Summary: It is well into Casey’s second year and she and the gang, along with Ethan go to Vegas for the Panacea conference.
Authors note: This is a continuation from Worth the gamble? Which was a one off but we needed a Declan and Ethan showdown. I am not doing a protracted AU for this series, this will be the last one so the key points:
1. Panacea got into the hospital whilst Harper was still CoM. She does hand off to Naveen but stuck it out to the end of the first residency year.
2. Ethan and Casey are in the open. All above board with HR and Ethan still oversees Casey’s work.
3. Attack does happen in this reality and Vegas is post attack in this reality.
4. There is still the Panacea rewards program
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Things were slowly starting to return to normal for Dr Casey Valentine. She and Rafael had survived the bio weapon attack against Senator Farrugia, she was starting to heal from the mental trauma also. Her second year had flown by and she loved the challenge of being on the Diagnostics team. There was one thing she did not enjoy however and that was seeing the smug bordering disgusting smirk of Declan Nash on a daily basis. In a way Casey felt responsible for his presence. A heist to get a drug that had promising results to cure Rhodes Disease resulted in the fight for her career. She had come out of the Ethics hearing victorious, especially when Luis Martinez dropped the law suit and then Naveen came in, successfully cured from the Phage therapy but Declan Nash was infuriated. The treatment for sepsis did help Naveen and Ethan along with the team were trialling it with other patients and were having great success which irked Declan, not to mention the stolen drug. He wanted blood and was willing to do whatever it took. He wanted Dr Ramsey and Dr Valentine gone, together they had made a mockery of research and development but he had to be contempt with working with Edenbrook. It had its advantages he had to admit, the R&D team had lots of data on the sepsis treatment, there was also plenty of patients he could get for trials but he was not happy.
Jackie was a mess. She got seduced by the sweet talk, the extra money is helping me pay more of my medical school debt she kept telling herself but seeing a former patient begging more grocery money shook her. Sending people broke was not the reason she entered medicine and now she felt like a glorified drug pusher. She had been told that the rewards program was only the beginning, she was told that if you want more you needed to associate with the big wigs. This made Jackie feel dirty but she thought she could destroy from within. She buddied up with Declan, earned his trust, she drew the line at sleeping with him.
Vegas drew closer and the gang decided to use the conference to bring down the beast. The plan was a simple one, get Nash or someone higher up in the chain to admit any wrongdoing and send it to her friend that worked at the NY Times. The gang were excited and Casey was surprised that Ethan was coming. He did not want to go but as team lead he was all but ordered to. Casey had not told him about the plan but Ethan did state that he was happy for Casey to spend as much time with her friends as possible, especially since the time he wanted to spend with her was in their suite, upon multiple surfaces.
The conference arrived. Jackie felt even more disgusting for being a “preferred partner.” Ethan checked into a separate suite with Casey. Their suite was large and Casey noted an all to familiar glint in Ethan’s eye.
“Patience Ethan.”
He grumbles. He knew that today was the only part of the conference he was expected to attend but still he wanted to take any opportunity.
“I know you do not want to be here,” stated Casey. “However, get the “boring” stuff over and done with and I will make it more than worth your while!” She said seductively. Casey then got ready. She wore a short black dress with a deep neckline that showcased her curves, coupled with a pair of high heels, she was ready to go and Ethan was more than looking forward to later that night.
She met the gang at a Casino. Jackie was determined to go after Declan but in the hierarchy, despite being pretty high, he was still replaceable. Who they really wanted was someone at the top then they saw the big boss. Charlotte Yves. Sienna, Aurora, Casey and Elijah followed Charlotte to the sports book. They got friendly, Charlotte placed some high priced bets and invited them the club at the grand hotel where they were able to join them in celebration. They went to the Grand Hotel club and convened on a quiet Balcony. The target was still Charlotte and since it appeared that Charlotte had taken a liking to Casey it was decided that she would get the recording. Meanwhile Ethan was on a balcony at the same club. It was not his scene but the meetings he had to attend had ended up here. He saw Casey first and his breath was taken away. She, along with her friends all looked determined. He noted that they were heading to the Panacea section. Instead of heading down he kept an eye on the crowd. Declan was surprised to see Casey and even more surprised to see her chatting rather freely with Charlotte. He knew right away something was not right. Despite using Panacea researched medications both through legal and illegal means, he knew she had been rather critical of many of the programs that were running through Edenbrook. He was hoping against hope that Charlotte was not too loose lipped but his guard was up.
Meanwhile Casey had gotten a confession. A confession of Medicare fraud. She hoped her poker face was working because what she was told made her feel mortified. The Medicare system was not perfect but it did enable those less fortunate to get access to vital medications. She chatted a bit longer to ease suspicion then excused herself to go to the restroom.
As she left, Casey messaged the gang to meet her at their earlier assembly point. Unbeknownst to Casey however, her departure was noticed by two men, Declan and Ethan. Jackie had stayed near the assembly point since Casey had her phone. Casey gave Jackie her phone back and played the recording. He eyes widened in disbelief then horror.
“So that is what you too were upto” Leered Declan.
“What do you want?” Asked Casey.
“What I want is irrelevant, well I do not want that little recording to get out but I am sure we can come to an arrangement.” Said Declan, running his hand up Casey’s arm. Casey was repulsed and tried to get away.
“I do not know why you are repulsed, you have done it before…”
“Get your fucking hand off my girlfriend” yelled Ethan angrily.
“What annoyed that I fucked your pretty young thing first?” Retorted Declan.
Ethan then grabbed Declan and punched him hard.
“What the fuck!” Mutteeed Declan.
Jackie took advantage of the commotion to send the recording to her friend.
“Oops, looks like that little recording you wanted gone has gotten out, to my friend who works at the New York Times”
Declan looked scared and ran.
“Are you ok Casey” asked Ethan whilst hugging her.
“Better now that asshole is scared.”
The three of them were joined by the gang and they witnessed the Panacea crowd leave very hurriedly.
“Let’s celebrate!” Exclaimed Elijah and the rest of the gang, excluding Casey and Ethan made their way down to the vacated booths.
Casey kissed Ethan hungrily.
“Shall we head back to our suite to celebrate in private?”
“I could not come up with a better idea if I tried rookie.”
They made their way out of the club and into a cab back to their suite. As soon as the lift arrived Ethan kissed her hungrily, hands grabbing her ass and and finding purchase between her legs. He growled his approval when he felt how wet she was. Mercifully the ride to their floor was quick. They entered their suite and he took Casey to the windows. He ripped away her dress and laid waste to her underwear. He kissed her hard and made his way down. He teased her bun with his tongue before eating her out. He was a man starved and had Casey moaning from the outset. He held her on the precipice of what he knew was going to be an intense orgasm but he wanted to come inside her. He got up and Casey mewled in protest. He spun. Her around taking her from behind. The pace from the get go was arduous.
“These views are always so much better when I am making you scream” she muttered inter her ear before kissing her hard and leaving a mark on her pulse point. This turned Casey on even more.
“Well fuck me harder then”
“With Pleasure” he growled as he thrust in harder. Before long Casey succumbed screaming, her release triggering Ethan’s.” They slumped to the floor to regain their composure.
They went multiple rounds, celebrating the downfall of Panacea but most importantly each other.
The downfall was swift. Many of yhr leadership team were implicated in the fraud, any research programs and deals were brought into question and suspended pending further investigation. This excited Ethan, he had to admit that the sepsis treatment was a success but he was always skeptical of some of the other research and that was being done and the fact that Edenbrook now had an out excited him. Casey too was relieved at this also. She felt responsible for allowing Panacea in to the hospital in the first place. Most relieved of all though was Jackie. She knew that her involvement would tarnish her in someway but she was happy that she was able to get out.
Meanwhile in a police statin, Declan was furious. He had enjoyed the perks of the activities he had been involved him and the fact that he and Charlotte had been played annoyed him but with any credibility gone, he knew that revenge would not be his and he had to live with the fact that the empire had fallen.
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Authors note:
Well that was part 2. I did not want the final confrontation to be too violent. So a very hefty punch in the face seemed appropriate. Ethan was seething but at the same time he knew if he was too violent, he was going to be in trouble too.
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My thoughts? Declan saw Ethan in Miami and he knew something was up. He was there for a reason - he knew Ethan would rather eat nails than be at one of these things. Then he saw him interact with Casey (since this is the Vegas series world), and his antenna went up. He was there to get something, but he also saw the sparks fly there and knew how scandalous this would be.
Declan found Ethan's room number... and saw there were 2 in the room. He made a call to a PI and told them to do their thing. His thoughts were he could blackmail Ethan into that contract... but it wasn't necessary (we all know how it played out in canon). So Declan did just what he said he'd do in Chapter 5... he filed those photos away knowing the day may come when they'd come in handy.
Now, he knows they won't help him in his current situation, but misery loves company and he's up for a little revenge.
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I still think it would have been hilarious also scandalous if Louise Ramsey secretly married Declan Nash and then Ethan finds out. Maybe someone will write something.
That sounds like something out of Dynasty!
I personally don't see it, especially since Louise has been painted as a trashy junkie and Declan is a pretentious prick who I cannot see with a woman twice his age.
Doesn't mean I wouldn't like to read it 🤣
But I'm still wondering... who was Louise speaking to on the phone in that diamond scene! It mustn't have been a coincidence we overheard, there must've been a plot line there! and do we think june is involved
I know that Ethan laughed out of sheer amusement and joy when MC told him Declan Nash was in jail, then tried to play it down by telling her she was crazy for doing the vegas heist
