#thread 1 ft. nora sinclair

[aliyebalik]

closed starter for @norasinclair at kismet harbor hospital

Aliye was nothing if not grateful for the people around her that often helped her along the way and the staff at the hospital was usually right at the top of her list. She never meant to get herself into any trouble, but trouble had a way of finding her. After a close call with a buzz saw a few days prior that had, thankfully, not resulted in any permanent damage, Aliye had made it a point to stop back by at the emergency room to deliver a box of baked goods as a thank you. Popping her head in, her lips curled into a bright smile when she saw that it was a relatively slow day and that Nora was seemingly starting to end her day. "I had a feeling it was my lucky day and here I am, my favorite nurse in the world," she chirped, shooting a grin Nora's way as she held up the box of snacks. "I brought some thank you muffins for fixing me up the other day. I won't be mad if you want to grab them and take them all home for yourself."

[aliyebalik]

From all the times she'd been at the hospital, Aliye had come to appreciate each and every staff member. For what should have been an overall terrible experience, the people that worked there had never made it feel that way. Aliye's lips curled to a pleased grin when Nora reacted to the muffins, chest puffing out with pride that she'd managed to bring something good to the table. "Not totally sure where I picked the idea for the name up, but yeah. Totally has a nice ring to it," she grinned. She knew the odds of the baby's name being Aliye were about as close to zero as they could get, but she still loved the thought that someday there could be a kid out there in the world that was named after her. Aliye didn't think she'd ever have kids herself, but if she could weasel her way into someone else letting a kid take after her, she wouldn't be mad about it. "Two excellent qualities for them to pick up from me. They'll definitely think you're the coolest mom ever. I mean, how could they not?" Aliye would argue that her own mom was up there in contention for coolest mom on the planet, but Nora came pretty close in her book. Letting her hand drop back to her side, a sly smile started to peel across her face before she gave an innocent shrug in return. "Maybe if you guys stopped making it so nice to visit I'd stop finding reasons to come by. No plans to make a return trip to the ER any time soon, though." The intention was never there, but that had never stopped it from happening before. Sometimes things just happened and Aliye's exuberant personality often led to stupid decisions and dangerous situations. "He's the cutest dad, by the way. I love seeing him out at the beach with Nessie, it's adorable every time. I bet he only gets more smitten by the time baby number two comes on through. How much farther out are you now? It's like. Practically a whole year that the baby stays in there or whatever, yeah?"

@norasinclair

" Well, I appreciate it. Nurse Baxter's a hard one to beat " Nora smirked, concurring with a soft nod of her head. She hadn't expected to be anyone's favourite, perhaps because of the fact she was trying to balance becoming a doctor as well or that she was still relatively new to Kismet. Though it certainly made her worst days brighter whenever someone told her she was doing a good job or they appreciated her kindness. Sinking her teeth into the muffin, trying her best not to drop any crumbs, Nora closed her eyes as she tasted the blissful deliciousness. " God, this is divine " She declared, covering her mouth with her fingers a little as she spoke. It was probably the first thing she'd eaten since breakfast that didn't make her want to throw up. She chuckled softly as she listened closely, catching the not-so-subtle name suggestion with surprising glee. " Aliye, hm ? It's got a nice ring to it " Nora assured her, eyes fixed closely on the small bump peeking through her scrubs. At least she was showing enough for people not to assume she'd just put on a few pounds of nervous study weight. " I hope so. If they bring their mom sweet treats and think I'm their favourite nurse. I'd say that's pretty cool " She shrugged, flicking her imaginary hair from her shoulder. She never confessed to wanting to be the cooler parent out of her and Noah ( except perhaps in her head ) so long as she was at least their favourite mom until they were in middle school. Chuckling softly as Aliye held up her now-fixed hand, Nora shook her head as she wiggled her fingers, showing off her full range of motion. " Well, that's reassuring. So I can't expect to see you in here in the future ? " She asked, wiping away the crumbs from her fingers and tidying away the wrapper into the nearby trash can. Once things turned around to her favourite subject, Nora stuffed her hands inside the pockets of her scrubs. " They are. Nessie's growing like a weed. She's already in the top percentile for her age. Noah's doing great, he's taking such good care of the house and everything. We're just waiting for this little one to put in an appearance " She grinned, giving her stomach a little pat of recognition.

@aliyebalik

[aliyebalik]

Pressing a hand against her chest, Aliye gave a dramatic look around as if she were trying to hide the moment from Nurse Baxter. "I mean, of course I love her. She's my world, my life, my everything, but I think just this once I can get away with letting you be the favorite." Nora was her favorite nurse, especially since she was probably the nurse that happened to be there the most often over the years of her showing up with stupid injuries. "Totally sure, though. Dig in, get some grub. They're really good muffins. I won't lie, I snitched one on the way here." Aliye was notoriously incapable of resisting a snack if it was in front of her and had caved a mere two minutes into her drive over with the muffins. Her lips curled to a larger smile as the baby was mentioned, eyes flickering briefly to the hand Nora had at her stomach. "Little baby Aliye in there is going to be the coolest kid. Already a fiend for sweets, you better watch out, they're going to end up just like me." Aliye hoped for Nora's sake that the child was a lot less rambunctious than she was as a kid, though she wouldn't deny that she would always support any of her friend's kids turning out at all like herself. Her head nodded along happily at Nora's question of how she'd been doing, holding her hands up and wiggling her fingers as if the woman needed proof that she still had them all attached. "All limbs are present and accounted for, no major malfunctions on the home front. I think I'm starting to really get the hang of the whole powertool thing. Things going well with you and the family?"

@norasinclair

Nora held her stomach tightly, visibly grateful her twelve-hour shift was slowly winding down. The sooner she was lying cosily in her own bed with her husband by her side ( or giving her a much-needed foot massage ) the better. Luckily the latter half of her day had been slower than the first, allowing her to take things a little more sedately than this morning. Sedately enough to notice one of her more frequent patients bearing what looked like a very delicious gift. " Hey now, your favourite nurse ? What about Nurse Baxter ? I heard she gives out lollipops to all her patients " She teased, feigning a vague hint of envy as she folded her arms across her chest. It was hard not to feel an affinity with the younger woman especially given the amount of times they'd seen each other. Even as an emergency room nurse, she'd never had a repeat customer as likeable as Aliye. Especially when she came back with a box of sweet treats. " Are you sure ? I might have one now, I didn't eat much at lunch and this baby is definitely craving sweeter things than their big sister did " She grinned, reaching for a muffin. Her pregnancy was progressing nicely even though it was completely different to her experience with Nessie. She was carrying more weight, eating sweeter treats and feeling more tired. Still she had help, a myriad of friends and family to help her through. " How are you though ? Not going anywhere near bone saws I hope " Nora chuckled softly, neatly removing the outer edges of the muffin wrapper between pinched fingers.

@aliyebalik