I slam the door to the hospital security office. That was about as helpful as I thought it would be. I’ve been getting strange notes since about a month after I started work. Whoever is leaving them always manages to do it when no one is around. At least, no one remembers seeing them. It’s driving me crazy. They’re not bad notes. Judy jokes, and tells me I have a secret admirer. I mostly laugh it off, but now they’re coming more often. I’ve called the police about it, but since it has taken place only at work and nothing threatening is happening, they didn’t seem inclined to worry about it. They told me to talk to hospital security about it. Security, in turn, said they would monitor the off duty rooms more. I’m pretty sure they just told me that to get rid of me.

I shrug it off and decide to think on something positive. I’m actually doing really well in my residency. Walter says I’m the leading candidate to work in the cardiac unit, which is what I’ve always wanted. His praise and promises of the future keep me from going crazy while I’m stuck doing ER rotation.

“I heard you’ve been dating Bull,” Nurse Allen’s voice hits me, and just like that my good thoughts are gone. I can’t stand this woman. She and Dr. Eldridge are the huge dark spot that keeps me from enjoying my time here at this hospital. There are times I really wish I chose Corbin General for my residency. I picked London instead, because of the beautiful parks and small town feel. It has all that, but still has restaurants and things that remind me of living in the city. It’s the kind of place I’ve always wanted to raise a child in. The kind of place to make Matty happy. I owe him that. That leaves me trying to overlook these idiots. I manage most days. It looks like today is not one of those days.

“You heard wrong.”

“Talk around our club is that you had lunch with him at Weavers.”

“Your club? Do you have a secret password and everything?”

“Laugh it up all you want, but Bull is a member of the Savage Brothers. He’s not going to be satisfied with a goody-two shoes like you. Bull’s tastes run a little different. It takes a special kind of woman to keep him satisfied. Me and the other women of the club, we know exactly what he likes.” The smirk on her face makes me sick. There’s so much I really want to say, but I don’t. It wouldn’t do any good, and I don’t want to waste my time talking to her.

“I wouldn’t know, Mr. Kane and I are just friends.”

“Friends? I bet,” she laughs scornfully.

“Yes, friends. You know that thing where a man and a woman talk with each other and don’t do anything else, especially pass STD’s back and forth.” Yeah, just like that I manage to not hold my mouth.

“You fucking bitch. I told you it wasn’t me.”

“Is there a problem here ladies?”

I look up to see Buck, leaning on his mop watching us. Melissa looks at him like he’s dirt underneath her fingernails. God, I really hate that look. I’ve seen her give it to too many good people.

“Mind your own goddamn business. Don’t you have some toilets to go scrub or something?” Melissa barks.

I will not slap her, I will not slap her. God I want to slap her. That’s all I can think as Buck seems to ignore her and look at me with a friendly smile.

“You need anything, Skye?”

“No thanks, Buck. How are things? Did you finally propose to that girlfriend of yours?”

“Not yet, I want to make sure everything is perfect. She’s special.”

“I don’t suppose you have a brother?” I joke and ignore Melissa’s sigh of disgust. When she finally leaves, I want to shout with glee.

“You better watch that one. I think she might have it out for you.”

“I will. Thanks for saving me today,” I tell him with a smile. I pat his arm, as I walk past him. “I better get going, my break was up five minutes ago.”

“You have a good day,” Buck, says, and I wish him the same. I have to hurry to the nurse’s station, so Alex can give me my next round of files.

Days like today make me wonder why I wanted to be a doctor in the first place. It sure did seem a lot more glamourous before medical school.