fandom_clinic | FTEC, Tuesday, May 1

The doctor is in.

Annette walked straight in, planted her hands on the counter, and said in a rather rushed, moaning tone, "I can't take this anymore."

"Can't take what?" Christian said, eyeing Annette warily.

She moved her hair aside and indicated the stitches, "Hasn't it been long enough, please Christian? They itch and...just...itch."

"It's only been a week, you still have another week to go," Christian pointed out.

"A week and two days," she said desperately. "I thought the other five could be bypassed if you just bandaged it for me real good?"

"I suppose it's up to you if you want to risk possible infection and scarring," Christian said.

She twisted her lips and stared at him for a good long minute. "Think maybe you could just check it and see what you think?"

"I can take a look," Christian said. "Come with me to Exam Room One (http://community.livejournal.com/fandom_clinic/321730.html?thread=8204482#t8204482)."

If needed.

After she sat on the edge of the examination table, she turned and tilted her head for him, "By the way, those pink pony bandaids didn't work very well." She might have grinned just a little bit.

Christian blinked. "That was you?" he said.

She smiled, "Yep, that was me. What little me there was, and I so loved the lollipops too."

"You're welcome," Christian said, slipping on a pair of latex gloves. "Luckily we got a mis-shipment of kids stuff that day."

"Imagine that." She sat still. "Please be careful." Annette didn't do pain well. "Think you can put me to sleep when it's time for them to come out?"

"I'm always careful," Christian said. "These hands are the best in the country. And I usually don't advise general anesthesia for removal of stitches."

She looked at his latex covered hands and wondered just where all they've been. She didn't mean to think that thought, it just popped in her head.

"Um."

"Yes?" Christian said.

Annette was having a stupid moment. She just stared at Dr. Troy. She was thinking about his hands, then her stitches, then his hands on her head, then there he was, standing close and she was sure he smelled good, and she was sure she had gotten over this little fixation...

"I forgot what I was going to say."

Christian raised an eyebrow. "All right then," he said, stepping closer and checking Annette's stitches.

"So? What do you think?" If they needed to stay in for another week, she would do as he told her. She didn't want scaring nor did she want to risk further damage to a wound that was not healed promperly.

Yes. He smelled good.

Of course he smelled good, he only used expensive designer colonges. "I'd advise keeping them in a few more days," he said, "but if you really want I can take them out now."

(and I totally can't spell today *facepalm*)

"No," she said quickly. Putting off the inevitable for a few more days was sounding better and better.

"So, okay." She swung her legs a little. "Did you need to check my ribs?"

"Are you feeling any pain or tenderness?" Christian asked.

She stared at him and thought about her ribs. Then she stared at him a little longer and seemed to be concentrating really hard on trying to feel if she felt any pain or tenderness still.

After two whole minutes she said, "Maybe."

"Maybe?" Christian repeated, wondering if Annette was high on drugs or just slow. He pulled out his stethoscope to listen to her lungs. "Your breathing seems to be fine," he said, pressing it against her chest.

"Yes. I can breathe." In and out in and out. "I run a lot. When I can." Drugs? Not so much. Slow? That could definitely be checked into further. But hello? Sexy doctor whom she totally thought she was over. And she is. Really.

"I should come back and have my stitches removed on...Friday then?"

"Friday should be fine," Christian said, making a few notes on Annette's chart. "They'll be ready to come out then."

If needed.

FTEC, Tuesday, May 1

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