely different

-Can I get a ham and cheese bagel, no bacon, one peppermint coffee with whipped cream, a piece of chocolate cake, AND a small green salad?-

The man nodded and walked away to get the food.

-I hope that what you asked for is for you…- warned Sarah.

Connor just winked at her once the food arrived, and handed the money to the worker.

-Sorry. I just ate. - But before Sarah could protest, he took off sprinting towards the hospital.

-Anything else, miss? - said the man, but Sarah kept staring at the place where Rhodes had just been, a small smile growing on her face.

-No. That's all I'll be having, thank you.-

After leaving the hospital, the fourth-year medical student arrived, exhausted, at her apartment. As soon as she got in, her phone vibrated, making her groan, but was instantly more alert when she saw the name of the sender. She slid her thumb on the screen and a little message popped up.

You still have my favorite jacket.

Sarah quickly typed back.

I'm sorry. I forgot it on my apartment this morning. I'll hand it over tomorrow.

She threw her phone away, filled a glass with red wine and headed over to her sofa. She heard her phone vibrate again, and reached out for it. She couldn't help but smile widely at the message, but didn't reply back, finally letting herself drift away on the couch.

No rush.

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