It had been a few months and it seemed like nothing was going according to Andy's favor. Jason had been listed for a new heart but with his rare blood type they had yet to find a match for him. And though Rena had finally agreed to see a marriage counselor with him, they were both making zero progress and as much as it broke his heart, they were on the brink of divorce. Thankfully, his personal life hadn't affected his work life too as he knew he'd be hearing it from Sophia if it was, "Dr. Yablonski," Ryan called.
Andy turned around to face Ryan, "Hey Ryan, any news on a new heart for Jason."
"No, but a liver has come in for Jack Hanson, I was wondering if you know where Dr. Lee is?"
"Um," said Andy thinking about it for a moment, "I think I might have seen him and Miranda in the radiology wing."
Ryan nodded and headed in said direction and sure enough, the two surgeons were looking at a brain scan together, "Dr. Lee," said Ryan interrupting the pair, "I just got an offer on a liver for Jack Hanson," he informed handing the iPad to David.
"Primary?" asked David, scanning the information.
"Yes, it's in Newark, Dr. Jordan said a while ago to get a team ready if you approved," said Ryan.
"Looks good, go find Dr. Patel and we'll get ready to go," said David. Ryan nodded and started to leave only to stop a few feet behind a wall as he heard David say to Miranda, "I'm sure Andy will be looking for you soon to start getting Mr. Hanson prepped for surgery."
"Right," answered Miranda. She looked into his eyes and smiled meekly.
David laid his hand on her shoulder and said, "I should be back by tonight. Maybe we can grab a bite to eat afterwards."
"Sure," she responded.
"Okay, see you later," he squeezed her shoulder and started walking to where Ryan was. Ryan immediately darted in the other direction to find Inder before they were off to Newark. Ryan pretended like he didn't know anything about David and Miranda's earlier conversation, but he wasn't the only one who had been noticing a difference between them. It seemed ever since the day Kuol had received his heart transplant, the two of them were…closer.
"Hey, SpongeBob," said David interrupting Ryan's thoughts.
Ryan brought himself back to reality and said, "Sorry?"
"We're landing," informed David pointing to the landing at Saint Michael's Medical Center. As soon as David and Inder had procured he liver, they were on their way back to Pittsburgh. David immediately took the liver to the OR where Andy and Miranda had already begun the surgery. As his shift was now over, he headed to the locker room to change clothes. He was just about to leave when Andy came over to him and said, "I think Miranda wanted to talk to you."
David nodded and found Miranda coming out of the girl's locker room, "So did the surgery go as planned."
Miranda nodded, "For now anyways. So what restaurant did you want to go to for dinner?"
"You can pick," said David.
Miranda gave him a smirked said, "I picked the last time. You get to pick this time."
"Alright," said David, "Meet me outside in a few minutes and I'll have decided." Miranda nodded and David went to the parking lot to wait on her. Andy approached while David was waiting and smiled, "What?" asked David.
"If you think you and Miranda are keeping your relationship a secret form the rest of the hospital, you're not," he said.
David looked at Andy in astonishment, "What? We're not in a relationship? We're just friends."
"Friends who go out on dates. And friends who flirt with each other," said Andy.
"I'm telling you, we're just friends. I haven't even kissed her yet," said David and then mentally smacked himself for what he just said.
"Keyword being 'yet'," Andy emphasized.
David leaned against the wall and said, "You don't have to talk about this if you don't want to," Andy raised his eyebrow questioningly, "I mean, I know everything you're going through with Rena."
Andy sighed, "We're going to work it out."
"Hey," said Miranda approaching the two surgeons, "So what did you decide?"
"Applebees work for you?" asked David.
"Sure," said Miranda shrugging her shoulders, "Have a good evening Andy," she nodded towards him.
Rena pulled up out front of the hotel Andy was staying. She was a little hesitant to enter the building and was certainly afraid of how he would react to the news deep down she knew had to give him. Of course, she didn't know yet for sure, but she was too afraid to find out by herself. She finally mustered the courage to enter the hotel and found his room. She knocked on the door and Andy answered a few moments later, "Hi," he said softly.
"Hi," she answered, "Can I come in?"
"Of course," he said, stepping aside to let her into the room, "So, uh, what brings you by tonight?"
"Um, just," said Rena twisting her hands together, "It's something we might want to talk about outside of a counselor or lawyer's office, as it might change some things about how we proceed with the sessions."
Andy looked at her confusingly, "Rena, what's going on?"
Rena took a deep breath and held back a few tears, "You know that night a few months ago? When we were…together in that manner?"
Andy nodded, "Yeah."
Rena looked down. Subtlety had never been her strong suit, "Andy, I think I'm pregnant."
Andy opened and closed his mouths a few times, "Are you sure?"
Rena shook her head, "No, I haven't taken a test yet. But I'm really late, like two weeks late, and I've been really nauseous and tired, also my breasts feel like they're being run over by a truck, and I'm really freaking out right now," she said in a panicked voice.
"Honey…" said Andy stepping forward, then he stopped himself.
"I didn't know who else to go to, but I haven't been with anyone else, so you're definitely the father," said Rena, a hint of contempt in her voice, "I just didn't want to be alone." A few tears ran down her cheeks. Andy stepped forward and wrapped his arms around Rena. Surprisingly, she leaned into his embrace, letting the tears spill loose, "I'm so scared Andy."
"It'll be alright Rena," he said, running his hand up and down her back, an action that always soothed her. He leaned back and cupped her face, gazing into her chocolate brown eyes, "No matter what happens between us, I will always be there for our baby."
Rena sniffled, "Well, I better go find out if we're having one."
Andy squeezed her shoulders and Rena disappeared into the bathroom. Andy paced his hotel room waiting for Rena to finish, both excited and incredibly nervous at the same time. Several minutes later, Rena emerged from the bathroom, "Well?" asked Andy.
Rena walked over to Andy and handed him the object in her hand, "Congratulations," she gave a small smile, "Daddy." Andy looked down at the test and it clearly read 'pregnant'. The couple slowly embraced, chuckling lightly, and even Andy let a few tears escape. They turned to each and Rena gave Andy a soft kiss on the lips. She quickly gathered her belongings and turned to face him, "So, I guess I'll schedule an ultrasound. You should probably be there if you can."
Andy nodded, upset that she had gone back to her recent cold demeanor around him, "Okay," Rena was just about to leave when Andy said, "Things will work out this time Rena." Rena choked back some more tears and went out to her car. At this point she didn't know if Andy was referring to their marriage or the baby.
David and Miranda had just finished their meal and David slowly walked Miranda to her car turning to her, "Hey, can you come to my place. I wanted to talk to you about something,"
Miranda narrowed her eyes suspiciously at him talk, "Talk or…"
"Actually talk," informed David.
Miranda nodded and said, "I'll see you in a few minutes." Miranda was waiting for him when he arrived at his house. The two slowly entered the living room and David turned on the light, only to be greeted by a golden retriever, "Hi Sadie," Miranda whispered to her.
David patted the couch next to him and Sadie immediately jumped up onto his lap. Miranda sat down next to them, scratching Sadie's head affectionately, "So, what did you want to to talk about to me?" asked Miranda.
David took a deep breath, knowing full well that Miranda wasn't one to easily share her feelings, "Just, you and I...for the past few months have been getting to know each other more. More so in one year than my first two years at Three Rivers."
"Yeah so," said Miranda.
"Miranda, do you consider us to be, you know, dating?" asked David.
Miranda's head shot up and she froze. She wasn't looking for any sort of relationship at this stage in her life, no matter how much Rena, Pam, Lisa, and Tabitha bugged her about her love life, "Well," Miranda began, "We have been spending a lot of time alone together and going out to eat together which is what people who are dating traditionally do," she said, "But, David, come on? I'm technically your superior, and your residency is over in a few months. You could end up with a job on the other side of the country. And even if you did stay in Pittsburgh, we both work long hours. We would never see each other and we could very well be co-workers then."
David nodded, "But you didn't answer my question."
Miranda could feel her breaths getting heavier and heavier. She knew she should stop herself, but she just couldn't. Soon, her lips met David's lips with a burning passion. Kissing him felt so natural, like nothing she had ever felt before in her life. After a few moments, they both pulled back and they both chuckled nervously, "That was…" started Miranda.
"Yeah," David agreed.
Miranda stood to leave and said, "Goodnight David."
David followed her outside as she went to her car, "Miranda…"
Miranda looked over to him and smiled, "Yes, we are."
