You've reached Doctor Michaela Shea. I'm not available to come to the phone right now, but you can either leave a message, or try to reach me at my office -- 732-555-0121, extension 554. Either way, I'll try to get back to you as soon as possible.

[Contact the mun here as well.]

( Under the Cut )

[Set in Pretendy!world. Noah is sexydocman is used with permission from his mun who made a request for Noah/Mic future fic with the prompt “grilled cheese.” Stephen is an NPC.]

“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.”

BANG BANG BANG.

“Aunt Mic-KAY-la.”Five year-old Stephen appeared in the doorway, ( Read more... )

He had such great hands, and the fact that she was noticing all over again didn’t freak her out as much as she thought it would.

She had never done well under pressure, and sometimes that fear alone was enough to make her want to swear off relationships entirely.

Answers were so much more complicated than questions: they required information that she wasn’t sure she’d ever have, because she just couldn’t see the future, and she wasn’t willing to take the risk.

There was something in his eyes every time he looked at her that he was hoping for something more, but she wasn’t ready for that yet, and she wasn’t sure if she ever would be.

It took a lot to get her to go beyond a simple kiss to more intimate touching, and that was mostly because she wanted it to be special, and mean something more than a quick roll in the hay.

[Noah = sexydocman, Jake = str8on_tilmorn, both referenced with permission.]

“I have to say-this is probably the most depressing assignment I’ve ever had.”

Michaela glanced up at the new nurse with a frown. It wasn’t that she didn’t like having new people around, but it wasn’t exactly boosting her confidence when it came to dealing with sick, terminally ill children. ( Read more... )

She thought about him all the time, every time she happened to see him in the hallway or bump into him on the elevator, and she could only hope that he was getting better for himself, and not still focusing on her.