Post by *Natalie* on Oct 18, 2006 7:46:15 GMT 10
Hey everyone!
Thought i'd get this up... finally
Took me so long 'cause i couldn't think of a title lol
Plus these updates are going to be quite lengthy... so hope you like reading
Hope you all like and if not... well... i'll stop updating really lol
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“Come on Lottie! We need to go!” Abby stood at the bottom of the stairs waiting for her five-year-old daughter to come down.
“I’m ready!” She came to the top of the stairs and made her way down holding onto the banister.
“Come here then” Abby crouched down in front of her tying up her shoelaces and zipping the rest of her snow jacket up. Abby looked at her face smiling back at her, she had Luka’s smile, hair and eyes but she had inherited Abby’s nose and petite body frame.
“You got everything?” Abby asked fixing the hat that was lop-sided on her daughter’s head.
“Yip, got my colouring books, pens and my Barbie” Charlotte smiled up to Abby.
“Ok, daddy will take you home when he’s finished ok?” Abby watched as Charlotte nodded back to her “Ok, then let’s get out of here” Abby took Lottie’s hand and they walked to the El.
Sitting on the El Abby answered all the question’s Charlotte had to ask her; she always asked questions about things she saw when they were out. They reached their stop and got off and made their way through the snow into the bay and into the hospital
“Hey Dr Lockhart, Charlotte” Jerry said seeing them come through the doors and turn to go into the lounge.
“Hi Jerry!” Abby and Charlotte both said in unison.
As they reached the lounge Abby took off her own jacket and then sat Charlotte down on a chair at the table and took her jacket, hat and wet boots off changing them for the sneakers she had brought for her.
“Ok you all set then?” Abby asked changing her own shoes and putting on her lab coat.
“Yes mommy, I’ve got all my things” Charlotte pulled a red colouring pen out and started to colour in.
“I’ll let daddy know you’re here, and we’ll be in to check on you” Abby walked towards the door.
“Bye mommy” Charlotte said not taking her eyes off the colouring book.
“Come on Abby we don’t have all day to wait on you” Morris said standing ready to run through the board from during the night.
“Calm down, I’m here. Had to set Charlotte up… where’s Luka?” Abby was looking around for him, he usually never missed rounds.
“In with a MVA in trauma one… actually since you were late, you can go give him a hand” Morris said pulling the board down with his back to Abby, she gave him the finger and made her way over to trauma one.
“Hey, you need a hand?” Abby asked walking in and pulling her gloves on. She watched Luka positing the laryngoscope in the patient’s mouth, concentrating on what he was doing.
“Hey… when did you get here?” Luka asked trying to intubate the patient but still trying to catch a glimpse of Abby.
“Few minutes ago, Charlotte’s set up in the lounge” Abby started suctioning the patient, Luka watched her for a few seconds before she looked at him “What?” She asked looking back down at the patient.
“How did you know I needed suction?” Luka asked chuckling and successfully intubating the guy on the gurney.
“No idea… just did” Abby said checking out the guy’s abdomen, and smiling at herself for still being able to read Luka, and know what he needed.
“Pratt’s going to take over for me, I’ve got a few other things to clear up then we’re out of here” Luka said pulling off his gloves and picking up a pile of charts from the side.
“Ok, let me know when you’re going so I can say goodbye” Abby said taking over bagging from one of the nurses, while Luka walked through to sutures.
Abby watched as he walked through the door then turned to look at the monitor.
Luka waited till the door shut behind him and turned back to watch Abby work on the patient until he took a seat on a stool and dumped his charts on the gurney.
After getting her patient up to ICU after 40 minutes Abby went to check on Charlotte seeing as Luka hadn’t come to say goodbye with her. She saw Morris at admit and slipped by without him getting ants in his pants. Abby walked in and was surprised to see Charlotte curled up on the couch,
“Hey! What’s up?” Abby asked starting her coffee then turning back to Charlotte.
“Have I been bad?” Charlotte asked sitting up a little and looking at Abby.
“Of course not why?” Abby sat on the couch and pulled her into her lap.
“Cause Daddy hasn’t been in to say hello yet”
“He’s just really busy now, I’m sure he meant to come in” Abby watched Charlotte curl up into her. “Tell you what. How about instead of Daddy coming to say hi to you, we go say hi to him?” Abby asked stroking Charlotte’s thick black hair.
“Ok” Charlotte shimmed off of Abby’s knee and went over to the door and waiting for her to get up off the couch. Abby took hold of Charlotte’s hand and walked through admit.
“Jerry? Have you seen my daddy?” Charlotte asked as Abby sat her up on the counter.
“I think if you check in sutures he might be charting” Jerry handed her a mini cookie.
“Thanks Jerry, come on Lottie… let’s find daddy” Abby lifted Charlotte down and fixed her t-shirt. “Oh and Jerry, if Morris asks you haven’t seen me” Abby said with a smile, taking Charlotte’s hand and walking down past the trauma rooms.
Abby looked through the glass panel on the door and saw Luka signing some charts. For some reason Abby still liked to watch Luka when he didn’t know she was looking, it still made her happy just to see him. She tapped the glass and waited till he looked up; she pushed the door open a little.
“Bad time…”
“Just a mountain of charts, nothing new” Luka said dropping his pen and leaning back a little to stretch his back.
“Well I’ve got someone here to see you” Abby opened the door wider and Charlotte was standing holding the end of Abby’s lab coat.
“Hey baby!” Luka said moving on his stool to the end of the bed, smiling at Charlotte and opening his arms out.
“Daddy!” Charlotte ran through the room and into Luka’s arms. “Why didn’t you come see me in the lounge?” Charlotte asked playing with the pen’s in his pocket when he pulled her onto his knee.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t realize I had been in here so long” Luka stood up and shifted Charlotte in his arms as he picked up the charts in his other hand. “You ready to go?” He asked kissing Charlotte’s cheek.
“Ok then” Charlotte’s mood changed a little as she looked over to Abby.
“Come on then, let’s get out of here and get something to eat… you hungry?” Luka watched Charlotte look at Abby. “Lottie?”
“Mommy made me breakfast” She said still watching Abby.
“Well we can wait for lunch then. Why don’t you say bye to mommy” Luka let her down and watched her go over to Abby and put her arms out wanting to be lifted.
“Be good for daddy and I’ll see you on Monday after you finish school. Ok?” Abby said as Charlotte hugged her tight. “Ok then” Abby let her down and she waited by Abby till Luka came over.
They both knew Charlotte hated saying goodbye to Abby when it was Luka’s weekend to have her, or saying goodbye to Luka when he dropped her off after school on a Monday.
“She’ll be fine Abby” Luka said putting his hand on her shoulder as they both watched Charlotte walk down the hall a little then stop and wait for Luka.
“I know she will be” Abby said putting her hand on top of Luka’s. Even thought they weren’t together there was still something between them and it wasn’t just Charlotte, it was like the last time, there was still a hidden spark in their relationship which neither of them dared to bring up in conversation.
After a few seconds Abby moved her hand, as did Luka as he walked out the sutures and took Charlotte’s hand as they walked away.
Thought i'd get this up... finally
Took me so long 'cause i couldn't think of a title lol
Plus these updates are going to be quite lengthy... so hope you like reading
Hope you all like and if not... well... i'll stop updating really lol
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“Come on Lottie! We need to go!” Abby stood at the bottom of the stairs waiting for her five-year-old daughter to come down.
“I’m ready!” She came to the top of the stairs and made her way down holding onto the banister.
“Come here then” Abby crouched down in front of her tying up her shoelaces and zipping the rest of her snow jacket up. Abby looked at her face smiling back at her, she had Luka’s smile, hair and eyes but she had inherited Abby’s nose and petite body frame.
“You got everything?” Abby asked fixing the hat that was lop-sided on her daughter’s head.
“Yip, got my colouring books, pens and my Barbie” Charlotte smiled up to Abby.
“Ok, daddy will take you home when he’s finished ok?” Abby watched as Charlotte nodded back to her “Ok, then let’s get out of here” Abby took Lottie’s hand and they walked to the El.
Sitting on the El Abby answered all the question’s Charlotte had to ask her; she always asked questions about things she saw when they were out. They reached their stop and got off and made their way through the snow into the bay and into the hospital
“Hey Dr Lockhart, Charlotte” Jerry said seeing them come through the doors and turn to go into the lounge.
“Hi Jerry!” Abby and Charlotte both said in unison.
As they reached the lounge Abby took off her own jacket and then sat Charlotte down on a chair at the table and took her jacket, hat and wet boots off changing them for the sneakers she had brought for her.
“Ok you all set then?” Abby asked changing her own shoes and putting on her lab coat.
“Yes mommy, I’ve got all my things” Charlotte pulled a red colouring pen out and started to colour in.
“I’ll let daddy know you’re here, and we’ll be in to check on you” Abby walked towards the door.
“Bye mommy” Charlotte said not taking her eyes off the colouring book.
“Come on Abby we don’t have all day to wait on you” Morris said standing ready to run through the board from during the night.
“Calm down, I’m here. Had to set Charlotte up… where’s Luka?” Abby was looking around for him, he usually never missed rounds.
“In with a MVA in trauma one… actually since you were late, you can go give him a hand” Morris said pulling the board down with his back to Abby, she gave him the finger and made her way over to trauma one.
“Hey, you need a hand?” Abby asked walking in and pulling her gloves on. She watched Luka positing the laryngoscope in the patient’s mouth, concentrating on what he was doing.
“Hey… when did you get here?” Luka asked trying to intubate the patient but still trying to catch a glimpse of Abby.
“Few minutes ago, Charlotte’s set up in the lounge” Abby started suctioning the patient, Luka watched her for a few seconds before she looked at him “What?” She asked looking back down at the patient.
“How did you know I needed suction?” Luka asked chuckling and successfully intubating the guy on the gurney.
“No idea… just did” Abby said checking out the guy’s abdomen, and smiling at herself for still being able to read Luka, and know what he needed.
“Pratt’s going to take over for me, I’ve got a few other things to clear up then we’re out of here” Luka said pulling off his gloves and picking up a pile of charts from the side.
“Ok, let me know when you’re going so I can say goodbye” Abby said taking over bagging from one of the nurses, while Luka walked through to sutures.
Abby watched as he walked through the door then turned to look at the monitor.
Luka waited till the door shut behind him and turned back to watch Abby work on the patient until he took a seat on a stool and dumped his charts on the gurney.
After getting her patient up to ICU after 40 minutes Abby went to check on Charlotte seeing as Luka hadn’t come to say goodbye with her. She saw Morris at admit and slipped by without him getting ants in his pants. Abby walked in and was surprised to see Charlotte curled up on the couch,
“Hey! What’s up?” Abby asked starting her coffee then turning back to Charlotte.
“Have I been bad?” Charlotte asked sitting up a little and looking at Abby.
“Of course not why?” Abby sat on the couch and pulled her into her lap.
“Cause Daddy hasn’t been in to say hello yet”
“He’s just really busy now, I’m sure he meant to come in” Abby watched Charlotte curl up into her. “Tell you what. How about instead of Daddy coming to say hi to you, we go say hi to him?” Abby asked stroking Charlotte’s thick black hair.
“Ok” Charlotte shimmed off of Abby’s knee and went over to the door and waiting for her to get up off the couch. Abby took hold of Charlotte’s hand and walked through admit.
“Jerry? Have you seen my daddy?” Charlotte asked as Abby sat her up on the counter.
“I think if you check in sutures he might be charting” Jerry handed her a mini cookie.
“Thanks Jerry, come on Lottie… let’s find daddy” Abby lifted Charlotte down and fixed her t-shirt. “Oh and Jerry, if Morris asks you haven’t seen me” Abby said with a smile, taking Charlotte’s hand and walking down past the trauma rooms.
Abby looked through the glass panel on the door and saw Luka signing some charts. For some reason Abby still liked to watch Luka when he didn’t know she was looking, it still made her happy just to see him. She tapped the glass and waited till he looked up; she pushed the door open a little.
“Bad time…”
“Just a mountain of charts, nothing new” Luka said dropping his pen and leaning back a little to stretch his back.
“Well I’ve got someone here to see you” Abby opened the door wider and Charlotte was standing holding the end of Abby’s lab coat.
“Hey baby!” Luka said moving on his stool to the end of the bed, smiling at Charlotte and opening his arms out.
“Daddy!” Charlotte ran through the room and into Luka’s arms. “Why didn’t you come see me in the lounge?” Charlotte asked playing with the pen’s in his pocket when he pulled her onto his knee.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t realize I had been in here so long” Luka stood up and shifted Charlotte in his arms as he picked up the charts in his other hand. “You ready to go?” He asked kissing Charlotte’s cheek.
“Ok then” Charlotte’s mood changed a little as she looked over to Abby.
“Come on then, let’s get out of here and get something to eat… you hungry?” Luka watched Charlotte look at Abby. “Lottie?”
“Mommy made me breakfast” She said still watching Abby.
“Well we can wait for lunch then. Why don’t you say bye to mommy” Luka let her down and watched her go over to Abby and put her arms out wanting to be lifted.
“Be good for daddy and I’ll see you on Monday after you finish school. Ok?” Abby said as Charlotte hugged her tight. “Ok then” Abby let her down and she waited by Abby till Luka came over.
They both knew Charlotte hated saying goodbye to Abby when it was Luka’s weekend to have her, or saying goodbye to Luka when he dropped her off after school on a Monday.
“She’ll be fine Abby” Luka said putting his hand on her shoulder as they both watched Charlotte walk down the hall a little then stop and wait for Luka.
“I know she will be” Abby said putting her hand on top of Luka’s. Even thought they weren’t together there was still something between them and it wasn’t just Charlotte, it was like the last time, there was still a hidden spark in their relationship which neither of them dared to bring up in conversation.
After a few seconds Abby moved her hand, as did Luka as he walked out the sutures and took Charlotte’s hand as they walked away.