Chapter 10
Chapter Ten
Jamieson
After finishing one surgery, I was paged to another, Dr. Grace Harper’s patient.
“I’m here. Did you get that CT scan?” I asked Grace.
“Up on the monitor, Dr. Finn,” she spoke.
“Just as I thought. Okay, let’s open up his skull.”
His pressure started to bottom out, and the beeps from the machines were erratic.
“I’ve got a bleeder, and his brain is starting to swell. Get the paddles now,” I said.
“Damn it,” Grace spoke as she placed the paddles on his chest.
“Charge to 200. Clear!”
I looked at the monitor and nothing.
“Charge to 300. Clear! Come on, Mr. Stone. I know how you feel, but it’s not worth dying over,” Grace spoke.
I stared at her as she shocked him again, and his heart started beating. Grace let out a deep breath.
“Welcome back, Mr. Stone,” I spoke as I continued to work on his brain. “Nice work, Dr. Harper.”
“Can you try to keep my patient alive?” she asked.
“Doing my best. How about a drink after work?”
“I’d love to, Jamieson,” Dr. Gray spoke as he worked on the patient’s legs.
“I wasn’t asking you, Logan. I was asking Dr. Harper.”
“I’m your best friend. We always get drinks together. Wait a minute. Is something going on between the two of you?” he asked.
“Nothing is going on between us, Dr. Gray. As for a drink, Dr. Finn, the answer is no.”
“Why?”
“Because you and drinks will get me into trouble. Dr. Reed, can you close for me?” she asked.
“Of course, Dr. Harper.”
“I’m done as well. Close up, Dr. Kerrigan.”
“Yes, Dr. Finn.”
I took off my gown and stepped into the scrub room.
“What did you mean by that comment?” I asked.
“Remember what happened the last time we had drinks together?” She smirked.
“Of course. How could I forget?”
“I already told you I’m not sleeping with you again.”
After we scrubbed out, I followed her to the elevator.
“Come on, Grace. You have to admit it was damn good.”
The doors opened, and we both stepped inside.
“Yes, Jamieson, it was good. But that doesn’t change the fact that we work together, and no matter how good it was, I’m not breaking my rule.”
“We had dinner together last night, and nothing happened.”
“Exactly, and you’ll do anything you can to get in my pants again. Am I right?” Her brow raised at me.
I pulled the stop button on the elevator.
“Yeah. I will. I’m not a liar and won’t ever lie to you.
I liked the night we had together back in New York.
What’s wrong with wanting to have another night like that again?
You aren’t interested in a relationship, and I’m not interested in one, so why can’t the two of us have casual sex to unwind from the stress of our work and call it a day?
I can have sex with any woman in this hospital with the snap of my fingers and without having to beg.
But here I stand, wanting it with you. You should be flattered, by the way. ”
She stood there, staring at me with her head cocked and a perplexed look on her face.
“What?” I held out my arms to the side.
She took in a sharp breath, released the stop button, and the elevator began to move. As soon as the doors opened, she shook her head at me and stepped out.
“What did you say to her?” Renata asked as she stepped in and stood next to me.
“I said nothing.”
“Then why did she have a disgusted look on her face and shake her head at you?” Her brow arched.
“Because I turned her down.” I smirked. “I’m staying away from her like you asked.”
“You’re so full of shit, Jamieson.” She shook her head as the doors opened, and she stepped out.
I couldn’t stop thinking about what Grace said to Mr. Stone while she was trying to restart his heart.
She said she knew how he felt, and it wasn’t worth dying over.
The pieces were finally starting to come together.
She was dating someone in New York, and he cheated on her.
Was that all there was to it? Because as far as I was concerned, that couldn’t have been enough to want to run away and start a new life.
Shortly after returning to my office, Logan walked in.
“What’s going on between you and Grace?” he asked.
“Nothing is going on.”
“So, you won’t mind if I ask her out? It’s obvious she doesn’t want to date you.” He grinned.
“You go anywhere near her, and I will kill you, my friend.”
“Ah ha. I knew it. What gives?” he asked as he took a seat.
I sighed as I leaned back in my chair.
“She was the woman I had sex with my last night in New York.”
“The one you described as the best night of your life?”
“Yeah.” I slowly nodded my head.
“Wait, I’m confused.”
“I didn’t know she was moving to Los Angeles, and she didn’t know I was a neurosurgeon here. In fact, I didn’t even know she was a doctor.”
“So that’s what she meant when she said that you and drinks would get her in trouble.”
“Yep. She has this stupid rule. No sleeping with co-workers.”
“That’s dumb. Everyone sleeps with their co-workers,” Logan spoke.
“Apparently not Dr. Grace Harper. Do you know she has a photographic memory, graduated at the top of her class at Columbia, and has an I.Q. of 142?”
“That’s why she won’t have sex with you again. She’s smart.” He grinned.
“I took her to dinner last night as a welcome-to-L.A. gesture.”
“No sex after?” he asked.
“Nope. Her rule got in the way.”
“Well, my friend. It looks like Dr. Grace Harper is one woman you can’t have with the snap of your fingers.
Forget about her and move on. There are plenty of hot chicks in this hospital to have sex with.
In fact,” he got up from his chair, “I’m going to go see if Caroline wants to meet me in the on-call room.
” He smiled. “I’ll catch you later, buddy. ”
“Remember what I said! Stay away from Grace.”
“I got your message loud and clear,” he spoke as he walked out of my office.
I sighed as I rubbed my forehead.
Logan Gray was my best friend. We’d known each other since college. We went through med school, partied, roomed together, did our residency together, and even shared some of the same women. Neither one of us cared, but we always asked first. That was our bro code. He was like a brother to me.