“Just know that what you’re doing is against doctor’s orders.” Joohyun immediately tells you with a humph. 

You chuckle and step out of the car to open the door for her anyway. She was crossing her arms and pouting like a child but you continue to prompt for her to move out. She just rolls her eyes but steps out of the car anyway. You do an internal eye roll yourself, what to do with this girl.

“I know. This is the fifth time you reminded me since we left the apartment. So I’ll remind you again that I’m perfectly fine and fully capable of dropping you off to work.” You give her a bright smile and just know she’s struggling with keeping up her irritated façade when you notice the crinkle in her eyes.

But alas, Bae Joohyun was a stubborn woman and just storms away. You groan and follow her into the hospital nonetheless. Because that’s what Joohyun does to you, making you feel like you would follow her wherever she went. She’d reel you in all the time. Wow you were turning into a total sap. Wendy would definitely tease you endlessly if she hears your thoughts out loud.

“Wait up!” You yell and run after her.

“Then stop being so slow.” Joohyun pointedly remarks and you pause trying to discern if she had a double meaning to that.

--

“I’m thankful that you took the time and effort to drop me off to work.” Joohyun finally speaks up again after minutes of you two walking side by side in the hospital hallways without speaking a word. “I’m sorry if I was acting like a brat earlier.”

You couldn’t help but chuckle at her words. She was apologizing but in her own mad irritated way. 

“It’s no problem. Besides, chief called me this morning.” Joohyun perks up at the mention of your work.

“What did he say?”

“Unfortunately I’m benched but that won’t stop me from going to the base anyway and annoy the hell out of him.” You shrug.

“Seulgi-ah I thought we both agreed you were going to rest after dropping me off to work.” A cute frown forming on her face. You couldn’t help but raise your finger and touch her forehead to unravel her scowl. It seems to work as it was replaced by a small smile instead.

“Stop trying to make me not mad at you.” She whines.

You smirk at her. “Okay, I’ll just drop by the office for a while then go home pronto.”

Joohyun doesn’t fully believe you and raises her pinky finger. “Promise?”

You were starting to learn that Joohyun was actually a child at heart. But it just made her even more endearing especially since she rarely displayed this side to other people but decided to show it to you anyway. You connect your pinkies together before speaking up. 

“Promise.”

She finally gives you a full smile. The one where there was a glimmer in her eyes and her lips forming the most perfect curve you’ve ever seen. 

You stop yourself from staring when someone clears their throat behind you two. 

“Ahh good morning Sooyoung.” Joohyun greets the intern and you turn around immediately to give her a bow.

“Good morning Joohyun-unnie. You too Ms. Kang.” She gives you two a cryptic smile like she knew you two were having a moment prior.

 You try not to get flustered over it. “You can call me Seulgi, Ms. Park.”

Sooyoung smiles sincerely at you. “I’ll call you that if you call me Sooyoung in return.”

You chuckle but agree anyway. “Okay. Anyway I have to go.” You motion to the exit and walk backwards slowly away from the two doctors.

“Remember our deal Seulgi-ah.” Joohyun reminds you one last time. 

“Yes ma’am!” You give her a salute and see her crack another smile. Mission accomplished.

“Say hi to Wendy for me!” Sooyoung announces as you exit the hospital. 

//

“Say hi to Wendy for me? Really Sooyoung?” You turn to her with a raised eyebrow.

“A pinky promise? Really unnie?” You roll your eyes and just leave her in place.

“Don’t leave me just like that!” 

“Then stop being infuriating.” 

“Oh come on unnie. I know you like her. This is the first time I’ve seen you act this way with anyone.”

Were you that obvious already? You haven’t even discerned what you felt for Seulgi but Sooyoung just basically announces it and you realize you weren’t ready to acknowledge it just yet.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Sooyoung groans but follows your lead anyway. “One day unnie, your words will bite you back in the .”

“One day but not today.” You finally relent.

Not today. Feelings were a complicated thing and you just wanted to enjoy whatever you and Seulgi had first. There was nothing wrong with that, right?

--

Turns out trying to keep thoughts of Seulgi away was getting really difficult to accomplish. You haven’t even asked yourself why you stayed over the night before. Thankfully Seulgi didn’t ask you the same thing and instead played along with your ambiguity. 

Just then a little boy darts past and almost bumps into you. You steady him but he was in such a hurry that he just bows an apology to you and continues on his way. That boy was familiar. You couldn’t help your curiosity and peek past the hallway where the boy was headed to.

The little boy entered the ICU and you followed just a bit more. You stayed outside the room and watched as he puts on his gown and cap and greets the nurses politely. You smile to yourself, such a sweet boy. Your smile disappears when you see who he was going to visit. 

You cover your mouth, not believing what was happening. The boy sits beside a bed where a woman lay, only kept alive by life support. A woman you tried to save once before.

-

“Doc! We have an incoming patient. Head-on collision, thirty year old woman with severe head and chest trauma.” Yerim informs you and you do your usual mind clearing routine before the patient comes in.

In five minutes, the EMTs push in a stretcher with a bloody woman on board. Everything was a blur then. The woman needed to be brought to the OR quickly. The bleeding in her head needed to be stopped. She had multiple rib fractures and impeded her lungs from breathing properly. 

She coded once on the way to the hospital and almost went into code again while in the emergency room. You weren’t going to let that happen again.

“Yerim, call OR to prep a room.”

“Already done. We just need you in now.” You look at Yerim and give her a thankful nod. She was the most perceptive nurse you’ve ever worked with. She knew rig