4.5.6. TEN phone calls
1. “I’m just calling to say congratulations, Mr Browne. You’ve been accepted for a medical scholarship with Edinburgh University.”
2. “Yeah, it’s nice here. I like it, I suppose. They talk funny… Tab, I… I can’t do this on my own. I want to come home.”
3. “Yes, I mean it. I love you, Beth Anderson. And I’m not running away.”
4. “It’s not looking good, darling. He’s not… he’s lost so much blood. He might not make it through the night.”
5. “Beth? It’s Riley. Have you got plans for tonight? I think… we really need to talk. There’s something I need to tell you.”
6. “I got the job, Tab! I’m coming home!”
7. “We broke up. She didn’t want… we couldn’t… Fuck, Pat, I just have to be back in America. I can’t be away from Tab anymore. Not after what happened to Lachlan. You never know what’s around the corner. I don’t want to be thousands of miles away from her if something really is waiting around the corner for us.”
8. “Twins. It was twins, b-but Tara miscarried one. I-It was bad, aye? There was blood and... we lost one.”
9. “There’s nothing wrong, Mum. I’m fine. I’ll tell you next time I see you. It’s nothing to be bothered about. I’ll be in New York in a few weeks. I’ll see you then.”
10. “I’m sorry, Dr Anderson. I am. At this point, I just… really don’t know if I want to work in the medical field anymore. I’m sorry.”
- Tabitha Browne [
asinthecity], Lachlan Campbell [
drcampbell], Tara Brennan-Campbell [
doctortara], Patrick Preston [
sexyinscrubs] & Beth Anderson [
phtgrphcscot] used with permission
Muse | Dr Riley Browne
Fandom | House, M.D. (Original Character)