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It was a rare occasion that you went out to the bars with your friends, usually opting to stay home in the comfort of your apartment but tonight was different. Tonight you had been dragged out to a bar with a couple of your friends to celebrate you starting your new job the following Monday. Your friend Katie claimed she wanted to force you to relax and let loose one last time before you were stuck drowning in long shifts as a 3rd year resident at the emergency department nearby. You agreed with a groan, putting on a cute little dress and dolling yourself up, at least using the opportunity to feel good about yourself.
That’s how you found yourself in the same bar as Michael Robinavitch and Jack Abbot. You were on the dance floor with your friends, moving to the beat of the music, letting it fill your bones as the two men sat over at the bar sipping on beer. Robby and Abbot had decided to go out after a long week of work to relax, as a date of sorts. The two of them had started seeing each other officially about 8 months ago when Jack finally broke down and confessed and Robby couldn’t help but admit his mutual affection for the man before him. So the two of them officially became a thing, going on small dates, staying at each other's apartments, etc. No one in the hospital knew about their change in relationship besides Dana because she clocked something had changed the moment she saw them interact for the first time after everything. Nothing could be hidden from her in the Pitt.
Both of the men were bisexual and weren’t scared to admit that to each other, both still seeing women as attractive despite their love for each other. They never thought of doing anything outside of their relationship or opening it but it was something they both knew. So when both men noticed the way their eyes kept finding your figure in the crowd of people, unable to be enamored by you. By the way you sway your hips, you throw your head back when you laugh, how you feel the music with your whole body, the smile on your face, just you. The two men glanced at each other, having an unspoken conversation with just their eyes, as they had done many times in the ER, both acknowledging their attraction to you.
A little while later you came up to the bar to get another drink, your cheeks flushed from dancing, a small smile on your face. You stood next to where the two men sat nursing their beers, giving the bartender your order before leaning on the counter while you waited. You couldn’t help but have noticed the way their eyes had followed you throughout the night, having caught it a couple times. You weren’t weirded out by it oddly enough. “Do you guys always stare at women at bars like that?” You said as you took your drink from the bartender, glancing at the two men next to you as you took a sip. Jack was the first one to speak, a small smirk gracing his face. “Only ones who look as pretty as you do, doll” He says cheekily. You can’t help but chuckle with a blushing smile. “Does that usually work?” You ask with a raised eyebrow. “This is the first time we’ve tried, hoping we’ll be 1 for 1” Robby says, finally speaking up with a smile, placing a hand on Jack’s shoulder.
The three of you continued chatting and flirting for a little while longer, your face tinted a dark shade of pink the whole time, much to the two men’s pleasure, before they asked you to go home with them. You felt brave tonight and decided to say fuck it and said yes, quickly texting your friends that you were leaving and not to wait up for you before leaving with the two men. As soon as the three of you got back to Robby’s apartment as it was the closest you were all on top of each other, lips on each other’s, on each other’s necks, hands anywhere they could reach, the three of you just desperate for each other. The rest of the night was spent with the three of you tangled up in the bed together in various positions, moans reverberating against the walls of the apartment. The three of you fell asleep tangled in their king bed together once everything was finished. You had woken up very early in the morning, close to 5 am before the sun even came up and snuck out of bed with the two men and out of the apartment. You weren’t usually one for one night stands and you’d never done anything like this before and it honestly scared you, so you left, hoping to be able to ignore it and leave it behind.
Fate had other plans though. Bright and early Monday morning you walk into PTMC, ready for your first day as a new transfer in 3rd year resident, anxiety already settled deep in your stomach. As you walk into the ER the smell of antiseptic and the fluorescent lights bombard your senses. You see Dana at the nurses station already, getting ready for the day shift. You walk up to her with a smile as she sees you and grins, coming to give you a hug as she was an old family friend and had put in a good word for you to get your residency spot here. “So glad to see your face and be working with you kid!” Dana says with a smile as she wraps her arms around you. “Me too, glad to be here.” You say, grinning back. She catches a glimpse of a hickey on your shoulder from your weekend adventure barely peaking up from your collar as she pulls away. “What’s that hun?” She says with a knowing smirk. “It’s nothing Dana, we’re not talking about it, I ran into a cabinet.” You say rolling your eyes as she shows you where the locker room is so you can put your bag away. “Don’t know what cabinet makes bruises that look like a mouth but whatever you say kid” She says with a laugh as she walks away.
A minute later you walk back to the nurses station where Dana’s waiting for you. While you’re at the nurses station chatting with Dana, waiting to meet your attending, Robby and Jack come down from their routine chat on the roof during shift hand off. As they both come out of the stairwell they see you at the nurses station wearing scrubs and an ID badge on, so there’s no denying you’re the new resident they were told about. “You’re fucking kidding me…” Robby mutters under his breath, glancing at Jack who had a similar look of disbelief in his eyes. They pull themselves together enough to be professional as they approach you and Dana at the nurses station. “Ah, there they are. These are our night and day shift head attendings!” Dana says with a grin, gesturing towards Jack and Robby who both have a polite smile plastered on their face. “Dr. Robinavitch will be your day shift attending and head of the emergency department, everyone calls him Robby though, and Dr. Abbot will be your head night shift attending.” Dana continues, not feeling the tension and shock between the three of you. You just nod with a polite smile stuck on your face. “Nice to meet you, Dr. Y/N Y/L/N, new 3rd year resident.” You introduce yourself with a professional and polite tone, shaking both of their hands, trying to act like this weekend didn’t happen and you’re not spiraling in your head right now. The two men shake your hand and respond with a ‘nice to meet you’ with the same tone as you. You were glad they seemed to be on the same page as you for the moment of not imploding your job because you guys had slept together over the weekend.
Robby and Jack walk away a second later, Robby walking Jack towards the door so he can leave and get some rest before his next shift. The two men talk in tense whispers. “What the fuck do we do?” Robby says, his whisper tense and riddled with anxiety. “Fuck if I know, I guess we can ask her how she’d like to handle it but for now just act like it didn’t happen and stay professional until then?” Jack responds, his voice just as tense but calmer than Robby. Robby nods, running his hand over his face, letting out a sigh. Jack and Robby say their goodbyes in the quiet empty ambulance bay, giving each other a quick kiss before Jack leaves.
Robby walks back into the ER, his shoulder tense with anxiety. He decides he needs some caffeine before he starts work if he is going to get through this shift. He walks into the staff lounge to find you already in there making a cup of coffee. He pauses at the table, not saying anything, not entirely knowing what to say anyway. You had noticed him out of the corner of your eye the second he walked in, too observant not to. You poured the fresh coffee you made from the pot into two small foam cups that were in the lounge next to the coffee maker. You walk over to where Robby was standing silently at the table, too lost in his own thoughts to notice you moving, placing one of the cups in front of him. “It’s fresh, black.” You say softly before walking back to the counter to add cream and sugar to yours.
He grabs the warm cup, eyes wide, taking a long sip from it and letting out a sigh after. “Thank you…” He says quietly, the tension between the two of you unable to go unnoticed anymore. “I swear I didn’t know…” You say quietly from the counter, your back still facing him as you finish making your coffee, anxiety evident in your voice. “I know…we didn’t either…it’s no one’s fault.” He says letting out a sigh, running his hand over his face again out of habit. “We can talk more about it later, the three of us, how we want to handle it and all…” Robby offers. You finally turn around, cup in hand, leaning against the counter, your soft eyes meeting his. “Yeah…that sounds like the best idea most likely…” you say softly. “But obviously as far as work goes, it might as well have never happened, it won’t change anything with how either of us will treat you on the clock, promise” Robby says, hoping to offer some comfort. “Thank you, I really appreciate it.” You say offering a small smile before making your way back to the ER floor, ready to hit the ground running your first day.