BULLET (GRIM ROAD MC #3) BY MARTEEKA KARLAND – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Marteeka Karland
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Bullet
“Just another glorious day in the ICU, Attie.” The fresh-faced
resident was trying way too hard to socialize. I’d noticed the pup did the
same with all the attendings. I accepted he was trying to fit in and carve his
place with people who would be his peers once he’d finished his residency,
but no one — fucking no one — called me “Attie.”
“My name,” I said, not looking up from the laptop where I was
finishing up a physical assessment for the patient I’d just seen, “is Atticus.
Or Dr. Benedict. Call me Attie again, I’ll personally see to it you fail this
rotation.” If the kid had been a prospect, I’d have beat the shit outta him.
But I couldn’t do that. Not in this world. Which was a Goddamned shame
because if an adult hadn’t learned how to treat people with respect by this
guy’s age, he needed an ass whoopin’.
I was beginning to think it was past time I left practice in the civilian
world and stayed at the Grim Road compound full time. Traveling back and
forth was risky anyway. The last thing I wanted was someone following me
to the compound. They wouldn’t be able to get in, but it would draw
attention to us, which I did not want. Still. Here I was. Trying not to punch
an intern.
Fuck. Me.
I didn’t give the kid time to respond. Instead, I shut the laptop,
picked it up, and headed back down the hall to the lounge. I wanted to
finish my day so I could get a bite to eat — and maybe some stimulating
conversation that didn’t involve body fluids or death. I’d had enough of that
in the Air Force. I’d thought I’d fulfill some sense of purpose by continuing
to work with critically ill patients in a different setting, but death was death.
“He’s just trying to fit in, Atticus.” One of my colleagues, Phil
Davis, clapped me on the shoulder as he pulled up a chair. “Don’t be so
hard on the kid.”
“I’ve told him repeatedly not to shorten my name. I’m tired of
fuckin’ with him.”
“He’ll make a decent doctor if you help train him right.”
“I’m not a mentor, Phil. I told you that when you hired me. I’m
supposed to be an intensivist. Not a teacher.” It was a sore spot. The
hospital had promised me I wouldn’t have to supervise interns or residents.
Yet here I was.
“You know how it is, man. There’s a shortage of healthcare staff.
That includes doctors. Why keep these kinds of hours when you can do
family medicine?” He shrugged. “The hospital owns the offices, so they all
get paid a salary just like we do. Only difference is the hours. They get
nights, weekends, and holidays off. We don’t.”
“Coulda had better pay and better benefits if I’d stayed in the
fuckin’ Air Force,” I grumbled. “Kid’s got this last chance. He calls me
Attie again, I’ll do more than fail his rotation. I’ll kick his fuckin’ ass.”
Phil chuckled, likely thinking I was joking. I wasn’t. “Just give me
report so you can get your cranky ass outta here. Someone needs a beer.
And possibly to get laid.”
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