Monsters, Mutants & Medicine

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"Who is that?" Jack asked Robbie after finally being able to get the patient the two of you were working on upstairs.

"That's Dana." Robbie said looking over his glasses and then to Jack. "They make these things called glasses now, makes seeing a whole lot easier."

"Ugh. Not Dana, I know Dana. The other one, talking to Dana." Jack pointed.

"Oh! That is Dr. Y/L/N, she's the new attending on days with me. Does absolutely amazing work."

"I don't like her." Jack said walking off.

"Your gonna end up loving her!" Robbie called after him.

~~1 Year Ago~~

You had been swapped over to nights because some divine being had decided that you wasn't suffering enough with a 12 year old going through puberty, the hot water deciding that it wanted to go out, and your car giving up on you a week ago Robbie had came to you asking to swap with Dr. Shen for a few weeks so that you could each learn how the other shift operates.

"Robbie, no." You whined. "I thought you loved me." You had been working close to Dr. Robbie for 2 years now and had built a good friendship with him.

"Y/N/N, I do but you have to learn nights and Shen has to learn days." He said placing his hand on your shoulder.

"I don't have anyone to watch Chase." You tried.

"I will, besides he's 12. He stays in his room all day he won't even notice your gone." He countered.

"Cars broken down?"

"That doesn't surprise me, we're going to look for a car for you tomorrow when we are both off."

"Ugh! Robbie! You suck." You whined putting your head in your arms on the counter.

"Awww, what's wrong my little sweet potato?" Dana asked coming up and rubbing your back.

"Robbie just told me he didn't love me anymore." Dana shot him a glare.

"No, I told her she would be going to night for a few weeks to learn the routine. There's a difference."

"You'll do fine, Jack will take care of ya on nights. He's the best one to learn from." Dana said leaning against the counter.

"I don't know if either of you are aware of this but Jack Abbot isn't exactly my biggest fan. Every time he sees me he glared at me."

"He does that to everyone, now tomorrow? 9 sound good?" Robbie asked giving you a thumbs up before walking away.

~

One day off and one upset teenager (you wouldn't buy the porsche) later you were walking into your first night shift. Robbie had even bribed you into being nice by telling you he would take a look at your hot water heater.

"We are the night crawlers. We deal with the weirdest and the wildest because..." Dr. Abbot says

"We are the weirdest and the wildest of them all!" The other night shifters scream back.

"Dear sweet baby Jesus." You sigh walking to your locker.

"You're late." Abbot said walking behind you into the locker room. "Your supposed to be here at 6:30 to get rounding done."

"I know, personal issues, but I promise it won't happen again." You said placing your backpack into the locker and grabbing your water bottle.

"If your going to be late we don't need you on nights." He said standing in your way.

"I can promise you I don't want to be here any more than you want me here. Robbie think that I can learn something from you so here I am. It's only 2 weeks tops and I'll be back on days and you can have your other attending back." You tried to step around him but he moved with you.

"Why were you late?" He asked crossing his arms.

"I said personal and that all your getting out of me." You said dodging him this time and walking into the chaos of the ED.

~~

"MULIT GSW ON ROUTE! EVERYONE LOOK ALIVE!" Lena yelled across the ED getting everyone's attention.

"Sunlight! Walsh! You two take intake 3! Ellis! Henderson with me in 2! Mateo and Bridget runners! Look alive people this is what we are here for!" Dr. Abbot called out assignments with no hesitation.

"Sunlight? Are you freaking kidding me right now.". You mumbled running in to intake 3 and getting everything set up.

"Yeah, ya know because your a day walker." She laughed handing you a gown to put on. "Could be worse, he called Young 'Hey you.' for about three months."

"It's just rich coming from someone who practically glows in the dark." You popped tying the back of her gown for her. "I can't wait to be back on days."

"You're gonna fall in love with nights mark my words." She laughed and rushed out the door.

~~

"How's my little 'nightcrawler' doing?" Robbie asked as he sat a iced coffee down in front of you.

"She's not a nightcrawler." Dr. Abbot said as he walked past you and Robbie to grab another chart and headed off.

"I don't want to be! Geriatric." You yelled after him. "Robbie I hate it here. Please I know how nights work. Let me come back." You begged. "I'll do anything."

"Anything?" He asked pulling you with him to start rounds.

"Anything." You said handing him a chart. "Folton, GSW, waiting on a room upstairs. Currently stable, but we had to fight to get him there. Morphine, 30 mg every 4 hours for pain."

"You can finish up the 2 weeks on nights. Chase can stay with me, he's good company." He took the chart from you. "How much longer before there's a bed available?"

"I'm only agreeing because he loves you. Bed upstairs will be available in around 2 hours. Thank you for helping me out, even if I am pissed at you for doing this to me."

"2 hours isn't that bad, could be worse."

"Yeah well they told us 2 hour wait 3 hours ago so there's that. Anyways, little Bodie Pinterton, age 5, came in with a severe asma attack, vitals are steady now just waiting on discharge and prescription-"

"You also stayed in there a lot longer than necessary." Dr. Abbot said reappearing next to Robbie.

"The mother was hysterical! Her 5 year old son couldn't breathe! I would have been also!" You argued back.

"How would you know how you would have acted in that situation?" He asked rolling his eyes causing you to stop in your tracks.

"My shift is over, I'm clocking out for the day." I say. "Robbie, I'll see you at hand off." You walk away trying not to let Dr. Abbot see how red your face had gotten. It's not that you didn't want people to know about your son you loved having him come into the ED, he always made everyone's day better, you just didn't want people feeling sorry for you or people feeling like you used him as an excuse but it pissed you off when people just assumed you didn't know what moms went through especially single moms.

"You are an idiot my friend." Robbie said slapping Jacks arm.

"What! I didn't do anything! Your the one that moved her to nights. If she can't handle it take her back."

"She has a kid, 12 years old." Robbie responded.

"There's no way, she would have been-"

"16? Yeah. I know. She's told me but it's not really something she goes around advertising."

~~6 Months Ago~~

After that incident you had been moved back to days after Dana had gotten word about what happened between you and Dr. Abbot and Robbie had made the decision after being threatened again with HR. You and Dr. Abbot barley made eye contact much less spoke to each other unless it was absolutely necessary.

"Can I have a word?" He asked leaning against the counter where you were charting. You looked to either side of you expecting to see someone else. "Believe it or not I am asking you."

"Oh, well, no." You responded going back to your charting.

"Ya know most of the kids your age use the AI feature and then they go back over the work, they say it's a lot faster." He said turning around and leaning his back against the high counter top.

"And I'm not like most 'kids'. I want my work to be thorough and without mistakes the first time I chart it." You answered continuing to chart. "What is it that you want Dr. abbot?"

"The kid in 3, what's going on with her?" He gestured to the room across from you.

"I don't know Dr. Abbot, that's not my patient." You huffed locking the screen and getting up to find Robbie.

"So your telling me that you didn't go in there with Robbie so that there was a female present?"

"No, I did go in there, I'm just not at liberty to discuss a patients history when it not my signature on the bottom of the chart. Now if you do not mind, which I doubt you do, I am going to find my other attending so that we can start the rounding, I have plans after work." I said through gritted teeth. It wasn't your place to discuss what had happened to the girl in three, it might be his patient after hand off but for now what had happened to her was confidential and you wasn't going to be the one to discuss it.

~~

"Jane Doe, doesn't remember much except that she woke up with nothing on at a friend's home. SAEK has already been done and picked up." Robbie whispered looking at Dr. Abbot.

"Dr. Robbie?" The doe asked.

"Yes ma'am." He answered from the door, he was amazing when it came to situations like this, never stepping over boundaries or crossing any lines.

"Is Dr. Y/L/L still here?"

"She is for just a little while longer, yes."

"Could you ask her to come see me please?"

"I sure will." Robbie smiled closing the door. "Y/N is absolutely amazing when it comes to situations like this, completely hands on, gentle. Definitely helps a lot." Robbie sighed.

"Hey, Y/N/N, Jane Doe is looking for you." Robbie called out across the hub.

"On it, thanks Robbie." You finished up your chart that you was working on and walked into the room.

"So we have 3 people left over, two waiting on rooms upstairs and one is waiting on release papers." Robbie said pointing to each of the rooms. You poked your head out of the room flagging Robbie down.

"Hey, I'm staying a little bit longer to talk with Jane. Do you mind grabbing-" you cut off looking at Dr. Abbot.

"No, I'll grab him. Call when you leave and I'll meet you at your place."

"Grabbing who?" Dr. Abbot asked smirking.

"Personal." You said blankly walking into the room.

~~

"Hey! Parker!" You flag down Ellis as she's walking by you.

"What's up Sunlight? Ready to come back full time yet?" She asked coming to stand next to you.

"Oh God no. I have to much going on in my life to worry about coming to night shift. We have a Jane Doe in room 3 waiting to be discharged, I have to get going but do you mind keeping an eye on her?"

"Nope, your good to go. Ruffle the kids hair for me." She smiled as she walked off throwing up a peace sign.

"You've met the infamous kid of Y/N?" Jack asked Ellis.

"Yeah, we've met up before." Ellis said nonchalantly.

~~

"Hey, Y/N, wait up." Jack called after you causing you to stop just inside the ambulance bay. "That Jane Doe, you did good with her." He said putting his hands in his pockets.

"Thank you?" You asked crossing your arms in front of you suspiciously.

"I mean it, really. I'm not just riding your ass this time."

"Listen Dr. Abbot-"

"Jack, please. You are literally the only one that calls me that except for the patients." He laughed.

"Ok, Jack. You don't have to come out here telling me how well of a job I did. I know you can't stand me. We can just leave it at being coworkers. I treat each of my patients with care and kindness, especially the ones who think that stuff is their fault and they want to sink in on themselves." Something clicked in Jack's mind.

"You were-?" His voice caught

"Yes." You nod looking anywhere except at him.

"And your son?"

"He was the result, but that doesn't change how much I love him." He looked at you like he wanted to apologize.

"Don't, it's not your fault. I've heard enough apologies from people who wasn't around during that time in my life and it doesn't change anything. Chase changed my life and continues to push me to better myself." You smile holding out your phone to show him a picture.

It was one of the last pictures you had taken with him when you two had gone to the park the weekend before and had a picnic. Your hair was down and your son's was a tasseled mess but the shade was identical to yours and he also had your color eyes.

"Well he looks just like you." Jack smiled looking up at you. "Looks like he could cause trouble."

"He's a hand full for sure. Of course we are going through the wonderful stages of puberty right now, thankfully Robbie helps out a lot." You cringe.

"So, you and Robbie?" He asked.

"Robbie? Oh! No! God no." You laugh. "He is strictly a friend and there for boy advice. I have a no date rule set by Chase, very no boys allowed."

"Smart kid." He smiles looking down. "Listen, I'm sorry about how I've been treating you. I've been kind of an asshole."

"Yeah, you have been but I understand. Some young doctor comes in threatening your position? I would probably act the same way." You looked down when your phone started ringing. "I gotta go, he's probably ready to strangle Robbie." You smiled and turned walking to your car.

~~2 Months Ago~~

"I'm telling you right now, that's not the correct size for that." Ogilvie tried correcting you again. He had been shadowing you for the day and by shadowing he had been telling you everything thing he though was wrong.

"And I'm telling you as your attending that the next time you question me I am gonna-" you heard a throat clear behind you and looked back to see Jack and Robbie watching the whole interaction. "Go find Santos." You said grabbing ahold of your scrubs and straightening them as you walked over to the head attendings.

"Robbie, put me on nights." You sigh leaning on the counter between them. It was probably a funny sight to see since you barley reached either of their shoulders.

"You said that you hated nights." He laughed.

"You also said that our chant was 'stupid'." Jack laughed.

"I'm also taking back everything that I've ever said seeing that Ogilvie isn't on nights." You said glaring at the resident now bothering Santos. "I can deal with a 13 year old all day every day but that kid drives me up the wall." You whined slamming your head on the counter.

"Oh come on he can't be THAT bad." Jack laughed facing you.

"He questioned her about if she knew how to run an IV earlier." Robbie sighed

"He questioned me about if I knew what size tube I needed to intubate someone." You countered. "Please, Robbie just a week. One week and I'll be back. I just need a damn break."

"If I let you go to nights for a break I'll have to let other people just swap whenever they want to." He said turning and crossing his arms.

"Alright, fine. If I kill him his blood is on your hands." You glare. "I'm going home, you can do hand off. I thought you loved me."

"You used that same line when I tried to put you on nights the first time." He yelled laughing.

~~

The next day it was the same questioning, running things by Robbie double checking you wanted to strangle him and along with that stress came the SWAT team carting in of of theirs after a drive by shooting bringing Jack in with them.

"Well that's a different look." You laughed helping pull the wounded man over on to the exam table.

"I have a flight attendant outfit if you would rather see that." He winks.

"I'm more into firefighters." You laugh nudging him with your shoulder. "What happened?"

"Run though following up on a lead for a drug bust, wound up getting caught in the middle of crossfire drive by. Chap took a pretty bad hit but he's the only one."

"Ogilvie, run synopsis." You call looking at the resident.

"Umm.. GSW to right lower quadrant of abdomen, laceration to the skull, possible concussion."

"What's the protocol?" You ask from he foot of the bed.

"Head wound first, make sure there isn't any heavy bleeding and that the patient is still conscious. Move to abdomen and evaluate." He stated.

"Good answer, the exact order depends on which injury appears to pose the most immediate threat to life. In trauma care, they treat the most life-threatening problems first, not necessarily the most obvious wound." You say leaning back on your heels. "Check the airway and breathing also. The skull isn't showing and there isn't much bleeding so we move to the abdomen because?"

"The head should be evaluated first to check for a brain bleed, then move to the abdomen." Ogilvie countered.

"No," Jack responded standing next to you with his hands clasped behind him. "You follow what your attending says, she's correct. If the head wound isn't bleeding, which it isn't because I did on field triage, then you move down to the abdomen making sure that there isn't any internal bleeding which I have also taken the liberty in clamping off you you guys. Now is when you say 'Thank you Dr. Abbot.'." he smiled at the chorus that said his thanks. "You as well, Dr. Y/N."

"Oh I couldn't possibly do that, if your ego inflates anymore you couldn't get it out the door." You smile patting his arm as you turn and walk out. You heard him give a few more orders to the residents before exiting and following you out. "Jack, your following again." You say looking at the tablet in your hand instead of him.

"You haven't exactly given me an answer to that question I asked you last night during shift change." He smiled stepping up beside you acting like he was looking at your patients.

"I told you to give me some time to think about it." You responded looking up at him. He was cute, gray curls, charming smile, bright beautiful eyes, any girl would be lucky to be in your shoes but you were standing there instead. "It's not that simple for me, Jack. I can't just make plans on a whim, I have a son I have to find someone to hangout with him and then dodge a million questions from him."

"Bring him." He shrugged like it was no big deal.

"I am not bring my son to a first date." You gawked, you hadn't even thought about asking to bring him but Jack acting like it would be fine shocked you to your core.

"First date? Who's the lucky guy?" Robbie asked excited to find some new gossip.

"I asked her but she doesn't have anyone to watch Chase and she doesn't want him going." Jack answered casually causing your face to go bright red.

"I'll watch him, you kids go and have fun." Robbie volunteered before walking away.

You turned and looked at Jack with an open mouth.

"See Y/N/N, no harm no fowl. Now your answer?" Jack asked with a big goofy grin on his face.

"Ok, alright. Fine, but you pick me up and you pay." You said poking your finger in his chest.

"What kind of man do you take me for? You wound me." He asked clinching at his heart.

"Yeah well I can also fix you and hurt you again if you don't get out of my ED." You said waving him off. "I'll see you at shift change."

"Yeah, ya will." He winked turning back and jogging to catch up to the other men he had came with.

~~

"So you and Abbot? Going on a date." Robbie smirked rolling over to you while you was finishing up your last minute charting.

"Yup." You pop the p.

"Are you gonna tell me about it?"

"Nope."

"Does he know this is like the first time you dated... since?"

"Nope. I think it will be fine, I know it will. He's not like those weird pushy men that want to to give out on the first date." You leaned back in your chair looking at him. "Is he?"

"Oh god no. Honestly I think this is the first date that he's been on since his wife passed. You two will be fine." At that time a woman came running in carrying what looked to be a 5 to 6 year old screaming that she was turning blue.

Ogilvie stood in front of the women asking her what the kid might have gotten a hold of as you came running in and swooping up the child, Robbie right next to you.

"Ma'am, I need you to breath for me. In and out, you can't help your child if your passed out." Dana said coming up and taking a hold of the mothers hands.

"What do you thing he got a hold of?" Her soothing voice asked and you and Robbie got to work assessing the air way and looking to see if you could see anything

"He... He was next to the pool. The next thing I know he's upside down not breathing." She sobbed. "It's on me, I should have been paying attention."

"Hey now, these little boogers are fast. They can slip by you without even you knowing but Dr. Y/N and Dr. Robbie are some of the best so lets move so that they have some room to work." Dana said taking the mom into a near by waiting room.

"Drowning, roughly age 5 to 6, male looks to be loosing circulation. Robbie, CPR. WE NEED OXYGEN OVER HERE!" You yell across the ED as Princess comes running to you with a bag. "Do we have a room?"

"Intake 5 is open and cleaned." She said as you hopped onto the bed so that you could continue CPR as they wheeled him into the room. You hop down and stop as they check the pulse, by now the room is filled with different people helping with different things.

"We have a beat but it's faint!" Robbie yells as you start up compressions again.

"Ogilvie!" You yell at him. "We need to check to see if there is water in the lungs."

"We should stabilize the body temperature first."

"Check the lungs, Ogilvie." You said again looking right at him.

"But what about the body temp? We should get that back up before worrying about -"

"WE WILL CHECK THE FUCKING TEMPERATURE BUT FIRST CHECK THE DANMMED LUNGS FOR WATER. DO YOU UNDERSTAND OR DO I NEED TO FIND SOMEONE ELSE?" You screamed over everyone else causing them all to fall silent.

"No," he cleaned his throat as heat flaired up around his throat. "No ma'am, I can check the lungs first."

"Thank you." You said going back to work and looked over at Robbie. "Sorry." You mumbled.

~~

"Heard about your out burst." Jack laughed coming up and sitting next to you on the short wall in the ambulance bay.

"I can't stand that kid. It's like just because I'm a young girl he doesn't think I know what I'm doing." You sigh looking down. You felt like a failure because he wanted to question you at every turn. You couldn't decide if it was because you were a girl or because of your age but it was getting old fast.

"Hey, it's one resident. There have been others through here over the past three years that have done nothing but sing your praise. He will be gone in no time." Jack said putting his arm around you and pulling you in for a hug. About that time the bay doors opened and who other that Ogilvie walked out.

"Figured you would be out here, just wanted to let you know the ankle bitter is officially peds problem." He smirked like it was the best news ever.

"Excuse me?" You asked hopping off the wall. Uh oh you heard whispered behind you.

"That bratty kid. The drowning victim. He got sent upstairs so he's no longer taking up a bed down here." He said again.

"He's a child." You said squinting your eyes at him.

"Yeah, exactly. His mom should have kept a better eye out on him instead of letting him go near the pool. I tell ya when I have a kid. It's not that hard-" POP pain burst through your hand at the same time the ground seemed to disappear under your feet.

"As a senior resident I am telling you to go get your shit out of your locker. Your finished for this shift. You coming back is depending on how Robbie feels." Jack said trying to haul you back into the ED as you were screaming at him. "Easy there Rocky." Jack whispered into your ear as he pulled you away from Ogilvie. "As much as I would love to see you hand him his ass on a silver platter the higher ups frown on us beating up students."

"What the hell happened?" Santos yelled seeing Ogilvie walk in with a bloody nose and Jack pulling you away from him with his arm around your waist. "Robbie! Y/N/N broke the obstructions nose!"

"Trinity! I told you to stop calling him that!" Robbie hissed. "What happened?"

"I hit him and I'm not sorry." You said taking the ice pack that Mel handed you. "Thanks Mel."

"You don't have to be? Does she have to be?" Robbie asked confused looking at Jack.

"Nope, don't be sorry. He called that drowning victim an ankle bitter and said that the mom obviously should have kept a better eye on him. If you ask me what happened I didn't see anything." Jack said raising his hands.

"Go home." Robbie said putting his hand on your shoulder.

"I'm fine, I can finish my shift, it's only an hour." You huff staring at him

"I will personally carry you out of here if you do not get your stuff and go home." Robbie commanded.

"Are you mad at me?" You whispered.

"No! God no. But if I don't send you home also it will look like favoritism." He said escorting you to your locker so that you didn't cross pathes again with Ogilvie.

"I am going to put you on nights though for a week or two, just to keep you from killing the kid."

~~2 Weeks Ago~~

You sat at the restaurant sipping on your drink as Jack was telling you about the shift the night before. "I'm telling ya, Y/N, just come to nights. It would make my life so much easier, plus no offense to Shen, but you look so much better." He wink causing you to flush.

"Robbie would never let me leave him, beside Jack, at least if this becomes a serious thing we won't have to be on different rotations. You will just work nights and I'll work days. Same days off, just different hours." You smile at him.

"Look, I'm not gonna lie, I was a complete asshole when I first met you, but I like to think that we've came a long way in the past 4 or 5 months. I will keep apologizing until I die if that makes you happy." He said reaching over and grabbing your hand rubbing his thumb across your nuckles. "I want serious. I want that with you, and Chase."

Your breath caught at those words, he included your son, "You don't know him yet." You sigh biting your lip. To say that your son was upset was the understatement of the year.

"Mom! What do you mean your going on a date?" He wasn't whining or pouting you had just let it slip your mind until you had gotten dressed and Robbie was at your door. "And your 'forgot' to tell me? Yeah, ok." He said rolling his eyes. "Tell her Robbie, tell her how crazy she looks, getting dressed up to impress some rando."

Robbie laughed and turned to you, "I think you look amazing," he said kissing your cheek. "As for the 'rando', Y/N/N, you didn't even tell him?"

"Tell me what?" Chases voice decided at that moment to squeak. You suppressed a laugh and acted like you was clearing your throat. "Is it Robbie? Let it be Robbie."

You shot him a look of disgust, "No, absolutely not." The same time Robbie had shot out, "That's practically my daughter."

"Then who is it mom?" You clutched your purse in front of you, looking anywhere but at him. "Who. Is. It. Mom?"

"Jack."

"Abbot?"

"Yeah"

"Abbot the ass? Your going on a date with a man who you deemed an asshole 6 months ago." He gawked.

"Oh, that's great." Robbie laughed. "Abbot the ass." He said as he type something into his phone.

"Mom, really? He treated you like shit."

"He was afraid that I was there to replace him, he apologized. Chase I shouldn't have to defend myself when it comes to something like this."

"And I shouldn't have to worry about what kind of person my mom is dating."

"He's not a bad guy Chase. Please let me have this one damn night."

"Fine." He said storming off to his room. You understood it was the first time you had went on a date and he had every right to be upset.

"I should just cancel, this was a bad idea.". The mom guilt stated feeling heavier the longer you stood there.

"No, you are going to walk out that door and have a nice time with Abbot the ass, and I am going to go let your son know that Jack Abbot isn't that bad of a guy."

"Hey, everything going ok over there?" Jack asked.

"Yeah. No. Chase didn't take it well about me going on a date." You sighed looking down at my food.

"I understand, kinda, this is all different for him." He pulled his hand back and started fidgeting with his wedding ring. "I haven't seen anyone since my wife passed."

"I havent dated since Chase was born, it's kinda hard to date though when you don't exactly trust the other sex when it comes to serious relationships though." You leaned back and took the napkin to whip your lips. "But thats a heavy subject. Chases issue isn't exactly that this is different for him he just thinks your an ass, but Robbie is currently working on damage control."

"I want you to know that I'm here and I'm not going to push you into anything that you don't want. It doesn't matter if its hand holding or sex, I'm not going to push you." He raised his hand to get the waiters attention for the check. "So, he thinks I'm an ass?"

You laugh, "Yeah, I don't know where he got that idea from. You are definitely not an ass." You stood as Jack pulled your chair out for you.

"Would you like to walk down to the water?" He gave you a look like he wasn't ready for this to be over with.

"Sure, I'm already in trouble with the warden, why not be a little late." You laugh taking his arm that he offered.

~~

The rest of the night had gone amazing, you couldn't remember the last time that you had such a great time, "Jack?"

"Yeah sweetheart." You were on your way home, the dashboard lights illuminating the inside of the truck.

"I want serious." His voice caught as he went to out his hand on your thigh and stopped. "You can." He relaxed a little and placed his hand down. "I feel safe with you. I want you to know that I'm ok with the sweet touches, the light kisses, hand holding. That stuff doesn't trigger me."

"Your sure about this?" He asked looking over at you at a stop light. "I don't do secret. If your mine, everyone knows."

"I don't want secret, if I'm in it's with all 10 toes." You smiled back at him.

~~ Present Day~~

"What is going on with you today?" Robbie asks cornering you next to the med room. "You've fumbled the ball like 3 different times today."

"I'm fine." You answer shacking your hands out and trying to collect you. You had gotten the phone call this morning before your shift from Chases dad says that he was in town and that he was wanting to spend the day with him tomorrow. You had tried to take him to court many times in the past to get him out of your life and get full custody but due to lack of evidence and his lawyer claiming simple irresponsibility because the pregnancy had happened when you were both minors you had no choice but to let his dad see him once a month which was in all reality whenever he wanted to actually show up and pretend to be a good dad. You had decided to keep everything on file from when he talked to Chase on the phone or FaceTime to when he would make plans and then suddenly change them hoping that the evidence was enough for you to get full custody. At this point you didn't even care about child support you wanted him out of your life and that was all, the trauma that you had to endure from having to see him over the years was enough to make anyone go insane.

"Your not fine. Jack said you was up all night last night." Robbie sighs rolling his eyes. "He said you was texting him all night."

"That's a lie, I finally passed out at like 3." You huff crossing your arms. "Listen, I'm just on high alert ok. It's nothing."

"Yeah, ok." He laughs pulling you into the stairwell. "Spill the beans."

"Chases dad is picking him up tomorrow and I'm stressing out." You lean your head back. "He hasn't had anything to do with us in over a year and now he wants to pop in."

"I thought you took him back to court?"

You give a dry laugh, "I tried but they said 'lack of evidence' cant really have evidence though if he doesn't show up."

"Did you tell Jack yet?" He asks sitting down on the stairs.

"No, god no. He knows what happened in the past. He doesn't have to be thrown into the middle of the present right now." You cringe.

"I think Jack wants to know about your past, would want to know about the present, and is already invested in the future." He stands and claps your shoulder before walking back into the ED.

~~

"What is going on babe?" Jack asks coming up beside you and placing a kiss to the top of you head. You had let the department know that you and Jack were official soon after the first date two weeks ago and everyone had seems to take it well.

"If another person asks me that I'm going to murder them." You smile leaning into his warmth.

"You didn't get any sleep last night." He points out putting a hand on either side of you trapping you against the nurses station.

"I got some sleep last night. Just not much." You correct crossing your arms in front of you.

"You sent me a tictok at 3:30 this morning."

"I'm stressed."

"I know." He takes your chin in his hand and makes you look at him. "Why?"

"Chases dad wants to spend the day with him tomorrow." You say causing him to freeze. "Joint custody agreement where he only cares to see him every few months to a year."

"But-" his eyes are wide.

"I know." You see the battle going on in his eyes.

"And hes-"

"Yeah," you sigh. "It's been a fight since I was 16."

"But they know?" He asks confused

"They called it 'minors being irresponsible'. I don't want this anymore than you do. I promise though Jackie, he gets him tomorrow for the day and he won't be around for another 6 or 7 months." You place your hands on his face making him look at you. "He's meeting me here in the morning."

"Not your house?"

"Two rules with him Jack. Never my house and never in private. He doesn't even have my address. He only knows where I work. He's met Robbie because he's had to pick Chase up before."

"I should put on my SWAT suit." Jack says stepping away from you.

"You will not put on your SWAT uniform to scare my sperm donor." You laugh slapping him on the chest and walking off. "You will, however, be finally meeting my son in the morning. I'll see you in the morning!" You call over your shoulder.

~~

"Mom, I don't want to go." Chase huffed sitting next to you. "He doesn't know anything about me."

"I know baby. Maybe we can get everything straightened out and you don't have to go back with him." You sigh pulling him into your side, he rests his head on your shoulder. "You get to meet Abbot the Ass tomorrow, though."

"Oh yes the joy of choosing between the guy that doesn't want anything to do with me and the guy that you have complained about for the past 3 years that you suddenly can't get enough of." He says rolling his eyes.

"You keep up with that attitude and I'm gonna stop letting you and Robbie hang out so much." You push his head off his shoulder. "Go pack an over night bag."

"Why? He's gonna bring me back by the end of your shift. He never keeps me over night, just long enough to impress his next lay."

"Chase Isaiah!" You gasp. "You can't say that!"

"Tell me I'm wrong." He gets up and walks to his room.

"What do you want to eat? I'm ordering out, we're having movie night."

~~

"Mom. Stop fidgeting." Chase grabs ahold of your hand to keep you from picking at your nails.

"I can promise you that I'm fine." You look over at him.

"Oh, yeah. I didn't ask if you was ok. I know your not. Your a nervous wreak and I don't know why."

"Because your meeting the guy that I'm dating, he's meeting you, and I'm meeting up with you ass of a father. I'll let you pick one." You answer as the doors of the ED opened swamping you in the chaos of it all.

"Chase! Oh my sweet baby boy! Come come, let Auntie Dana see you!" Dana walks up giving Chase a big squeeze. "Your getting so big." She gives him a final kiss on the cheek before walking off for hand off.

"Hey bud. Long time no see!" Mateo comes up and does a secret hand shake. "Next weekend? All night game session? COD?"

"I am down." Chase smiles. "Mom?"

"I don't care, your gonna be at Robbie's anyway, I have a night shift I had to pick up. Plus it's summer." You wave them off. Chase follows Mateo deeper into the Pitt talking about God only knows what.

"There's my favorite person." You hear Jack walk up before you turn.

"Don't let Robbie he- Jack..." You cross your arms and look at him. "Why do you have your SWAT shirt on?"

"Oh. This? Had an accident this morning, blood all over my scrub top. I just happened to hand this in my backpack."

"Yeah, ok." You roll your eyes. "Here, we grabbed breakfast on the way in." You hand him a paper bag that has a bacon egg and cheese biscuit.

"Where is he?" Jack asked looking around.

"He's with Mateo talking video games probably. Once every few months I let him pull an all nighter so that they can game together. I think they are making plans for this weekend. He's staying with Robbie anyway since I'm covering for Shen."

"And I am forever grateful for your sacrifice!" Shen calls walking past you.

Your phone vibrates in your hand causing you to look down and stiffen. "He's here."

Jack pauses for a second before putting his tablet down. "Do you want me to-"

"Please? It never gets easier. Between already having to do this and him calling me a liar my anxiety sky rockets."

"Chase!" You yell getting his attention. "Your dad's here and I want you to meet someone."

"I don't want to go mom. I'll stay here in the break room and be good if you don't make me go." He begs looking at you with those puppy eyes.

"Chase, you know I can't do that. If I could I would in a heart beat." You hate when he begs like that. It makes your heart turn to mush and you want to put him back in the car and drive him away from here. "This is Jack." You smile.

"Hey buddy. Nice to meet you." Jack greets holding out his hand.

"Your Abbot the Ass?" Chase deadpans causing Robbie who had just walked in to spit his coffee everywhere.

"Chase Isaiah! What the hell?" You stare.

"Your old enough to be my grandpa." Robbie died laughing having to hold on to the nurses desk to hold himself up, your face turns bright red.

"That's because I had you so damn young, take notes so that you don't have to go through the same hell I'm going through now." You growl grabbing him by the back of his neck and dragging him out the door. "Out, now. Go with your dad, have fun."

"Y/L/N?" Your whole body tenses at the sound of his voice. "Damn, you still look good for your age." Your going to throw up.

"Mom? You ok?" Chase asks turning back to you.

"Yeah, yes. I'm fine baby." You turn Chase around and look at him. "I want you t-"

"Hey sweetie." Jack called stepping out the door.

"Here, you forgot this. You said you were cold." Jack helped you put on his SWAT pullover. You shoot him a look causing him to wink at you. "You must be Chases dad. Y/N has told me about you." Jack holds out his hand for him to shake.

"Funny I can't really say the same." He smirks like he's said something smart.

"How can she if you don't answer the phone when we try to call you?" Chase pops off causing you to face palm. Between how we was to Jack and how he's being to his dad no wonder guys wouldn't want anything to do with you until he moves out.

"I don't need lip, Chase. I'm busy I work all the time." His dad says trying to make excuses.

"Mom put herself through med school, became a head doctor, and still makes time for me." Chase argues back, this isn't good but at the end of the day if his dad can't handle him like this then he doesn't need him at all. You feel Jacks arm come around your waist like he's either keeping you from saying something or he's keeping himself from saying something.

"Your mom also trys to bag every old man that she can by the looks of it so I can't really say she's accomplished much."

"Chase, go inside and find Robbie. Tell him I'll be in in a second. Your not going." You step forward grabbing Chases bag and pulling him back toward you out of harms way.

His dad grabs your arm before you can move farther away from him. "You can't do that, this is my day."

Jack jumps in pushing him back a little bit causing him to release you. "You, sir, can back the fuck up and get off this property." Jack points a finger behind him.

"This shit is going in front of a judge." Your ex screams walking back to his car.

"There are cameras all in the parking lot and multiple witnesses that WILL say they saw the mother pulling her son away from danger and a lunatic grabbing her by the arm and threatening her." Robbie yells after him. "Y/N, you and Jack go inside and start rounding. I'll make sure he leaves."

"You good?" Robbie askes as you walk past him.

"Yeah, I'll be fine." You smile, "Thanks."

"Come here, I want to look at your arm." Jack pulled you into the closest exam room. "He had a pretty tight grip on you."

"It's not that bad. I've had worse." Jack looks up and shoots you a glare. "Sorry, not the right time." You pull up your scrub sleeve and notice bruises starting to form where he grabbed you.

"Give me your phone." Jack commands opening your camera and taking pictures. "Send those to your lawyer, don't let Chase go back with him until you hear something." You look at him and his eyes are filled with fear.

"Jack," you put your hands on his cheeks and make him look at you. "I am still right here, he didn't hurt me. I am with you right now."

"I can't get out of my head though the things he's done to you in the past. No one was there to protect you then, but I'm here now. I don't ever want you to feel like your doing this alone." He put a hand on your hip like it was grounding him.

"Babe, I know I'm not alone. I have Robbie. I have you." You wrap your arms around him pulling him close. "I don't ever have to be alone in this anymore."

"I want to kill him."

"I know, join the crowd."

"I want to torture him."

"But you won't."

"Mom!" Chase busts in causing the two of you to jump apart, Robbie giving you both a look. You lock eyes with him giving him a look letting him know you'll talk later.

"Hey bub, you good?" You reach out pulling him into you and burrowing your nose into his hair taking a deep breath.

"Honestly? Just glad that I don't have to go with him. I don't ever want to go back." He sighs wrapping his arm is around you. "I saw him grab you and I wanted to hit him."

"Same." Came from both Robbie and Jack causing you to roll your eyes.

"Ok, every over protective man in my life please get out now, I have to make a call to my lawyer since I could be in contempt of court." You shoot them into the hallway.

~~

After sending the pictures over to your lawyer along with the number for the security to get the footage you have been granted temporary full custody until another court date could be set up.

"Chase, Robbie is being nice and letting me get out early so that your not cooped up. Wanna grab a bite to eat with Jack and then head home?" You ask popping your head in the break room.

"Your really hung up on this guy." He hops up and starts putting his stuff up.

"I mean, yeah, kinda. He's turned into a nice guy." You shrug

"He treats you right?"

"Cooks me lunch and gives it to me at shift change, has my CORRCT iced coffee order and has it waiting on me in the mornings when I get here. Plus, he's kinda hot." You laugh as he fake gags.

"Mom gross."

"Oh! Hi Dr. Y/L/N. Hi Chase." Mel walks by giving you both a wave. You look at Chase as his heart eyes pop up.

"I'm sorry, does my eyes deceive me or does my son have a crush on one of my residents?". His face and neck turn bright red. "She's out of your league buddy."

"Mom, one day that girl is going to look at me and realize that I'm the man of her dreams."

"That girl right there is talking to someone else." You look up and see Jack standing there at the nurses station and get a huge smile on your face.

"He's still old enough to be my grandpa." Chase smiles nudging you in the side.

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