#paragwen

[carleighcassidy-md]

Unexpected || Gwen and Carleigh

Life after Gwen's intern exam was much more calm than life before it. They had so much time now, since she didn't have her head buried in a review book when she wasn't running around doing grunt work. It was early morning, after rounds, and they were the only two in the fourth floor attending's lounge. Carleigh was sipping on her coffee, reading the news on her iPad while Gwen laid on the couch, her head resting on her lap. Car was absently stroking her girlfriend's dark hair as she read, seeing a headline. "They finally caught that serial rapist, thank God," she says. "One of my patients will finally be able to sleep a better at night, he was the reason I was seeing her," Car murmurs. "Apparently the Seattle PD called in the FBI for help."

[carleighcassidy-md]

Reality Check || Gwen and Carleigh

It was nice having Gwen in her house. That's all Carleigh can think about as she moves around her kitchen in attempts to make something for dinner, her girlfriend sitting on a stool at the island with a glass of wine. She loves calling Gwen her girlfriend, she loves having her here. It feels right. It's nearing five, and Aimee is due home any moment, having stayed after school to watch her friend's play rehearsals and do some homework. It's the first time Gwen has been over, since she'd been so busy, and it's nice. "Now, I'm no iron chef, so keep that in mind," Carleigh says as she chops some onion on a cutting board. "But I did teach myself to cook in college, when I got sick of the dining hall food, so I like to think I'm pretty good. And I mean, Aimee hasn't starved yet, so that's a good sign," She grins. 

[carleighcassidy-md]

Say Something || Gwen and Carleigh

In true Carleigh fashion, she hadn't taken her sister's advice right away. She'd taken it to heart, but she thought over and over it in her head for a week. At work when she wasn't with patients, in bed when she was supposed to be sleeping...she was always thinking about what Aimee had said. Friday night had come quickly, Aimee at her new friend's house for a sleepover again, leaving her on the couch, eating ice cream and watching mindless TV as she thought about Gwen and what to do. "If Gwen wants to be with you, and you want to be with her, then…stop thinking about everything or everyone else. Just go for it, and figure out the rest later." Carleigh finds herself pulling her computer to her, styping and clicking. A few moments later, she finds in the city records the address of the second home owned by Meredith and Derek Shepherd, where Gwen had said she rented a room, and Car finds herself standing up. She's wearing yoga pants and a ratty old Yale sweatshirt, her blonde hair is in a messy disarray, but before she can change her mind she's stuffing her feet into her sneakers, grabbing her wallet and keys and going out to her car. She knows the street, had looked at a house near there when they moved. It takes ten minutes to drive there, a moment to get out of the car and run through the rain up to the covered porch, and she knocks before she can stop herself.

[carleighcassidy-md]

Try Again || Gwen and Carleigh

Carleigh had quickly gotten busy at her new position at Seattle Grace Mercy West. Moving had been bad enough, but now she was really tired, really living off of coffee, had really lost track of days. Even minor holidays like Easter increased the need of psychiatry, so they were hopping, not to mention her terminally mentally ill patients that had been there for a long time and needed constant monitoring. Yawning, glad she'd opted for pants and flats over a skirt and heels, she shuffles out of her office and to the coffee cart. "Large black coffee with a double espresso shot," She yawns, leaning back against the railing.

[carleighcassidy-md]

Starting Over || Gwen and Carleigh

Carleigh had always hated change. It gave her anxiety, panic, made her think about everything that could go wrong. It's why she did a lot of research into anxiety and depression--because she had personal experience with them. It was bad enough when she was moving across the country herself, but now she had Aimee with her, too. Aimee, who was still getting over their parents' untimely deaths. Car could hardly say she was torn up. Sure, it was sad and weird to think her parents were gone, but they hadn't been good parents to her. But she didn't speak bad about them around Aimee. They'd made it here though, and she'd made it through her first days of work. Aimee had made a friend that invited her to a sleepover, so Carleigh made her way across the street to the bar. A drink sounded good. The bar is slightly crowded but she finds a spot at the bar near a bunch of dartboards, and orders a drink. Looking around, she takes it in. New start.

[allisonrileybradford-md]

Slow Day Activities || Gwen and Allie

Slow. Boring. Dead. However you wanted to put it, it boiled down to the same thing: the hospital was near empty. No babies seemed to want to make an appearance today. Her boredom led to her going down to the daycare and collecting Ella, bringing her daughter with her up to her office. "That's me!" Ella exclaims, climbing up on Allie's desk chair to look at the desk, pointing to the photo. "It is! I have lots of pictures of you, because I like to show everyone who my favorite person in the whole world is," She smiles, picking her up so she can sit on the chair, setting Ella in her lap. "Where's daddy?" Ella asks, resting her head against Allison, her hand absently playing with her mother's hair, something she'd done as an infant. "He's in the operating room, fixing a woman's leg. Mommy has no babies to deliver, so I thought I'd get my baby," She says, tapping her nose. 

[allisonrileybradford-md]

The Thing With Feathers || Gwen and Allie

Back at work for the first day after the incident with Quinn, Allison groans as she approaches the nurse's station. "Julie, favor?" She grins. "I need an intern, but not Quinn. Stick her with Montgomery, and find me someone else...please? I brought you coffee," Allison grins, handing the coffee over the nurse. Julie gives her a fake look of annoyance before smiling. "I would've done it for you without the coffee...but thanks," She grins. Allie smiles gratefully, "You're the best! Have them meet me in the cafeteria?" Getting confirmation, she thanks her once again before heading down to get some breakfast, having been rushing to get Daniella into preschool that morning. Finding pancakes in the cafeteria that morning, she happily gets some and some coffee before sitting down at a table and beginning to eat, as she looks over a chart.