Dennis wasn't actually helping Amy… well he was, but not for the reason everyone thinks. He's known Amy for longer then people thinks, but that's because Amy is Dennis' sister in law
TAGS/TW: fluff, reader and Dennis are married, no use of y/n, pregnant reader, mom reader, dad Dennis, just kinda cutesy.
word count: 2,400
you lived in Nebraska with Dennis and got married when he first started med school you were married almost a year before finding out that you were expecting he moved out to Pittsburgh when you were seven months pregnant and he felt awful for it even though you told him to go this was a great opportunity
when he got there he had nowhere to stay you had suggested Amy and Teddy's place but then Amy told you she was pregnant meaning there was no room so he stayed in the hospital he worked at
You and your baby Eliot had just moved to Pittsburgh getting settled when he started his ED rotation when Teddy had his accident and died
Amy's grip on your hand feels crushing as you three walk into the ED and sprint to the closest person you see " Excuse me!" the nurse turns as you come to a stop Amy rests her hand on her bump catching her breath " my husband's here Teddy he was in a accident" Amy says her words fumbling and laced with panic
after some more info the nurse takes you to see him you stop outside after seeing Dennis working on him " you go ahead we'll stay out here" you pat her hand and walk back a couple steps knowing that as soon as you walk in there Dennis will be on you and Eliot asking you all sorts of stuff instead of focusing on Teddy
you can already hear him ' what happened? are you okay? is the baby? were you near him? ' he'd probably ask all of it in one breath too
you hadn't talked to Dennis until now Teddy had passed and you stood next to your sister Eliot squirming in your arms as Amy asked if Dennis will be able to come to dinner tonight " I know your hours are changing so if not that's fine" you chime in Dennis sighs he still can't stay at the house and nether can you quiet frankly but Dennis said you can't stay with him in the hospital
" uh not tonight I don't think I'll get out unfortunately" he says disappointed Dennis hates missing dinner and spending time with you he can be very clingy but you love it
you nod understanding and place a hand on his squeezing it as he looks at your hands then back up at you with those puppy eyes of his " I'll save-" you get cut off by a woman probably another student
" huckleberry.. uh can I talk to you?" she asks Dennis you look at her smiling at the nickname
'definitely gonna tease him about that later'
you give him a smile telling him to go and walk away with Amy grabbing your hand again
Trinity didn't find out until two months later
" oh come on you can't keep denying it!" Trinity exaggerates kicking the door shut with her hands full of take out bags while Dennis carrys their work duffels
" yes I can actually because you are wrong" Dennis dumps the bag onto the table as Trin does the same
" you literally go there everyday." she says throwing her hands in the air wanting him to just admit it
" yeah to see my wife and son" he says like it's basic information Trinity stops before bursting out laughing
" right." she huffs shaking her head thinking all of this is a joke " you don't have to lie huckleberry"
".. I'm not?" he looks at her confused " have I never said anything?" he thought he talked about you all the time but his mind has been elsewhere he guesses
Trinity looks him over her smile falling " you're serious?"
" yeah uh I'm married and we have a son Eliot he's seven months old" Dennis wonders if Trinity's eyes might pop out of her head with how wide they are
" holy shit…" she shakes her head " why haven't I ever seen her?!"
"well I figured you didn't want me to have her over!" he says voice rising slightly
" why are we yelling!"
" I have no clue!"
they fall into silence then " invite her."
Dennis looks at her confused his mind trying to think of a reason she'd want to meet you " I'm sorry?"
" invite her." Trinity emphasizes
" uh okay" he says unsure what else to say
Dennis isn't sure what he expected but it wasn't this
you and Trinity sit next to each other on the couch both of you holding a glass of wine doubled over laughing Dennis stands a few feet away holding your son in his arms very confused his lips are parted as you two joke with each other
Dennis looks at Eliot who's in his own world playing with Dennis' cross that hangs around his neck " what is happening?" he asks the baby who coos at him " uh babe?" Dennis hesitates to say not wanting to disrupt you having a good time
you look at him taking a breath smile still on your face " yeah?"
his expression softens from confusion a smile working it's way onto his face when he sees you smiling " it' uh it's getting late"
you look at your watch " shit yeah I need to put him to bed" you stand placing your glass on the coffee table "it was amazing to meet you Trinity maybe we can get lunch or something sometime hang out?" you turn to her in front of the couch waiting for her response
Trin looks at you excited which for some reason scares Dennis the only thing he's seen her get excited about is doing a chest tube
" yes! I would love that." she tells you picking up your glass bumping your shoulder and walking into the kitchen to clean up
smiling you walk up to your husband " she's lovely!"
" uh yeah not how I'd describe her it was like seeing a whole new Trinity" Dennis says scoffing in slight disbelief " I'm not gonna be back tonight!" he turns calling into the kitchen
" alright Huckleberry!" she calls back over the sound dishes clashing together
" okay let's go.. Huckleberry" you tease making him throw his head back groaning irritated not at you at " thanks Trinity…"
Now here he is a few months later still working in the ED now known as Dr. Whitaker or Dr. Huckleberry as you like to call him from time to time no one knows he's married or that he has an 11 month old at home or that you are currently 3 months pregnant with your second child
He isn't working for Amy not really well he helps her if she needs but shortly before you moved here you and Dennis decided to ask if you could build small house on their property which they agreed too that's what Dennis spends most of his time doing and spending time with you and Eliot
at work Nobody knows… until now
You hoist your 11 month old son Eliot up further up onto your hip after he squirmed down from walking pushing the empty stroller through the ED doors and scanning the place for your husband
" let's see if we can find Daddy huh?" You mumble to Eliot spotting your best friend and Dennis' " hey Trin.." you walk over to her resting a hand on her hunched shoulder as her head rests against the desk she jerks her head up and looks at you sympathy fills you chest as you look at her
" Jesus you look exhausted hun" you rub her back as she grumbles meanwhile Eliot squeals as he sees his favorite person Eliot is also the only baby she likes- well other then baby Jane Doe
She holds her arms out as he falls forward into her arms " I am." Trinity huffs tiredly holding Eliot to her chest swaying in her chair " hey little dude. How's the other one?" she's called your unborn child that since she found out you and Dennis were expecting again along with a bunch of jokes about how he couldn't keep it in his pants
" it's fine don't call it the other one" you roll your eyes at her " do you know where Dennis is? he was supposed to be home two hours ago" you ask you started to get kinda worried that's why you're here in the first place
Trin groans and tilts her head backwards letting out a sigh before placing Eliot into the stroller " he never got a hold of you I'm guessing" you shake your head " there was a cyber incident and everything was a mess" she rolls her eyes standing after buckling him in
" uh hello?" You turn to see a man with short curly gray hair behind you 'Abbot' his badge says " are you a patient?" He asks looking between you and Trinity
" oh no! I'm here for my husband uh I was just catching up with Trinity " you put a hand to your chest and introduce yourself
The second the last name Whitaker leaves your mouth his eyebrows fly up " really? Wow I had uh no idea he was married" he says curiosity lacing his tone
" yeah uh four years now I think" his lips part you can tell he's shocked to say the least but you aren't sure why
he slowly nods his gaze going past your shoulder and waving someone over clearing his throat he introduces you " Robby this is Whitaker's wife" Robby's head snaps to Abbot then back to you a quiet " huh" slips past his lips
you recognize who he is right away since Dennis told you about him " oh yes you were Den's mentor! he talks very highly of you" you inform him pleased to finally put a face to the name
" really? wow that's… nice to hear" Robby says but it seems like it means more then you thought it would " uh.. I just saw him down the hallway over there" he clears his throat then nods walking away as if running from… something Abbot excuses himself before chasing after the other man
you watch them go a feeling falls into your stomach that you push aside and turn to Trin who watch the whole interaction " you coming with or are you going back to your nap?" you say half joking half not
" I actually have someone to meet so.." she trails off making you look at her suspicious " mind your business" she walks off laughter slipping from your mouth
you head towards the hallway Robby was telling you about looking around for Dennis and spot him on all fours looking under a wheelchair
" anything interesting down there?" Dennis jerks hitting his head on the side of the wheelchair you throw your hand over your mouth trying to not laugh he curses under his breath and sits back onto his knees " this looks familiar" you joke looking at his position the same one he was in last night while he..- anyway
you clear your mind of the thought as he huffs and stands " I lost my badge" he says disappointed
" oh no can they get you a new one?" he nods walking closer to you and ducking to look at your son
" yeah but.. paperwork" you hum nodding your head understanding " hi bud how are you doing huh?" his voice softens as he picks up Eliot he feels a weight being lifted as he walks to you wrapping an arm around you being surrounded by everything that matters to him
Eliot baby talks to him excited Dennis nods bouncing him acting like he can understand the nonsense coming from the childs mouth
" I was getting worried when you didn't come home" you admit staring at El who's almost Dennis' twin
Dennis looks at you feeling bad that you came all the way down here just because he didn't call one more time trying to get ahold of you " I'm sorry there was a lot happening..that's not a good excuse but-" you cut him off
" Trin said it was a cyber attack… you get an out this time.. I was just worried it was gonna be like last time" you say both of you knowing what you're referring to- pittfest
" I didn't even think" Dennis rubs his face stressing about what probably went through your head
" hey.. I know you Den.. I know you tried as hard as you could to get ahold of me it's fine… I forgive you" you still see the wheels turning in his head but his shoulders slack a little at you saying you forgive him and he turns back to Eliot grabbing his hand before wrapping an arm around you again squeezing your hip
you smile at the two of them and rest a hand on your growing bump your smile grows as Dennis turns giving you a kiss this is everything you ever wanted Dennis grabs the stroller and rolls it with one hand and holds your son with the other holding his arm out for you to loop yours with you almost make it out of the hospital when
" hey Whitaker!" Dennis sighs looking at the door five feet away and the voice calling
he gives you an apologetic look and turns " yeah?" he asks the woman walking over
she laughs seeing the look on his face " don't worry I'm not gonna give you more work here" she throws him his jacket he forgot to grab " and by the way you are definitely gonna hear about this tomorrow"
" hear about what?" He asks
" secret wife? and child? they aren't just gonna let you get off with that one you are gonna be teased for a while" she chuckles and looks at you " nice to meet you hun" she says and walks back to where she came from
" ugh not a se- bye Dana!" he sighs in defeat
" secret wife?" you ask him
" I thought they knew… guess I don't talk that much about life outside of here" he says just as confused as you and shakes his head holding his arm out again you loop yours with it and walk out of the hospital and head home where Dennis drops the doctor title and is just Dennis
186 days that's how long Langdon has been sobor how long he's been bettering himself so he could go back to doing what he loves 90 of those days he was learning to love someone else Learning to be a good partner to someone he loves more then he had ever loved anyone other then his kids… even his ex wife
that someone is you who's 194 days sobor who's learning to love again right by Langdon's side the one's fighting to stay sobor and keep living the life you have
TAGS & TW: None really just a little fluff, talk of addiction kinda really just them being sobor
Requests: open
the hospital smeels like cleaner and hand sanatizer as you walk in beeping of monitors fills your ears almost overwhelming you it makes you nervous being here you haven't been to the doctors let alone a hospital in you don't even know how long
it's nearing the end of Langdon's shift and your car was in the shop so he let you use his so after you got his kids from school since it's his weekend with them and got them home fed and called someone to watch them then you drove here to pick him up
" excuse me can I help you?" A woman with black hair pulled into a ponytail you look at her name tag
*Trinity Santos*
You walk closer to her looking for any sign of your boyfriend " yes actually I'm here for Dr. Langdon." Her face twists jaw tightening as you say his name that's when it clicks " oh.. Santos.." you mumble
" I don't know where he is sorry" she says then turns walking away fast you walk to the nurses station
" excuse me where is Dr. Langdon?" You ask an older woman with blonde hair
" oh are you his wife? Abby right?" She says her accent layed on thick her words feel like a punch to the gut but you know he just probably hasn't told anyone he's divorced
You give her a tight smile before responding " no uh I'm his girlfriend I'm here to pick him up"
she hums in curiosity " uh he went to take his drug test he should be back soon" you nod he had told you about the spontaneous tests you had to take them at your job too
" is it okay if I wait over there?" You point to a couple chairs outside of a room she gives you a nod
" of course go ahead "
You turn walking over to the chair sitting down and grabbing your phone telling the sitter it may take a little longer then you thought
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Robby comes walking out of the peds room after holding baby Jane Doe and goes to Dana to tell her he's gonna take care of her when he spots you
" who's that?" He asks the charge nurse who leans against the counter looking at you before saying
" Langdon's girlfriend." He whips his head around to look at you
" I thought he was married?" Robby says confusion written on his face
" he was but.. I don't know…. Oh look" she points to Langdon who walks out of the elevator
They watch as you stand up as you see him
" hey Lang.." you walk over to him wrapping an arm around him as he does the same Robby and Dana look at each other as they hear the nickname
" hey.." he sighs kissing the top of your head rubbing your back before squeezing you tight against him
" long day?" You ask concerned he nods slowly you can tell he has a headache by how slow he's moving his head " I'm sorry.. I put away some food the kids ate good Tanner was going crazy on sugar before he crashed and Amy is watching them " he nods along as you inform him of what happened in the past few hours
" thank you baby.." he says softly you reach up cupping his jaw and then grab his hand wrapped around you and interlace your fingers with his and walk out of the hospital
" huh…" Robby says watching the both of you leave
" guess he isn't married anymore.." Dana says before going back to what she was doing
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The door creeks open you wiggle your keys out of the door and throw them into the holder next to the entrance Langdon walks in sluggish behind you flopping down and taking his shoes off before
And then you hear it just like every other time he comes home
The footsteps of little Tanner followed by a soft sleepy " Daddy?"
Langdon looks up after his shoes are off " hey bud.. how was your day?" He asks holding his arms out and Tanner walks into them
You watch the interaction and smile
" good we did a art challenge" he says as excited as a sleepy kid can
Langdon looks like it's the most exciting thing ever " really? Wow you are gonna have to tell me all about it in the morning " he picks up the boy in his arms carrying him back to his room and putting him in bed " you need sleep so you can tell me everything okay" he says Tanner nods " okay.. goodnight buddy love you" Langdon brushes his hair back before standing straight
Tanner looks at you waiting for you to tuck him in too you smile at him and kneel next to him " sleep tight hun I'll see you in the morning " you kiss his forehead you met Tanner a month after Langdon got out and he has loved you ever since
" sleep tight.." he repeats then leans forward placing a kiss on your cheek " love you…" he closes his eyes snuggling into the covers
" love you honey " you stand up walking over to Langdon looking at Tanner as he drifts to sleep
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" thank you Amy" you wave to the woman who helps watch the kids when you aren't there
You walk down the hall and enter the bedroom just as Langdon comes out of the bathroom in his pajamas his hair wet from his shower he pulls the covers back as you change into your pajamas once you walk to the bed he opens his arms you immediately crawl into them under the covers
" thank you for everything" he says into your hair his voice covered in exhaustion
" of course.. I'll do anything for you and the kids" you wave it off
" no… thank you for saving me" you look at him and slowly lean into kiss him
" I'll always be here to save you." You promise and you mean it he saved you and gave you hope you'll try your hardest to do the same for him
" I love you"
" I love you… Always."
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When you had checked into the Rehab in Pittsburgh you had expected to be miserable- which you still were since you were going through withdrawals but he made it better
Masterlist. The pitt Masterlist part 2
TAGS/TW: talk of addiction, confrontation, kissing, no use of Y/N, no smut,
Requests: open
Please let me know what you think and if you'd like a part two to see how their lives are going ;)
You sit in the stupid circle they made you do to talk about yourselves your knees are tucked into your chest head resting in your palm as you space out not hearing them tell you it was your turn and not hearing the door open
You come back to reality when you see him walk into your view lifting your head out of your palm you look him over he looks like every other person in here pale almost sickly his black hair is messy his lips dry and bloody in some spots most likely from him picking at them
" oh welcome everyone this is our new member" the group therapist tells us standing and walking over to shake his hand he looks at you " would you mind if he goes ahead?"
" be my guest." You say crossing your legs under yourself you look back at the new guy as he does the same you give him a stiff nod that he returns before finding a chair right next to you
" okay welcome we already did all but one introduction but we can run a quick one by you" he gestures for everyone to go once they're done Jasper- the group therapist nods for the new guy to go
" oh uh Hi I'm Frank or Langdon… I am addicted to… Benzos.." everyone says hello you roll your eyes thinking this is ridiculous
" hello Langdon…" you mumble rubbing your eyes as you get dizzy when you open them everyone is staring at you " oh right" you sit up taking a breath before introducing yourself " and I am addicted to.. Fentanyl " you see Langdon turn to you out of the corner of your eye
" Hello" everyone says you give a tight smile that doesn't reach your eyes and sink back into your chair biting your nails
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The faint sound of 'she's always a woman' by Billy Joel plays in the background as you read a book on the couch in the main area with other people surrounding you
You have your legs stretched out on the couch so nobody will sit next to you but that apparently doesn't stop Langdon as he walks over waiting for you to look at him like an impatient toddler
You look at him through your eyelashes before closing your book with one finger between the pages that your on " yes?.." you ask him
" could you move your legs?" You look at your lap then back at him
" I could… But I won't" you tell him scoffing and going back to your book but he doesn't leave instead he walks down and grabs your legs lifting them
" what the hell!? Wha-" you look at him like he's crazy as he drops down onto the couch placing your legs on his lap you're not sure if you should be upset or turned on honestly
He puts his hands behind his head and props his feet up watching whatever is on the TV
You just look at him the fucking nerve of this guy…you kinda like it
" Frank or Langdon?" You ask making him turn to look towards you giving you a questioning look " which do you prefer?"
He hums finally understanding " most people call me Langdon they say I don't look like a Frank" you nod looking him over
" I can see why they say that" you let out a small mix of a huff and a laugh " what do you do? Or did?"
" Doctor at the PTMC still working there hopefully" you hate that the idea comes to you but you have to know
" did you.. steal from there?" He freezes then runs a hand over his handsome face and nods letting out a small "yeah…" Ashamed is how you describe it
" hopefully you get to keep working there.." you say he raises his eyebrows huffing " I lost mine.. because I OD-ed they said I was unable to work there because I couldn't focus on my task " you roll your eyes they weren't concerned about the drug use just the fact that you couldn't work properly
Langdon shakes his head resting his arms over your legs " Jesus they weren't even worried?" You shake your head
That's how it went you'd find each other and talk slowly opening up more
You found out he had two kids. he's a forth year resident. His favorite color is purple but sometimes blue but only if it's light.
He's learned you're an only child. The book genre you love. Your favorite color.
The one question that you've never asked though
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" you married?" You ask flopping down next to him as you do another of your support groups
He looks at you caught off guard by the question ".. uh divorced she did it after she found out that I was stealing meds" you nod as he tells you what happened " you?" You look away
" nah.. I was engaged once but he was a dick so I called it off"
You turn to see him lightly nodding his head and admire his side profile you've thought he was very attractive from the moment you met him
But now you've started to feel things a slight flutter in your chest when you're able to make him smile or you'll get flustered when you watch him do a couple push ups and jumping Jack's and get sweaty or your stomach will flip if his hand brushes yours
You don't notice him turn his head until he waves a hand in front of your face " huh?"
" I asked if you were alright.. you kinda zoned out for a second " he look at you his eyes full of concern and something else you can't put your finger on
You nod probably to fast " yeah just thinking about stuff.." you give him a smile but he doesn't look like he believes you but he doesn't have time to question it as therapy starts
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Seven months into Langdons stay you feel a shift but it's not a pull
It's a push from Langdon
He started distancing himself no longer sitting next to you as you read on the couch with your legs thrown over his lap he even moved to a different chair in group
So one day you decide that you've had enough you only have a week left in this place and you'd rather be on good terms with him
After all the lights are out for the night you quietly walk out of your room heading towards the boys area looking out for cameras
Once at his door you just stare at it holding your hand in a fist
With a sigh you gently tap the door " Langdon" you whisper close to the door it takes a second before you hear rustling on the other side
The door cracks as he pokes his head out he says your name confused before he opens it inviting you in
" what are you doing here? " there's a sharp edge to his voice
" that. That tone and the avoidance is why I'm here" You tell him frustrated your brows furrowed
He sighs looking down at his hands " I haven't been avoiding yo-"
" Oh please!"
" I haven't! I've been protecting myself!" He yells as he falls silent you both wait trying to hear if someone heard him
When you don't hear anything you stammer and let out a breath " protecting yourself? What from me?" Your chest hurts from the idea that he might think you'll put him in some kind of danger
Langdon looks at you like you just said the stupidest thing ever " no.. I-I'm protecting myself from… God" he huffs out a laugh " I'm protecting myself from what I feel around you.." he continues his voice softens wavering slightly as he admits this
Your face drops as you realize what he means "oh." He rolls his lips into his mouth
" yeah and you're leaving in a week I figured you'd go and do all this stuff and wouldn't be around me anymore so there is no point in us staying friends" Langdon turns scrubbing his face with his hands then flexing them at his side a nervous habit you've noticed
You walk towards him grabbing his hand Langdon turns and looks at you now you know what that something was in his eyes that you couldn't place " Langdon I've sworn off men weather that be dating or just friends but I've already broke that rule…" you reach up cradling his jaw licking your lips before leaning in placing a gentle kiss on his lips that he almost immediately returns Langdons hands go to your hips squeezing just enough to let you know he's there
He pulls you closer so your chests are touching you can feels his heart beating fast in his chest when you finally pull away you and Langdon are out of breath you rub his cheek with yous thumb you can feel him lean into your touch
" I'll be here to see almost everyday Langdon" you promise
" okay.." he nods smiling and leaning his forehead to touch yours
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Three months later you kept to your promise seeing Langdon almost everyday and if you couldn't see him you'd have phone visits now it's the end of his stay at the Rehab facility
" hey stranger" you wave at Langdon as he walks out the front door he makes a show of it throwing his arms in the air punching with one fist before walk over to you grabbing your hip and placing a kiss on your lips then cheek
" oh it is so nice to be out." He sighs throwing his bag into the back seat
I watch him waiting for him to close the door " I bet I know I was " you laugh and open the driver door " you driving or am I?"
" you can drive and.. I'll back seat drive " Langdon jokes pinching your side and rounding the car
" jurk" you say sticking your tongue out " let's go home." You get in slamming the door behind you as you begin a new life with someone who taught you how to love again
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