Category: Ben/Bron
Rating: G
Note: This isn't finished, but I don't know whether to continue.
Any suggestions??
Feedback: Yes please. Tell me what you think.
It was a morning like any other on Ward 17. Terri was occupied by a mound of paperwork in her office, so Connor was in charge. He ordered the 'foot soldiers', ie Jared and Bron, to do all the dirty work. Von was running late, and Kylie was still on surgical rotations with 'scalpel man', so Connor was forced to take
obs.
Mitch staggered in after a rough night with Rose and baby Lucy. Jodi handed him his files and gave him a knowing wink. He smiled half-heartedly, before striding off to get up to speed with his patients.
"Bron, why haven't you done Mrs Hooker's obs? They're ½ hourly, remember?!" It was Luke, being his usual arrogant self.
"I'm sorry Luke, but as you can see, we're kinda busy. I'll do them later!"
Von practically ran in the double doors, "Sorry, the traffic's a shocker."
"Punctuality, Von, punctuality", said Connor, shaking his head
Just then Stella came in with a patient from emergency.
"Jesse Ashton, presented last night with acute appendicitis. She's also an insulin dependant diabetic."
"Thanks Stella," said Connor as he took over.
"Hi, I'm Bron, I'll be your nurse," she told the half dazed teenager.
"Room 1, Bron."
Terri at this stage had fought her way out to the desk, trying to work out Jodi's filing system. Mitch and Luke were holding an intense discussion about the patient in room 4, and Jared was juggling three full bedpans.
"Jodi, where are the notes from the last budget meeting?"
"Jodi, where's Jesse Ashton's file?"
"Why's Ben Markham in the sunroom, Jodi?"
Then the phone rang.
"Ward 17, Jodi speaking." She rolled her eyes at the three waiting faces. "Yes Ms MacKenzie, I'll put you through." She handed the budget meeting notes to Terri, who went to take the call in her office. She found Jesse Ashton's file for Luke and told Bron Ben was waiting in the sunroom to speak to her.
"What does he want?" Bron asked.
"Do you think i have time to ask these things. Talk about a mad house!!"
Meanwhile Kylie had finally been allowed into surgery with Dr Forlano, and had caught up on the latest goss to share with Connor and Jared in the Tea Room. Claudia MacKenzie was on her way down to talk to Terri about her latest annoyance, not to mention that she wanted to catch a glimpse of Luke. Mitch was basically falling asleep on the job, and Rose was calling every hour, on the hour, to check up on him. But the biggest thing was happening in the sunroom between Ben and Bron.
"Bron, we have to talk."
"Ben...I've got obs due, and i have to check up on Jesse..."
"...I've been offered a job, a promotion..."
"A desk job?!!"
"...in Melbourne."
Bron was silent, mouth open in mid sentence. She didn't know what to say. She had told Ben it wouldn't work between them, she told him, but she didn't really mean it. She never thought that he wouldn't be there if she changed her mind.
"Ben"
"Bron, i want to take it. I need to get away from this place. There's so many bad memories following me around."
"But also the good!"
"There's not many of those these days. I just thought I owed it to you to tell you. I'll see you later, eh?"
He walked out of the sunroom, glancing over his shoulder. Bron was standing there, eyes to the floor. She looked up to see the doors swing shut behind him.
A little too late she managed to say, "I love you..."