#parakaren

[spencerhill-md-phd]

Let This Go || Sparen

Kate is spending the night with Gene, and so after his shift ends, he goes across the street to Joe’s. “Hey Hill, it’s been a while!” Joe exclaims. “Whiskey?” He asks. 

“Yes please,” Spencer nods, collecting his drink with a smile and wave, heading over to an empty table in the corner. He sips the whiskey, getting to glass number two, mulling over what this all meant. 

[lenalarson-md]

Raise Your Glass || Karen & Lena

“Alright!” Lena says happily, bringing the drinks over to the table. She puts Karen’s in front of her as she sits down, and then raises her glass. “To being done with the boards, and to being a kickass, badass, board certified cardiothoracic surgeon!” She says, waiting for Karen to clink hers, before taking a sip. “How does it feel, has it sunk in yet? Because if not, look what I have for you,” Lena grins, reaching into her bag and pulling out the plastic packets containing dark blue scrubs. 

[tessa-woods]

The Room Where it Happens || Karen and Tess

Stepping outside of the exam room and shutting the door behind her, Tess pauses for a moment. There’s people, and noise, and life is happening out here. Go to the resident’s lounge, get the clothes, get her bag. She coaches herself in her head, pushing away fro the wall and numbly walking. She elects the stairs over the elevator, not wanting to stop and be still, and before she knows it, she’s at the door of the resident’s lounge. Stepping inside, Tess finds it empty, it usually is during the day. She sees Frankie’s stuff in her cubby, but finds herself turning around, exiting the lounge. Her eyes are stinging, it’s hard to breathe, she feels like she’s going to scream. Fifty feet further down the hall there’s a restroom, she pushes into it, and all the stall doors are open and empty. A sob escapes her chest, loud, and Tess doubles over, wrapping her arms around herself, trying not to collapse as she cries. 

[spencerhill-md-phd]

Breaking Point || Sparen

He feels like he’s lost in a trance the whole rest of the day and evening. He zones out into his surgeries, then picks Kate up from daycare and takes her home, Karen is in a surgery that will last a few more hours. Once Kate is down for the night, he settles in the living room with a glass of scotch, drinking it slowly. He’s just poured a second one when he hears a key turn in the door to the apartment, and Spencer takes a sip, raising a hand in a wave as his wife appears as the door opens. “Hi. How’d surgery go?”

[spencerhill-md-phd]

You’ve Got This || Sparen (feat. Lena)

“Alright, you’ve got your notes, your suit, your heels, comfy clothes, three of my t-shirts for a thirty hour trip, toiletries, the whole shebang,” Spencer says as they walk down the hall of the hospital so Karen could catch the shuttle to the airport, her suitcase trailing behind him and Kate in Karen’s arms. “I double checked just like you asked, and I added snacks, and you have all your flash cards in your purse,” He says. “Make sure you eat, and hydrate, and stay calm, babe, ok? If you psych yourself out too much, it’s not good. You need a reasonable amount of anxiety, but not too much.”

[spencerhill-md-phd]

What’d I Miss || Spencer, Meredith, Karen

“So yea, Kate now is treating the bathtub like the pool and enjoys splashing, and she continues to shout cannonball like Liam did every time he jumped in the pool, about every five minutes,” Spencer says as he sits at the ER desk with Meredith, laughing. “I’ll have to try and get it on video, because she just keeps doing it at random,” He shakes his head. The ER phone rings, and Spencer grabs it. “Seattle Grace ER.” He takes in the information the dispatcher conveys to him, nodding. “Ok, thank you,” he says, hanging up. “Page for a cardio consult,” He tells a nurse. “Let’s go, incoming,” He tells Meredith, getting up and heading for the gowns. “Sixty year old man started vomiting up blood at a hotel, then passed out and fell down the stairs, hit his head. He’s having episodes of VFIB on the ambulance, two minutes out.” 

[spencerhill-md-phd]

From the Dust || Sparen

“Look, here we go Katie cat, this is us,” Spencer says, walking with an uncomfortable crouch to account for his giant height compared to her minimal height. She wanted to walk everywhere now, and was very vocal when she didn’t get her way. “Mama!” Kate exclaims as they step into the lobby, spying Karen near the door. “Yea, mama!” He echoes her excitement. “C’mon, let’s go get mama!” Spencer says, shuffling in a run to match Kate’s across the tile lobby. Reaching down to pick Kate up, he makes airplane noises the last several feet to Karen. “And going in for the landing at mama is an awesome heart surgeon international airport is Kate Hill landing in 3...2...1!″ He exclaims, zooming Kate into Karen’s waiting arms, leaning in to kiss her at the same time. “Hi.” He grins, leaning back. 

[spencerhill-md-phd]

Incoming || Sparen

“Come on, Katie girl! Say Aunt Penelope!” Penelope pleads as Spencer looks on, Kate grinning and clapping. “Ah PeePee!” she exclaims, and Spencer has to hold back laughing at Penelope’s affronted look. “There you go, Pen,” He says, unable to stop from laughing a little. “You got Ah Peepee...peepee,” He laughs, watching as Kate slides from the couch to the floor, toddling over to her toys. “That is not funny, Spencer Hill. If you tell anyone, I will...not murder you, but...something equally as horrifying!” She exclaims. “Whatever you say, Peepee,” He laughs. “Karen, Karen, make him stop!” Penelope demands, voice high pitched.