Fun thought: I’m my head Sam must have told Jack about Mel and how she’s her favorite resident from the VA.
When Mel eventually works night shift with Jack he understands why his wife loves the new resident and is a little more encouraging to her.
Did you ask for this? No. DId I write something anyway? Yes.
It was too good to not come up with a little one shot!
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It was in the middle of the night from Hell, the night of the Pittfest shooting, that Mel saw her for the first time.
"Sam!" Mel called out on her way out of BH with and arm full of supplies. "What are you doing here?"
Sam, who at that moment had been assiting Jack as he intubated a difficult patient, had to look around a couple times before she found the voice she faintly recognized. "Oh, Mel, hey! Are you good?"
"Yeah! Yeah, I'm... good. Just, nice to see you!" She nodded once and then hurried back to her zone.
"You too." Sam said, but the young doctor was already gone.
Beside her Jack had successfully intubated and stepped back, "Bag him." He watched as his wife attached the bag and waited for the nod that indicated they were good before he asked, "You know her?"
As Sam bagged the patient, breathed for him while they waited for transport to come take him to ICU, she nodded, "Kind of, yeah. She worked dayshit at the VA for a few months I think. They put her in as a secondary on nights when we were short. "Good kid. Wicked smart"
Jack gave her a nod, "We can take a red!" He called out as transpo took their previous patient, "She seemed awfully cheery this morning."
He handed his wife a pair of fresh medium gloves and took a pair of large for himself.
Sam smiled at the gesture as she gloved up, "Don't you remember what it was like to be young and excited for your new job?"
I can see them fighting it out. Mel absolutely not realizing it’s over her, until Santos says something. And Langdon pouting in the background, cause she totally can’t stay on nights.
Oh, and the betting pool is just crazy.