Here is chapter two! Yay! Thank you for the wonderful reviews!
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It was different being with Connor, Sarah realized. He made her heart flutter and she tended to smile more. It was definitely a good thing. He was most likely the best habit she ever had. He genuinely cared for her, holding her when she cried, worrying about her when she walked to her apartment alone.
"What are you thinking about?" He whispered in her ear, wrapping his muscular arms around her waist.
"You." Sarah replied, turning in his arms and giving him her brightest smile. He smirked down at her as he kissed her softly. "You are by far the best thing that has ever happened to me."
"Really? Because I think you are my worst habit." Connor answered. Sarah stared at him in shock. "I cannot seem to keep my hands to myself whenever I'm around you." He kissed her a little more passionately. Trailing his kisses down to the base of her neck.
"You totally just saved yourself." Sarah moaned. "What time does your shift start?"
"At 9. You?" Connor asked, pulling away to look down at her.
"3." Sarah looked over at the clock. "You better get ready. You have forty five minutes until your shift starts."
"Fine. I'll see you tonight?" He questioned. Sarah smiled softly.
"Depends." She playfully answered, giving him one last kiss. She lingered a bit, before pulling away.
"You tease." Connor groaned, pulling on his coat. "I'll see you at work."
"You better keep your hands to yourself." Sarah warned, laughing as he playfully glared.
"I've only got my sight set on you."
"Flirt." Sarah laughed.
Connor shook his head and opened the door. He shot a quick wink at Sarah before disappearing down the hallway.
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Connor was smiling the entire subway ride towards Med. He never felt this way. Not with any of his old girlfriends, or with Zanetti. He shook his head at the thought of dating her, everyone suspected he'd end up marrying her. He didn't have the slightest clue why. He thought they were way to similar, both with dominant personalities at work. That and she was a total bitch to the others.
"What's got you smiling, Dr. Rhodes?" April Sexton questioned, raising an eyebrow.
"My best and worst habit." Connor responded. April looked at him, before smiling.
"Someone's got a lady friend." She teased. "Oh, Will and Ethan are gonna chew you up!"
"What are we gonna do, April?" Ethan asked, appearing.
Before Connor could say anything, April was already spitting it out. "Dr. Rhodes here has a lady friend." She wiggled her eyebrows playfully.
"Don't listen to her. I think she might be on drugs." Connor informed his friend.
Ethan gave a hearty laugh. "Does she know who you actually are?"
"Yes, she does. And she accepted it." Connor answered. "She is amazing."
"We all have break together. You are going to spill every single detail about her. Do you understand?" April demanded.
"Yes, ma'am." Connor saluted before heading off.
"Playful jerk." April muttered to Ethan.
"I have a feeling we're gonna like whoever he's dating." Ethan said. "She's got to be amazing to make him smile that big."
"True." April agreed.
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Sarah was smiling as she walked towards work. She had to head back to her apartment to grab her supplies. Unfortunately, she lived in a bad neighborhood and Connor would usually walk her home. And it didn't help that she was fairly certain she was being followed.
Her phone rang at that moment, making her jump a little. "Hello?"
"It's April. You have got to hurry here. Dr. Rhodes about to tell everyone about his mystery girl." April's voice said. So Joey hadn't spilled the beans.
"Congrats?" Sarah answered, looking over her shoulder. "Look, April, I have to go. Tell me all about it later, okay?"
"Fine. You are so not fun." April joked. "Bye, hun."
"Later, Aps." Sarah said.
"So you like to be called hun, right?" Someone called out. "I can do that, hun."
"Leave me alone, please." Sarah said, moving faster down the sidewalk.
"No." The man said. He shoved her against a brick wall. He was homeless, Sarah could tell. The way he looked, the way he acted, the way he smelled.
"Please don't hurt me." Sarah begged.
"We ain't gonna hurt you, sweets." The man said.
"We?"
"Me and my friends." He said. "We're just gonna have a little fun." Sarah gulped, she definitely didn't like this. And boy was she right.
It hurt as they took turns raping her. She didn't know what to do, so she screamed for help until they started to hit her. After that, they stabbed her multiple times before leaving her for dead.
Sarah watched as they ran, her vision growing darker and darker by each passing second until her eyes finally closed.
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"Where the hell is Reese?" Connor demanded, pacing in the lobby of Med.
"I have no clue. Last time I called her, she said she was on her way here." April told him. "I called her again, but she hasn't answered."
"Incoming patient!" Natalie Manning shouted, racing into the lobby. They watched as an ambulance pulled up and Sylvie Brett hopped out of the back. Her and Natalie pulled the cart down. Natalie rushed the patient in as Sylvie counted off her injuries. And that's when everyone recognized the face.
"Reese!" April shouted, rushing over towards. Connor was right behind her. He looked over to Sylvie.
"What happened to her?" He asked.
"Neighbors saw a body lying in an ally. Said it looked like one of the tenants the next building over. Jimmy and I got called there. She spoke a little, saying that they raped her and beat her. She didn't say where she got the stab wounds, so I didn't press." Sylvie informed him. "Said they were homeless."
"How many?"
"I don't know. But she did keeping asking for you." Sylvie stated. "I have to go."
Connor watched as his friends wheeled his life away. And he headed into the break room for some air. Much needed air.
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