A/N: Sorry I haven't updated/written in such a long time… I know that I haven't updated The Aftermath in forever, but I know where I want the story to go, but getting it there is the challenge!

Also big thanks to my beta BornForBrianKrause (Cam)! Enjoy

Disclaimer: I own nothing; unfortunately…I would love to own the show, because then I would have kept it going!

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Lu's pager buzzed loudly in her pocket. She turned it off, after looking at it, and sighed. She was in the middle of an appointment with a patient, Rose Carter; she couldn't be needed in the E.R. now…

"Rose, sweetie," she said, "they need me in the E.R., so if you don't mind waiting…"

"No, Lu, I wouldn't," said Rose. "How long do you think it will take?"

"I can never guess," Lu answered. "But since this is just a physical, we could just finish tomorrow. If you want to reschedule, just tell Lana out at the front desk, and she will fit you in." Lu struggled into her lab coat and rushed away.

As she walked quickly past Lana's desk, Lana pointed one of her long nails at the young doctor. "That's her, sir, Doctor Luisa Delgado," Lana said to a man. Addressing Lu, she added, "Lu, this man is a DA, and he needs to speak with you."

"Lana," Lu said wearily, "Rose is sitting in my office right now, and the E.R. just paged me. So either have her wait, or let her come back tomorrow. Tell this gentleman in the monkey suit to wait for me as well, or just come back another day; unless he is selling something, then tell him to never come back."

Lana raised her eyebrows in surprise. Lu had obviously just ignored everything she'd just said.

"But…" The man's voice trailed off, as she darted away. He sighed and said, "Well, Ms. Hawkins, I will just sit over here and wait for Doctor Delgado until she has the time for me, because it is very important that we discuss what news I bring before the day is out."

"Thank you for your patience," said Lana, and the man walked over to the waiting area.

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"Who paged Delgado?" Lu called, as she sprinted into the E.R.

"Over here," Nick called back to her. "Three-year-old girl, fell off the monkey bars and hit her head on a rock when she landed. She has a bump on her head, no concussion, but she is conscious."

"No LOC at scene?" Lu asked him.

"No. Her mom just wants you to check her out before they leave. She's all-clear by me, though."

"Of course I will," Lu said, walking over to the girl.

"Hi, Doctor Lu!" the little girl exclaimed, as Lu came over.

"Hi, Sarah, is it okay if I look at this bump on your head?"

The little girl nodded. After examining Sarah, Lu addressed her mother. "Well, Janie, she is going to be just fine; she just has a bump on her head, no concussion, no need for worry."

"Okay, Lu; shall I just give her some children's Tylenol if she gets a headache?"

"Sounds good; just bring her back if she gets dizzy or nauseous." Lu patted Sarah on the arm and walked back to the main clinic.

Upon arriving back, she asked, "Lana, did Rose leave?"

"Sure did, kid. She said that she would call tomorrow and reschedule. Now," Lana added sternly, "that man is waiting for you in your office."

"Okay, thanks, Lana, I guess I'm free for him now. I can't avoid the inevitable. I hope he's not suing us or anything," said Lu.

She sighed and pushed open the door to her office, not really wanting to know what the man wanted from her. The man stood up as Lu entered, and he held out his hand, which Lu shook. "Hi, Doctor Delgado, I am Attorney Jake Koppinger. I am supposed to give you these papers. Please show up at the appointed court date, and if you cannot make it to that date, please call and change the date."

He handed her a fat manila envelope and walked out. Lu pulled the papers out, read the first sentence, and dropped the papers in shock. Lana poked her head in, and entered when she saw Lu picking up the papers, her face white.

"What's wrong, kid?" Lana asked. "What did he want?"

Lu looked into Lana's deep, gentle, warm eyes, her hands shaking. "It's Bill… he wants full custody of Marc."

A/N: So this story is going to be a bunch of stories of Lu raising Marc…I thought this needed a prologue before I could just launch into the story! I hope you liked it and I hope you will press the little review button down on the bottom of your screen!

Xoxo

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