Challenge 583 - Cleared for duty

[m_findlow]

Title: Cleared for duty
Author: m_findlow
Characters: Owen, Jack
Rating: PG
Challenge: 583 - Clear at tw100
Notes: Owen doesn't have a lot of authority but he makes the most of it when he does. A double drabble.

'Stop fidgeting,' Owen barked out, his patient going stiff as a board at the rebuke. Just occasionally Owen got what he wanted when he got stroppy like that, but usually only when he was wearing his white coat and had a clipboard firmly in hand. Presumably they thought he might inflict bodily harm with it if they didn't comply, which suited him just fine.

When it came to Jack, that command was doubly harsh, since Jack didn't put much stock in being physically assessed on a regular basis, even if he mandated it for all his other employees. He didn't seem to think that he was equally capable of harboring viruses or other parasitic creatures.

'Now, raise you arms above you head and hold them there. Breathe in. Now breathe out,' Owen instructed, pressing his stethoscope to the chest and listening intently as the lungs filled and then emptied. 'Alright, you're clear for another month,' Owen declared.

Jack rebuttoned his shirt, leaving the top button undone. 'Love your work, Doctor Harper, but why did I have to raise my arms?'

Owen wrapped his stethoscope back around his neck. 'Just because it amuses me to have to do what I ask.'