For a second, I give some serious thought about turning the hell around and hiding out in the OR. 'Cept Dr. Casey's scrubbing down there and that's a whole mess of crazy I don't want to get into - better the trauma you know? I step on into the locker room and flop expansively onto the bench. Kinda hurts but it's worth it for the drama. "Hey, Todd. Interesting hair choice."
I yawn hugely, completing the high-five with one hand and covering my mouth with the other. "Same old same old, y'know? I've had like a bazillion surgeries today, now I get to go home and pass out until next shift." I frown give him a reeeal suspicious look. "What's got you so cheerful? Didn't I see you scheduled on a breast reduction?"
I raise my brows. Weird. "Dude, did I hear you right?" I narrow my eyes again and sit forward. "This have something to do with the stuff I'm hearing bout you and, uh. Elliot?"
I bounce a little. "Awww yeah. She's so great! She's smart, and beautiful..." I sigh happily. "And fun...and she smells good..."
I shake myself a little, breaking that fuzzy moment. "I never felt like this before. It's so awesome! Dude, if this keeps up, in a few years she could be the future Mrs. the Todd...errm, Mrs. Quinlan. Awesome, right?"
God, I'm excited just talking about her. And did I really mention marriage?! Oh, well, it's just between me and Turk. I'll tell her when it's right.
In a few years, I remind myself. No jumping into anything like that so soon. We need a foundation...like Turk and Carla has.
Wow. Damn, that was unexpected. Elliot and the Todd. Wait, did he just call her Mrs. the Todd? That might be weirder than the banana hammock fetish. "Awesome," I say, still trying to figure this one out. "How long've you been seeing her?"
I stop bouncing and continue drying off. "Um...I don't know. Almost a month? I'm not sure...I haven't been counting."
I frown. Oh, shit. Is she counting? Would she be mad if I missed an anniversary?
"Do you think she's counting? I mean, do you think she'd be upset if I didn't know how long we've been together?" Okay, don't panic. Think about it. Was it New Years when we became official? OH GOD, TODD, THINK! THIS COULD BE IMPORTANT!
Well, that's something you don't see every day, the Todd panicking over a girl. Where'd the innuendo go? He'll, where did the Todd go? Must've been the Janitor. But go with it, Turk. And for God's sake don't tell him what you think Elliot would say. "Have you met Elliot?" Damnit. "She'd care but as long as you use coasters, she'd probably overlook it."
I think about it. "Yeah, you're right." Then, "I would totally let her use ME as a coaster, you know what I'm sayin'?"
Okay, that doesn't make sense. Maybe I should have went for the "I would like to look over HER" approach. That makes even less sense. Oh well, I'm really not known for making sense when it comes to my awesome innuendoes.
I blink at him. Then I frown. Then raise a brow. "You know that makes, like, zero sense, right?" I say. Then I think about it, and I kinda wish I hadn't, 'cause I still remember those damn creepy-ass dreams about Elliot and y'know, I can see the Todd using her as a coaster. Oh man, I think I might be traumatized. "But geez. I think I know what you're sayin'."
I grin. "Aw yeah. Dude, you probably wouldn't even recognize me when I'm around her." I sigh, realizing I should put some actual clothes on sometime this year.
But I like being naked...
Damn, what a conundrum.
"She makes me feel...I can totally be myself around her, Turk. It's awesome."
Todd finally steps into one of the stalls to change and it says a lot about me that I’m so used to the Todd being naked that I didn’t even notice he wasn’t wearing anything.
“I’m glad you guys are happy.” I’m at a loss for anything else to say.
I smile, because talking about Izzy is one of my favorite things ever, “Everything’s great at home. Being a father is awesome, I love it.” I go over to my locker and begin getting ready for my next surgery, “Me and Carla love being parents so much that we’ve decided to have another.”
For a second I marvel over the fact that the Todd knows about this before JD does but then I wave it off, after all, everyone seemed to know that JD was gay before I did. If Todd were out here I’d ask for a being-petty-five.
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"T-Dawg! What's up?"
I walk over and raise my hand for a High-Five.
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I grin.
It's funny. Normally, I'd be a little depressed that I had to remove some implants or something, but it doesn't bother me too much anymore. Weird.
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I shake myself a little, breaking that fuzzy moment. "I never felt like this before. It's so awesome! Dude, if this keeps up, in a few years she could be the future Mrs. the Todd...errm, Mrs. Quinlan. Awesome, right?"
God, I'm excited just talking about her. And did I really mention marriage?! Oh, well, it's just between me and Turk. I'll tell her when it's right.
In a few years, I remind myself. No jumping into anything like that so soon. We need a foundation...like Turk and Carla has.
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I frown. Oh, shit. Is she counting? Would she be mad if I missed an anniversary?
"Do you think she's counting? I mean, do you think she'd be upset if I didn't know how long we've been together?" Okay, don't panic. Think about it. Was it New Years when we became official? OH GOD, TODD, THINK! THIS COULD BE IMPORTANT!
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Okay, that doesn't make sense. Maybe I should have went for the "I would like to look over HER" approach. That makes even less sense. Oh well, I'm really not known for making sense when it comes to my awesome innuendoes.
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But I like being naked...
Damn, what a conundrum.
"She makes me feel...I can totally be myself around her, Turk. It's awesome."
I step into a stall with a change of clothes.
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“I’m glad you guys are happy.” I’m at a loss for anything else to say.
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"So, how are you and Carla doing, how's Izzy, what's it like being a dad?" I call over the stall door.
T-Dawg, Carla, JD, Cox, Elliot, and I should go on one massive group date.
If it ends in hot group sex, it would awesome. I doubt it, but I'm the Todd. It's always a possibility.
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For a second I marvel over the fact that the Todd knows about this before JD does but then I wave it off, after all, everyone seemed to know that JD was gay before I did. If Todd were out here I’d ask for a being-petty-five.
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