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Chapter 22: Date Night
SCENE: THE GARDEN OF EATEN
(It's Friday morning and Station 19 arrives at the outdoor restaurant where Maya, Jack, Travis and Nick meet the manager, Colin)
Colin: (Exhales) Thank God you're here, it's a bloody mess back there.
Maya: You're the one that called it in?
Colin: (Leads them to the kitchen) Yeah one of our meatgrinders wasn't working, it wouldn't start so Shannon, our chef's assistant thought she could fix it inside and…
(They arrive at the scene to find Shannon trembling and crying as her left hand is stuck inside the meatgrinder with blood dripping from her arm)
Jack: Oh! I think I just became a vegetarian.
Travis: Oh wow, yeah, she should not have done that.
Maya: Save her first judge later. (Approaches Shannon) Hi Shannon I'm Captain Bishop and we're gonna get you out of here. Montgomery, Evans take her vitals and hook her up to the LifePak.
(Travis attaches a BP cuff on her while Nick checks her temp as Jack tries to access the scene)
Maya: Okay Shannon, how's your pain level?
Shannon: (Cries) I think I broke my arm; I can't feel anything. I'm really cold.
Maya: (Wraps a blanket) I understand we're gonna get you out of here. Is she stable for transport?
Nick: She's not hypothermic.
Travis: Heart rates at 110 she's a little tachycardic but stable.
Maya: Lieutenant?
Jack: Yeah, she's in there good we're gonna have to cut her out. Evans, bring the saw and the grinder.
(Nick runs out and gets the equipment and sets it next to the grinder)
Jack: (Positions the saw) Okay Shannon there's gonna be a spark and it might hurt a little bit. Evans cover her with the gear, it's gonna protect your eyes.
Nick: (Covers her with the turnout coat) It's gonna be okay, just don't move.
Shannon: (Sarcastic) No problem.
(Jack and Maya saw the meat grinder on the side until they get to the stuffing tube Shannon's hand is stuck. Maya uses the grinder and they get full visual of Shannon's hand inside the tube where they see the hand is pierce with the cylinder blades)
Jack: Uh she's still stuck in there.
Maya: Okay Montgomery I need you to pull the cylinder out while I push nice and easy.
Travis: Got it cap, (Gently grabs Shannon's arm) Okay we need you to pull easy I'll help you okay?
Shannon: (Whimpering) Okay.
Travis: Evans, get the saline ready to irrigate the wound.
Nick: On it.
(Nick gets the medical equipment and gurney ready while the others get a distressed Shannon out with the cylinder still stuck in her hand)
Maya: Okay let's get her on the gurney, Montgomery remove the object.
(Travis removes the cylinder and her wound immediately sprays out blood causing her to pass out as her pressure drops)
Travis: Damn it it's an arterial bleed, Evans tourniquet now and get fluids in her before she bleeds out.
Nick: (Applies tourniquet and IV) Okay fluids are in. (Vitals improve) She's going back into normal sinus.
Maya: Okay get her in the aid and keep her stable. Call Grey Sloan to get a trauma room ready.
Travis: On it cap.
(Travis and Nick examine Shannon as Colin approaches them)
Colin: (Relieved) Thank you, thank you so much. We all love Shannon and we swear that grinder is going in the trash after this.
Jack: I really hope so.
Nick: Other than the grinder from hell it's a nice place you got here, is it covid regulated?
Colin: As a matter of fact, it is, we don't allow more than 14 people a night. You know our last couple canceled at the last minute would you like me to put you at the top of the list for tonight?
Maya: (Chuckles) We appreciate it but I'm actually going on a double date tonight with my girlfriend, her brother and his girlfriend. We planned something special.
Jack: Yeah, I would but I don't want to risk exposing my girlfriend and her son, especially now.
Travis: And I just like being alone even though I hate it so it's a no.
Nick: (Interested) What time is the reservation?
Travis: (Looks up shocked)
Colin: 8 o clock.
Nick: Put down Nick Evans for that time party of two. I'll see you tonight.
(Nick and Travis leave the scene wheeling Shannon into the aid car)
Travis: How do you want to eat there after you pulled a person's hand out of the meat grinder? Do you have a fetish Hannibal Lector?
Nick: I'm trying to find a good spot for a first date and one just dropped on my call, should I ignore the opportunity?
Travis: When there's a chance, you're gonna eat meat with human blood yes.
Nick: I'll order vegetarian.
(Travis shakes his head as he closes the doors)
SCENE: EXAM ROOM
(Link is examining Amber's leg scans while Amber is sitting with her leg elevated with Andrew by her side)
Link: Okay, it's been four weeks since we put that cast on and your tibia is healing beautifully. It's to be expected the fracture was only slight and you haven't moved much except to use the facilities.
Amber: Does this mean you can take it off? Please say yes, I've had an itch since this morning I need to scratch.
Andrew: (Chuckles) Yeah, it's her sixth itch this week so it's kind of making her antsy.
Link: Yes and no, I can saw off the cast but for the remainder of the next two weeks you have to wear an aircast boot so the tibia can align completely. If the itch is above the knee, you should be good.
Amber: Yes, finally now get the saw out!
(Link grins and takes the cast cutter out and turns it on)
LATER
SCENE: FRONT ENTRANCE
(Amber is limping away from the hospital with her newly fitted boot. Andrew is by her side prepared to catch her if she falls)
Amber: I've played volleyball for three years and boxed for two, I've had broken bones before. I can recover fine without PT and without you hovering.
Andrew: I'm not hovering, this is how I normally walk.
Amber: (Grins) Well I can officially walk on two feet which means we don't have to have dates on the screen after that run in with Bitchy Stevens.
Andrew: I see you two are still at it.
Amber: I took your advice and apologized, she accepted but that doesn't mean I want to braid her hair and have sleepovers. Enough about her, what do you want to do tonight? Do you want to go for a walk in the park? Or have vigorous sex? Let's do the second one first.
Andrew: (Chuckles) As much as I would like to, I actually have something planned for us tonight.
Amber: Really? Should I expect something extravagant? Like balloons or a chocolate fountain? Please say chocolate fountain.
Andrew: (Grins) No chocolate in fountain form sorry. Carina wants us to go on a double date with her and her girlfriend.
Amber: (Surprised) Carina has a girlfriend?
Andrew: Yeah.
Amber: (Still surprised) Carina DeLuca? Your sister who is more averse to monogamy than I am, is in a relationship with someone she calls her girlfriend? Are you sure you're talking about her?
Andrew: (Chuckles) Believe me I was shocked too but they've been seeing each other since January. It's gotten serious to the point that they moved in together; I haven't met her yet though. It was uh kind of a bad time for me to meet the woman my sister is in love with. Plus, we didn't exactly have a good standing to go on a double date so…
Amber: So, we're going to double date in the middle of a pandemic, that's great timing. What's the venue? Restaurant? Movie?
Andrew: Mini golfing.
Amber: (Raised eyebrow) Mini golf? What are you 13?
Andrew: It was Carina's idea; she says she wants us to get to know each other and most of the restaurants are closed and we can't have conversations during a movie so we decided mini golf is the best way. Plus, she says her team will crush us on the course.
Amber: (Eyes wide) Really? She thinks she and her new boo can beat us. Well let's show her what Team Ambrew is made of.
Andrew: (Confused) Ambrew?
Amber: It's our ship name. If you don't like it, we can go by Ander, Darev, or KaLuca.
Andrew: (Chuckles) Ambrew it is, so I'll tell Carina to pick us up at 8?
Amber: Yep, tell her she needs to prep herself to eat my dust when I wipe her at that fake grass.
Andrew: I'll tell her we're on, but not the dust part because she says her girlfriend is ultra-competitive and will crush us.
Amber: (Laughs) We'll see.
(Amber's leg gets stiff causing her to almost fall but Andrew catches her)
Andrew: (Still holding her arm) Are you sure you don't want crutches?
Amber: I'm fine, just get me home please.
Andrew: Okay.
(Andrew guides her to the car)
LATER AT THE AMBULANCE BAY
(After wheeling Shannon inside the trauma room. Nick and Travis head back to the aid car. Levi follows and approaches Nick while Travis sanitizes the inside)
Levi: Hey I heard you were coming with a bloody mess, was there really a woman stuck inside a meat grinder?
Nick: Yeah, it was like a slaughterhouse for cannibals. We got her out though, a couple of stitches and a reset arm she should be good. Hey I was wondering if you had any plans for tonight.
Levi: Uh no I'm off the clock at 7 why?
Nick: Well, I got us a reservation at an outdoor restaurant this morning. It's a good spot for an official first date and there's only 14 people at a time. I figured a couple of showers and I'll pick you up so we can get there by 8. What do you think?
Levi: Yeah, if my test is negative, I'm up for it. Where is this pandemic paradise?
Nick: (Clicks tongue) Um…It's where I found meat grinder girl.
Levi: (Eyes wide) I'm sorry what?
Travis: (From the aid car) See! I told you it was a bad idea!
Nick: (Ignores him) Look they have other grinders and the food isn't all that important. There's games and fresh air and live entertainment, we'll bring our own pork chops if you want.
Levi: I'm Jewish so it has to be kosher.
Nick: Perfect then you can bring chicken and I'll bring milk, it's a win-win. Come on, it has a rooftop with a great view of Union Lake. Don't think about the grinder, just say yes, please.
Levi: (Sighs) Yes.
Nick: Awesome, I'll text you the address and meet you there. I'll see you later.
Levi: See ya.
(Levi gets back inside the hospital while Nick gets in the aid car with Travis still sanitizing)
Nick: I told you it was gonna work out.
Travis: Yeah, we'll see.
LATER THAT NIGHT
SCENE: ALEX AND JO'S KITCHEN
(Amber is putting her earrings on to complete her look. She is wearing a black camisole with a green jacket and light wash skinny jeans with black converse on her good foot. Her hair is in a double knot half ponytail and her makeup is casual but pretty. Eli and Alexis are on the table doing surgery playdoh while Andrew walks in after parking in the driveway. He is wearing jeans, a black t shirt and a brown jacket with a gray mask on)
Andrew: Hey I texted Carina and they're driving down here now. They should be here in five minutes.
Amber: Perfect, oh (Turns to the twins and pulls Andrew closer toward them) Hey guys there's someone I want you to meet. Andrew, this is my nephew Eli and my niece Alexis who you have already met. Guys, this is my boyfriend Andrew that I told you about.
Andrew: (Smiles) Hey guys, it's really nice to meet you I've heard nothing but good things.
Eli: Hi.
Alexis: Hi. Did you come here on my birthday to visit?
Andrew: Yeah, I did, you got a good memory, you must get it from your aunt well that and her good looks.
Eli: Are you a doctor at the hospital?
Andrew: (Grins) I am, I'm a general surgeon, I do surgeries on-
Alexis: The stomach, the esophagus, the small and large intestine, liver-
Eli: Pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts.
Andrew: (Impressed) Wow do we have future surgeons in this room?
Amber: (Grins) Yes, we do, the best in their generation I predict.
Alexis: I want to cure cancer someday.
Eli: Me too.
Andrew: (Chuckles) I can see you guys doing that. (Sees the playdoh) Is that a whipple and appendectomy you guys are doing?
Amber: (Gasps) Really? Did your dad show you how to do those?
Alexis: Jo showed us, she said we should learn how to do an appy by the time we start our residency.
Amber: She is right, it could save you years of humiliation on the first day. Each of you tell me what you're doing in your surgeries.
Alexis: An appy is when you take out someone's appendix when it becomes infected.
Eli: Uh huh, and a whipple is when you take out part of someone's pancreas.
Amber: (Smiles) Very good, I didn't know what either of those surgeries were when I was your age.
Alexis: You probably see daddy and Jo do it.
Amber: Well yeah but I've done my share of whipples and appys.
Eli: You do hearts, you don't do a whipple or an appy on a heart you do it on a pancreas and appendix.
Andrew: (Grins at Amber) He's got a point. (Sits in a chair between them observing their work) I've done a lot of appy's and whipple's but you guys cut around the affected area cleaner than me.
Amber: (Chuckles and smiles) He's an attending so he knows what he's talking about. But yeah, I agree with him you guys are gonna rock your intern years. I know I did.
Eli: Did you do an appy as an intern?
Amber: Um…no but I did keep a man from bleeding out after his hernia burst. I say that's more impressive and badass than some simple surgery. (Andrew looks at Amber with a raised eyebrow) Did I say simple? I said simply amazing. (Puts her hands on his shoulders)
Andrew: (Chuckles and holds her hand) Hey where are your parents? Shouldn't they be here teaching you more surgeries?
Alexis: Daddy and Jo are taking Jazz for a walk and mommy is at the hospital doing an endoscopy. It's when you put a camera inside someone's throat to view their insides.
Andrew: That's right, wow I come from a family of surgeons too, but my sister and I didn't know as many procedures as you guys do.
Eli: Mom lets us read her textbooks and Jo tells us all the coolest surgeries she's ever done.
Andrew: (Chuckles) That explains a lot.
Amber: Okay, take a break Dr and Dr. Stevens I need your input, I'm going on a double date tonight. How do I look? Be honest.
Eli: If anyone looks at you, they think…21.
Amber: (Smiles) And?
Alexis: And all natural.
Amber: (Laughs) Yes! I trained them so well.
Andrew: (Laughs)
(The doorbell rings)
Andrew: That must be them.
Amber: Okay I'll get it; you guys keep bonding. No embarrassing stories you two.
(Amber puts her black mask on and leaves to get the door. She opens it to find Carina on the other side ready for the date with a mauve mask on)
Amber: Hey.
Carina: (Smiles) Hi is Andrea here?
Amber: Yeah, he's inside prepping the O.R. for the twins. Where's the girlfriend? I am dying to see who finally got you to settle down.
(Maya arrives from the car and heads up to the patio slightly taken back by the sight of Amber at the front door. Amber recognizes her even with the blue mask on and stands there in shock but doesn't let it show)
Carina: Amber this is my girlfriend, Maya Bishop. Maya, this is my brother's beautiful girlfriend, Amber Karev.
Amber: Um hi it's nice to meet you.
Maya: (Clears throat and plays along) Hi it's nice to meet you too.
(Amber and Maya stand there in mutual shock with Carina oblivious as she smiles at them meeting)
CUT TO BLACK
SCENE: THE GARDEN OF EATEN
(Nick and Levi go inside the patio and are satisfied that it's just them plus 12 people)
Nick: See? What did I tell you? Perfect first date location.
Levi: As long as we don't order any meat.
Nick: (Chuckles) Come on let's get a bench over here.
(Nick and Levi sit across from each other on a blue bench and scan the QR code to order)
MEANWHILE
SCENE ALEX AND JO'S KITCHEN
(Amber leads Maya and Carina to the kitchen where they find Andrew observing Eli and Alexis's playdoh surgeries. Amber tries to keep cool as well as Maya)
Amber: Hey have we moved on from whipples and appys?
Andrew: (Stands up) Uh not yet, you know these surgeries need precise cutting. (Sees Maya) Oh hey you must be Maya, I'm Andrew, I'm Carina's brother.
Maya: (Grins) Hey, it's so nice to officially meet you and uh Amber too officially as well. (Sees the twins) Oh uh hi. (Chuckles) Carina didn't tell me you had kids.
Amber: Oh, uh no they're not his, they're my brothers.
Maya: (Eyes wide) Your brothers? Oh, so they're your-
Amber: My niece Alexis and my nephew Eli, guys say hi to Maya, this is Carina's girlfriend.
Alexis: (Smiles) Hi!
Eli: (Grins) Hi!
Maya: (Smiles) Hi.
Alexis: Are you a surgeon like auntie Amber?
Maya: Um no I'm a firefighter, I'm a captain over at station 19.
Eli: (Intrigued) Wow! You stop fires?!
Maya: (Chuckles) Yes, I do, it's not as cool as surgery but…well actually no it's way cooler than surgery.
Carina: (Teases in Italian) Are you trying to make me spank you, bambina?
Andrew: (Clear throat loudly) So uh do you guys want to go or-
(They hear the door open and Jo comes in with three doggy bags)
Jo: (Groans in disgust as she throws away the bags) What are you feeding that animal? Laxatives?
(Jo looks up and recognizes Maya who also recognizes her to her and Amber's quiet distress)
Jo: (Smiles) Hey! What are you-
Amber: (Cuts in) Hey Jo have you met Maya?
Jo: (Eyes wide in confusion) Have I-
Amber: (Clarifies) She's Carina's girlfriend and they're here to go on a double date with me and Andrew.
Jo: (Eyes wide but stays calm) Oh, oh! Hi, it's so nice to meet you.
Maya: Yeah, you too. It's a beautiful house you have.
Jo: Thanks, I picked it out, Amber can me and Alex talk to you outside about your dog's dietary problems?
Amber: (Sees a way out) Yep, I will be right back babe.
Andrew: (Confused) Um okay.
(Amber and Jo walk outside. Maya internally freaks out too)
Maya: You know what I am gonna go out into the patio and call the station, make sure things are running smoothly without me. I'll be right back.
Carina: Um okay.
(Maya walks away from the confused siblings. Andrew looks at the twins)
Andrew: Do you two know what that was about?
Alexis: (Shakes her head) Nuh-uh.
Eli: Nope.
(Maya walks down the hall where she runs into Alex walking Jazz inside)
Alex: (Recognizes her) Maya? What are you-
Maya: Shh, um your sister and wife will explain they're in the backyard. Don't stop, don't say hi just head straight to them trust me.
Alex: Wha-
(Maya leaves before he can finish and Alex while confused heads straight to the back where her finds Amber pacing back and forth in stress with Jo standing in front of her trying to keep a straight face)
Alex: (Unleashes Jazz) Okay do either of you mind telling me why I just ran into Maya Bishop in the hallway of my house? And why she ordered me to come straight here?
Amber: (Groans) She's Carina's new girlfriend.
Alex: (Surprised) …What?
Jo: (Grins) Yeah Maya, Amber's ex-girlfriend, is currently dating Andrew's sister Carina and now they're both going on a double date with the DeLuca's oblivious over how their girlfriends dated two years ago.
Alex: (Clarifies) Okay let me get this straight your boyfriend's sister is now dating your ex and you didn't know about this until she walked in the house?
Amber: (Pinches bridge of her nose) Yep.
Alex: (Slowly smiles) Oh god, (Laughing) Oh wow! I mean that's just-that's wow.
(Alex laughs at the situation and Jo finally cracks laughing with him while Amber glares at them)
Amber: It is not funny!
Jo: (Smiles) Oh come on give us this do you know how long it's been since we genuinely laughed?
Alex: (Laughs) Yeah thanks for this kid I needed something to perk me up.
Amber: Team help me! Andrew never told me Carina's girlfriend's name, what am I supposed to do?!
Jo: (Calms down) I'm sorry, I'm sorry what do you want us to do? Do you want us to say you have to babysit the twins?
Amber: No, I mean…no it's fine I'm with Andrew and I haven't talked to Maya in years but how do I explain why I'm acting weird?
Alex: (Still smiling) Well you always act weird; just tell him the truth he might think it's funny.
Amber: No! Do you know how many times Andrew's complained about his sister going after his exes? He is gonna be furious knowing she is dating mine. We just got back together we're in a good place right now and this…Carina might laugh but not Andrew, I can tell you that.
Jo: (Sympathetic) Hey come on think of it this way, if you're freaking out this hard, imagine how Maya is feeling right now.
Amber: (Nods at her comment)
Alex: (Laughs again) I'm sorry I just…
(Amber shakes her head at Alex who continues to laugh)
CUT TO PATIO
(Maya is on the phone with Andy who is at the lounge)
Andy: Hey, how's the double date going?
Maya: (Sighs) It's Amber.
Andy: What about Amber?
Maya: Amber is dating Carina's brother's and I am here at her house waiting to leave to go on a double date with them.
CUT TO LOUNGE
Andy: (Almost chokes on water) Wait a minute, like surgical intern Amber? The Amber you dated for a month like a million years ago?
Vic: (Next to her on the couch) What's going on?
Maya: (On the phone) Don't even-
Andy: (Smiles) Amber Karev is dating Carina's brother and Maya just found out.
Vic: (Shocked) What?! Like surgeon Barbie Amber?
Travis: (Walks in after workout) What about surgeon Barbie Amber?
Vic: (Smiles) She's dating Carina's brother.
Travis: Oh, oh (Gasps as he realizes the connection) Oh! No way!
Vic: (Chuckles) Way!
Andy: (Laughs)
CUT TO PATIO
Maya: (Rolls her eyes) I am so glad this horrifying moment of my life is amusing to you guys.
CUT TO LOUNGE
Andy: Why is it horrifying? I mean it's not like you still have feelings for Amber. Do you?
Maya: (Scoffs) Of course not I'm with Carina, I love her and Amber's with Andrew. Oh my god this is complex as hell.
Travis: (Chuckles) Yeah, I'm still trying to wrap my mind around this.
Vic: (Smiles) We have got to tell everyone.
Maya: Tell anyone outside that room and I will end each and every one of you.
Vic: Oh, okay I see we hit a nerve. Come on Bishop do you know how long it's been since we've had funny moments after the world imploded?
Andy: Okay look serious talk, Maya, Carina forgave you for what happened with Gibson. If she can do that, she will overlook how you and her brother's girlfriend used to do the nasty before she was even in the picture.
Vic: That is very true, I mean that woman is like an angel straight from the Sistine Chapel.
Maya: (Sighs) I know, God, I don't deserve her and she does not deserve this.
Andy: Okay if it gets weird just say the word, okay?
Maya: (Sighs) Okay.
TRANSITION TO CARINA'S CAR
(Andrew is driving with Amber in the passenger seat. Maya and Carina are in the backseats. Maya and Amber are feeling awkward in each other's presence with their dates still oblivious)
Maya: (Breaks) Weird.
Amber: (Breaks) So weird.
Andrew: What?
Amber: (Groans) Nothing, sorry, I'm…I am so sorry.
Carina: (Confused) Bambina?
Maya: (Sighs) Nothing it's-it's nothing.
Amber: It is not nothing.
Andrew: (Eyebrows raised) Okay does somebody want to tell me what's going on?
Carina: You two have been acting strange since we left and we just thought it was uh critters.
Maya: (Chuckles) Jitters, it's uh it's jitters Carina.
Amber: (Nods) Yeah believe me I wish it was jitters.
Andrew: Okay will one of you tell us what it is then?
Maya: (Licks lips and addresses Amber) Do you want me to tell them?
Amber: (Groans) No I'll do it. (Faces Andrew) Um…honey do you remember that firefighter I briefly dated? It was my intern year, you met her for like five seconds.
Andrew: Uh yeah, I don't really remember all I remember is you talked about her constantly to Schmitt and Jo.
Maya: (Eyebrows raised flattered)
Amber: (Embarrassed) Not constantly but yeah.
Andrew: What about her?
Amber: …Do you remember what she looked like?
(Andrew chuckles lightly before pausing as he finally connects the dots. Carina looks at Maya with wide eyes as she finally understands as well. Maya grins awkwardly as Amber closes her eyes in despair before grinning at Andrew)
Andrew: (Mouth gaping) Oh come on!
Amber: I…
Carina: (Chuckles and grins)
Maya: (Stifles her chuckles)
(Amber grins slightly as she rubs Andrew's arm as he tries to process this revelation)
LATER
SCENE: THE GARDEN OF EATEN
(Levi and Nick talk as they play the peg game)
Levi: I still can't believe you got that poor girl out of a meat grinder.
Nick: Nah I just examined her and got her vitals back I didn't actually get her out that was Gibson and Bishop.
Levi: Right but I mean like I can't believe you didn't puke or anything. If I was there, I probably would have fainted. No, I would have 100 percent.
Nick: (Chuckles) You're a doctor, shouldn't you be used to blood and gore?
Levi: And I am it's just…it's a hand in a meat grinder. It's gory as hell and I don't do gore like that. I mean my best friend tried to get me hooked on the Evil Dead movies and I walked out like twenty minutes after.
Nick: Original or remake?
Levi: Uh it was the one where the girl gets a tree…up there.
Nick: Well, that's both and I loved both of them.
Levi: Really? You don't strike me as a horror fan, I would think watching someone barely survive a horrific situation would trigger you due to your job.
Nick: You would but I had a major crush on a young Bruce Campbell. Plus, the horror I face on the job is much more real than what I see on the screen.
Levi: Yeah, it's not just the gore it's also the demons coming after you I worry about that enough.
Nick: Really? You believe in that stuff?
Levi: You don't?
Nick: No not really, I haven't ever thought about it but I'm surprised you do. A man of science and all that.
Levi: Yeah, but I'm also Jewish I believe there's a benevolent higher power and that there's an opposite as well. I mean the thought of an eternal paradise after this life is more comforting than just nothing after that.
Nick: Eternity? I don't know if I can do eternity, it sounds exhausting. Well, I guess it depends on who you go to eternity with.
Levi: (Flustered) Um so what made you decide to go into firefighting? Is your family in the business of saving lives?
Nick: (Chuckles) God no, my mom is a guitar technician and my grandpa owned a music store she and my aunt run. I'm first in my family and of course that freaks my mom out while she's in Florida contemplating driving here and tying me to the hood of her car.
Levi: She sounds like my mom.
Nick: Yeah, I would tell you more but I want there to be a second date.
Levi: (Chuckles) What about your dad? Was he a first responder?
Nick: Um no he uh he was a singer, a pretty crappy one according to my mom.
Levi: Was?
Nick: He died like 7 years ago; I was 13 when my mom told me.
Levi: I'm sorry.
Nick: No, it's fine he left us when I was five so I don't really have any memories of the guy. You probably passed by him on the street and talked to him more than me. But uh to answer your question I uh I decided to become a firefighter when I was 15. After I got shot and lived.
Levi: (Shocked) You were shot?
Nick: Yeah, it was a drive by. My best friend, Mateo, and I were in the basketball court in a sketchy neighborhood just shooting hoops and…a car drove by and shot the place up. I got hit in the abdomen and he got hit in the heart. He was DOA when the paramedics came.
Levi: Oh my god, I'm so sorry.
Nick: Yeah, my mom and the others said I was lucky but uh…I didn't really feel the luck that day. So, I decided to use some of that luck and save some other kid who was at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Levi: Wow, brave, fearless and strong. Now if you were a doctor, you would be everything my mom wanted me to marry. Well, that and a woman.
Nick: (Smiles and chuckles) Well sorry to disappoint you but I failed biology. Twice.
Levi: It's probably for the best you look way better in that uniform than you would in scrubs.
Nick: (Grins) Yeah, the uniform is what usually gets me dates, that and the hair.
Levi: And the 6 pack that comes with the job.
Nick: 8 pack but yes. And with the protection we have to wear on top of the 50 pounds of gear, I predict I'll achieve the mythical 12 pack by the time 2021 finally comes.
Levi: (Chuckles and groans) I am so over this year and it barely began. I know it's like that for everyone but I have had an especially hard year.
Nick: Really? Try me.
Levi: (Sighs) Well I just broke up with my boyfriend after he broke up with me when I found out he lied about coming out to his folks and saying I had a shame spiral.
Nick: Ouch.
Levi: Yeah, and then my best friend was in a really bad accident but she's okay now. Still, it was scary.
Nick: Yeah, I know the feeling. The only thing that stopped me from joining Mateo was my mom. She said if I died then she would die and I couldn't do that to her.
Levi: She sounds like a good mom.
Nick: She is, she's a pain but she stayed after my dad left and is the reason, I'm still alive.
Levi: I like her already.
Nick: (Chuckles) I'll be sure to tell her that.
(They continue playing their game)
LATER AT FLATSTICK PUB
(Andrew is leaning back against the wall with a blank face as Amber explains)
Amber: It was only for a month, we broke up, it was a mutual thing. It was over three years ago; I didn't think it was an important tidbit in my personal life for me to share with you. You didn't tell me her name and I didn't know it was the same person until she walked in holding Carina's hand. And by then we decided to play along like we didn't know each other because we didn't know how to divulge that kind of information. I mean there's not exactly a website that tells you what to do when your ex-girlfriend is dating your current boyfriend's sister.
Andrew: (Snorts in irony) Yeah, I think the google results would be zero. Or maybe just links to dirty websites.
Amber: (Chuckles drily) I'm sorry I should have told you back at the house.
Andrew: It's fine you said so yourself I didn't tell you much if anything I should have put it together with what Carina told me.
Amber: Well, I mean Maya is a pretty common name.
Andrew: Yeah, but Carina said Maya was a firefighter.
Amber: …Yeah you definitely should have put it together by then. Look do you want to bail? I mean we can just go home and drink lots of booze and forget this slightly incestuous day. I think Carina would want to bail too.
Andrew: My sister has no boundaries. I think she's probably having more fun with this than I am. (Laughs)
Amber: I'm glad you find this hilarious like my brother and sister did.
Andrew: (Smiles) No it's just that my sister usually goes after my exes and instead she went after yours so this is a weird but nice change of pace. (Continues laughing)
Amber: (Shakes her head) It is not funny!
Andrew: (Calms down) Oh I know, I know it's not. (Laughing) It's hilarious!
(Amber grins slightly and chuckles as Andrew continues laughing. They both calm down and stop)
Amber: So, you want to bail?
Andrew: (Sighs) …We're already here and I want to get to know Maya so this shouldn't stop that. Unless you want to bail.
Amber: …Well I said we would crush them so let's crush them, DeLuca.
Andrew: (Grins) You got it She-Karev.
(Amber and Andrew start walking back to the car)
Amber: Hey so if we're Ambrew, what team name are they?
Andrew: (Groans) Honey does it matter at this point?
Amber: (Ignores him) Caya? DeBishop?
Andrew: Do you really think they will care?
Amber: (Gasps) No I got it! Marina.
Andrew: I… (Sees it) No actually that's a good one.
Amber: Right?
MEANWHILE AT THE PARKING LOT
(Maya is explaining to an amused Carina who is sitting on the hood of her car)
Maya: It was brief, it was before we met and I didn't know her name and job when you suggested this double date to me. When I saw her at the front door I panicked! I didn't know what to say or what to do.
Carina: (Chuckles) Bambina, I have never seen you more scared than I did when you were in that car with her.
Maya: Yeah, I think I would have handled a five-alarm fire better.
Carina: Why did you two break up?
Maya: Um back then I didn't think monogamy was something worth trying and Amber was great but I didn't see that going long term. She could tell what was on my mind and we agreed it was for the best. I wasn't ready for that kind of commitment not until I met you. I know that I betrayed you before with one of my exes but please believe me when I tell you that Amber Karev is my past and you are my present and hopefully future.
Carina: (Grins) I believe you; I wouldn't have taken you back if I didn't believe you that day by the coffee cart.
Maya: I know it's one of the many reasons I love you.
Carina: (Grins and laughs) This is like a uh a show where people laugh in the backyard.
Maya: (Smiles) Background, you're talking about a sitcom.
Carina: Yes! This is a sitcom right now.
Maya: (Chuckles) We'll I'm glad you find this amusing. Do you want to leave? Maybe save this double date for 2029? I think I lost approval points with your brother the second he found out I slept with his girlfriend.
Carina: (Smiles) Andrea is stupid but he will get over it even if I have to smack him. Come on let's go, he will love you just like I do.
Maya: (Chuckles) Well not exactly like you do, this is already messed up as it is. (Sighs) Okay let's go.
Carina: If at any time you feel like you want to leave just say so.
(Maya and Carina walk back to the golf course where they meet Andrew and Amber as they walk toward them)
Amber: (Clears throat) So uh we decided not to let a revelation ruin our night. but uh let me clear there will be no questions about what happened during that relationship.
Andrew: Done.
Carina: I wasn't going to.
Maya: I would like that very much. Now come on let's go play some mini golf I feel like winning tonight.
Amber: (Snorts) You mean you feel like losing because that's what's gonna happen when we crush you.
Maya: (Chuckles) Oh we'll see about that, come on She-Karev you're picking out the first course.
Amber: Aye aye captain.
(Maya and Amber go to get the tickets leaving the DeLuca siblings to follow behind them)
Andrew: (Sighs, Italian) What are the chances?
Carina: (Smiles, Italian) It's a small world.
Andrew: (Italian) No seriously what are the chances the first girl you're in a committed relationship with turns out to have dated the first girl I'm in a committed relationship with? Maybe I'm having a mental breakdown, and this is my brain playing tricks with me.
Carina: (Chuckles, Italian) Andrea your brain wouldn't make something like this up.
Andrew: (Chuckles bitterly) Yeah this is just usual DeLuca luck. (Looks at her and sees her smile) Stop smiling.
Carina: (Chuckles and continues to smile)
CUT TO TICKET BOOTH
(Maya and Amber stand in front of the glass with the cashier on the other side. They look at each other and burst out laughing)
Amber: (Out of breath) Okay I know I said this wasn't funny to everyone else but now that we're here-
Maya: (Smiles) It's freaking iconic.
Amber: (Chuckles) Yeah, oh my god…I never got to thank you by the way.
Maya: (Confused) Thank me? For wh- (Realizes) Oh yeah that, well I was in the right place, right time and it's what I do.
Amber: Well thank you, you and Travis saved my life.
Maya: Your welcome.
Cashier: (Rude) Are you ladies gonna pay admission or start making out?
Maya: (Eyes wide) Four tickets please.
(The cashier gives Amber a score card and a broken pencil)
Amber: Um this pencil is broken.
Cashier: (Bitter) Their all broken, deal with it princess.
Amber: (Wide eyes)
Maya: (Grabs the clubs and balls and they turn to their dates) Let's go, don't look her in the eyes, she'll turn you to stone.
(Amber gets a red club, Andrew gets a blue club, Carina gets a pink club and Maya gets a yellow club. They stop at the first course)
LATER AT GARDEN OF EATEN
(Levi and Nick are playing darts outside waiting for the live entertainment to start)
Nick: (Hits a bullseye) And then I ended up here in March, got a job at 19 and now I'm on a date with a surgeon.
Levi: And lived happily ever after.
Nick: (Chuckles) Not yet but yeah that's the whole story.
Levi: The life of Nick Evans in 10 minutes or less.
Nick: Well, you can have 11.
Levi: Don't need to, U dub for premed, UC Berkeley for med. I got an intern job at Grey Sloan and am now a surgical resident there. I came out two years ago, I've been with one guy before you. Never been married, never had kids.
Nick: A man without baggage, that is something I haven't experienced before.
Levi: I'm afraid to ask what you've experienced to make me the safe choice.
Nick: Your right to think that let's just say my daddy issues helped in my attraction towards assholes. At least that's what my mom says.
Levi: (Chuckles) So am I a boring choice compared to those a holes?
Nick: Um not really, if anything this whole talking and eye contact thing is a new thing for me but it's nice.
Levi: Me too! That is exactly what I told my friend.
Nick: Well, I'm glad you say good things about me and I do too, in case you were wondering.
Host: (On mic at the stage) Sorry to disappoint you folks but our live entertainment is gonna be canceled tonight.
Audience: (Groans and boos)
Host: I know, I know but the band's singer got sick so what are you gonna do. Don't worry we'll play some music from spotify.
Nick: (Gets an idea) I'll be right back, watch my beer.
Levi: What?
(Nick heads to the stage just as the band starts to pack up)
Nick: Hey guys, you need a singer?
Drummer: Yeah, you know someone with decent chops and also plays guitar?
Nick: I do, me. You guys know The Platters?
Drummer: Who doesn't? Only you?
Nick: You read my mind, I'll play and you guys follow the beat.
(Nick gets on stage and adjusts the guitar strings. Levi sits as he looks on in curiosity and interest)
Nick: (Plays the guitar riff and sings) Only you can make all this world seem right.
Audience: (Cheers)
Levi: (Smiles and looks on in astonishment)
Nick: (Continues singing) Only you can make the darkness bright. Only you and you alone can thrill me like you do. And fill my heart with love for only you.
(Levi continues smiling and looking on as Nick continues to sing)
CUT TO THE LOFT
(Levi and Nick quickly open the door as they make out. There are a dozen boxes all over the floor. Levi slams the door and takes his jacket off. Nick takes his shirt off and Levi looks at this impressive physique nervously)
Levi: Oh wow um I-I don't know any tricks.
Nick: (Pulls back) What?
Levi: I-I know that you've had sex with like football players and models and supermodels but I don't know any tricks like them.
Nick: (Chuckles) I don't know any tricks either.
(Nick and Levi resume kissing and walk toward the bed)
Nick: Okay I know one trick.
(Nick pushes Levi on the bed who looks at him in lust before Nick gets on top of him)
CUT TO BLACK
LATER AT FLATSTICK PUB
(Amber calculates the aim she needs to get the ball into the hole on the other side of the mini bridge. She inhales and exhales before hitting the ball softly and landing it on the target)
Amber: (Imitates Carl Spackler) It's in the hole! It's in the hole!
Andrew: (Chuckles and writes the score)
Maya and Carina: (Look at her confused)
Amber: Bill Murray? Caddyshack.
Maya: (Shakes her head)
Amber: It's a classic.
Carina: I haven't seen it.
Maya: Neither have I.
Amber: (Offended) I'm on a date with uncultured prudes.
Andrew: (Chuckles) Come on honey, lets give Team Marina a chance to catch up although we're ahead of them by five so it's hard to do that.
Maya: (Smirks at him before taking a turn and immediately making a goal)
Amber: (Frowns) You jinxed it.
Andrew: It's fine it's fine we're still ahead.
Maya: (Chuckles) Not for long, Carina? Show them what we're made of.
Carina: (Chuckles) Always so competitive even in a kiddy game.
Amber: It's nice to see some things haven't changed.
(Carina takes her turn and after a few moments she lands the ball in the hole to Andrew and Amber's disappointment)
Carina: (Smiles smugly to them) Did you-Did you see that? Did that go in the hole? I wasn't watching. Did the ball go in the hole?
Amber: (Glares at her) Happy Gilmore. You haven't seen Bill Murray but you're familiar with Adam Sandler?
Andrew: (Chuckles) Yeah, our mom was really into Sandler when we were in Italy. I think we saw that film like 40 times.
Maya: (Chuckles) Okay so that makes us two points ahead of you. Do you guys want to fold with your dignity intact?
Andrew: Nope I am determined to see this thing through. And win of course.
Carina: (Smiles) Stupido.
Amber: Yeah, I'm still in. I can lose and it still won't be the worst mini gold experience I've ever had.
Maya: (Looks at her confused) What is she talking about?
Andrew: I don't know.
Amber: Well last time I played mini golf, it was my 14th birthday party. Me, my mom, my brother and my friend's family went to Putt Putt Land to celebrate.
Andrew: I have a feeling this is gonna end badly and it involves your mother.
Amber: Close, it was my brother that ruined it. We were in the 10th hole I was winning, and we noticed Aaron was missing. Sheila and her dad went to look for them and…they found him in the men's bathroom making a hole in one with her mom.
Maya: (Shocked) Oh! Yeah, that'll scar you for life.
Andrew: You know I'm always amazed at the stories you tell us about your family.
Carina: Yeah, it makes ours seem less dysfunctional.
Amber: (Chuckles) Yeah you should've seen Aaron with his pants down being chased with a golfclub all over the course by her husband. I dare you to tell me something crazier than that.
Carina: Okay uh one year when my dad was too manic to talk sense, he spent all of our Christmas money on stupid junk. Our mom bought a pair of roller skates for me and Andrea, she could only afford one.
Andrew: (Chuckles nostalgically) Yeah, I remember that. I tried to give them to you but instead you put on the left one I put on the right one and we skated with the other leg up. (Chuckles) We must have looked like the weirdest flamingos ever.
Maya: (Chuckles) Yeah that sounds crazy almost as crazy as the time my dad poured water on me while I was sleeping so I could practice for a medal he feels he earned instead of me.
Amber: Oof that kind of makes a girl glad her dad ran out on her when she was in diapers.
Carina: Yeah, if this was a contest bambina, I think she wins.
Maya: Oh no question I've dated her I know half her childhood gets her the gold. I'll gladly take the silver.
Andrew: Does that mean Carina's third?
Amber: Yeah, I don't think fucked up childhoods need a trophy. There's not enough damn prices to make it worth it.
Andrew: (Sympathetic) It made you tough. And as messed up as this is, it made you the wonderful person you are.
Amber: (Touched) You always know what to say. But maybe not in front of them.
Carina: (Chuckles) We're not listening.
Maya: Nope. Hey speaking of childhoods, where did those twins come from? I mean I don't remember them in the loft back then, did your brother adopt them?
Amber: (Clicks tongue) Not exactly, it's gonna take five more holes for me to explain. Let's go!
(They head to the next course and Amber talks to Maya along the way)
LATER AT THE LOFT
(Nick is dressed in his jeans and tank top searching through the fridge for food with Levi on the bed wearing briefs and a white t shirt still out of breath)
Levi: (Pants) Oh my god that was…that was a hell of a trick.
Nick: (Chuckles) Yeah, you're not so bad yourself. How do you only have half an apple, a couple of water bottles and vodka? Do you have some kind of eating disorder?
Levi: (Stands up and puts his pant on) I just moved in, I haven't had time to go to the market with my job and everything.
Nick: (Opens the pantry and finds tampons) I am really curious about what you do with these things.
Levi: (Smirks) I have a roommate, her name is Taryn and thankfully she's on the night shift so we can still cuddle up on the bed some more, if you want.
Nick: (Grins) Your sweet and very cute but I have an early shift tomorrow and the stations on the other side of town.
Levi: Well, uh why don't we go for round two and I can drive you. I'll probably need more time to recuperate but I'll just do some breathing exercises.
Nick: (Lustful) Mmm you sure know how to make a guy want seconds but uh I really shouldn't. We can still hang out; you can show me your new place.
Levi: Sure, um obviously that's the kitchen we don't use it much. The bathroom is right there, it's about half the size of this whole place and uh…everything else is right here for you to see and judge.
Nick: (Observes the living room) We'll I got to admit this is a pretty sweet loft you got here. How did you find this place?
Levi: I didn't, my best friend's brother owned this place with his wife. They moved out to get more space for the kids and they gave me the key to this place. I've been here for a month and so far, I unpacked one box. It's for my pictures and knick knacks but it's a start.
Nick: (Observes the shelf full of pictures and decorations) Yeah, I guess it's hard to make your home feel like home when you're barely here to begin with.
(Nick looks at a picture of Levi and Amber at his cousin's bar mitzvah and freezes for a moment. Levi notices and approaches and chuckles at the picture he's staring at)
Levi: (Smiles) Oh yeah, I used to wear glasses. I still do when I'm at home but I wear contacts at work. And yes they look as ridiculous as they do on the picture.
Nick: (Swallows) L-Levi who is that girl in the picture with you?
Levi: (Surprised) Her? That's Amber.
Nick: (Freaking out) What's her last name and what is she to you?
Levi: (Wide eyes) Karev, her full name is Amber Stevie Karev and she's my best friend and hopefully soon to be roommate. Why? Do you know her?
Nick: (Pulls hair back in stress and clears throat) Um…do you remember that day that I asked you out? When I told you I was going through something and I was pretty upset about it?
Levi: (Confused) Yes what is this all about?
Nick: (Inhales deeply) Um…I was in agony that day because…I was contemplating on introducing myself to my half siblings that I never knew existed until last month. I was there to see how my half sister was…after she was in a really bad car accident that week.
Levi: (Wide eyes and stunned silence for a moment) …Nick…what's your half-sister's name?
Nick: (Sighs) …Amber. Amber Karev.
LATER AT FLATSTICK PUB
(Amber and Andrew eat hot dogs in one table while Maya tries to win Carina a stuffed animal by popping balloons at the booth)
Amber: (Chuckles) You know they're spending more to win a game than what the price is actually worth in a store.
Andrew: It's the thought that counts and the way she's trying so hard to get her a gift is endearing.
Amber: So, despite the shocking information you like her? She gets your approval?
Andrew: I mean I knew I was gonna like her when Carina told me about her. I'm impressed it's the longest relationship she's had so she must be special and I was right. She got my sister to move in and they seem to be happy together.
Amber: Yeah, she is, I can't help but think Maya's happier with Carina than she was with me.
Andrew: That's doesn't bother you?
Amber: No, I made my peace with that, and I moved on to better prospects just like her…I mean I didn't think our prospects would be related but still.
Andrew: (Laughs) Yeah, I think covid is thinning the herd down and we were the only viable options left.
Amber: (Grins) Well even if the world is overpopulated we would pick you two anytime. Yeah, the only complaint I have about tonight is that Marina won. Do you think we could beat them at bowling?
Andrew: (Chuckles) Yeah uh let's just do movies next time because I'm afraid all this healthy competition will get ugly and me and Carina will be the only sane ones left.
Amber: That's a smart decision. Hey.
Andrew: (Looks at Amber)
Amber: Are you mad?
Andrew: (Sighs) Surprisingly no, was I shocked? Yes, I was jaw to the floor shocked but after this date…I know Carina is with the right person and so am I. I wouldn't have it any other way if it meant either of us losing the one person who is keeping us sane during an insane time.
Amber: (Grins) You are the most amazing boyfriend in the world.
Andrew: (Shrugs) Yeah, I kind of am.
Amber: (Laughs)
MEANWHILE BACK AT THE LOFT
(Nick is sitting on one end of the couch with his fingers against his temple trying to process this shocking revelation as is Levi who is sitting on the other side of the couch staring blankly at the wall frozen in shock)
Levi: (Speaks first) O-Okay let me see if I got this right. Your dad, the guy who abandoned you when you were five, he abandoned another family before that and that family…is the one who gave me this loft. Where we just had sex and after I found out I had sex with my best friends' brother.
Nick: Half-brother.
Levi: (Shaky breath) It doesn't matter, your related to them and I… (Stands up) oh my god what did I do?!
Nick: (Exhales and stands up) Levi, it's not that bad. It's not like we grew up together playing easy bake oven, I don't know those people. The last person you slept with could be more connected to those two than me. It's only biology and nothing else.
Levi: (Freaking out) Okay I have one question for you.
Nick: Just one? That's good, I have like a million.
Levi: (Cuts to the point) Yeah, did you know?
Nick: Know what?
Levi: That I knew Amber. That I worked at the hospital with her. Is that why you approached me that day?
Nick: (Offended) What? No, I didn't.
Levi: Is that why you wanted to go out with me?
Nick: No of course not, it's not like that.
Levi: (Finds it hard to believe) Really? Because you rejected me one day and then the next you asked me out. It makes it seem like you found out and wanted to get close to them through me. The evidence is pretty damning.
Nick: Levi, I didn't know you guys were friends. Yes, I knew you worked at the hospital with her and Alex but it's a big place with plenty of other doctors. I didn't know if you knew them let alone lived with them. I asked you out that day because I wanted something good in my life, for once. I wanted to forget my troubles and I thought you were the key to that. I didn't build some KGB level plan to use you and get to Alex and Amber. I turned down the chance to introduce myself to them and…I walked in that elevator after I made that decision.
Levi: (See's he's truthful) You swear you didn't know?
Nick: I swear on my grandfather's grave I had no idea you were connected to them. I asked you out because I liked you and I wanted to get to know you, I swear on that.
Levi: (Calms down) …Do they know about you?
Nick: My mom met Alex when she came down here after he called her about my dad. And he found out about me from him, I'm not sure if Amber knows.
Levi: And he never told you about Alex and Amber growing up? There was no mention of a brother or sister.
Nick: None okay. Jimmy was a drug addict, so maybe he forgot or something.
Levi: How do you forget a wife and three kids?
Nick: Heroin fucks up your body and your mind. He was an old man, the older he got and the more he used he probably forgot all together. Plus, he left them so I don't think he gave a damn about them enough to talk about them. I mean you know them; do the things they say about their father make you think he was a nostalgic guy?
Levi: They don't really talk about him and the things they say would make Hitler recoil. Are…Are you gonna tell them?
Nick: (Sighs) …I have been wrestling with that idea for months. I didn't have a father growing up, it was just me, my mom and my aunt and it was okay but…it kind of made me yearn for more. And when I heard about Amber's accident I just…I wanted to know if she was okay. So, every day on my break I came down to the hospital to get an update, I never even entered the same floor as her. I just needed to know. And when she was discharged I…I thought about knocking on that door and introducing myself but I backed out. I backed out because I thought 'what's the point? It's not like we can automatically erase everything our father did to us and be a family.'
Levi: You don't know that.
Nick: Well, it doesn't matter because I'm not gonna try.
Levi: (Sighs and paces) Look…I'm sorry that this is happening to you and I am still shell shocked but I care about you. This doesn't change that, whatever happens I'm here, okay?
Nick: (Sniffles) …You're a great guy, you're probably the nicest guy I know…but I think it's best if we don't see each other anymore.
Levi: (Looks at him sad)
Nick: This is way too much and seeing them when I'm with you…it's gonna get painful for me. I'm just-I'm so sorry.
(Nick puts his shirt and jacket on before asking Levi while he's still sad)
Nick: Um…Are you gonna tell them?
Levi: I…I don't know.
Nick: Well, let me know what you do. I'll show myself out.
(Nick leaves the loft. Levi sits on the couch numb from the events that unfolded)
LATER
SCENE: ALEX AND JO'S HOUSE
(Andrew walks Amber to the patio after their date ended and dropping off Carina and Maya)
Amber: Well, uh thank you for the double date, it was very, very weird at first but it became fun, great even.
Andrew: Yeah, I didn't think I was gonna have a good time after what you told me but no it was good. I got to know my sister's girlfriend, you got to get out of the house and I got to spend some quality time with you. I think this was a great idea for all of us.
Amber: Same…but maybe we should hold off on another double date for a while.
Andrew: (Chuckles) Yes, I agree, let's save it for…2032 maybe. Other than that, it was great meeting Maya. I think she's my favorite girlfriend Carina's ever had. And there's been a lot.
Amber: (Smiles) I don't doubt it. You know I'm also glad you met the twins. They seem to like you.
Andrew: (Grins) Yeah, I like them too, they're good kids. Smart, adaptable, resourceful, are you sure they're your brothers?
Amber: (Chuckles) Yeah surprisingly the test confirmed it.
Andrew: Well, they must get it from you then.
Amber: God knows they didn't get it from their mom. Well thanks for walking me home.
Andrew: Yeah, no problem, I want to see you in the moonlight for as much as I can. Okay well this is where we end so I'll see you tomorrow.
(Andrew turns to leave but Amber speaks up)
Amber: Maybe it doesn't have to end here.
Andrew: (Turns around) What?
Amber: (Inhales and exhales) My brother and sister are asleep upstairs; the twins are with Izzie at her hotel and I have a soundproof basement where we can make as much noise as we want.
Andrew: (Eyes wide) Are you sure?
Amber: (Desperate) Do you really need to ask me that? Get in here before someone cock blocks us.
Andrew: Yes ma'am.
(Amber and Andrew quickly but quietly go inside and head to her basement where Amber gets her cast covered to take a shower. She gets inside the shower alone exhaling as the hot water hits her. Ten minutes later Andrew goes inside naked as well. They smile at each other before Amber pulls his head down and ravenously kisses him. They kiss each other and explore each other before Andrew lightly guides Amber against the wall as the water continues hitting them)
SORRY TO LEAVE IT ON A CLIFFHANGER, STAY TUNED FOR MORE NEXT WEEK WHERE THIS SOTRYLINE WILL BE RESOLVED WITH A TWO PART CHAPTER. ENJOY YOUR WEEK AND AGAIN REVIEWS ARE WELCOME.