Post by elicia on Mar 14, 2006 22:50:53 GMT 10
As promised, this is the start of my new fic. It should be a very long one...
Rumor has it...
-“Did something happen between Abby and Kovac, while I was away?” Haleh’s question came surprisingly. Inez shook her head slowly chewing a chunk of her sandwich.
-“Well we had the Sydney Carlisle case two days ago.” Chuny said. “Abby was in charge and Clemente and Luka kept arguing about the best treatment. The little girl died and Luka blamed everyone, Abby included, for her death. Like she could have done anything else. Clemente gave his orders and forbid her to do what she wanted.”
-“I heard both attendings argue after that. Didn’t sound very friendly. Clemente’s nose even started bleeding. I’m happy Dr Kovac never speaks to me like that. He was frightening.” Inez shrugged remembering the scene.
-“You should have seen the looks he gave Clemente while he and Abby were trying a last attempt to save Sydney. It’s like he was ready for murder. He threw the chart on the bed without saying a thing and just left. Poor Abby was left to suture Sydney and make her presentable for the parents… That day was like hell!”
-“So you’d say, they weren’t on friendly terms that evening.”Haleh wondered.
-“Not really. Luka left hardly talking to anyone. Abby stayed waiting for the Carlisles to show up. They were devastated when they learned what had happened. Not the best way to end a shift if you want my opinion. We left at the same time and I’m pretty sure she was ready to cry when she went home.” Chuny sadly shook her head. Seeing people die on you was always bad, but losing little Sydney had left her feeling completely useless.
-“What are you talking about?” Frank came in and joined the little group.
-“Chuny and Inez were telling me what happened two days ago with this little girl.”
-“Oh yeah! Sad story. Passions run high that day. I thought Kovac and Clemente were ready to go at each other’s throat. Not that Clemente would have had any chance…”
-“Why did you ask? I know you worked with them yesterday after they came in to help. Did something happen? That wouldn’t really surprise me.” Chuny tried to shake the uneasy feeling off and wondered where this conversation was leading to .
-“See what you tell me just doesn’t fit with what happened yesterday. They were… I don’t know how to describe it?”
-“Oh, Haleh has noticed something. You’re always the quickest from us all. Spit it out.” Frank was smiling widely. Finally something interesting to chat about! Abby and Luka had always been favorite discussion subjects. The rumor mill had been quiet in the last months. Cook County just needed something juicy.
-“It just doesn’t make sense.” Haleh added lost in her thoughts.
-“Well let's try to make sense out of it. You saw something, we'll analyze it. We're good at that. The last rumors came from Pedes, it's time for ER to start spreading the news again. It's been so damn quiet lately. And any news including Kovac is a hit in this house.”
-“Oh come on, don’t make it sound so mysterious! Just spit it out. What did you think had happened?” Inez was getting impatient. She was new in the little group and enjoyed the stories the others always told her. Most of the other young nurses envied her placement in ER. All of them wanted to work with the hottest doctor around. And she was one of the lucky ones.
-“Okay, I’ll say it, but don’t you laugh at me! Any of you! I mean it!” She looked around and her warning stare showed she meant business.
-“Cross my heart…” Frank said half laughing.
-“I think they slept together.” Inez almost choked on her soda and tears were gathering in her eyes from the bubbles. Chuny was reenacting a fish deprived of air and Frank’s eyes were as round as billiard balls.
-“You have to be kidding me. No way. Why would Dr Kovac and Abby do that? He was with Sam not very long ago. He is not like that.” Everyone turned to Inez.
-“Oh Inez, you’re so new here. I’d say there are many things about Luka you don’t know.”
-“So?”
-“Well I, my dear, had a very brief affair with him, if you want to know.” Chuny sweetly added.
-“That's called a one night stand.” Frank corrected.
-“No way!”
-“Yes way!” Chuny laughed.
-“When did that happen?” Inez seemed so stunned, she couldn't take her attention from Chuny.
-“Oh pretty long ago. He was trying to get over his previous girlfriend. He tried very hard during a very long time.”
-“Wow, really? She must have been a …”
-“That was Abby.”
-“Really? They were together at one point? Oh okay I guess it’s not that impossible then.”
-“What is not impossible?” Jerry asked when he came in.
-“That Abby and Luka slept together!”
-“Really when?” He didn’t really show any surprise.
-“Haleh is guessing Tuesday night.” Haleh nodded at Chuny’s answer.
-“With those two everything is possible.” Jerry sat down next to Frank and started eating a strange looking pasta salad.
-”But we have no proof. It's just Haleh having this feeling after working with them, what? Half an hour?” Inez noted. She shook her head in disagreement. She had seen them both yesterday and today. For her nothing seemed remotely different.
-“I know them well.” Haleh answered, slightly hurt by the young woman’s disbelief. “There was something there, that wasn't before I left. Hasn't any of you worked with them today? Or maybe someone has seen something?”
-“Sorry to disappoint you but I haven't noticed anything...” Chuny remarked.
-“They were friendly as usual.” Jerry looked up from his plate, as he spoke.
-“Well Kovac was definitely smiling a lot the whole day. That has to mean something. He is not the smiling type.” Frank had noticed a change but that was all.
-“Who is not the smiling type?” Clemente wondered. No one answered, taken aback by the doctor's appearance in the staff's lounge. “What am I not allowed to come in here? I didn't feel like going to our lounge, the atmosphere is still pretty thick. So who is not the smiling type?”
-“No one.” Chuny answer was quick.
-“It only fits Kovac." Clemente continued. "The others are all pretty easy going. But I'd say since he's got some, he definitely seems more relaxed. So you're discussing the big guy... Guess he is a good conversation subject. I could pick on him the whole day.”
Rumor has it...
-“Did something happen between Abby and Kovac, while I was away?” Haleh’s question came surprisingly. Inez shook her head slowly chewing a chunk of her sandwich.
-“Well we had the Sydney Carlisle case two days ago.” Chuny said. “Abby was in charge and Clemente and Luka kept arguing about the best treatment. The little girl died and Luka blamed everyone, Abby included, for her death. Like she could have done anything else. Clemente gave his orders and forbid her to do what she wanted.”
-“I heard both attendings argue after that. Didn’t sound very friendly. Clemente’s nose even started bleeding. I’m happy Dr Kovac never speaks to me like that. He was frightening.” Inez shrugged remembering the scene.
-“You should have seen the looks he gave Clemente while he and Abby were trying a last attempt to save Sydney. It’s like he was ready for murder. He threw the chart on the bed without saying a thing and just left. Poor Abby was left to suture Sydney and make her presentable for the parents… That day was like hell!”
-“So you’d say, they weren’t on friendly terms that evening.”Haleh wondered.
-“Not really. Luka left hardly talking to anyone. Abby stayed waiting for the Carlisles to show up. They were devastated when they learned what had happened. Not the best way to end a shift if you want my opinion. We left at the same time and I’m pretty sure she was ready to cry when she went home.” Chuny sadly shook her head. Seeing people die on you was always bad, but losing little Sydney had left her feeling completely useless.
-“What are you talking about?” Frank came in and joined the little group.
-“Chuny and Inez were telling me what happened two days ago with this little girl.”
-“Oh yeah! Sad story. Passions run high that day. I thought Kovac and Clemente were ready to go at each other’s throat. Not that Clemente would have had any chance…”
-“Why did you ask? I know you worked with them yesterday after they came in to help. Did something happen? That wouldn’t really surprise me.” Chuny tried to shake the uneasy feeling off and wondered where this conversation was leading to .
-“See what you tell me just doesn’t fit with what happened yesterday. They were… I don’t know how to describe it?”
-“Oh, Haleh has noticed something. You’re always the quickest from us all. Spit it out.” Frank was smiling widely. Finally something interesting to chat about! Abby and Luka had always been favorite discussion subjects. The rumor mill had been quiet in the last months. Cook County just needed something juicy.
-“It just doesn’t make sense.” Haleh added lost in her thoughts.
-“Well let's try to make sense out of it. You saw something, we'll analyze it. We're good at that. The last rumors came from Pedes, it's time for ER to start spreading the news again. It's been so damn quiet lately. And any news including Kovac is a hit in this house.”
-“Oh come on, don’t make it sound so mysterious! Just spit it out. What did you think had happened?” Inez was getting impatient. She was new in the little group and enjoyed the stories the others always told her. Most of the other young nurses envied her placement in ER. All of them wanted to work with the hottest doctor around. And she was one of the lucky ones.
-“Okay, I’ll say it, but don’t you laugh at me! Any of you! I mean it!” She looked around and her warning stare showed she meant business.
-“Cross my heart…” Frank said half laughing.
-“I think they slept together.” Inez almost choked on her soda and tears were gathering in her eyes from the bubbles. Chuny was reenacting a fish deprived of air and Frank’s eyes were as round as billiard balls.
-“You have to be kidding me. No way. Why would Dr Kovac and Abby do that? He was with Sam not very long ago. He is not like that.” Everyone turned to Inez.
-“Oh Inez, you’re so new here. I’d say there are many things about Luka you don’t know.”
-“So?”
-“Well I, my dear, had a very brief affair with him, if you want to know.” Chuny sweetly added.
-“That's called a one night stand.” Frank corrected.
-“No way!”
-“Yes way!” Chuny laughed.
-“When did that happen?” Inez seemed so stunned, she couldn't take her attention from Chuny.
-“Oh pretty long ago. He was trying to get over his previous girlfriend. He tried very hard during a very long time.”
-“Wow, really? She must have been a …”
-“That was Abby.”
-“Really? They were together at one point? Oh okay I guess it’s not that impossible then.”
-“What is not impossible?” Jerry asked when he came in.
-“That Abby and Luka slept together!”
-“Really when?” He didn’t really show any surprise.
-“Haleh is guessing Tuesday night.” Haleh nodded at Chuny’s answer.
-“With those two everything is possible.” Jerry sat down next to Frank and started eating a strange looking pasta salad.
-”But we have no proof. It's just Haleh having this feeling after working with them, what? Half an hour?” Inez noted. She shook her head in disagreement. She had seen them both yesterday and today. For her nothing seemed remotely different.
-“I know them well.” Haleh answered, slightly hurt by the young woman’s disbelief. “There was something there, that wasn't before I left. Hasn't any of you worked with them today? Or maybe someone has seen something?”
-“Sorry to disappoint you but I haven't noticed anything...” Chuny remarked.
-“They were friendly as usual.” Jerry looked up from his plate, as he spoke.
-“Well Kovac was definitely smiling a lot the whole day. That has to mean something. He is not the smiling type.” Frank had noticed a change but that was all.
-“Who is not the smiling type?” Clemente wondered. No one answered, taken aback by the doctor's appearance in the staff's lounge. “What am I not allowed to come in here? I didn't feel like going to our lounge, the atmosphere is still pretty thick. So who is not the smiling type?”
-“No one.” Chuny answer was quick.
-“It only fits Kovac." Clemente continued. "The others are all pretty easy going. But I'd say since he's got some, he definitely seems more relaxed. So you're discussing the big guy... Guess he is a good conversation subject. I could pick on him the whole day.”