Competition chapter 1
Title: Competition chapter 1 (FFF 3 May 2013, "come undone")
Summary: Luke and Reid meet at work
Luke's POV
Rating: no worries
While I was changing into my scrubs I felt eyes on my body. It was fascinating, but a bit scary, and so not what I needed right now, so I didn’t turn around to see who was watching. I didn’t fly almost 1000 miles to get sucked into the next disaster. My trust in people, and more specific, men, was below zero.
I really thought we had something good going on, but when I talked to a few guys on a party, I heard things that broke me. He had cheated on me. Not just once, but numerous of times. With almost every guy I talked to. They thought I knew, Roth had told them that we had an open relationship. My dreams had come undone, my idea of having a family with him, buying a house, I don’t know, the whole enchilada.
“Are you okay?”. A soft voice woke me up from my memories. I had to learn to focus again, to work and be concentrated. The last few weeks my mind was all over the place. “You are new here, right?”, he asked. “I’ve never seen you here before”.
Jesus, what a line, didn’t he know that ….Focus. I wasn’t at a bar. This guy was just trying to help me, not getting me in bed. So I turned around and smiled. “Yes, this is my first day here. I’m Luke”. The guy grabbed my hand and smiled back. “THE Luke, dr. Snyder?”, he asked in awe. “I’m Casey, I’m an orderly in the OR. So the rumors were true, you are going to work here. Welcome in New York doctor”.
I inhaled. Rumors. I hated them. “Thank you Casey. What did they tell about me?”, I asked.
“That you are the best surgeon in the business”, he said.
I smiled. “That was all?”, I asked. He looked at me in a cocky way. “You really wanna know?”, he asked. I nodded. “That you are a softy, that you will not survive in this testosterone palace. They have bets you know, how fast they can get you out of here”.
I smirked. This was better than expected, this was going to be a challenge, just what I needed, the pit-bull in me awakened. “Did you bet as well?”, I asked.
He looked at me. “No I didn’t, doctor Snyder. They are crazy. They all think they are god. Or better. They are arrogant and cruel. To each other and me. I can deal with it because I don’t care, and I hope you also have a thick skin”.
I smiled because of his honesty. “Maybe we could start a bet as well. I think I am going to work here for a decade. What do you say? And for the record, my name is Luke”.
He smirked. “Did you already get the grand tour here?”, he asked.
I shook my head. “No I haven’t”, I answered. “I came here kinda head over heels. Can you show me around this afternoon, after work? I have no idea where to go”.
He shook his head. “I’m an orderly Luke”, he said. “You can ask your colleagues to do that, you need to get to know them, you have to network with people who have the right connections”.
I shook my head too. “I prefer you if you have time. I don’t want to be with people who want to stab me in the back. You are honest. What do you say? 5 pm?”.
I was glad he walked me to the right OR, I wouldn’t have found it on my own, it was so huge. “You have to work with doctor Oliver today Luke”, he said. “He is the biggest jerk. His goal is to make you leave within a month”.
We both smiled. “Good to know”, I said, before I opened the door. I had heard about him. He was the best neuro surgeon in the country. We could be professional, right? We had the same goal, to cure the patient. “5 pm Casey?”, I yelled at the guy who walked away. “Front desk”, he yelled back.
“So, you have a date already on your first day here?”, the guy next to me smirked.
Intimidating man. “Who’s asking?”, I said, not looking at him, trying to concentrate on washing my hands.
“I’m Reid Oliver, you are here to watch me doing my magic. Maybe you can learn a thing or two”.
I realized that the battle had started. “I’m thrilled”, I said.
He dried his hands and looked at me. His eyes held mine for a split second. “Me to”, he said. “And tell me, where did you get that tattoo?”.
Summary: Luke and Reid meet at work
Luke's POV
Rating: no worries
While I was changing into my scrubs I felt eyes on my body. It was fascinating, but a bit scary, and so not what I needed right now, so I didn’t turn around to see who was watching. I didn’t fly almost 1000 miles to get sucked into the next disaster. My trust in people, and more specific, men, was below zero.
I really thought we had something good going on, but when I talked to a few guys on a party, I heard things that broke me. He had cheated on me. Not just once, but numerous of times. With almost every guy I talked to. They thought I knew, Roth had told them that we had an open relationship. My dreams had come undone, my idea of having a family with him, buying a house, I don’t know, the whole enchilada.
“Are you okay?”. A soft voice woke me up from my memories. I had to learn to focus again, to work and be concentrated. The last few weeks my mind was all over the place. “You are new here, right?”, he asked. “I’ve never seen you here before”.
Jesus, what a line, didn’t he know that ….Focus. I wasn’t at a bar. This guy was just trying to help me, not getting me in bed. So I turned around and smiled. “Yes, this is my first day here. I’m Luke”. The guy grabbed my hand and smiled back. “THE Luke, dr. Snyder?”, he asked in awe. “I’m Casey, I’m an orderly in the OR. So the rumors were true, you are going to work here. Welcome in New York doctor”.
I inhaled. Rumors. I hated them. “Thank you Casey. What did they tell about me?”, I asked.
“That you are the best surgeon in the business”, he said.
I smiled. “That was all?”, I asked. He looked at me in a cocky way. “You really wanna know?”, he asked. I nodded. “That you are a softy, that you will not survive in this testosterone palace. They have bets you know, how fast they can get you out of here”.
I smirked. This was better than expected, this was going to be a challenge, just what I needed, the pit-bull in me awakened. “Did you bet as well?”, I asked.
He looked at me. “No I didn’t, doctor Snyder. They are crazy. They all think they are god. Or better. They are arrogant and cruel. To each other and me. I can deal with it because I don’t care, and I hope you also have a thick skin”.
I smiled because of his honesty. “Maybe we could start a bet as well. I think I am going to work here for a decade. What do you say? And for the record, my name is Luke”.
He smirked. “Did you already get the grand tour here?”, he asked.
I shook my head. “No I haven’t”, I answered. “I came here kinda head over heels. Can you show me around this afternoon, after work? I have no idea where to go”.
He shook his head. “I’m an orderly Luke”, he said. “You can ask your colleagues to do that, you need to get to know them, you have to network with people who have the right connections”.
I shook my head too. “I prefer you if you have time. I don’t want to be with people who want to stab me in the back. You are honest. What do you say? 5 pm?”.
I was glad he walked me to the right OR, I wouldn’t have found it on my own, it was so huge. “You have to work with doctor Oliver today Luke”, he said. “He is the biggest jerk. His goal is to make you leave within a month”.
We both smiled. “Good to know”, I said, before I opened the door. I had heard about him. He was the best neuro surgeon in the country. We could be professional, right? We had the same goal, to cure the patient. “5 pm Casey?”, I yelled at the guy who walked away. “Front desk”, he yelled back.
“So, you have a date already on your first day here?”, the guy next to me smirked.
Intimidating man. “Who’s asking?”, I said, not looking at him, trying to concentrate on washing my hands.
“I’m Reid Oliver, you are here to watch me doing my magic. Maybe you can learn a thing or two”.
I realized that the battle had started. “I’m thrilled”, I said.
He dried his hands and looked at me. His eyes held mine for a split second. “Me to”, he said. “And tell me, where did you get that tattoo?”.