The Doc Is In

@RealDoctorLance

"Dr. Lance, you're needed in OR 2." My attending said and I positioned myself at the operating table, picking up an unsterilized needle and jamming it into the patient's open chest.

I jumped out of bed, frightened at the bizarre dream.

Every once in a while, doctors have a bizarre dream of killing their patients and when I first started my residency, I had asked the certified physicians about it. Now I'm board certified and can assure everyone, you get dreams of being a horrible doctor.

Mike woke up after stretching his arms out to feel around for me. When he didn't, he woke up immediately.

"What happened, are you okay?" Mike asked.

"Yeah, I'm okay, it's just a bad dream." I replied and went back into bed with him.

"I just had that once in a while dream where a doctor kills their patients." I said to him.

"That happened to me three days ago, it's so weird." Mike said and kissed my forehead.

He held me close until we both fell asleep again.

A couple hours later, the loud shrieking of my alarm awoke both of us.

Mike rolled over and groaned.

"I wish we could stay in." Mike said groggily.

"Yeah, I kinda just finished residency six months ago, I don't have that kind of pleasure."

Mike wrapped his arms around my waist.

"There's always calling in sick." He said kissing my neck until I caved in.

"Wait... but isn't your shift tonight while mine is four hours from now?" I asked.

"Yes, but I'm calling in sick too."

"Isn't that going to be a little obvious?"

"I don't mind." Mike said and I picked up my phone.

On the very first ring, the secretary picked up the phone.

"You have reached the secretary's office of Overlook Medical Centre, Zoé de Grand'Maison speaking, how may I help you?"

"Zoé, hey. It's Lance, I just have this really bad stomach bug that's killing me. Can you just tell my attending that I won't be able to make it please and thank you."

"Will do, and Lance, please get better because Dr. Neil Melendez isn't as kind as you are." Zoé whispered into the phone.

"Why are you whispering?" I asked with a laugh.

"Because Dr. Melendez is standing right at my desk. Bye Lance." She said and hung up the phone.

"Im going to call now." Mike said.

"No!" I exclaimed "I mean, no." I said in a lower tone.

"I wasn't going to." Mike said and laughed.

I put my hand on his chest and felt the beating of his heart on my hands.

"Today we are going... somewhere." He then said.

"Where?" I asked excitedly.

"It's a secret."

"Mike!"

"As cute as you are I can't tell you where we're going today." Mike said and kissed me on the lips.

"But Mike..." I started.

"Shhhh." He said and kissed me speechless.

The door burst open and Mike and I pulled apart.

"Sorry to interrupt your lovemaking, I just want to tell you guys that I'm going back home." Sara said.