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he waved, obviously not wanting to go back inside until he saw her drive away.  He’s probably thinking good riddance; at least I don’t have to waste time on the virgin.  She sighed to herself.  Bruno chose that moment to lick the side of her face and she swatted him away feeling frustrated by the whole situation. 
     
    For the rest of the afternoon Ariel spent her time staying busy, doing laundry, re planting a few flowers and starting a crock pot of chili for her and Sean to eat when he got home from school.  She did whatever she could to keep her thoughts off of John.  That was over and she just needed to move on. So what if he was really hot and she really liked him and had just this morning pretty much offered her virginity to him.  She felt stupid, it had been humiliating, he probably thought she was a slut, or even worse, desperate.  They hadn’t even been on a real date yet and here she was acting practically throwing herself at him willingly.  She felt her stomach turn with the shame.  He probably thought the worst of her at this point, and she deserved it.
     
    Dinner with Sean was good, as it usually was.  The chili was tasty and the banter that they shared helped the evening go by faster.  Before she knew it the time was past 8pm and Ariel went into her room to watch TV and relax before falling asleep.  She tried to go bed a little earlier on her days off, it helped to make her feel more rested when she was working really long days like she would be the next day.  She snuggled in bed and patted the spot next to her inviting Bruno to join her.  He hopped up and after turning around three times he settled into a spot on the quilt beside her.  Checking her email and sending a quick note to her mom she decided it was time to turn in for the evening.  She clicked off the TV and quickly fell asleep.
     
    Work on Friday was busy. There must be a full moon out there or something.  The Psych unit was already full when she arrived and stayed full throughout her shift. The rest of the ER was also teeming with patients.  Thankfully, even though the police brought in a few patients none of the officers were John.  She wasn’t so sure she was ready to face him just yet.  It would be a little awkward at first but she would just pretend like she didn’t know him outside of work.  That was the plan at least.  She was pretty sure he would play along. Late in the evening Ariel was called into the locked unit to try and talk to a patient who wasn’t coming up in the hospitals database, but the nurses were pretty sure he had been in before.  He was obviously on some sort of drug, his pupils were dilated and he was scratching his arms with his nails, rivulets of blood were dripping onto the floor.  After entering his room, he stood up and approached Ariel slowly while muttering to himself, walking towards the door like she wasn’t even in front of him.
     
                  “Hello?  My name is Ariel and I’m from the ER registration team.”
    The man turned and for the first t ime seemed to see her.
                  “I just have a few questions for you so we can get your paperwork going.”
                  “Your shirt makes my eyes feel all crazy.”
    Ok, this wasn’t going to be an easy registration.
                  “I’m sorry, I have a plain sweater outside in the main ER, would you like me to go get that?”
    The man nodded and Ariel backed out of the room.  She had learned some months ago that it was never a good idea to have her back to someone in this unit.  The video camera with the red light in the upper corner of the room wa s a small comfort, but it all depended on how fast staff members could get to her if something went wrong while she was with an unstable patient.  Heading back into the ER she retrieved her sweater and went back into the unit to see the patient again.  Then the alarm went off.  A code gray was called for the