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A/N: i do have the main plot all laid out but if you have any suggestions i am open to them.
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Chapter 2
Mister Heartthrob
EPOV
I was sitting in my kitchen having my coffee and reading the paper when my phone started to ring. I looked at the caller ID and it told me that my dad was calling.
"Hey dad, what's up?" I answered.
"Morning, Edward, I know it's your day off but Garrett called in sick and we're short-handed in the ER. Will you able to come in today? I'll just move your schedule to give you another day off next week." He told me.
"Yeah, I guess that will be okay, dad. I don't have any plans for today anyway. What time do I have to be in?" I asked
"Can you make it in about two hours?" he asked me.
"Yes, I can do that, dad. I have to shower and get changed anyway. I was just reading the paper." I said.
"Thanks, son, I'm on my way now, I'll see you there," He ended the call.
"Ok, dad, see you." With that, we hung up. I finished my coffee then went to my bathroom and got changed.
I live by myself in a loft apartment near the hospital. I used to live with my brother Emmett, but his wild ways made me decide to move out. Since I got my trust fund from my grandfather, my dad has allowed me to use it any way I see fit, and to say I have more than enough is an understatement.
When I was ready, I gathered my medical bag, my coat and my keys, and made my way to the garage and got in my Volvo S60R. This was my everyday car. When one of my investments returned a big interest I bought a Lamborghini Gallardo which I use on special occasions, which is rare since I have not found a special occasion enough to use it for.
After pulling out of the garage, I made my way down the streets of Boston and to the hospital in about ten minutes. Traffic was light today. I pulled in to the staff parking lot and noticed Emmett's Land Rover Defender in the lot along with my Dad's Mercedes CLS 350.
We all work in the same hospital since my dad is the Chief of Staff here in Boston University Medical Center. Emmett works in the hospital as head of Biomedical Engineering and our cousin Jasper is head of the counselling department.
As for me, I work in the ER finishing up my residency. I am young for my post since I'm currently 27-years-old and sped through high school and college, then off to med school, and now my training. So as you can tell my social life is close to nil. Emmett used to set me up on dates and stuff, but none of them really seemed to catch my eye. They were either too shallow or couldn't hold up a good conversation. I have this philosophy that the right one will come along for me; I just have to be patient.
Ok, so as I enter the ER and the nurses start to ogle at me...again. I won't say that I'm bad looking but I'm not that attractive either. I'm about 6-feet-4-inches tall; I have bronze colored hair, with green eyes. I'm buffed up bit, not as much as Emmett since I only work out when I can.
"Good morning, Dr. Cullen! How are you doing today?" Lauren, the days triage nurse, greeted me while batting her eyelashes. It totally gives me the creeps.
"I'm good thanks Lauren," I replied politely, and smiled just like my mother taught me. Then I continued to walk into the ER and went straight to the station to call up to my dad and let him know that I was in the hospital already.
"Good morning, Dr Cullen," someone called from behind the station just as I was about to reach for the phone. I looked up and saw Jessica ogling at me, a wide smile plastered on her face.
"Good Morning, Jessica," I once again replied politely and reached for the phone. She then caught my hand on the receiver stopping me from picking up the phone. Oh she's a touchy one, I thought.
"Who would you be calling today, Dr Cullen? I'll dial it for you." She smirked.
I honestly wanted to make up a number to pretend to call "my girlfriend" but I don't think that would get her off my back. So I just decided to be honest. "I was going to call up to the Chief of Staff to let him know that I was in," I explained.
"Od, ok, Doctor, just a minute." With that she picked up the phone and dialled up to my father's office. Then she handed the phone tp me.
I waited for someone on the other line to answer. "Dr. Cullen's Office," Hannah, my dad's nurse/secretary answered.
"Hey, Hannah, it's Edward. Is my dad in?" I asked her.
"Oh hey Edward, yeah just a minute, I'll make sure he's free." She replied. After a while I heard my dad's voice on the phone.
"Yes, son, is there a problem?" He asked me.
"Oh, no problem dad, just wanted to let you know that I'm at the hospital. Where do you want me? I'm on my trauma rotation but I'm not sure where Garrett was supposed to be." I said.
"Oh, he was supposed to be there as well so you're fine where you are." He said. Oh great! I thought. Another shift with people ogling at me. "Ok, dad, I'll hold my post here then. I'll catch you later."
"OK son, have a good shift," and with that he bade me good-bye. After calling my dad, I went into the doctor's lounge got out the things I needed from my bag and stuffed them in the pocket of my lab coat then I placed my bag in my assigned locker. OK, time to face the ogle-eyed staff.
As I was about to leave, Mike Newton entered the room and greeted me. "Good morning, Edward. I did not know you were working today. No wonder all the nurses are chatting all googly-eyed again."
"Good morning, Mike. Yeah, tell me about it. I was supposed to be off but apparently Garrett called in sick so I was asked to cover for him." I replied. "Can't you just date all of them to get them off my back? I'm sure you and Garrett can work your charms." I said with a smile.
"Oh, we've tried. Believe me. But they just end up talking about you guys or some shallow thing like fashion trends." Mike said to me then laughed. Mike is a good guy, always has others welfare in mind. I like him because he works hard and rarely complains about the work load. After our chat we both walked out of the room to the main ER floor where I found Emmett tinkering with one of the machines.
"Hey, Em, what you doing here?" I asked him.
"Hey Bro, well, apparently one of your monitors has been down a couple of days and my boys can't seem to get it fixed. So after two days of trying they decided to call in the big guns." He said with his booming laugh.
"So I see." I chuckled. "Would you want to get some lunch later? If I'm not swamped that is." I asked him.
"Yeah bro that will be good. I think Jasper will he coming in too, I'll call him and ask." With that he went back to work on the monitor.
It was a slow morning, just some minor injuries nothing Mike and I can't handle. Then lunch came around and I decided to meet Jasper and Emmett in the courtyard for lunch. Jasper was able to go out and grab us some sandwiches in the deli nearby.
"Hey Jazz. How was your morning?" I asked him.
"It was good. I just had one client with PTSD. Just a normal counselling session. How about you?" he asked.
"Well same old, same old. Dad called me in 'cause Garrett called in sick and the ER was short-staffed." I answered.
"Same old, same old meaning you went into the ER and all the nurses were all staring at you and doing you favors?" he asked me laughing out loud.
"Yup, that same old, same old. I swear I don't even know why they keep doing that. I was greeted by Lauren with batting eyelashes, and then Jessica dialled my dad's office for me. I swear I could get them to do anything I want if I were that kind of guy." I said as I reached for my sandwich and Emmett arrived.
"Hi guys, sorry I'm late. Dad called and said that he wanted to meet up with us after we're done." He said.
"Why?" Jasper and I asked in unison.
"I'm not sure, he didn't say. Just some meeting with the other board members or something. What did you guys do?" Em asked.
"What? I didn't do anything! Maybe Edward did something with all the admirers he has," Jazz replied laughing.
"Of course I didn't to anything! Why would you think that?" I asked.
"Well, since they called us three maybe they thought we all did something bad even if Ed did it alone." Jasper said.
"Hey! I'm the good guy here. Why are you blaming all the bad stuff on me? Isn't it more likely that Em did something? He's the wild one." I shot.
"I may be the wild one but in the hospital you are the wild one with all the girls going after him. Maybe you decided to act on those advances?" Em said with a wink.
"What? Did we actually come from the same parents? I've had my fun, I want a long, serious relationship with someone who can talk about more than fashion and showbiz." I retorted.
"Ok, ok, we get it," Jasper replied. Just as Emmett's phone rang.
"Hey, let's get going, Dad said he wants us in the conference room in fifteen minutes." He relayed to us. With that we cleaned up then made our way to the conference room.
When we got to that floor, my dad's secretary was waiting outside for us then led us in. When we entered, I saw all our bosses sitting at the table. My dad motioned for us to sit across from them.
"Good Morning guys, I guess you're wondering why we called you here." My dad stated and we all nodded.
"Well, since you are all doing a good job we have decided that you deserve a promotion to team heads. For this we are requiring you to take a leadership seminar in Seattle two weeks from today. We will be fixing your schedules and sending you the details as soon as possible." My dad continued to say.
We all sat there staring at them but we all agreed to the training. We polished out some details then we were released to get back to work.
"Hey, I think this calls for a celebration. You guys up for drinks later? What time are you off Edward?" Em asked.
"Yes, I'm game, I'm off at six. We can grab dinner then go to a bar or something," I replied.
"Ok, then, see you later." Jasper and Em said then walked in their own direction.
I went back to the ER to find Mike working on a group of kids. "Hey Mike, what do we have?" I asked him.
"Oh, you're back. Vehicular accident. A van of children from a game collided with a bus. Can you get the kid in curtain three? Looks like a fracture." I nodded then made my way to the child.
"Hi there, champ. My name is Edward I'm here to help you. Can you tell me your name and what hurts?" I asked the child.
"Are you the doctor?" I nodded, and then he continued to speak. "I'm Jonathan and my arm hurts and I can't move it much," he told me.
"OK, let's have a look, then." I examined his left arm as gently as I could. I noticed a small deformity in the forearm with mild swelling. "OK, it does look broken. Let's go get you some x-rays so we can make sure my assessment is right. Wait here, I'll get the nurse." He nodded.
"Nurse Stanley, can you please take Jonathan up to Radiology and have his left arm x-rayed to include the wrist. Then get him back to me with the plates when he's done. Also, please contact his parents if you have not yet done so." I ordered to Jessica.
"Right away, Dr. Cullen." She answered me with a smile on her face. After about thirty minutes she returned and Jonathan did have a complete displaced fracture of his left arm. His mother had also arrived so I explained the x-ray to both of them and said that he would be needing a cast.
After all the forms were properly filled out I asked Jonathan what color cast he would like and he said green. I explained the procedure and proceeded to cast his arm. After it was done I gave them their home instructions and follow-up schedule already referring them to an Ortho and discharged the patient.
I took on another couple of kids then when the next shift came in I endorsed the events of the day and Mike and I went into the Lounge to get ready to leave. He went ahead of me and as I was about to exit the building, when I heard Lauren call after me.
"Hey Dr. Cullen, you heading home?" she asked me, trying to be cute, I think, but to me it was a bit appalling.
"Yes, it's been a tiring afternoon." I replied slowly.
"Well, ok then, take care, I'll see you tomorrow," she said with a wink.
ARGH! Did she just really do that? That is so unattractive on so many levels! I pushed the thought aside then got in my car to drive home so I could shower and change to meet with Jasper and Emmett for dinner.