Robert Chase

Diagnostic Aussie. What more could you want to know? (not my gif)

[lauren--chase-blog]

“It doesn’t matter what choices I make!”, Lauren replied in a more than just frustrated tone. Of course it must seem idiotic to her brother that she was dating so many jack asses. It was idiotic, there was no arguing about that. It wasn’t like she didn’t knew that. “Whatever I do, I feel empty. I feel like it’s been like that all my life. Alcohol and drugs only helped for a while. There’s nothing that fills the damn emptiness, not even being a better person does. I don’t know where it’s coming from and I don’t know how to make it go away.” Lauren noticed that Taylor had quietly slipped into the room sometime at the beginning of her desperate rant, but she didn’t care. She could hear all of it.

“The only times I felt a little less empty was when I was with jack asses.” She shrugged a little, staring at the wall. “I guess playing with the fire was distracting enough, even if it was always short lived.”

[dr-robert--chase-blog]

Chase listened while his sister ranted about everything wrong that had led her to making the choices she did. There was more than just a small amount of guilt for him to feel about the whole situation. Maybe it had been different if he hadn't went off to school, but even if it had been the past was over and gone. They both needed to move on.

He looked briefly at Taylor before addressing Lauren again, "You have to find a way to be happy with yourself. No man or drug is going to change you feeling this way. You're doing well with the harmful substances. Now you need to stay away from harmful guys." There was a small smile playing his lips and he leaned forward to give her hand a squeeze, "Its going to be okay."

[lauren--chase-blog]

Fractured. Of course. Fuck this shit. She was going to kill Jack, should she ever see him again. Angry did not even begin to describe her feelings towards him. Despite hurting her, he had caused an entire hospital to go into lockdown and shot a security guard. It was crazy.

Right, Robert had no idea who Lexi was. Damn. Lauren couldn’t help but feel protective of her and the fact that she wasn’t here made her slightly nervous. Hopefully she was alright. Maybe her friend was taking care of her.

“Yes, that was him.”, she mumbled, looking at her brother. “I didn’t know he was a psychopath. He seemed nice before he went nuts. Didn’t exactly carry around a sign that said ‘Warning, I’m dangerous’”. She chose not to mention the fact that there had indeed been quite a few signs that should have warned her.

[dr-robert--chase-blog]

Chase shook his head, a frustrated look on his face, "You go for all these... jack asses." For lack of a better word, "I guess one of them was bound to be a psychopath eventually." Maybe that was mean, but it was true. When had she ever had a relationship that was good for her? 

Realizing he was probably being a little too harsh he heaved a sigh, "I just don't want to see this happen again, okay? Try to make better choices." What else could he ask of her? He had already volunteered to screen her men for her. Everything was up to her from here on out.

[fircyca]

[lauren--chase-blog]

Not 5 minutes after Taylor had left to get some coffee for Chase, Lauren slowly opened her eyes. Her entire face was throbbing and an intense pain was radiating out of her cheek. She lifted her hand and touched her bruised face. Ouch. Fucking bastard of an ex. 

She turned her head and sat up, looking at her brother. “What happened? Where’s Lexi? And Jack? Did they catch him?” The fact that Lexi wasn’t here made her slightly nervous. Sure, they had had a fight, but still… Hopefully no one else had gotten hurt. 

[dr-robert--chase-blog]

"I wouldn't touch that. Its fractured." Chase warned as he watched his sister attempt to prod the sensitive area. If she kept that up she was bound to be doing more than a little wince. No amount of morphine would dull the pain of actually applying pressure to the area.

"Well I don't know who Lexi is." He assumed it was a friend, but hey he was starting to remember how little he knew about the woman laying on the bed before him, "They didn't catch him. He ran out of the kitchen. They are doing a sweep of all the rooms. We should be out of lockdown soon."

He considered all of the options and finally heaved a sigh and went ahead and asked, "How could you have dated that psychopath? This was the one that hurt you before, right?" 

[taylor-bell-md]

Taylor gave him a soft smile and lightly squeezed his hand as she nodded. She had no doubts that everything would be okay. The events of the day were still heavy on her mind, but the shock would slowly wear off and the world would look a lot nicer tomorrow.

Her gaze went to Lauren, who was still unconscious. She should come out of it any minute since the MRI hadn’t shown any dangerous brain bleeds. Taylor had never had a chance to talk to her before, something she definitely wanted to do in the near future. Lauren was her boyfriend’s sister and she was hoping to have a good relationship with the girl one day.

Looking back at Chase, her eyes searched his. “Do you want me to stay or give you some privacy?” She couldn’t tell if she was in the way or if he needed her there. The last thing she wanted was to stick around when he wanted to be alone with his sister. “Or do you want me to get you something? Coffee?”, she added, still holding his hand.

[dr-robert--chase-blog]

"Some coffee would be great." He accepted her offer not because he didn't want her around. Obviously Lauren and Taylor would have to know one another, but he honestly had no idea what to say to Lauren when she woke up. He needed to figure that out.

On one hand he wanted to berate her for being so stupid. How could she have gotten involved with that guy? Did she have no sense of for her own safety? What the hell was she thinking?

Then on the other hand he wanted to comfort her. He wanted to be there for her in a way that he hadn't been in years. To finally be her support again. It was a time in which she would need it most.

Unfortunately he had no idea what he was going to say. Hopefully playing it by ear would serve him well.

[lieutenant-matt]

[taylor-bell-md]

Somehow, the calm moment made Taylor incredibly uncomfortable. She chose to stand up instead of sitting down, forcing herself not to pace around the room and instead keep her eyes fixed on Lauren. Being distracted with taking care of Chase’s sister and the security men was a lot easier than this. Now it was almost painfully quiet until Chase asked her how she was holding up. To be honest, Taylor wasn’t even sure what the honest answer to this question was. She was mostly calm on the outside, while on the inside… She didn’t know, she was trying to drown any negative feelings. 

“I’ve been better.” That was certainly a true statement and at the same time not too worrying. “I’ll go to the bathroom to refresh myself.”, she added when she realized that she was already starting to mess around with her hair. It wasn’t perfect and it bothered her. Without waiting for a reply, she gave Chase a soft smile and left the room.

Once Taylor had fixed her hair, she remained standing in front of the mirror, staring at it, taking slow and deep breaths. What the hell had just happened? Had someone really walked into the cafeteria, shooting around? She gripped the side of the sink, holding on to it as she kept staring at her reflection, feeling slightly dizzy. A moment later she found herself on the ground in one of the stalls, heaving and wrenching herself free of the contents of her stomach. Tears started to form in her eyes and after briefly checking that she was alone in the bathroom, she finally allowed herself to give in and cry. Her body was shaking with sobs and it took a while before she was able to compose herself again. All her make-up needed to be re-done. Covering up red, swollen eyes was harder than she had thought. It wasn’t as if she was experienced in that area, since she hardly ever allowed herself to let out her emotions like this.

After what seemed like an eternity, she finally went back to the room, not even sure if she was feeling much better than before. The silence was easier to stand now, but at the same time she was feeling a lot more vulnerable. 

[dr-robert--chase-blog]

Chase didn't fight her walking away. What was the point? He knew what she was going to do. He also knew that that sort of sickness didn't go away in a day or even a month. The most he could do would be to sit and wait for her to come back around. 

When she finally did he reached out and took her hand up, "Everything is going to be okay." Bringing her hand up to his lips he placed a kiss on the back of it. 

He couldn't help but to feel partially responsible for this bought of purging. He should never had ran at the gunman. She already had the damage of having had her ex shoot himself. Guns were a sensitive subject, but that had been the last thing on his mind in that moment. All he had seen was Lauren.

[taylor-bell-md]

Taylor grabbed his arm and helped him off the ground. “Take it easy.”, she quietly said, supporting him as she looked around the room, not very pleased to see that even though the psycho was gone, none of the cafeteria guests, not even the doctors and nurses among them, were moving. Of course they were still in shock, but now wasn’t the time to stand around frozen. They could break down later at home, but currently, everyone needed to function.

“Get her a gurney.”, Taylor said to a group of nurses, before walking over to Lauren with Chase and kneeling down next to her. “We need some help over here.” Finally, two doctors joined them as well and five minutes later, they were down in the ER with Lauren. Thankfully, her MRI came out fine and there was no significant injury except for the fractured cheekbone. She was going to be in a lot pain for a while, but it was a lot less severe than a brain bleed.

[dr-robert--chase-blog]

People were typically idiots in a time of crises. He had been an idiot to run at the man like he did. The guests of the cafeteria for idiots to stay shocked in their seats while people were hurt on the ground. Luckily Taylor was dealing with it. Lauren and the two hurt security guards were soon being taken to ER and dealt with.

A lot less severe than he thought. A fractured cheekbone. She wouldn't be happy. She would be in pain, but she would live. That was as good as it got as far as this situation went. 

Once he was sure she was alright he got some ACE bandage to wrap around his abdomen to support the cracked ribs. With Taylor's aid he got it taken care of then  sat in one of the chairs that nurses had brought to Lauren's bedside for himself and Taylor while they waited it out.

In the calm of the moment he was finally able to focus on Taylor, "How are you holding up?"

[taylor-bell-md]

Taylor was internally freaking out when Chase lunged towards the assailant. He couldn’t be serious. Holding her breath, she watched how the guy jumped aside and kicked him right in the ribs. She flinched when she heard the crack sound, feeling how her fear was now getting mixed with fury. When Jack threatened to shoot her, she looked back at him with a glare.

The next moment, Dr. Cuddy entered the room, followed by a bunch of policemen. Taylor hesitated, but Jack’s attention was now on the dean of medicine and the security guard was definitely stable, so she slowly scooted over to Chase. “You okay?”, she whispered before she had him lay on the ground, letting him put his head on her lap. “Take shallow breaths.”

[dr-robert--chase-blog]

Chase pulled Taylor closer when she made her way over to him. The last thing he wanted was for the psychopath to make good on his threat to shoot Taylor, "I'm fine. Just a cracked rib." He felt along his rib cage then shook his head, "Two." Correcting himself. 

Next thing he knew shots were ringing out and psycho was fleeing. He watched as Cuddy followed by a security guard fell to the floor. He had taken a bullet for her. She had been just as big a fool as him today, but someone else was paying her price.

Now that the psycho was gone he gestured towards Lauren and started getting up from the floor wincing in pain, "We need to get her down to ER. If she has a brain bleed she will need to get in and prepped fast."

[jack-d-blog]

Jack laughed as an unknown man, apparently Bunny’s brother, jumped up from his seat. Seeing the completely obvious lunge, Jack easily sidestepped the attack. The man fell to the ground next to him with a thud. Gritting his teeth in anger, Jack swung his foot out, connecting with the mans ribs. Another sick crack was heard as the other man grunted in pain.

Lifting the gun up and pointing it towards the Aussie, Jack laughed again, “Nice try. Now, get your ass over to the wall. Or, I’ll shoot her.”, he said motioning towards the unconscious Lauren. Smirking, Jack then looked over at Taylor, “Or maybe her.”, he said with a dry laugh. 

[dr-robert--chase-blog]

Chase really should have seen this coming. The inevitable fall to the floor. The kick to the ribs. It was like he was one of those pathetic guys from a bad gangster movie trying to play the hero. 

The threats against not only his sister but also Taylor had him moving to the wall. He held his middle trying to ignore the pain of at least one broken rib. Eyes glared up at the offending party. This guy was a real piece of work.

[taylor-bell-md]

Taylor quietly took the shirt Chase gave her and tied it around the wincing security guard’s leg to keep the bleeding under control until they could get help. When she was done, she chose to remain on the ground next to the guy to make sure he was going to be alright.

Looking up for a moment, she saw that Lauren slapped the assailant and the mere sight of that made her stomach turn a little. Saying that she was worried that Chase’s sister might get hurt was an understatement. She was downright scared. And then the asshole pistol whipped Lauren. Taylor watched in shock when the girl fell onto the ground unconscious. Her gaze immediately went up to Chase. She sincerely hoped that he wasn’t going to do anything reckless.

[dr-robert--chase-blog]

To say that watching the scene playing out before him was hard was an understatement. It was damn near impossible. This idiot had his hand on her arm. His mind immediately went to when she had shown up hurt. Was this the asshole who had hurt her before? His fists clenched, and he kept his gaze firmly ahead of him on the pair.

The moment he raised his gun and hit Lauren was the last straw, "HEY!" The warning was ignored. His mind wasn't logical in the least. Enough people had hurt his sister this was the last straw, and he was blinded by her pain, "That is my sister you fucking asshole!" He had crossed the gap in record time, and he made a lunge for the shooter. With luck he would land him on the ground and this would be over. He was rarely lucky, though.

[taylor-bell-md]

Lauren was about to properly introduce herself to Lexi’s friend, when she heard the cafeteria doors open, which was followed by shocked gasps from the other cafeteria guests. As she quickly turned around, her eyes widened upon seeing that the cause for the Lockdown was Jack Daniels - with a GUN in his hands. “You’ve got to be kidding me…”, she mumbled, more angry than scared. She was about to say something, when one of the security guards tried to get his gun and was immediately shot by Jack. Lauren let out a surprised gasp and stared at her former ‘boyfriend’, who had the same crazy look on his face he had had the day he hurt her wrist. He finally noticed and greeted her, but all he got back was an angry glare. If Lauren was intimidated by the gun at all, she didn’t show it.

“WHAT ARE YOU DOING?”, she yelled at Jack, taking a step towards him. The weapon in his hand certainly didn’t stop her from moving. She couldn’t believe that he was the reason for the lockdown. Turning her head a little sideways, she noticed how pale Lexi was and it only caused her fury at him to grow. 

Taylor flinched when some unknown man stormed into the cafeteria with a gun in his hand. She swallowed hard, feeling the adrenaline rush through her system. The security guard next to Chase made a move for his gun and she immediately knew that it was a bad idea. Standing there frozen, she hoped that the assailant wouldn’t notice, but of course he did and fired a shot. A small scream left her lips and she stumbled backwards, her heart beating like crazy. The security guy let out a scream as well before he fell to the ground, blood coming from his upper leg. 

There was a heavy silence after the shot, but it was soon interrupted by the angry voice of a girl. Taylor slightly turned her head and realized who it was. Chase’s sister. Oh god. She seemed to know the assailant, which was … not good. But his attention was now completely on her, so Taylor took a deep breath and ever so slowly knelt down next to the wounded guard. He had already slid his weapon over to Jack Daniels and even if he hadn’t, Taylor would never try anything stupid. She just didn’t want the security guard to bleed out, so she pulled herself together, trying not to freak out and applied pressure to his wound.

[dr-robert--chase-blog]

Chase's eyes zoned in on the guy with the gun. Where the hell else was he supposed to look? So this was the reason that they were all on lockdown. The guy had a crazy look in his eye, not that that was surprising. You had to have at least a certain degree of crazy to end up running around a hospital with a gun. He found himself slowly inching as best he could towards Taylor, but he barely got anywhere before a shot rung out.

Making a move for the gun had been stupid. Brave, but stupid. The guy obviously didn't have much of a sense of self preservation.

His focus shifted back to the psycho yet again when he began addressing someone. Not just any someone. His sister. How the fuck did this guy know his sister? Should he have really been surprised? Lauren's choice in 'friends' had always been a bit questionable, but this was a lot to take in.

Taylor moved to help the security guard. Oh right. The guy was shot. He unbuttoned his shirt, leaving him in a white undershirt, and handed it to Taylor, "Use that." He knew she would know to tie it around the leg to help with pressure. 

[jessespencerdaily]

[taylor-bell-md]

“She’s fine, don’t worry about it.”, Taylor said as she sat down, flashing him a smile. “We played with the Play-doh after you left.” She picked up the fork and impaled a tiny piece of chicken with salad. After her more than extensive breakfast, which she had thankfully been able to keep inside, she wasn’t actually that hungry. 

When the loud lockdown warning suddenly interrupted their conversation, she stopped eating and looked at Chase with a frown on her face. Code Red; dangerous person possibly with a weapon. And just like that, Taylor was really relieved that she hadn’t brought Maddie.

[dr-robert--chase-blog]

"Good." He had never felt so relieved to hear that a kid had played with Play-Doh. Honestly why would he before this? But knowing that she had not sulked after he left made him feel way better about the situation, "So where do I find a..."

He had been about to ask where the hell he would find a rabbit, because frankly he didn't see why a regular pet store would carry them, when the code alarm sounded. His eyes grew wide as he stared over at Taylor, "Do we even go for a week without violence around this place?" Even if the shooter hadn't fired a shot yet this was still pretty damn ridiculous.

He looked over her shoulder and watched as security posted at the doors and he could already see policemen coming into the lobby. Damn this was actually serious. 

From there his gaze wandered around the cafeteria. He spotted Lauren and sighed a bit in relief. At least he knew she was okay.

[taylor-bell-md]

Driving to the hospital only to have lunch in the cafeteria was … unusual to say the least, but Taylor was reasonable enough to know that she couldn’t go back to work yet. Her headache was a constant reminder of that, but she could also feel that the pounding pain was slowly getting better. The fact that she didn’t have to worry about her department made her a lot calmer about staying at home as well. All the extra hours she had worked the past two weeks had paid off; all the old neglected paperwork was done, the budgets had been fixed and everything else was perfect as well. Hematology was probably the best organized department in the hospital right now and it was going to stay this way.

She quickly spotted Chase in the cafeteria and walked over to him, giving him a brief kiss on the lips as she greeted him. They were well past the ‘Let’s pretend we’re only coworkers and not in a romantic relationship’ - phase. “Hey.”, Taylor said, giving him a soft smile before taking a closer look at his haircut. All of a sudden she was starting to feel a whole lot better about the apple chewing gum incident, because the short hair fit him incredibly well. She was surprised by how much she loved his new look. “I like it.”, she said, her eyes still fixed on his hair. Damn, he was handsome.

[dr-robert--chase-blog]

Chase ran his hand through what was left of his hair with a frown. He was pretty sure he looked like a member of some boy band now. It wasn't necessarily that he hated his hair cut. It would just take some getting used to. He knew it was all an accident, but he was still mourning the loss of his long hair. 

He caught sight of Taylor when she walked into the cafeteria and flashed her a smile. Suddenly everything felt a little bit better. She kissed him then told him that she liked his hair. He shrugged, "I'm not sure how I feel about it." He admitted with a sigh.

The tray in front of him held a chicken salad for the both of them and two waters. He pushed it towards her so she could take what was hers, "How is Maddie? I felt bad that she got fussed at." And he did. Discipline was necessary, but her face was so sad.

[itsjessespencer]

[dr-robert--chase-blog]

Taylor || Chase

Chase: Got my hair cut. May it rest in peace. Wanna come by the hospital for lunch so you can see it?

Taylor: Yes, of course. Should I bring Maddie?

Chase: Nah. I want to talk about her rabbit. Best if she isn't here.