Posted by Kim on 6/30/2002, 12:06 pm Somewhere in her smile she knows You're asking me will my love grow Something in the way she knows As Chief Resident over the current group of General Hospital interns, Chris Ramsey stood with the five interns at the nurse's station and introduced them to Matt Harmon who would lead the interns through their surgical rotation. Standing a few feet away reviewing a patient's chart Ellen Burgess' conscious thoughts wandered momentarily from her work and reflected on the past 5 years. Matt, Chris, Karen, Eve, and Joe had become outstanding doctors and an intricate part of GH staff. No, Ellen corrected herself, not just a part of GH's staff, but of her life also. She considered Karen and Joe among her true friends in Port Charles. Biting her bottom lip slightly Ellen felt a pang of remorse knowing she had hurt Matt and continued to hope one day she would be able to be close to Matt again. It was ironic that for months Matt chipped away at the emotion barrier Ellen had around herself and now the situation was reversed. Outside of perfunctory greetings and work-related items, Matt never spoke to Ellen. She hoped the passing of time and her continued attempts to build some type of relationship with Matt would eventually wear down his defenses. Lost in her thoughts, she was brought out of her musings when a male voice said, "I can't believe it Dr. Burgess. Are you actually daydreaming while on duty?" Smiling broadly Ellen turned around, quipping, "You've caught me Kevin." With a rakish twinkle in his eyes, Kevin leaned in and teased, "Yes, I have, haven't I?" Kevin was treated with a rare instance of seeing Ellen in full-blush mode. Suppressing a strong desire to pull Ellen into a kiss in their professional setting, Kevin gently clasped her small hand and nodded in the direction of the chairs in the waiting area asking, "Can we talk for a few minutes?" As the couple walked to the open lounge area, Matt's brow furrowed and his dark eyes followed them. A slightly bored Chris Ramsey had been barely listening to Matt's presentation but discerning the change in Matt's faltering voice prompted Chris first look at Matt and then turn to see what had captured Matt's attention. Barely hiding an outright smirk, Chris enjoyed seeing that his nemesis was still affected by the sight of Burgess and Collins together. Looking again at Matt, Chris cleared his throat and asked, "Is everything o.k. Dr. Harmon? You seem to be a bit distracted." Throwing Chris a scornful look, Matt wheeled himself around and told the group to follow him to the 4th floor operating room. Ellen and Kevin were sitting in the lounge area talking about their upcoming trip to Italy when Alan Quartermaine approached them. He was accompanied by a new doctor at GH, Rachel Locke, who joined the psychiatric department that day and Alan took it on himself to introduce Dr. Locke to the senior staff at General Hospital. Both Kevin and Ellen rose and shook hands with Dr. Locke, welcoming her to GH. Looking intently at Kevin, Dr. Locke remarked she hoped to work closely with him in the department and was sure they would be seeing a lot of each other in the coming days. Shaking his head, Kevin replied he was actually leaving soon for an international conference and he'd be away from GH for two weeks, and he suggested 2 of his colleagues in the psychology department who were more than capable of bringing Dr. Locke up to speed on things. Sighing her disappointment and noting Ellen Burgess seemed somewhat close to Kevin, Rachel looked at Ellen and said maybe they could get together for lunch later in the week once she was settled in. Before Ellen could reply Alan Quartermaine noted, "You're batting 0 out of 1000 here Rachel because Dr. Burgess will be away from GH for the next two weeks also." Having observed Kevin in a tête-à-tête with Ellen moments earlier led Rachel to believe the two doctors had a personal as well as a professional relationship, but Rachel was nonetheless slightly taken aback to learn they might be romantically involved. With her eyes widening in surprise, Rachel asked, "Are you going to Italy also Ellen? I thought your specialty is emergency medicine?" Something about Rachel Locke's demeanor didn't sit well with Ellen and she was quickly trying to decide how to respond to Rachel's somewhat nosy query when her pager went off. Glancing at it, she excused herself and after whispering to Kevin she'd catch up with him later, Ellen left for the ER. Noting he was expecting a patient within 10 minutes for a session, Kevin departed also. Not looking directly at Rachel Locke while he started to mention the nursing staff on the floor, Alan failed to see the unmistakably malevolent glare on the new doctor's face as she watched Kevin retreat. With her façade momentarily dropped, Rachel silently thought, "Enjoy your romp in Italy, Kevin. I'll be waiting for you when you return." "Eleven o'clock," Dara noted looking at her office desk clock. It would take another thirty minutes to finish paperwork for the retrial motions and then she was taking the rest of the day off. First there was a lunch date with Ellen and afterwards the two of them were going to shop for some new clothes for Ellen's upcoming trip. And at 4 p.m. she had an appointment at the auditorium at GH to rehearse with a pianist for a fundraising benefit on Friday for the pediatric center of the hospital. Completing the legal briefs and passing them on to an assistant, Dara's departure was postponed when Mac entered her office just as she was opening the door to leave. "Hi." Closing the door with one of his hand behind him, Mac leaned with his back against the door and pulled Dara to him, giving her several whisper-soft kisses. Upon breaking the last kiss he stroked her cheek with the back of his fingers and murmured, "Are you late?" acknowledging he recognized she had been on her way out of the office. "Not yet," Dara grinned devilishly. Looking into Mac's eyes and resting her hands behind his neck she continued, "I have a few minutes. Were you coming here to see me or someone else?" "I have to meet with your boss to give him an update on the Kelly investi-..." Mac's words were cut short with a stifled groan as Dara shifted her hips and pressed closer to him. Mac silently marveled how the slightest touch from Dara could arouse him so intensely. They had seen little of each other during the last few days due to work demands and he was this close to canceling his meeting with the DA. He warned with a growl, "Keep that up and I promise you will be late for your appointment." Knowing this was not the time or place for a romantic encounter, Dara relented but retained her arms around Mac's neck while allowing visible space between their bodies. "It's your own fault Mac for being so darn irresistible. But I'll be good." When quizzed on what she'd been busy with this morning, Dara hesitated in giving her response and Mac immediately looked Dara in the eyes, asking what happened. With a steady voice Dara told Mac she was informed this morning that next week Anthony Moreno would be transferred temporarily from the state prison to a hospital near Albany for cardiac surgery. Almost instantly Dara felt Mac's body tense with rage as he swore. It took several seconds for Mac's initial rage to subside and for him to think clearly again. With a puzzled look Mac shrewdly observed, "If he's going in next week it can't be an emergency. What's going on?" Nodding her head in agreement, Dara explained, "Moreno's lawyer successfully appealed to the courts for Moreno to have the surgery as a continuation of the treatment he started while he was on trial. Apparently the prison facilities cannot accommodate such a specialized surgery so Moreno is being transferred early next week to Mercy Methodist Hospital for the procedure." The whole story reeked with suspicious circumstances as far as Mac was concerned and as soon as he returned to the police station he was going to look into the matter himself. The courtroom threats by Moreno against Dara and the thwarted assassination attempt flashed in Mac's mind and he was determined to make sure Moreno stayed behind bars for the rest of his miserable life. Working fiercely keep any trace of anxiety out of his voice, Mac slightly tightened his hold on Dara and said reassuringly, "Moreno may physically be out of prison for a few days but I'll contact the Albany and state police to make sure he won't feel as if he's out of prison." Mac changed the subject and asked Dara about her afternoon plans. Mac's query reminded Dara of her pending lunch date with Ellen so she asked Mac to walk her to the office elevators. Upon hearing the audible indicator that the elevator had arrived and the opening doors, Mac looked at Dara and asked, "Dinner at 7 p.m. tonight?" "Um hmmm," Dara acknowledged. "Pick up some romaine lettuce tonight from the farmer's market before coming to the apartment, o.k.?" "Will do," Mac responded as he quickly kissed Dara on the cheek. "Enjoy your afternoon, beautiful."
Something in the way she moves
Attracts me like no other lover
Something in the way she woos me
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how
That I don't need no other lover
Something in her style that shows me
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how
I don't know, I don't know
You stick around and it may show
I don't know, I don't know
And all I have to do is think of her
Something in the things she shows me
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how
Chapter 1
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