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[surgeonshands]

[For anyone who wants to grab him in the Oncology Unit while he waits]After his hectic string of long shifts during his first couple of weeks on Alpha trying to step into Chris' shoes, Dave really had gone on to sleep most of his days off away. Once he hit the sack, his body seemed determined to crash out and recharge. He knew he had the stamina

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[tenderluvnlisa]

While Lisa was coming to the end of her first day, she wasn't actually sure if she should leave. There was a strange part of her that wanted to see the night through just so she knew Rick and Chris really would stay under the best care but she also knew that she'd be back first thing in the morning. At some point sleep had to come for everyone.

It was silly of her not to expect to see her brother waiting outside the Deleo room when she came back for a last round of obs and she dropped down into the seat next to him before she threw her arms around him tightly and buried her face against his shoulder. "You could have warned me about Miami."

[surgeonshands]

Dave set the magazine on the empty chair on the other side of him to hug her back and smiled. "About Miami, or about Miami City Hospital?" he asked in amusement. He was over the moon to see his sister. The past few weeks, he had been feeling homesick and missing his family. He liked Miami, he really did, but in the mix of everything else going on, Dave had been trying to face his own demons too and it had proven quite taxing on him. Of course he stepped into Chris' shoes when it was asked of him... he would do anything for his best mate, but he still felt himself wondering on a daily basis if he was cut out for the life of Alpha in MT1. And on a daily basis, he had Proctor mentoring him and ensuring he could cope with it. The gossip had been secondary, yet Dave couldn't help be bothered by it. Chris' shoes were large to step into, and now to add to the strain, there was word Eva could be leaving MT1 and people on Bravo and Charlie were already a little bitter in assuming Dave was going to be given the position by default because he

[tenderluvnlisa]

Lisa kept holding her brother for a long moment so she could take the strength she needed from him to get through the last few hours. "I don't know how you do it," she murmured against his shoulder. "And I mean... Miami. And the hospital. And all of it. Both. Maybe none of it... It's just my first day, and I've missed you, and I'm tired, and Chris' brother has cancer. It's just... big."

She pulled back to look at her brother as she took his face between her hands and examined it carefully. "Have you slept yet?"

[surgeonshands]

Dave nodded slowly. "I haven't been doing much but sleep the past few days," he admitted. "It's left me more than a bit behind the eight ball. There's long shifts and there's long damn shifts. Some days it's just a joke. It's more than big, and you've just come in on the tail end of it. Trust me, it's been a hellish few weeks. It's been one thing after another. Everything from Chris diving down sinkholes in the city to save lives to people leaving to random siblings showing up out of the blue," he added, shooting her a tired smirk. "It makes me extremely relieved Aimee is an only child."

[halfway2heaven]

Bella had been tied up all evening in a multi-disciplinary meeting with the transplant team in preparation of the operation the following morning. Best case scenario, the operation to implant Chris' kidney into Rick should take around five hours, give or take. Chris would be done sooner, while Rick remained in the OR to complete the procedure. She got go ahead for both her and Serena to be present, even if they would only be observing. She hoped it would be something that set Chris' mind at ease. Unfortunately he had been anxious and vomiting a little earlier in the evening, which was completely understandable. She had hooked him up to a fluid IV so he kept hydrated and gave him an injection that seemed to ease the nausea. Bella had noticed Rick just watching his brother in concern, and it took all her strength not to hug him again and reassure him that Chris was in good hands

[surgeonshands]

Dave smiled in return and gave her arm a soft squeeze. "I was just a name on a print-out, Bella. No matter who my best mate is, that wasn't my information to reveal. It's just a relief that you're okay. I know the mind of a cancer survivor, remember? You can't help that nervous bite in your gut that not feeling well could mean today might be the day it comes back. So, are you holding up okay? Is it okay to say congratulations, or..." He trailed off. He didn't want to disrespect her by asking if she was going to keep it. He was still her patient, and he still admired her for what she had done. Nothing could be easy about what she was going through. He didn't even know who the father was.

[halfway2heaven]

Bella shook her head. "You weren't just a name on a print-out. You were a friend, and I really appreciate that. It's..." She paused and sighed, looking over his face. His sister knew, and he was Chris' best mate. Chris was going to need the support and there didn't need to be any more secrets between that group. "I didn't think I could fall pregnant. I was told I couldn't, so it's been more than a shock. The thing is, I did actually use protection, so two strikes there. The third strike is... Rick is the father," she revealed, lowering her voice so no one would overhear. "We- there was something there, I guess. He remembered what you had told him about the chemo, and had me emphasising the fact, so he wanted to have sex before he started..."

[surgeonshands]

Okay, that was something Dave could never have expected. In fact, probably the only thing that would have shocked him more would be if she said Chris was the father. For a few moments, he just gaped at her in shock as his brain tried to process everything that meant all at once, but it was just impossible. "You--" he began, but it was still a struggle to find the right words. "Um... you slept with Rick? Now I'm just wondering what I did wrong. I never had an oncologist offer to sleep with me. I just... wow. That's... you like living in the fast lane, don't you?"