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0_0_7He'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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Date: 2022-06-14 12:47 am (UTC)"One of them. Alright," he chuckled. "I think I'll turn down the tarts and salts, but thank you."
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Date: 2022-06-14 12:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-06-14 01:07 am (UTC)"You'll have a chance to impress me when your rotation starts. Don't worry about it until then," Bond assured him.
"Fish or beef?" he asked. He looked at the menu, but he'd already settled on fish.
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Date: 2022-06-14 01:11 am (UTC)If Bond weren't his boss he'd have ordered a drink too, but showed some constraint.
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Date: 2022-06-14 02:03 am (UTC)The server came and Bond ordered the fish for both, and the chef's choice of wine to pair. She smiled and nodded.
"Of course, Dr. Bond," she said and hurried away.
"She's a lovely young woman. Two children and attending university, as well as working. Difficult times," he said.
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Date: 2022-06-14 02:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-06-14 02:27 am (UTC)"No one at all?" Bond asked. "I thought you might at least have someone special."
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Date: 2022-06-14 02:28 am (UTC)"No."
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Date: 2022-06-14 02:30 am (UTC)Bond looked at him for a long moment, his gaze unwavering.
"And yet...I doubt very much you're lonely."
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Date: 2022-06-14 02:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-06-14 02:51 am (UTC)"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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Date: 2022-06-14 02:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-06-14 04:42 pm (UTC)"And are you? The smartest in the room?" he asked before sipping his wine.
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Date: 2022-06-14 10:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-06-15 12:01 am (UTC)"It's good you're a little bit humble," Bond smiled. "What rotation have you enjoyed the most so far?"
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Date: 2022-06-15 12:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-06-15 12:41 am (UTC)"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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Date: 2022-06-15 12:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-06-15 01:43 am (UTC)"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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Date: 2022-06-15 01:49 am (UTC)Then he took a bite of the fish. "Oh, it's very good."
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Date: 2022-06-15 02:30 am (UTC)"I don't need another Kovac in my department. Keep that under control," he cautioned.
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Date: 2022-06-15 02:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-06-15 02:56 am (UTC)"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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Date: 2022-06-16 03:39 am (UTC)"Of course I have," he said mildly. "I've been in A&E."
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Date: 2022-06-16 03:54 am (UTC)"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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