Eliot
He'd laid out 10k without blinking and the rush was amazing. He'd always enjoyed flashing his money, but this was different. He'd claimed the lad, stolen him from his father, and had set him up in a new life.
And now that he'd had a taste, he wanted more.
"Eliot," Bond said, walking up on him while he was clearly busy. "Do you have a moment?"
And now that he'd had a taste, he wanted more.
"Eliot," Bond said, walking up on him while he was clearly busy. "Do you have a moment?"
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"No one at all?" Bond asked. "I thought you might at least have someone special."
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"No."
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Bond looked at him for a long moment, his gaze unwavering.
"And yet...I doubt very much you're lonely."
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"You certainly have the time and desire to excel in medicine. Why did you choose medicine?" he asked, sipping the lovely, cold white.
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"And are you? The smartest in the room?" he asked before sipping his wine.
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"It's good you're a little bit humble," Bond smiled. "What rotation have you enjoyed the most so far?"
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"By the time you begin your rotation, construction will be underway for a specialized paediatrics department in A&E," he said. "A much more acute trauma experience."
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"I do hope you don't have a tender heart," he said as their lunch arrived.
"A&E is usually the rotation that lets us all know what you're made of. Try it. The chef is a genius."
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Then he took a bite of the fish. "Oh, it's very good."
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"I don't need another Kovac in my department. Keep that under control," he cautioned.
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"So you've met Luka," Bond said. A look of distaste flashed across his face, but then he took a bite and smiled.
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"Of course I have," he said mildly. "I've been in A&E."
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"Avoid him," he replied. "I'd hoped to be rid of him, but somehow he's been hired on full time."
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Maybe he could get deported. But it would take drug trafficking or murder to make that happen. Luka wasn't evil, just deplorable.
"It's delicious, isn't it?" Bond shifted abruptly.
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He'd already blown his cover with Bond, after all. "I ah, I know that a lot of people think I come from money. I let them think that. But..." He shrugged, and took a drink of wine.
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"Making people believe you came from money is mostly attitude, Eliot. These sorts of things- food, wine, clothes, they are definite perks," he grinned. "If you had the money, what would you do?"
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