"Every time your heart is broken, a doorway cracks open to a world full of new beginnings, new opportunities."
-Patti Roberts
They say you never realise what you had until you don't have it anymore.
Med School wasn't a place where you find love, it...
"Yeah, but those aren't important enough that their heads should be made Chief of Surgery. So what department do you run?"
"I am the head of Oncology," Renee's eyes narrowed as he smirked.
"You do surgeries, right?"
"Dr Marlow, are you trying to demean my department or the work I do?"
"Oh, no, no. I am just curious,"
"I do surgeries, Dr Marlow. I am a certified General Surgeon. I have fellowships in Paediatrics and Surgical Oncology,"
"Don't take it personally,"
"Good day, Dr Marlow, I'll see you around,"
Sitting in the Cafeteria with Callie, Renee thought over the things Colin had said, the tone of his words and the way he said it made her think that he didn't think that her department was important enough or they did good work. Sure, the Oncology Department had fewer surgeries and involved dealing with a lot of Chemo and Radiation but these things matter so much in someone's life.
"I hate Colin Marlow," Renee said to Callie as she stabbed her pasta.
"Why?"
"He thinks my department's a joke, he thinks just because I run the Oncology department that I don't know how to a surgery,"
"Ignore him," Callie said as she sipped on her juice.
"He thinks that I can't be Chief because I don't run-ugh," Renee groaned.
"You are good at what you do, Surgical Oncology isn't easy, unlike Cardio or Neuro you need to be informed with everything, you need to have General Surgery knowledge, you need in-depth knowledge about everything,"
"You are right, stupid ass grabbing prehistoric man,"
"Prehistoric? He's that old?" Callie asked.
"I hate Colin Marlow,"
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"Good evening, Renee Foster,"
She looked up to see Reyansh standing there, a grin on his face as he walked in toe with her. There was something about the way he smiled that made her smile as well, he carried the air of being confident and a touch of arrogance but not as much as Derek or Mark have. The way he talked reminded her so much of Issac, the way his voice had a soft and how he used to say something sarcastic or something witty. The thought caused her smile to flatter a little, it hadn't been long since Issac had died, probably six months, it had taken a long time for her to even look at another man, let alone have a one night stand in fact Reyansh was her first. There was guilt but she knew Issac needed her to move on and she knew she needed to move on.
"So you are going to ignore me?" He asked.
"Coffee?" She asked as they reached the Cafeteria. She had been in surgery for a few hours, Colin Marlow had been sitting in the gallery watching with a smirk on his face, the surgery had been a little complicated as mets had been stuck to the inner lining of the stomach.
"You are asking me on coffee?" He asked as he took both of their cups.
"I am not asking you out," She said as they sat on the table.
"Not right now but we'll go on a date," He said.
"You are cocky," She laughed.
"I have been told but it's not a bad thing, right?"
"No,"
"So, dinner?"
Mark was standing in the line for grabbing a snack when he saw Renee talking to a man, they were smiling and sometimes she would laugh at what he would say. Derek who had just finished his board meeting came in for a coffee saw Mark glaring at them, his grip on the tray was so tight that the knuckles became white, Derek laughed as he patted him on the back.
"Look at you, so jealous," Derek laughed.
"Shut up,"
"So you're not jealous?"
"Who is he?" Mark asked him but Derek just shrugged.
"He is Reyansh Deo, Trauma Surgeon," Richard said as he came behind them.
"He is good looking," Addison said as she joined him, Mark just groaned.
"He was in Massachusetts General Hospital and he was an attending there," Richard said clearly impressed.
"Please don't tell me you are thinking of hiring him,"
"He just joined the University of Washington Medical Center for a fellowship,"
"Paediatrics?"
Renee was surprised, Reyansh had just told her that the Trauma attending was interested in doing a fellowship in Paediatrics. Usually, an attending doesn't change their speciality especially after spending so many years learning and all the hard work that went into it.
"Yeah, Paeds always fascinated me, my mentor told me that I had a gift for Trauma, so," He shrugged.
"I didn't know many male surgeons who would be interested in Paeds,"
"That's sexist," He commented.
"Maybe but it's true, they don't think Paeds hardcore, you know as Cardio or Neuro,"
"Paeds is hardcore,"
"Yeah, I did Paeds for a couple of years,"
"You didn't continue?"
"No,"
"Why?"
"I have a habit of surprising everyone, everyone thought I would take Paeds but Oncology fascinated me, the science behind it, you know,"
