Taylor Bell

Taylor Louise Bell. 28 years old. HEAD OF HEMATOLOGY. “Happiness consists in always aspiring perfection, the pause in any level in perfection is the pause of happiness”

[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 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]

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]

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 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.”

[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]

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 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."

[jack-d-blog]

Angry was an understatement, Jack was downright pissed. Lauren had always been feisty, but now she was just testing his patience. He was about to say something to her comment when a sharp sting hit his face. Immediately, more anger coursed through him. Snarling in anger, Jack lifted his right hand, with the gun and backhanded Lauren hard across the face. A loud crack was heard as Lauren fell to the ground. 

Standing over her, he looked down at her unconscious body, “Don’t you ever do that again you Whore!”, he spat. Looking up at the scared faces around him, Jack waved the gun around again. “No one helps her.”

[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.

[jack-d-blog]

After running through a couple departments and seeing no sigh of the person he was looking for, Jack headed down to the ER. Getting more and more frustrated, Jack was about to give up. That was until he passed the cafeteria and heard many voices coming from inside. He figured now was a just a good a time as any to make his presents know. 

Bursting through the double doors, Jack smirked seeing exactly who he had been looking for. As he looked around the room he noticed all the terrified faces staring back at him. Two security guards instantly ran towards him as he lifted his firearm and pointed it towards them. “Oh, I don’t think you want to do that.”, he said with a laugh. One of the men standing next to a couple tried going for his gun, but Jack noticed out of the corner of his eye. 

Immediately, Jack turned the gun towards him and shot him in the leg. Screams were heard around the room, as the man fell over in agony. Smirking, jack pointed the gun back at the other guard. “Put your weapon on the floor and kick it over. Or, you’ll be next.”, he said with a smile.

The man’s eyes widened and did what he was told as he carefully walked over to the other scared bystanders. Turning his attention to the group, Jack smiled at Lauren. “There you are Bunny.”, Jack said, tuning on his charm. “You have no idea how hard you are to find.”

[lauren--chase-blog]

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-bell-md]

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.

[littlebutterflyvampire-blog]

17/50- Favorite photo of Mila Kunis

[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.

[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.

[taylor-bell-md]

Mila: @Violet I'm sorry I haven't posted Wilson yet, I was going to this evening, but now I just don't feel like posting anything or anyone at all...:( 

[milasbody-blog]

[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.

[taylor-bell-md]

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?

[ppth-rpg-ooc]

Also, Mila, I can’t get into Nora’s account for some reason. Either Tumblr is being a git or somebody’s hijacked my account. The latter probably being more likely with three prank-loving little sisters… >_> They know I like my Tumblr…

[taylor-bell-md]

ooc: OH SHIT O_o What are we/you gonna do now?

[iamaclosedblog-deactivated20141]

It was a late morning for Nora, and she crawled out of bed more slowly than normal, not knowing the time. She supposed that this is what she got for reading until she finished her book - A slightly tired awakening and a finished book. That would be something she’d have to buy when she was next past a bookstore: Another book. That’s when she caught sight of the time, the red numerals of her alarm clock reading like the detonator of a bomb. Maddie would already be awake, Taylor too.

So Nora took a brief twenty minutes to grab a shower, shrug on a pair of jeans and a tunic and run a comb through her hair. Not bothering with putting on a careful layer of makeup, she ran down into the kitchen. Yup, there were the dynamic duo, definitely awake. Nora smiled at them, crouching to say hi to Maddie, her tone full of awe, “Good morning, Miss Madeline! Is that… a rabbit?”

When she stood, inwardly chuckling, the sight of Taylor stuffing herself made her smirk. Nora shook the smirk from her face and leaned onto her elbows onto the kitchen benchtop, “I could cook you something or are you fine just there?”

[taylor-bell-md]

Taylor looked up from her food when Nora entered the kitchen, all of a sudden feeling really guilty about her sudden binging. "No thank you, I'm good." Slightly disgusted with herself, she pushed the remains of the food away, only now realizing that her stomach hurt because of the amount of ham and eggs she had just eaten.

"It's a bunny!", Maddie proudly said to Nora. "Chasy buys me one!" She had a big smile on her face as she spoke, she couldn't wait to finally get a fluffy bunny. She would definitely play with him all the time and feed him lots of carrots. "Look!" Maddie picked up her drawing of the bunny and gave it to Nora.

[dr-robert--chase-blog]

Normally Chase would try to soothe Maddie but.... Well this was his hair. He was distraught in every way possible. So instead he let her mother scold her, and stood up to salvage what he could of breakfast. The fact that he hadn't properly attended to it meant that really only the oatmeal had survived.

When he was through eating his portion he kissed Maddie goodbye and then kissed Taylor as well, "Im going to go to the salon before work. Go easy on her, okay? It was an accident."

[taylor-bell-md]

"Bye, have a good day at work.", Taylor said as Chase left and Maddie waved him goodbye as well, although she was now pretty quiet because she had been scolded. Sitting down on a chair, Taylor put her hands on her pounding forehead and held back a frustrated sigh. First the hair incident, then the ruined breakfast and now her headache was back full force. What a great morning. Without really thinking about it, she got up again and went over to the counter to make some more food. Ham and eggs. A lot of ham and eggs. She found some salad in the fridge and put that on the table as well. Although they had already had breakfast together, Taylor was still hungry. Or was it just an inner urge to eat? After two years of being bulimic, she couldn't really tell the difference anymore so well.

In the end, she found herself stuffing all kinds of food into her mouth while Maddie was on a blanket on the kitchen floor, drawing a picture of the bunny she was going to get.  

[dr-robert--chase-blog]

Taylor didn't seem hopeful that anything else would work. Would this really be the end of his hair? Taken out by a piece of chewing gum. House was going to have a hay day with this.

He heaved a sigh and took a seat down at the table, "Okay. Do it." He didn't even want to look. It was best to just get it over with.

[taylor-bell-md]

"Sorry.", Taylor mumbled with a slight grimace on her face as she cut off the big chunk of hair that had gotten caught in the sticky chewing gum. She couldn't even say that it wasn't noticeable that some of his hair was missing, because it was painfully obvious. He would have to go to a salon later and get the rest of it cut as well. 

After she had thrown the hair into the trash bin, Taylor proceeded to lecture Maddie. At the end of her rant, she was sure that her daughter wouldn't touch chewing gum or anything else she wasn't supposed to eat or play with for a while - or else, and Taylor made that perfectly clear, Madeline could forget about ever getting a bunny.

[dr-robert--chase-blog]

Chase gave Taylor a pleading sort of ‘help me’ look when she walked over to him. He had no idea what he was going to do about the situation. Sure he had seen girls get gum stuck in their hair on tv. Those old sitcoms did that kind of stuff all the time, but he usually ended up changing the channel. What did he care how they dealt with the gum in their hair?

It didn’t take long for her to decide they should go straight to cutting his hair. He backed away from her with his hands in the air, “Woah now. Isn’t there anything we can do? What about… Jelly in my hair or something? Isn’t there stuff to try to get it out without cutting?” His hair was a huge part of his identity. He liked his hair. He usually took very good care of his hair. There wouldn’t be any cutting of his hair haphazardly. He wanted to know that there was for sure nothing else that they could do for it.

[taylor-bell-md]

Chase immediately backed away when he saw her with the scissors. Great. She inwardly sighed. She had hoped that his hair didn't mean that much to him, but that hope faded all too fast and was replaced by feelings of guilt. She shouldn't have let Maddie out of her eyes.

"Peanut butter, cooking oil, Ice, Vaseline, adhesive remover, toothpaste, jelly, alcohol... none of these work. Trust me, I tried them all when a friend of mine had gum stuck in her hair in high school." She remembered it like it was yesterday. Her friend's vengeful ex had attacked her with gum and of course she had come running to Taylor, because if anyone could save the hair, so she thought, it was Miss Perfect. Taylor had tried everything to get the damn gum out, but eventually she had to give up. She doubted that any of the methods she had used then would work now on Chase's hair. The green mass was pretty damn stuck.