āWhat is it?ā he asks irritated, lifting his eyes to the sheepish resident before him.
āUhā Sharā Doctor Kinard,ā he stutters and Tommy clears at him. He doesnāt have time for this.
āWhat?ā he says sharply.
āThereāsā thereās a man here to see you?ā the kid asks, half telling, half asking like heās afraid heās wrong.
Tommy frowns. Whoād be here to see him? He swears, if itās an unhappy patient⦠he doesnāt have time for this.
āTell them Iām busy,ā he says returning to his task at hand.
Tommy sighs. āAre you hard of hearing or something?ā
The boy visibly swallows. āUh, no. SirāDoctor.ā
Who are they hiring these days? Honestly?
āHe said to tell you that, um, you forgot your lunch?ā
His lunch? Oh. Whoops. Heād been in a bit of a rush this morning, and just grabbed his bag and left. Honestly heād been fine with just grabbing something from the crappy hospital cafeteria later.
Tommy rips of his gloves, amputation can wait five minutes. Non-life threatening currently.
He leaves without a word to the resident. Whatās he supposed to say? The kid seems to trail behind him anyway. God, theyāre so dependent these days.
āTommy!ā Evan says, holding up a paper bag that has a smiling face drawn on the outside. Dork.
āHey, baby,ā he says softly, seeing the way his boyfriendās eyes light up and a dusting of pink rises to his cheeks. Kid is so easy.
āBaby?ā he hears muttered faintly behind him. He turns to glare at the kid who widens his eyes before turning away. But not⦠leaving.
āYou forgot your lunch,ā Evan says, proudly raising his hand. Tommy takes the offered bag, smiling when he realises that Evan had packed his favourite pasta as well as several snacks for his sweet tooth.
āMmm this is why I love you,ā he says softly, pressing a kiss to his lips.
Evan pouts adorably. āOnly because of that?ā He says like a brat.
āMmm,ā Tommy teases. āMaybe for other reasons too.ā He winks.
āYou busy?ā Evan asks and Tommy tilts his head side to side.
āYes,ā he says honestly. āNever too busy for you though.ā
āWhat a sap,ā the kid behind him says. Tommy is going to remember this for later.
He coughs turning to the kid. āYou say something?ā He asks, blinking at him with a glare.
āNo! Sorry! Sharkā Doctorā Kinard. Sir.ā Kids these days are so scared. Itās hilarious.
āMissed you,ā Tommy says, ignoring the kidās spluttering.
āMmm, itās been too long. A full 2 hours.ā
Tommy laughs into his ear. āBrat.ā
āGo save lives,ā Evan tells him, pushing against his chest. Tommy rolls his eyes.
āFine,ā he says. āIāll see you at home.ā
Evan nods. āDonāt forget to eat!ā
How could he when he has such delicious things to look forward to?
āāCourse not. I love you,ā he says, giving Evan a final kiss to his lips and another to his pretty little birthmark.
āI love you, too,ā Evan replies, smiling wide. āAnd donāt torment your students too much!ā He calls out as Tommy exits the door.
āNo promises,ā he mumbles mostly to himself.
He sighs, lets the domestic bliss leave his system before turning to the resident. Heās going to call this one Sheepy. Because heās sheepish and follows him everywhere like a damn sheep.
āYou,ā he says turning behind him. The resident stops quickly, nearly running into him. āPage OR5 and ask if theyāre ready for me.ā
The kid nods but doesnāt move.
āNow?ā He glares. āI know your legs work. Unless youād like to be the one having their leg amputee I suggest a little pace.ā
The kid gulps and runs off.
What a day. He might even get to have some fun.
āHe called him baby,ā Sheepy emphasises. Tommy raises an eyebrow as he stands by the water cooler, eavesdropping on their delightful conversation.
āNo way,ā female number 1 says.
āUh huh,ā Sheepy continues. āAnd his voice went all soft and syrupy,ā he says, grimace evident in his voice.
āShark? Are we talking about the same shark?āfemale 2 says.
āIām just telling you what I heard!ā
āWell I think you heard wrong, huckleberry.ā
āHe said, and I quote, āIām never to busy for you,āā his voice dropping an octave in some frankly terrible imitation of Tommy.
Tommy coughs. āAre we running a ladies gossip channel or a hospital over here?ā He says glaring at Sheepy.
āUhāā the rest of the crew make the smart decision to disband and walk away.
Tommy wraps his arm around the kids shoulders. āTheyāll never believe you,ā he says with a wink. Turning away and leaving a dumbfounded, mouth-gaping resident standing there.
How dare he call him a sap.