if i loved you less,

he’d only come here to grab a bite to eat, almost immediately regretting his decision the moment he saw just how busy it was inside. however, there wasn’t much choice in this area and if he was honest, he couldn’t be arsed going to find somewhere else that would have a half decent feed for how cheap he could get food here. it is instinctual for owen to look up when he heard the word torchwood thrown around, though on second thought, maybe it wasn’t such a good idea in a place like this. god only knows who or what was around him. 

she looked half human at least when she sat down opposite him, owen looking her up and down with sharp eyes as he looked for anything out of the ordinary, anything that should or shouldn’t be there. “it’s alright. it’s not gonna be getting any michelin stars any time soon, but they’ll feed you… whoever the hell you are. care to tell?”

“You don’t remember me?” frowning, Bella pouted, annoyed and a little offended he doesn’t remember her -- she makes great first impressions, and people are drawn to her, they always have been. Stupid Torchwood, can’t keep their operation a secret, and they don’t remember the names of important people. “Bella, I work for Torchwood’s more... what’s the word,” tapping her fingers against her chin, she cocked her head to the side, her frown turning upside down to reveal a beaming smile. “oh, that’s it, more effective older sister.” 

      “I’ve waited long enough for those lips.” With the sound of gunshots bursting all around them, she took Rose’s hand and dashed down the corridor. The Doctor waved her sonic, casting them into a low light setting, making sure though they could see, they wouldn’t be an easy target to hit. “TARDIS is only another fifty feet away, keep your head up, luv!”

“Uh…Maybe.” The smile had faded when he was thinking, and he folded his arms at her explanation. He frowned as he considered it, but there was a smile too. He was curious. He couldn’t help himself. “Wait, you’ve been there? WHEN? And what were you doing to disturb guards?

“My fault?” She laughs again. She takes another step, inching closer to Rose with a grin on her face and a sparkle in her eyes. “Come on, that’s not fair. You can’t blame me for wanting to only believe the good in you ‘til I really see those parts of you.” She tilts her head slightly. “Can’t blame me for being an optimist. That’s just not fair.”

Derek had wandered off into the surroundings of where he lived. That wasn’t the best idea after how much he had been drinking. As soon as the fresh air had hit him, the effects of the alcohol made him feel horrible. He had been out there for a while when he heard her. He headed back towards the trailer. It was clear that he was shivering as he made his way over.

Bella was granted a slightly larger smile as she agreed, and Chloe pulled off her lab coat in favour of her regular one. Once the coats had been swapped she looped a floral printed scarf round her neck before she gestured and walked out with Bella. It wasn’t the nicest weather outside, and no one wanted to wear scarves while working with biological samples. That was asking for disaster.

“Long night. My daughter’s ill,” she explained as they began to walk through the corridors leading to the exit. “I spent the whole night with her while she was up coughing, but Josh is off today, so at least someone’s there at home to look after her. Didn’t get a lot of sleep, though.”

“I’m sorry you couldn’t have lunch with your family. Are you going to be able to reschedule?

Born for warm and sunny weather, Bella’s thin frame was engulfed by a warm jacket, pulled up to her neck, in preparation for stepping outside.  “Oh, I’m so sorry. I hope it’s nothing serious and that she is back to running around soon. Do you know what she has? Be careful with bronchitis, my brother thought my niece only had a cold a few months ago and she ended up hospitalized for a week.”  

the reaction was a little more than what april expected and she can feel her cheeks warming to a rosy hue as she tried to shrink away just a bit,  her hands tucking into the pockets of her own lab coat.  “that’s–  that wasn’t the entire point.  you just look very clean-cut for an e.r. attending. that’s what i was getting at.”  she wasn’t sure if that would make things any better or worse but she really didn’t want to be on bad terms with anyone working in the e.r.

“well,  when you’re helping people,  i don’t think they’re going to complain if you were a potato sack or a tuxedo.”  she gave a soft smile.  “but it’s different for some people.  if i don’t wear my scrubs then no one believes that i work here.  or if i don’t wear my lab coat then they all think that i’m a nurse.”