The clock on the wall above her last patient's bed read 6:20 AM. Mel wondered if this night would ever end. It had been steady until midnight, but now only a few patients remained in the ER. The usual Friday night drunks were all tucked in with their banana bags slowly dripping in.
Mel stifled a yawn as she walked back to the nurse's station, catching the tail end of an ambulance report on the EMS radio.. "CPR in progress... no BP.. no pulse.. no shockable rhythm at this time.. down for over 20 minutes.. pulling up at the back door.."
The ER doc grabbed her sleeve, pulling her toward the ambulance bays at the back door. "Let's grab this one on the way in and get it over with, Mel." She could hear the beeping of the ambulance backing up, thinking to herself this would be an easy one. A little paperwork was all it would take to get this unfortunate soul on the way to the morgue.
The back ambulance doors swung open just as Mel and the doc stepped out into the ambulance bay. Her heart skipped a beat as she glanced up. There HE was, intently performing chest compressions, sweat dripping from his smooth forehead.
Mel had not let herself think about him the last couple of weeks. The last thing she had heard from him was a short note left on her pillow. "Until tonight" it had promised, but tonight had never come. That had been over two weeks ago.
Mel's professional manner quickly took over as she gave her full attention to the doctor. She watched him listen to the patient and shake his head. "Time of death 6:42 AM, Mel" She jotted that down on the back of her hand then glanced up. Her eyes met his as he wiped the sweat from his brown, his lips turning up into that sexy grin.
"Hey, Mel" he said as he lifted a brow, his eyes traveling over her. Almost icily, she spoke. "Hello Randy." She turned, ignoring him to follow the others inside. His strong hand grabbed her arm, snatching her back toward the ambulance and into the darkness.
"Is something wrong, baby?" Randy growled softly, pushing her back against the cool metal side of the ambulance. His lips swiftly found hers. She struggled against him weakly for just a moment before his skillful lips had her kissing him back with the same urgency. Just as quickly, he pulled back from her with a triumphant smile. His eyes gleamed with victory. "Have you missed me baby?"
Mel smiled up at him so sweetly, jerking away from him suddenly. "No more than you've missed me." She turned and headed for the doors. Once again he grabbed her arm, forcing her to stop. "Turn me loose!" She hissed under her breath, not wanting to cause a scene.
The angry look that flashed in his eyes sent a chill through her. "This isn't over, Mel." He whispered, letting her arm go as suddenly as he had grabbed it.
Her own eyes narrowed in rage. "You are so right. THIS never started!" She turned on her heel and slipped through the doors. Her hands were shaking as she finished up her paperwork, avoiding him until the end of her shift.
Who did he think he was anyhow? She had figured out after their last time together that she was nothing more than a good time to him. These thoughts ran through her mind as she headed home. A few hours sleep and a night out with her friends would get him off her mind and out of her system.
Mel slept fitfully most of the day, finally getting up and slipping into a nice hot bubble bath. Laying back in the steaming water, memories of another bath flooded her mind. "Damn him." She thought as she got up, wrapping a towel around her.
A few hours later, Mel and a couple friends from work headed to the local hangout that was usually filled with cops, fireman, medics and the like. It was a place to grab a cold one, dance, shoot pool, or just sit back and relax with other people who understood what your day was like. Mel wasn't much of a drinker, but tonight she needed a little something extra to help her chill out.
Mel sat back on a barstool glancing around as she sipped on a wine cooler. She recognized most of the faces from work and around town. She found herself looking around, not wanting to admit to herself she was a little disappointed when Randy wasn't there.
"He isn't here." The masculine voice behind her spoke up. She turned to see one of the medics who had been on the CPR call that morning sliding onto the stool next to hers.