Abandoned

Sorry.

It's going to be okay.

Just don't think about it.

Yeah.

I just hate hospitals.

- Dang it. - What?

I left my book at the house.

You know, in case we have to wait.

Shoot!

I'll look in my purse.

You rock.

You left it on the table.

Thank you.

Promise me you're not gonna leave, all right?

You're not gonna take off when they put me under.

I promise.

I would never leave.

Isn't that always the way it works?

You'd think you see somebody with a crutch, they're gonna help 'em out.

Right, naturally. Don't even hold the door.

All right, you stay there, please. Give me one moment.

I can at least get out.

Let me just get the crutch.

Wait, wait.

- I can just stand. - Come on.

The brace.

You're awesome.

- I love you. Be careful. - Love you. Thank you.

- I'll be right up. - All right.

What's this I hear about you taking the morning off?

Kevin has orthopedic surgery today.

You're such a good girlfriend.

I told you about it. He's always there for me.

He's amazing.

I think the bank could go one day without me.

You don't mind covering, right?

Of course.

So when do I get to meet him?

- I don't know. - It's been 4 months.

- I'm back. I wanna meet him. - I know.

I just have never been in a relationship before

where it's actually going well.

- How can I help you? - Hi, where's outpatient surgery?

- Squeezed you in under the wire? - What do you mean?

We're shutting down for renovations on Saturday.

Most of our patients have already been moved to County West.

Go through those doors and take the elevator up.

Thank you.

Tell him we'll give him an extra basis point.

If he's worried about the rates

and us not being competitive,

tell him to just look at our rates.

Listen, Craig's been on this case.

Just have him deal with it.

If you have any questions, call Craig.

Okay, bye.

Hi.

Hey, baby. Any trouble parking?

No, but I did finally speak with Christine,

who wants us all

to grab a pizza this weekend.

Her words.

All of us.

- The best friend that I never get to meet? - Yes.

That's a biggie.

"Heart disease?" No. "Rheumatic fever?" No.

- "Snoring?" - Sometimes.

- Really? - Yeah.

So you're sure you're okay with this whole introduction thing

to your friends? That's a big step.

No.

Every time I introduce her to anybody,

it's sort of bad luck.

Well, don't you worry.

Because you are not gonna lose me.

Ever.

"Social Security number"?

I've been having the hardest time writing on this.

Here, lean on this.

Thank you.

So you must be Kevin Peterson.

- I am. - I'm Amanda.

- Hi. - Hi, I'm Mary.

Hi, nice to meet you.

Dr. Harding will be in in a moment so I just wanna check some things out.

Okay.

- It's all done. - Thank you.

Does your wife mind waiting outside?

Well, we're not married.

I don't mind.

Do you have a place I could grab a coffee?

We have a cafeteria attached to the lobby downstairs.

Perfect. Thank you. You gonna be okay?

Yeah, I'm gonna be fine. Don't leave me though, right?

- Promise? - I promise.

Cross my heart, promise.

Okay.

You take care of him.

How long will it be?

- About an hour. - An hour? Really?

- Yep. - Well, good luck.

Thank you.

See you in an hour.

Just tell him that he has to sign the request form in person.

Yeah, he has to come in.

He already knows that. Just do it.

I'll tell him if I have to.

I'm so sorry.

Let him know I'll call him back this afternoon.

I'll call you back, bye.

- Let me please. - Thank you.

Sorry. There's a garbage...

- Yeah. - Right there and another one.

Thanks a lot.

- I'm Cooper, by the way. - Cooper, I'm Mary.

- Mary. - Pleasure to meet you.

- You want some company? - Sure.

Well, okay.

So what are you-

- What am I in for? - I wasn't going to say it quite like that,

but yes.

My wife, she has breast cancer,

and well, she's up in chemo.

How's it going? I'm sorry.

Small improvement. We're keeping our fingers crossed.

- So we'll see what happens. - I'm sorry.

What about you? You're not here for the coffee, right?

I'm just here for the day.

My boyfriend's having orthopedic surgery.

He tore his A.C.L.

hiking and flared up an old football injury.

He hurt himself?

Yep. Keep telling him to take it easy.

You don't like hospitals, do you?

Does anybody like hospitals?

Except for the doctors and nurses?

I've been doing this every week for 6 months.

And I can't wait till they shut this place down.

- Believe you me. - Sorry.

Look at you go.

It's my job.

MIT said that 90% of people who use smartphones

feel more stress.

Only 90%?

I mean, look at you. You're sitting in a hospital waiting for your boyfriend,

and you're working.

What happened to the days where you could say,

"I'm out of the office," you know?

Well, sir, to the good old days.

- Cheers, Mary. - Cheers.

Kevin.

Monica Hernandez, your party is ready in post-op.

Jeanette Stevens, Mary Turner,

your parties are ready.

- May I help you? - Yes, please.

Hi. My boyfriend was having surgery,

and I just want to see how much longer it's going to be.

Certainly. What was his name?

Peterson- Kevin Peterson.

You're sure? How are you spelling it?

P-e-t-e-r...

- s-o-n. Peterson. - Peterson with an "O."

I'm not showing anyone in our system with that name.

Okay, well, he's definitely having surgery.

- Do you happen to- - Orthopedics.

Do you happen to remember the room number?

Yeah, it was right down the hall, actually. This floor.

- What about the doctor's name? - Room 714.

Harding. Dr. Harding.

Dr. Harding's off today.

I'm sorry.

There's no one in our system

with the name Kevin Peterson.

Well...

Are you sure it could have been in this hospital?

Perhaps it was in another hospital.

We've stopped doing outpatient procedures at this time.

Okay, I was here.

We drove together.

During pre-op, I was in the room with him.

- Lovely nurse came in to prep him. - What was the nurse's name?

No, what was her name? Amanda.

Amanda.

- Do you know her? - Doesn't ring a bell.

Okay. Maybe orthopedics she's in.

Are you sure that he just didn't leave without you?

I have the keys. I have the keys to the car.

Okay? I just wanna know where my boyfriend is.

Can you please help me find him? Thanks.

I'm sorry. He's not in our systems.

This is ridiculous.

Would you like me to page him for you?

Thank you. That would be great.

Kevin Peterson, can you please dial 9

and come to the courtesy phone?

Kevin Peterson, please dial 9.

Kevin Peterson, please dial 9 at the courtesy phone.

Hey, this is Kevin. Do your business after the beep.

Sweetheart.

Ma'am, you cannot use your cell phone.