Chapter 2
(Phoebe and Nathan live together in Escala to clarify)
Phoebe's POV
I'm in my office after a long and stressful day. I have a cold and my caseload is full. Not a good combination to have. I am charting right now and trying to get all of it done before I go home.
Nathan is at a conference and gets back tomorrow so it's just me for the night. He's been gone for 3 days. I miss him so much. My pager goes off and it says I have a patient in the ED who needs me. Great.
I grab my bag and head down to the ED. When I go to the nurses desk they already know who I am. "Exam room two, eleven year old girl refusing to let them put in an IV," they say and I nod heading in.
I knock on the door and I hear a come in. There is a tired looking dad and an annoyed mom. "We're just going to hold her down," the mom says thinking I am a doctor.
"I am Phoebe Grey, I am a child psychologist at the hospital," I say. They both look confused.
"Why are you here?" They ask me.
"Part of my duty at the hospital is to ensure kids don't feel anxiety or develop medical anxiety when coming into the hospital. I was wondering if it would be okay if I could talk to your daughter,"
I ask.
"By all means," they say. I nod and thank them. I pull a stool over to a very distraught looking eleven year old.
"Hi there, I'm Phoebe what's your name?" I ask her.
"Rylan," she says.
"Hi Rylan, I hear you are feeling pretty yucky," I say and she nods picking at her nails.
"Do you know what the doctors are trying to do?" I ask her and she shakes her head. I nod and internally curse. Some ED doctors never explain to the kids what they are trying to do, so it is no shock that they flip out when they pull out a needle.
"Well the doctors are going to put an IV in you. And what that is is like a water slide for medicine to go into your body and make you feel all better," I say.
"But it's going to hurt," she says.
"It is only going to be a prick and then it is all over with," I say. She shakes her head no.
"You know what I like to do when something is going to prick me?" I ask her.
"What?" She says.
"I like to draw, or play a game, sometimes even read a book, so that I am focused on that and sometimes I don't even realize that they are poking me," I say and she looks up.
"I like to color," she says. I smile and pull out paper and colored pencils. I move the tray table over so she can color with her dominant hand and have the other one be free. I page the nurse to come in.
We are drawing when the nurse comes in. "I like that flower," I say pointing to a daisy she drew.
"Okay Rylan, you are going to feel a prick," I say as the nurse rolls up her sleeve.
"Here hold my hand," I say. She does and I tell her she can squeeze it as hard as she wants. I watch as the nurse inserts the IV. She squeezes my hand and starts to cry.
"Hey it's all done now you did so good," I say and she wipes her eyes. She hugs her dad and mom and I smile sneaking out. They both thank me and I head back to my office.
After I finish charting I head back home. My head cold is horrible right now. My brain feels so foggy. Luckily I'm off tomorrow so I can sleep. Tonight I'm making myself soup and sleeping.
When I get home I head straight to the shower. I take a nice hot shower and microwave some soup. I put on my soft pants and sit on the couch. I eat my soup and turn on hgtv.
All of a sudden there is a knock at my door. I put my bowl on the table and go to the front door. I open in and am not pleased to see who it is.
"What are you doing here," I say to Teddy who is standing there.
"Phoebe, we need to talk. This is getting insane. I miss my sister," he says. I cross my arms and look at him.
"You should have thought about that before you went behind my back for 3 months," I say and go to close the door and he holds it open.
"Just let me explain," he says and I hold my hand out for him to go on.
"Look Olivia and I met up at a bar one night. It wasn't planned I just saw her and we hit it off. It started out as just sex and that was it. I didn't want to tell you because I didn't know if it would become more than that. and I knew you would never want to know about me just hooking up with someone let alone Olivia," he says and I sigh rubbing my temples. I'm too sick for this.
"So you're telling me, you guys just hooked up for 3 months and then you decided to throw me in the loop," I say and Teddy sighs.
"Phoebe, you know you would have been pissed if I told you we were just hooking up," he says and I roll my eyes.
"But why Olivia?" I ask him. "Why do you keep having to fuck my friends? Go find your own girls," I say and he looks at me and I can tell he's getting annoyed. Good.
"Why Nathan?" He asks me. I sigh this is the lawyer in him coming out.
"Not the same thing," I say and he shakes his head.
"You are my sister Phoebe. If it is that big of a deal then I'll break up with Olivia. I'm not losing you over a girl," he says and I sigh.
"I'm not going to break you guys up," I say. I'm starting to realize maybe this was blown out of proportion.
"Just come in," I say. He smiles and walks to the kitchen sitting down.
"It looks good in here," he says And I thank him. We've done some remodeling.
"Look Teddy, it hurt me that you never told me. But you are right I'm not going to lose you over a girl. I'm sorry for ignoring you for a month," I say.
"I'm sorry for starting this Bubs. I just really like her," he says and I smile hugging him.
"You don't look too good," he says and feels my head.
"I have a head cold," I say and he nods.
After we talk for a bit more He has to head out. He has court early in the morning. I sit back on the couch and start eating my soup. After an hour or so there is another knock on my door. Gosh can't people just leave me alone.
I open the door to my dad. He is holding a bag of something that smells amazing and a pharmacy bag. Damnit teddy he must have let it slip that I was sick.
"Hi dad," I smile and hug him. He kisses my head.
"Bubs, why didn't you tell me you were sick?" He asks. I sigh and look at him.
"I'm 25 remember?" I say and he laughs.
"You will always be my baby though," he comes in and brings out Gail's homemade chicken and noodle soup and lots of medicine. He starts heating it for me. His kitchen skills have improved.
"How was work today?" He asks.
"Very busy" I say.
"Where's Nathan?" My dad asks looking around.
"He's been around a conference," I say and my dad nods.
"Do you want me to stay here tonight so you aren't alone," he asks and I smile. I think that would be more for him than it would be for me.
"It's okay, I just need to get some sleep," I say and he nods.
"Well I am staying until you eat this entire bowl of soup," he says and I laugh. We sit down at the kitchen table and talk. I love getting to spend one on one time with him.
We end up watching tv then he leaves me in the apartment. After asking me 500 times if I was sure he didn't need to stay. I take a nice hot bath before getting in bed. I text Nathan before I fall asleep.
*Heading to bed. Can't wait to see you. X* He responds pretty quickly.
*Sweet dreams my girl. I love you so much.*
When I wake up in the morning I groan and check the time. It is 9 am. That is pretty late for me. Ever since starting work I have become a very early riser. I get out of bed and head into the bathroom. After washing my face and brushing my teeth, I head into the kitchen. I start a pot of coffee and lazily scroll through social media.
I take my coffee and sit on the couch turning on the news. All of a sudden Maisy starts to call me. I smile and answer the phone. Before I can even get out a word she just screams "I'M PREGNANT," I gasp. Maisy pregnant?
Maisy and her husband met at a bar he was the bartender and she was with Kendra. His name is Blake and he owns a series of bars and restaurants through Seattle. He is very wealthy and very good to Maisy. To say she is swoon is an understatement.
"Get out. You are not," I say. I didn't even know they were trying.
"Yeah I just took a test. I am freaking out, Phoebe. We weren't trying," she says.
"Maisy calm down. Have you told Blake yet?" I ask her.
"Uhm no," she says. I smile and sigh.
"Maisy you guys have been married for a year. It will all be okay. Why don't you go to his office and talk to him," I say.
"Okay yeah, you are right. Uhm so will you and Nathan be the godparents?" she asks and I laugh.
"I'll have to talk to Nathan, but you know I am in," I say and she says she loves me before quickly biding me goodbye.
"You'll have to talk to me about what?" Nathan asks. I smile and turn to see him with his suitcase by the door.
"Hi babe," I smile and get up going over to give him a big hug. He leans down to kiss me and I hold him back.
"I have a cold, Moore. Don't want to give it to you," I say and he kisses my forehead.
"Why didn't you tell me you were sick, I would have come home," he says and I smile.
"That is exactly why I didn't tell you. I say and he smiles. He gets his medical bag and tells me to sit. I sigh and shake my head getting on a bar stool.
"Open up," he says and I smirk. He shakes his head laughing.
"Only you would make this sexual. Seriously open up," he says and I do. He puts a thermometer in my mouth and I close my mouth. After a minute it beeps and Nathan pulls it out.
"98 degrees you don't have a fever. What have you been doing?" He asks and I point to the pile of medicine. Nathan nods and says I need to keep taking them consistently until Sunday. I smile and comply.
"So how was the conference?" I ask him.
"It was okay, as exciting as a pediatric trauma conference can get," he says and I nod.
"So what did you have to talk to me about?" He asks and I smile. Such a good memory.
"Well Maisy is pregnant," I say and his mouth drops open.
"Really, how far along is she," he asks.
"You think Maisy would figure that out before she told the world?" I ask and he nods laughing.
"Wow, well what does that have to do with me?" He asks.
"We got asked to be the Godparents," I say and he looks at me with the biggest smile.
"Really? I am going to be a Godparent," he says and if I thought he couldn't get any cuter. He comes over and hugs me. I can tell how excited he is and it melts me. I love this boy.
"You are going to be a Godparent," I say and he smiles.
"So Christmas is coming up," he says and I smile.
"It is next week," I say and he nods.
"We are going to your grandparents right?" He asks and I nod.
"Your family is still coming right?" I ask and he nods. I am so excited it all worked out perfectly.
"So I talked to Teddy last night," I admit. Nathan looks up from his phone shocked. Probably because he didn't have to literally force me.
"You did? Bee, how did it go?" He asks and sits next to me on a bar stool in the kitchen.
"It went well, I realized the entire thing had been blown out of proportion. I got to exaplain how I felt and why I was upset which was important to me for him to understand," I say and he nods.
"Is everything good now?" He asks me.
"Yeah, it is," I say and he smiles.
"Have I ever told you how in love with you I am?" He asks and I laugh.
"Hmmm, yes, but it never hurts to hear one more time," I say and he kisses my forehead.
"Well, Phoebe Grey, I am so in love with you," he says emphasizing the word so. I am so madly in love with him too he doesn't even understand it.
"Speaking of how much I love and care about you, have you eaten today?" he asks and I hold up my mug of coffee.
"Grey, you are killing me. Do you want an omlette?" He asks and I shrug.
"Waffles?" He asks and I shrug.
"Banana pancakes it is," he says and I smile wrapping my arms around his neck. I love this life I get to live with him. I love living with him. Oh I just love him.
We spend the rest of the day lounging, and Nathan plays doctor trying to get rid of my head cold. Over the top, I know. But he is my over the top boy and I wouldn't trade him for anything.