Maddy stumbled across her first vict- uh, charges just moments after waving Penny a cheerful goodbye at the entrance of hospital. Jac and a pretty dark haired woman were in the middle of a heated argument about... someone called Hassan and an upcoming Locum consulted post. They entered the lift together still spitting insults at each other and really, Maddy had forgotten how entertaining Jac and her psychopathic anger was (providing it was aimed at someone other than herself).
"I just want to make sure you're aware that even if you do get the post, the whole hospital will know it's only because you're screwing Hassan."
Hurt flashed across the dark haired women's face and Maddy winced, ducking into the lift behind the two doctors. She'd spent enough time avoiding becoming an obstacle in Jac's steamroller attempts to get to the top of the career ladder, to recognise when someone had just been flattened – at which point Jac would almost certainly pounce on the whatever weakness she had uncovered and reduce the poor soul to tears or manic depression (on the fiery doctor's more vigilant days it wasn't out of her reach to achieve both).
But that inevitable killer blow didn't come. Instead Jac's vindictive expression softened into... guilt and the red head opened her mouth as if to apologise, only to close it quickly as if remembering who she was. Maddy blinked for a second in confusion until she felt the cool wave of realisation break over her.
It looked like Penny wasn't the only candidate for bi-curiosity.
The dark haired woman had raised her gaze back to Jac and was staring tearfully at her, "I am not sleeping with Henrik."
Jac tore her eyes away from the other doctor's face and glanced up at the ceiling of the lift, "I'm sorry, that was uncalled for." Behind her, Maddy chocked a little on her own spit. What? Had someone finally managed to deactivate the mechanical pump Jac had for a heart and replace it with actual flesh and tissue?
The dark haired woman looked equally stunned for a moment and then suddenly smiled radiantly, "you know Jac, I don't think you're as callous as everyone thinks you are."
Jac flushed red and gave an odd breathy chuckle, "I assure you Miss Shah, I am justas callous and calculating as everybody gives me credit for. In fact I rather think people underestimate me."
Maddy grinned to herself and began rummaging through her bag in search for an arrow. If that wasn't an attempt at flirting, if admittedly a horribly wooden one, then she'd eat her own arm. Her hands closed an arrow just as the lift announced its arrival to Darwin. She aimed carefully and then jabbed Jac, with unprofessional glee, squarely in the back.
Nothing happened. Maddy frowned at the arrow in her hand and was considering repeating the action when Jac suddenly surged forward and pressed her mouth against the other woman's. The dark haired doctor gasped and after a second of hesitation, brought her hands up to tangle them in long auburn hair.
The doors to the ward swished open just as Jac had managed to press her college against the wall of the lift with a happy sigh. Both women froze and turned as one, still plastered against each other, to the ward in front of them.
Only one man had noticed their unorthodox arrival and was staring open mouthed and wide eyed at them from the nurses' station.
"...Hi Greg." The dark haired women murmured, untangling one hand from Jac's hair to give him an awkward wave.
Greg blinked slowly. And then his gaze locked with Jac's and he swallowed, taking a couple of hasty steps backwards.
"What?" The auburn haired doctor demanded. She turned back to woman she still had pinned between her and the lift wall and muttered lowly, "stationary cupboard?"
From the far corner of the lift Maddy's fist pumped the air.
AN: Okay so I wrote this for Cinderella Ella after her review which I thought asked for Jac/Sahira because I am an idiot when she actually asked for Sacha/Jac... Sorry. But I've now kinda fallen in love with this pairing cause of writing this so um, I am really sorry. When I've finished the fic, I''ll do an alternative chapter to this one as an appendix just for you - deal? *Shakes head* I really need to read reviews more carefully.
To Cassidy I have no idea who Paul Rose is but if you could link me to any clips or explain what he is like then I'll happily write him as Connie's plaything. Actually you sort of saved the day cause I didn't really know where else to put her... I did deliberate matching her with Elliot but decided in the end that was wrong on so many levels. I would be like Connie having romatic feelings for her favourite childhood teddy bear.
Also, I just wanted to say that the 11th Doc's mermaid Sam has an awesome name, as well as very good taste in characters. Yay for Penny, Maddy, Connie and Jac. And yes, Oliver really needs to go and drown in bleach. (Yay he's left!)
Finally (phew!) if anyone has any pairing suggestions I will try and work them in (and promise to read reviews slowly and carefully, I really am sorry Cinderella Ella). I'm sort of at a loss with what to do for both Micheal , Greg and now Sacha *wince*... though I do rather like Eddi who seems to have caught our lovely Mr Levy's eye.
So, yes... I think that is everything. Thanks for all the reviews! Hope you enjoy this chapter and stay turned cause everyone will (hopefully) get to be stabbed with an arrow by Maddy. Apart from Oliver.