OH MY GOD THIS IS AMAZING
I was already low key shipping Mc with Tobias but Ethan is my li and now I'm a mess because at the start of the fic I was like "okay it's a one night stand I totally think she should go back to Ethan after that" and then in the end I was like "NO STAY WITH TOBIAS" jdjsksbshsbs this fic destroyed me. I loved it though it was really hot and also really well written! Well done 👏👏
Almost Is Never Enough
Part One - Fill This Empty Space
Book: Open Heart
Warnings: Smut city I honestly hate writing smut but it was worth it for this lol
Summary: Casey finds comfort in a handsome stranger when Ethan leaves for the Amazon.
Pairings: Tobias x MC ft. Ethan x MC
Word count: 5k
Shoutout to @burnsoslow for pre-reading this for me. She is da bomb and may have convinced me to continue this, we shall see!
All characters belong to Pixelberry.
As Dr. Ramsey will be working with the W.H.O in the Amazon for the next several months, I will be the attending supervising the interns until he returns.
Casey felt like she’d been punched in the stomach as she stared at Naveen in the atrium. Ethan had left the country, left the continent, for god knows how long, without so much as a goodbye?
She felt a small hand lacing their fingers through hers, and she looked to her side to see Sienna glancing at her worriedly. She mustered up all the strength she had to attempt a grateful smile at her friend.
Sienna and Elijah were the only two that knew about Ethan and Casey. They’d both been in the apartment the morning Casey had attempted to sneak him out at 5am, clear that he wasn’t over for an early morning consult.
Elijah hadn’t said much about it since, clearly assuming it had been a one-night stand as he had never seen their attending in the apartment before or since that morning.
Sienna, on the other hand, had been noticing things between the pair for months, and as soon as she had Casey on her own that night, all she had to do was ask one question before it all came pouring out.
Casey told her all about the moments where it was just the two of them working on Naveen together, what really happened in Miami, their stolen kisses and touches until she finally slept with him whilst they were both technically unemployed from the hospital.
For the last week, Casey had confided in Sienna with anything and everything to do with Ethan, telling her how much she was struggling to be in his company everyday after they had crossed that line. She had strong feelings for him, that only grew with each passing day they tried to deny them. Ethan had barely managed to look at her since their return to Edenbrook, never uttering a word that didn't involve a case.
Because of this, Sienna knew before she even looked at her friend that she hadn’t been made aware of Ethan’s time away, and with the way she’d been scrambling to stay afloat, she knew very well that this may be the thing to send her overboard.
That evening, Sienna had assembled all of the roommates, plus Raf, Bryce and Kyra at Donahue’s to look after Casey as she drowned her sorrows. She hadn’t told them anything about what was going on, only that their friend was going through a hard time and they had to help her through it without prying.
They were staggered across the place as Casey stumbled towards the bar from a booth. She made it to a stool and dropped into it unceremoniously, lifting her hand to signal Reggie without lifting her head up. If she did, she was afraid she might be sick.
She felt the presence of someone at her side as another patron slid into the chair next to her.
She smelt him before she heard him, cedar and sandalwood filling her senses as a deep baritone called out to Reggie. “How about a pint of water for the lady?”
Casey’s eyebrows knitted together in annoyance, the need to tell this man where to go stronger than her fear of vomiting as she raised her head abruptly. “How about you back the fu- Jesus.” Her words caught in her throat as her breath hitched, her eyes trailing over the gorgeous specimen sitting beside her. His dreamy hazel eyes burned into her, her gaze failing to break away. Somehow his smile was both kind yet smug, his eyes shining as he tilted his head, eyebrow quirking as he wondered when she would break out of her daze and end their silent stare-off.
“Are you alright?”
“S-sorry. I- uh, I,” her drunken mind spat the words out before she even knew what she was saying. “Fuck me, you are beautiful.”
His eyes crinkled delightedly as he morphed his pride into a smirk. “You’re one to talk, green eyes. What’s a woman like you doing drinking herself into oblivion?”
“Apart from embarrassing myself? Trying to forget about an asshole.” Casey scoffed as she looked back to the bar, her head resting against her fists.
“That’s hard to believe. Who would be stupid enough to let you go?”
She raised her head again, smirking at the handsome stranger before she lifted a brow suspiciously. “Did my friends send you over here?”
"What?"
"My friends dragged me out here tonight so I didn't go home and wallow in self-pity. Sienna kept saying that in order to get over someone, I had to get under someone else, so I wondered if that someone was you because you’re hitting out with corny pick up lines and I realise now that I am rambling and I should shut up." She blushed as he chuckled.
"No, your friends didn't send me over here. I noticed you as soon as I walked in. You looked a little lost. I came over here because you intrigued me. However, feel free to utilise me for any needs you may have," he shot her a wink as her blush deepened, but he didn't miss the way her eyes looked him over before turning back to the bar with a small smile, gratefully accepting the water he had ordered now that she had something she wanted to remember about the night. “As for the pick up line slander, I am hurt.”
"I’ll make it up to you.” She winked as he smirked. “Well, you know my sob story, what brings you here? I come in a lot and I've never seen you before."
"I'm a doctor. I work over at Mass Kenmore but I’m consulting on a case at Edenbrook so I just headed here when I finished up."
She smiled at him, even more engrossed in the conversation now that she knew he clearly shared similar interests to her. "I'm a doctor, too. I work at Edenbrook, actually."
"Let me guess, intern?"
"What gave me away?"
"Apart from the look of fear permanently etched on your face?" He chuckled as she let out a bark of laughter. “Or the tiny frame I can tell carries you even sitting in a high stool?”
“Watch it! I may be small but I’m feisty.”
“Of that I’m sure.” He grinned. "I have a feeling I'd have heard about you if you'd been in my field any longer. And I would definitely remember if I'd met you."
She bit her lip through a smile as she shot him a sultry gaze, quickly turning to a wince as she grumbled into her glass. "You probably have heard of me."
His eyebrows shot up to his hairline, his eyes widening as he worked out who she was. "You're that intern?" Casey reluctantly nodded as a wide grin spread across his face. "You are bad-ass."
"What?"
"You're the exact kind of doctor I'd love to have under me at Kenmore." She cocked her brow at him and he chuckled. "Not like that," he stopped as he shot her a sly smile, "well, also, like that."
She giggled as she took a drink of her water. "I thought my name would have been dragged through the mud after that. I'm honestly still a little shocked I was let off with it. I was prepared to kiss my residency goodbye."
"It was pretty 50/50, but don't worry. All the doctors who's opinions you should care about are firmly in your corner.” They shared a smile as she hoped he was telling the truth. “So, do I get the name of the young and daring doctor?”
“You can’t have been very impressed if you didn’t remember my name through all of that, doc.”
He knew exactly the name of the person he was talking to, but he wanted to earn the knowledge rather than it coming from the gossip swarming the surrounding hospitals. He wanted her to want to tell him.
“Believe me, I’m not only impressed, I’m fascinated. How about this? You tell me your name at the end of the night if you feel the same way.”
“Alright, give me your worst.”
“You know, I was almost disappointed Edenbrook kept you on, I was ready to pounce. I'd love to take a young doctor like you under my wing, any chance the cards still on the table?"
"Unfortunately not," she smiled. "I won the spot on the Edenbrook Diagnostics team and it's too good an opportunity to pass by."
"Damn, fearless and clearly the best doctor in your year to snag that spot. Once upon a time, I was up for a place in the team, too."
"Really?" Her eyebrows raised and he nodded. "Wow, I have a feeling the team would be ran very differently with you at the helm compared to Ethan."
"Ethan, eh? You've worked with him closely, then?"
She stared at the wall behind the bar, doing her best to keep her emotions hidden as he spoke about him. "Yeah, you could say that."
Tobias didn't miss the cold tone her voice took on. "Not a fan?"
Casey scoffed, "piece of advice? Never meet your heroes."
"Sounds like he hasn't changed a bit."
"You know him?"
"You could say that."
"He's... challenging, to say the least."
Tobias sensed this was a sore subject, and frankly, Ethan Ramsey was the last person he wanted to be the topic of discussion with the vision in front of him.
"Enough about Ramsey, I wanna know about you."
"Oh? And what is it you'd like to know?" She leaned into him, quirking a brow as her perfume filled his senses.
He smiled, wrapping one arm around the back of her bar stool as the other grabbed onto the chair, pulling her closer into him. "Everything."
The two of them sat at the bar for hours, the conversation beginning with Casey's hopes and dreams for her medical career until the topic of medicine was long forgotten as they talked long into the night.
Sienna had come over to check on Casey multiple times, reluctantly leaving when Casey assured her she was fine and basically sober now anyway. Being the friend that she was, she only relented when she left her number behind the bar with Reggie and said she'd be waiting up for Casey, gazing intensely at her companion until he nodded, rightfully frightened.
Reggie's booming voice broke them out of their trance. "Alright, people, last call. You ain't gotta go home, but you can't stay here."
Casey looked back with a smile. "We better get going. You don't wanna see what happens at midnight."
"Midnight?" He laughed as he showed her the time on her phone. "We passed that mark a long time ago."
Her mouth dropped open. "Shit. Thank fuck I'm on a late tomorrow."
"Do you always speak so graciously, little one?"
He chuckled as he dodged the punch to his shoulder. "Hey, I don't claim to be a lady. I'm one of a kind."
"Damn straight," he smiled as she blushed, biting her lip as she nervously reached for her jacket. "Can I take you home?" She giggled as he reddened slightly, laughing as his hands ran down his face. “What I meant to ask was if I could walk you home, but I don’t know if you live within walking distance.”
"Sure."
They stood from their chairs, Casey grinning shyly as he took her jacket from her, pulling it over her arms and then turning her around, zipping it up as she gazed at him intently.
He held out his arm with a warm smile, Casey looping hers around it as he led her outside. “So, which way will it be, boss?”
He turned to look at her, eyes sweeping over her face before they drifted towards her full, pink lips. Casey twisted in his embrace, holding onto two muscular arms as she stared up at him, eyes twinkling in the moonlight. She leaned up, standing on her toes as her lips slightly parted. He leaned down at the same time, their lips meeting in a soft and lingering kiss that brought a warmth to her chest. It was new and different, a tenderness neither had felt in a long time.
She pulled back, smiling as she stroked her hands up his arms before they wrapped around his neck. “Whichever way leads to yours.” His eyes were alight as his lip quirked upward, pulling her back into another kiss, this one vastly different. It was demanding and passionate, her desire growing by the second as their lips moved against each other hungrily.
His arms felt to her waist as he pulled her in tightly, effortlessly lifting her petite body slightly off the ground as she opened her mouth to him, welcoming his tongue as it curled around hers. One hand slid up her back, tangling in her long blonde hair as the other kept her upright against him. Slowly and regrettably, he pulled back as he lowered her to the ground, resting his forehead against hers as he caught his breath.
“Are you still drunk? I don’t want to take advantage of you.” One hand stayed curled around her waist as the other raised to cup the side her neck, his thumb grazing her cheekbone softly.
She bit her lip as she shook her head. She did feel drunk, but it had nothing to do with alcohol. Her head was spinning from the intensity of his kisses. “I promise you, I’m fine.”
“And the guy you're here trying to forget?” He watched as her gaze flickered away, returning to his as she pushed the sadness away. "Was it serious? Is it serious?”
"It was... complicated. But, we weren't even together, nor are we nor will we ever be."
“Well then,” he stepped back, lifting his arm with an open palm as he smiled at her. “Your carriage awaits.”
She smirked as she took his hand, letting him lead her to a nearby cab. Before he could open the door, she put a hand on his arm, stopping him softly. "I just," she sighed, trying to find the right words. "I don't want you to think that I do this all the time or that I'm using you. I don't and I'm not."
He pulled her into his arms, his warm embrace enveloping her. "This can mean whatever you want it to. Stop worrying for a second and just do whatever you want."
She smiled at him, her heart fluttering at his adoring gaze. "I want you to take me home."
They stumbled into his townhouse with their lips joined in a fervent embrace. The ten minute cab ride may have been the longest of their lives, the air inside crackling with electricity and possibility.
Casey let out a breathy moan as his hands gripped her thighs, lifting her in his arms as her legs wrapped around his waist and he walked them towards his bedroom. Her arms slid up to his broad shoulders before falling to the buttons of his shirt, her dainty fingers fumbling as his lips latched onto the weak spot of her neck.
As soon as they made it to his room, he set her down as their hands pulled and tugged at each other's clothing. As they were left in their underwear, he stood back to admire the work of art standing before him.
"On second thought, I don't think I could work alongside you at Kenmore. I'd never get any work done when I know that's what's hiding under your scrubs." He licked his lips as she smirked, taking the opportunity to reach behind herself, unclasping her lacy bra and dropping it onto his hardwood floor.
Her pale skin glistened against the soft moonlight shining in through the large window. His length strained painfully against the confines of his boxers, Adam's apple bobbing as he swallowed heavily. "Fuck, you are unbelievable."
He stepped towards her, both of his hands smoothing over her body before cupping her round breasts, thumbs circling her nipples as her head fell back with a gasp. He looked at her in amazement as his gaze stayed on one particular spot. "Do you have any idea how sexy that is?"
He flicked the metal adorning her left nipple, a movement that brought Casey's thighs together, clenching involuntarily. His head dropped to her chest, lips leaving a hot trail of wet kisses over her chest before latching onto her jewelled peak, sucking and biting softly as his hand continued to lavish the other with attention, squeezing roughly before switching over.
Suddenly, his hands were on her waist as he lifted her, gently tossing her onto his large bed as he walked to the edge. He kneeled before her, dark eyes looking into hers as he sought permission and she nodded. His thumbs dipped into the waistband of her tiny thong before slowing peeling them down her shapely legs.
He fell to her side on the bed, capturing her lips again before she moaned into his open mouth, his fingers gliding through her dripping folds.
"Fuck, you're soaked for me."
Casey eyes shut tightly as he plunged a finger inside her, instantly curling it to press against her sweet spot. "Oh, god."
"Jesus, you’re tight. I can’t wait to feel you wrapped around me.” Casey let out a whimper as his words, shamelessly trying to grind against his hand as her breathing grew heavy. “Does that feel good, princess?" Casey nodded her head as she bit into her lower lip, biting back the loud moan brewing in her throat. "What about this?" He suddenly slid a second in, joining his ministrations as she began to pant. His thumb moved upwards, beginning to circle her clit as her mouth fell open in a loud moan. "That's it. Make those beautiful noises for me."
Without changing the rhythm of his hand, he moved over her, his mouth biting and sucking the soft skin of her neck as his free hand explored her curves.
He felt her body begin to shudder, his fingers immediately pulling away from her as her eyes shot open. "Relax, princess. I'm going to take care of you." He leaned down to give her a quick kiss before slipping his fingers into his mouth, groaning as he relished in her sweet taste. “Damn, you taste good. But I need more than that little preview.”
He stood from the bed and kneeled on the floor, his hands gripping behind her knees as he pulled her to the edge of the bed. He laid his large palms on the inside of her thighs, pushing them further apart as his gaze fell on her glistening centre. His tongue darted out to lick his lips at the sight before him, waiting to be devoured, asking to be worshipped.
He lifted one ankle, placing it on his shoulder as he pressed a soft kiss to the silky skin. He held it in place as his lips began their descent, his other hand massaging her thigh.
Casey was squirming as she rolled her hips against the bed, so worked up that his gentle kisses had her whining. Suddenly, her hips jumped off the bed as his fingers dove into her again, a whimper falling from her lips before his face buried itself between her thighs. She moaned as his mouth latched onto her swollen clit, alternating between sucking and flicking his expert tongue in short strokes.
She felt her release building instantaneously, her hips gently pulsating up and down with the movement of his tongue and fingers. “Oh, fuck, I’m so close.”
He lifted his head, Casey getting even closer at the sight of her wetness glistening against his lips and chin as his fingers continued to work her. “Good. Come for me, princess. I want to feel you all over my tongue.”
He dropped down again, his eyes staying locked on her face as her thighs began to tremble around his face. He doubled down on her as Casey managed to lift her head, her eyes meeting his as he moaned against her. The sight of him pleasuring her was enough to push her over the edge, brows furrowed and mouth hanging open as her coil snapped and her back arched off the bed, a silent cry falling from her lips.
He slowly removed his fingers as he continued to lap at her, greedily taken everything she gave him and bringing her down from her high as her oversensitive body trembled. Once she had caught her breath, she looked down again, grabbing onto his face with her hands and he caught the gist. He rose up from his knees, moving to kneel over Casey as he cradled her in his arms, and he captured her in a searing kiss. Casey moaned against his lips, darting her tongue out to lick the border as she tasted herself.
She pulled back breathlessly, pulling him into her shoulder as her breath warmed his ear.
“Casey.”
He smirked, taking her lobe into his mouth and giving it a quick tug as his ego took a boost. “Giving it up that easy, doc?”
“Colour me impressed.”
“I'm flattered.” He winked as she giggled. “Tobias, by the way."
“Well, Tobias,” she wrapped her legs around his hips, rolling to flip them over so she was straddling him. “I believe the ball’s back in my court now.”
She snapped the waistband of his boxers against his abs, earning a crooked grin as he quickly lowered them and threw them across the room.
She dug her knees into the mattress, body trembling as she raised her hips before sinking down on his rock hard length. They both let out cries of pleasure as Tobias' head dropped back to the bed. "Shit, you feel incredible," he grunted, "so fucking tight."
Casey exhaled a shaky breath, moaning as she felt herself stretching to accommodate the size of him. She leaned down, capturing his lips in a fierce kiss as she began to roll her hips. Tobias' hands gripped her ass, guiding her over his thick cock as she sat up, hands splaying across his muscular chest as she bounced and grinded.
His eyes were focused on her swaying breasts, revelling in the way she moved against him and resisting the urge to thrust into her as he gave her time to adjust to the feeling of him inside her.
Once he was sure she could take it, he grabbed onto her waist and snapped his hips up, instantly being met with a loud moan as her fingers gripped tightly into his shoulders. He followed it with another, and another, Casey's hip movements halting as she writhed on top of him, each thrust hitting the spot that so few men had managed to conquer. He watched her begin to come apart as he worked up a steady rhythm that she knew was soon going to send her off the edge, the most beautiful and erotic sight he'd ever seen.
He decided there and then that he'd do anything to see it again.
"Come on, princess, don't give up on me now. You were doing so well, taking me so prettily."
She moaned, his praise doing more to her than she cared to admit. She lifted her hips, slamming down onto his cock as the same moment he thrusted up, her head dropping back with a scream as her nerve endings were set alight. "You're so-" she whimpered at another slap of their hips, her hands falling behind her to hold onto his thighs as she tried to hold steady. "So big."
Tobias couldn't hold back the shuddering of longing that coursed through his body, Casey feeling him throb at her words.
All of a sudden, she was on her back and Tobias's body was covering hers, slamming into her as his movements got faster and deeper and her hands balled in the sheets. "Tobias, I- fuck, please don't stop."
He bit back a curse as his eyes fluttered shut. "Say it again. Moan my name. Tell me what I'm doing to you."
She eagerly complied, wrapping her legs around his waist, her heels digging into his back as she pulled him in tightly and whispered how good he was making her feel in his ear, her whimpers and moans like music to his ears.
He wanted her to finish again, and he needed it to be in the next thirty seconds if he had any chance of it happening before he erupted inside of her.
Arching up into him as she brought their hips together, Tobias slipped one hand behind her lower back, the other holding him upright as his hips suddenly changed angle and hit a brand new spot deep within her.
Her fingernails raked down his back, anchoring herself to him as his movements grew wild. He lifted his head to kiss her, swallowing her load moans as her back shot off the bed, her orgasm ripping through her as she bucked uncontrollably beneath him, clenching around him as she screamed his name.
"Fuck, yes. Fucking squeeze me, baby." He continued pounding into her, their bodies hot and sticky with sweat as he pushed off his own release to fuck her through hers. His eyebrows furrowed as a bead of sweat dripped down his temple, holding her tightly as she trembled. Suddenly Casey's arms were looped around his neck, her breath tickling his ear as she leaned in to whisper to him.
"Let go, Tobias. I want you to come for me." He shivered as he let out an animalistic groan, managing a few more thrusts before pushing into her deeply with one final drive of his hips, throbbing with his release and her name on his lips.
He collapsed against her, panting as he buried his face in the crook her neck before slowly pulling out and dropping back onto the bed beside her.
Their chests were heaving as they turned to one another, satisfied smiles gracing their flushed faces.
"Wow, that was..." Casey trailed off, at a loss for words as she struggled to catch her breath.
"Mind blowing," Tobias grinned and Casey giggled. He rolled over as his hand reached up to tangle in her hair, moving to pull her back in.
Just as their lips were about to meet, Casey heard her phone ringing from her bag that had been thrown somewhere in the room.
She sighed, smiling apologetically as she sat up. "That'll be Sienna. I better text her back before there's a search party out for me and a warrant for your arrest." She went to swing her legs off the bed when Tobias stopped her, gripping her thigh softly as he shook his head.
"I'll get it." He stood, looking around the room for her bag, chuckling as he found it underneath her bra. He picked it up, deciding to give her the bag rather than fish through the contents, and lay back down in bed as he handed it to her.
"Whilst you're at it, how do you fancy giving me your phone number?”
Two months later
Casey was finally at home, feet aching after a double shift as she sat down at the dining table. Before she could take her first bite of the take-out she’d picked up on her way home, she was startled by a pounding on her front door.
Her brows furrowed as she stood up, walking quickly through the apartment to look through her peephole. As she took a glance, her complexion paled and her heart rate accelerated, hand stalling over the door handle as she panicked.
She took a deep breath, pulling it open and their eyes met for the first time in months.
“Ethan, I- what are you doing here?”
"Rookie, I-” he took a shaky breath as his hand ran nervously through his hair, the other still holding a duffel bag. “I came straight from the airport. Well, I went straight to the hospital but Dr. Varma said you’d not long left and well, here I am.”
“You still haven’t answered my question, Ethan. I haven’t spoken to you in over two months. What are you doing here?”
“I love you.”
Casey’s eyes shot wide open, gasping quietly at the absolute certainty with which he made the statement. “Wh-what?”
“I’m in love with you, Casey. I was a fool to run away. I’ve spent every waking minute of the last two months missing you, longing to be with you, to touch you, to hear your voice, to see your smile. I thought giving our hearts a break would let us move past this, but now I realise what a monumental error that was. In fact, it’s only achieved the opposite. I’ve never been more sure of anything. If my feelings for you can withstand the time and distance I put between us, I know we can weather any storm thrown at us. Whatever you want to do, I’ll do it. If you want to keep it out of the hospital until the end of your residency, we’ll do it. If you want me to shout it from the rooftops, consider it done. I never want to spend another night with you. I love you, Casey. With everything I am.”
He stepped up to her, taking her shaking hands in his as she stared at him in disbelief. “What do you want, Casey?”
“I- I want,” her voice trembled as her mind raced. She was in a state of utter shock. “I want-”
"Case? Who is it?"
As Ethan heard an unfamiliar male voice shouting from inside the apartment, he suddenly realised that Casey had opened the door in nothing but a white shirt, the way it hung off her telling him everything he needed to know as he recognised it wasn’t his. He swallowed heavily as he dropped her hands, taking a hesitant step back as footsteps approached them.
When a man rounded the corner to the entryway, his jaw clenched as his blood ran cold.
“Hey, buddy.”
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GUYS THAT ENDING PHYSICALLY PAINED ME.
Not me leaving Tobias’ name out for 75% of the fic as if he’s not in the moodboard and description LMAO. It was just fun for me neither of them to know lol
@ao719 @burnsoslow @charlotteg234 @forallthatitsworth @queenrileyrose @starrystarrytrouble
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