Rick had had booty calls before. He'd arranged meets with various women over the years, and he honestly couldn't remember feeling so nervous or awkward about one before. It had been his idea. He'd talked her into it, he'd charmed Bella into agreeing. And now he was forgetting how it was supposed to work. They were at her place, and he wondered if ( Read more... )

Bella entered Rick's hospital room with three medical students in toe. She had on her lab coat over her skirt suit with her long, curly hair pulled back at the nape of her neck. She turned to the next file in her arms, and couldn't help but note with a tiny flicker of a smirk at the corners of her lips that Rick was sitting on the side of the bed ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS, THIS and THIS]It was standard practice for any post-op patients having important body parts removed be put in the ICU for a day or so to monitor their condition. Chris had demanded Rick have a private room, though, and even though the unit was busy at that point, Bella was able to see his demands were catered to. Private was a bit of ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS]Rick had to admit that he was liking having his own room, and not just a curtained off bed in the ER. There was something a little more intrusive about only having a sheet separating you from the next bed over. And at least this way he didn't need to share the mysterious Dr Watson with anyone. He was still keen on seeing what she ( Read more... )