Author's note: Okay so I have like a zillion fanfics written and have
always been to cowardly to put them up, until now! This is a Luka/Abby
story and I wrote it after reading spoilers for simple twist of fate and
it's all in the head. And it's how I would have liked it to go. *sigh*
Disclaimer: Yeah, if I owned any of these characters or ER I would have way better ways to spend my time. ;-)
Please review, even if you don't like it. I'm a hard hard person, I can take it! ( Let me know if you want it continued or not. It's all written anyway (well.some of it).
Chapter 1
"Luka we have a trauma coming in, can you take it?" Susan yelled down the corridor as he came out of an exam room.
"Sure" he responded, ditching his half full coffee in the trash and running a hand through his limp hair. He was exhausted, and meant to be sleeping, but he'd had a frantic call from Dr. Lewis a few hours ago because most of the staff had gone down with food poisoning and she was the only attending, with two residents. With a yawn he went to wait in the ambulance bay, finding Haleh already out there.
"How was Bosnia?" She asked, but didn't really sound that interested.
"It was cold, but it was a good experience" he nodded "Could have done with some sleep though". She nodded with a small smile.
"Couldn't we all". The ambulance pulled up and they went to the back doors.
"What have we got?" Luka asked as the paramedic jumped out.
"Female, approximately 30-35, found severely beaten and unconscious in her apartment, she began to wake on the way over" she informed him as she pulled the gurney out. Luka and Haleh both looked down simultaneously and then up at each other, both asking the same question.
"Abby?"
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"Dr. Lewis I need you!" Luka yelled as they ran down a corridor with the gurney.
"I'm busy Luka we can't have both of us."
"NOW!" He yelled as they disappeared into a trauma room. She sighed.
"I'll be right back" she told her patient, moving towards the trauma room. She entered quickly, not really looking at the table. "Luka we can't both be on the same patient, we're the only doctors around."
"It's Abby" he cut her off. She looked down and her jaw dropped.
"Oh god, what happened?!"
"She was beaten" Luka told her, as if it were a stupid question. "Can you check her belly?" Susan obliged and began to examine her. She was only just conscious.
"Abby, can you hear me?" Luka asked her, checking her pupils. She groaned slightly. "Okay, good girl, can you try and stay awake?" Her eyes fluttered slightly. "That's it" he continued to treat her as he talked, trying to keep her mind of the many instruments and needles being rammed into her. "You're going to be just fine" he assured her "Stay with me Abby".
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Some time later she was beginning to come round a bit more and Luka was casting her arm, which was broken, he noticed her eyes slowly opening.
"Hi" he said softly, smiling at her. They immediately shut again.
"Lu..Luka." she choked . He stopped what he was doing and took her other hand.
"It's okay, don't speak" he told her, stroking her hair through the neck restraint.
"It hurts" she whispered, her voice hoarse. Susan came back into the room.
"Oh you're awake!" She said brightly, looking down at Abby.
"Push ten of morphine Haleh" Luka called. Susan watched as Luka finished the cast and then looked down at Abby.
"Let me take that restraint off" she said softly "Luka, would you mind if I just had a word with Abby for a second? It won't take long" he shot her a confused look but left the room. She removed the restraint and then sat down next to the gurney.
"Abby I want to do a pelvic exam to check for any damage, is that okay?" She asked quietly. Abby swallowed hard, her eyes closed, and nodded. "And.you lost consciousness whilst your attacker was still with you?" She asked cautiously. Abby nodded again, a single tear escaping her eye as she realised where this was headed. "Then I would like to perform a rape kit, just to be sure" Susan finished, resting her hand gently over Abby's. "It's okay, it's just a precaution" she assured her.
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"Can I see her now?" Luka asked as Susan came out of the exam room. She nodded.
"Sure". He went in quietly. Her back was turned to him so he moved around the other side of the bed and sat down.
"Hey, how'd it go?" He asked gently. She looked up at him, her eyes glazed from the painkillers she was on.
"I dunno" she mumbled, drowsy from the morphine.
"Do you want more painkillers? Are you in pain?" He asked.
"A bit" she sighed, her eyes closing again. "Would you do something for me?" He nodded.
"Sure"
"Can you go check Joyce is okay?" He frowned slightly.
"Who's Joyce?"
"My next door neighbour, I want to check he didn't hurt her" Luka looked slightly confused.
"Why would he hurt her? It was your apartment he was in"
"He's her husband" she almost whispered. Luka's face drained of colour.
"You know him?" She nodded slightly.
"Please Luka" she asked, her voice husky. He nodded and stood up.
"Okay, I'll be back soon, I promise".
Disclaimer: Yeah, if I owned any of these characters or ER I would have way better ways to spend my time. ;-)
Please review, even if you don't like it. I'm a hard hard person, I can take it! ( Let me know if you want it continued or not. It's all written anyway (well.some of it).
Chapter 1
"Luka we have a trauma coming in, can you take it?" Susan yelled down the corridor as he came out of an exam room.
"Sure" he responded, ditching his half full coffee in the trash and running a hand through his limp hair. He was exhausted, and meant to be sleeping, but he'd had a frantic call from Dr. Lewis a few hours ago because most of the staff had gone down with food poisoning and she was the only attending, with two residents. With a yawn he went to wait in the ambulance bay, finding Haleh already out there.
"How was Bosnia?" She asked, but didn't really sound that interested.
"It was cold, but it was a good experience" he nodded "Could have done with some sleep though". She nodded with a small smile.
"Couldn't we all". The ambulance pulled up and they went to the back doors.
"What have we got?" Luka asked as the paramedic jumped out.
"Female, approximately 30-35, found severely beaten and unconscious in her apartment, she began to wake on the way over" she informed him as she pulled the gurney out. Luka and Haleh both looked down simultaneously and then up at each other, both asking the same question.
"Abby?"
----------
"Dr. Lewis I need you!" Luka yelled as they ran down a corridor with the gurney.
"I'm busy Luka we can't have both of us."
"NOW!" He yelled as they disappeared into a trauma room. She sighed.
"I'll be right back" she told her patient, moving towards the trauma room. She entered quickly, not really looking at the table. "Luka we can't both be on the same patient, we're the only doctors around."
"It's Abby" he cut her off. She looked down and her jaw dropped.
"Oh god, what happened?!"
"She was beaten" Luka told her, as if it were a stupid question. "Can you check her belly?" Susan obliged and began to examine her. She was only just conscious.
"Abby, can you hear me?" Luka asked her, checking her pupils. She groaned slightly. "Okay, good girl, can you try and stay awake?" Her eyes fluttered slightly. "That's it" he continued to treat her as he talked, trying to keep her mind of the many instruments and needles being rammed into her. "You're going to be just fine" he assured her "Stay with me Abby".
----------
Some time later she was beginning to come round a bit more and Luka was casting her arm, which was broken, he noticed her eyes slowly opening.
"Hi" he said softly, smiling at her. They immediately shut again.
"Lu..Luka." she choked . He stopped what he was doing and took her other hand.
"It's okay, don't speak" he told her, stroking her hair through the neck restraint.
"It hurts" she whispered, her voice hoarse. Susan came back into the room.
"Oh you're awake!" She said brightly, looking down at Abby.
"Push ten of morphine Haleh" Luka called. Susan watched as Luka finished the cast and then looked down at Abby.
"Let me take that restraint off" she said softly "Luka, would you mind if I just had a word with Abby for a second? It won't take long" he shot her a confused look but left the room. She removed the restraint and then sat down next to the gurney.
"Abby I want to do a pelvic exam to check for any damage, is that okay?" She asked quietly. Abby swallowed hard, her eyes closed, and nodded. "And.you lost consciousness whilst your attacker was still with you?" She asked cautiously. Abby nodded again, a single tear escaping her eye as she realised where this was headed. "Then I would like to perform a rape kit, just to be sure" Susan finished, resting her hand gently over Abby's. "It's okay, it's just a precaution" she assured her.
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"Can I see her now?" Luka asked as Susan came out of the exam room. She nodded.
"Sure". He went in quietly. Her back was turned to him so he moved around the other side of the bed and sat down.
"Hey, how'd it go?" He asked gently. She looked up at him, her eyes glazed from the painkillers she was on.
"I dunno" she mumbled, drowsy from the morphine.
"Do you want more painkillers? Are you in pain?" He asked.
"A bit" she sighed, her eyes closing again. "Would you do something for me?" He nodded.
"Sure"
"Can you go check Joyce is okay?" He frowned slightly.
"Who's Joyce?"
"My next door neighbour, I want to check he didn't hurt her" Luka looked slightly confused.
"Why would he hurt her? It was your apartment he was in"
"He's her husband" she almost whispered. Luka's face drained of colour.
"You know him?" She nodded slightly.
"Please Luka" she asked, her voice husky. He nodded and stood up.
"Okay, I'll be back soon, I promise".