The Way You Love Me
"Elizabeth, wake up sleeping beauty." Mark called to her softly as sunlight poured through their bedroom window in the early morning. "In another minute my love." Elizabeth answered rolling over. "C'mon, it's time for another day of hell" Mark teased. "Oh alright" she said getting out of bed.
They both showered in turn and after eating a quiet breakfast they drove to County General. Almost as soon as they entered the hospital they were attacked by Abby, who told them that Mark was needed in trauma 3 for a car accident and that Elizabeth was wanted upstairs in the OR. Mark quickly took in the situation, calling for blood gases and a urine sample. The victim, Carter reported, had been involved in a head on collision with a garbage truck. Mark checked the man for any damage. He found that he had two broken ribs and a gash across his forehead, which needed sutures. "Carter? Can you stitch him up?" Mark asked looking pale. "Sure Doctor Greene. Hey are you okay?" Carter said. "Yeah, yeah, I'll be fine." Mark answered, still looking pale and shaky.
Mark quickly left the trauma room and went to the nearest empty exam room. He was feeling very dizzy and was trying to sit down when everything went black.
Meanwhile Doug Ross was preparing to do an asthma check on a little girl in that exam room when he opened the door to find Mark lying on the floor unconscious. "Abby! Get a gurney in here, Mark's unconscious!" he yelled.
Several minutes later, Mark was lying in trauma room 1, while Doug examined him. He came back to consciousness slowly and a little dazed. "What happened?" he asked Doug. "It looks like you feinted buddy," Doug answered. "Did you eat anything today? Is there any unwanted stress in your life?" he said the last part and laughed. "I had a big breakfast with Elizabeth this morning and no more stress than you." Mark said. "Okay, well we're going to send you for an x-ray and cat-scan just to be sure." Doug said. "Can you call Elizabeth for me? And tell her what's going on. Thanks man." Mark said as the nurses wheeled him away.
Twenty minutes later, Mark was lying in the tube for a cat-scan. Listening to the machine buzz around him, he tried to think of what could be wrong with him. Nothing too severe came to his mind. When he came out of the machine, Elizabeth was standing beside it waiting for him. "Are you all right?" she asked worried. "I'm fine, I just fainted." He said. Just then, Mark's doctor came in to tell them what had been found on the x- rays and cat-scan. "Hello Mark. Feeling better? Good. Nothing unusual showed up on the x- rays, but we found something very important on the cat-scan. You have a small tumor in the Broca's Area of your brain. It's nothing serious now, but we want to extract it as soon as possible to be sure." He said.
When Mark was finished getting dressed, he left the room very quickly. Hurrying away from everyone else, with Elizabeth following closely on his heels. "Mark wait!" she called after him. But he only walked faster. He was searching for a private area in the hallways of County General. But there were people everywhere. He finally came to a storage closet and he slipped inside. Elizabeth slightly behind Mark, saw him go into the closet and followed. When she got inside, she saw him crying. "Everything is going to be fine." She said to him. "This is going to really put us back with everything. I won't be able to work for awhile and that will most likely set us back with the house payments and the wedding payments too, and that's if everything goes well." Mark said sadly. "I'm so sorry Elizabeth, please forgive me?" "Of course I forgive you, but it's not your fault. Mark, I love you and you know that. And I will love you no matter what. We will get through this, I promise. And besides, I get to take care of you when you are sick in bed.for weeks!" she smiled mischievously. Mark smiled at her. "You know, I would never get through anything if it weren't for you. I love you so much." With that he pulled her to him and kissed her passionately. They made love and when they were finished they lay quietly holding each other on the floor on top of a pile of old scrubs. Elizabeth resting on Mark's chest, with his arms wrapped around her. It was early afternoon when they came out of their hiding place together hand in hand. They slipped quietly downstairs and searched for Doctor Weaver. When they found her they explained their situation and she allowed them to go home for the day. When they arrived home, they made a late lunch and enjoyed each others company for the rest of the day watching movies and reading.
THE END
"Elizabeth, wake up sleeping beauty." Mark called to her softly as sunlight poured through their bedroom window in the early morning. "In another minute my love." Elizabeth answered rolling over. "C'mon, it's time for another day of hell" Mark teased. "Oh alright" she said getting out of bed.
They both showered in turn and after eating a quiet breakfast they drove to County General. Almost as soon as they entered the hospital they were attacked by Abby, who told them that Mark was needed in trauma 3 for a car accident and that Elizabeth was wanted upstairs in the OR. Mark quickly took in the situation, calling for blood gases and a urine sample. The victim, Carter reported, had been involved in a head on collision with a garbage truck. Mark checked the man for any damage. He found that he had two broken ribs and a gash across his forehead, which needed sutures. "Carter? Can you stitch him up?" Mark asked looking pale. "Sure Doctor Greene. Hey are you okay?" Carter said. "Yeah, yeah, I'll be fine." Mark answered, still looking pale and shaky.
Mark quickly left the trauma room and went to the nearest empty exam room. He was feeling very dizzy and was trying to sit down when everything went black.
Meanwhile Doug Ross was preparing to do an asthma check on a little girl in that exam room when he opened the door to find Mark lying on the floor unconscious. "Abby! Get a gurney in here, Mark's unconscious!" he yelled.
Several minutes later, Mark was lying in trauma room 1, while Doug examined him. He came back to consciousness slowly and a little dazed. "What happened?" he asked Doug. "It looks like you feinted buddy," Doug answered. "Did you eat anything today? Is there any unwanted stress in your life?" he said the last part and laughed. "I had a big breakfast with Elizabeth this morning and no more stress than you." Mark said. "Okay, well we're going to send you for an x-ray and cat-scan just to be sure." Doug said. "Can you call Elizabeth for me? And tell her what's going on. Thanks man." Mark said as the nurses wheeled him away.
Twenty minutes later, Mark was lying in the tube for a cat-scan. Listening to the machine buzz around him, he tried to think of what could be wrong with him. Nothing too severe came to his mind. When he came out of the machine, Elizabeth was standing beside it waiting for him. "Are you all right?" she asked worried. "I'm fine, I just fainted." He said. Just then, Mark's doctor came in to tell them what had been found on the x- rays and cat-scan. "Hello Mark. Feeling better? Good. Nothing unusual showed up on the x- rays, but we found something very important on the cat-scan. You have a small tumor in the Broca's Area of your brain. It's nothing serious now, but we want to extract it as soon as possible to be sure." He said.
When Mark was finished getting dressed, he left the room very quickly. Hurrying away from everyone else, with Elizabeth following closely on his heels. "Mark wait!" she called after him. But he only walked faster. He was searching for a private area in the hallways of County General. But there were people everywhere. He finally came to a storage closet and he slipped inside. Elizabeth slightly behind Mark, saw him go into the closet and followed. When she got inside, she saw him crying. "Everything is going to be fine." She said to him. "This is going to really put us back with everything. I won't be able to work for awhile and that will most likely set us back with the house payments and the wedding payments too, and that's if everything goes well." Mark said sadly. "I'm so sorry Elizabeth, please forgive me?" "Of course I forgive you, but it's not your fault. Mark, I love you and you know that. And I will love you no matter what. We will get through this, I promise. And besides, I get to take care of you when you are sick in bed.for weeks!" she smiled mischievously. Mark smiled at her. "You know, I would never get through anything if it weren't for you. I love you so much." With that he pulled her to him and kissed her passionately. They made love and when they were finished they lay quietly holding each other on the floor on top of a pile of old scrubs. Elizabeth resting on Mark's chest, with his arms wrapped around her. It was early afternoon when they came out of their hiding place together hand in hand. They slipped quietly downstairs and searched for Doctor Weaver. When they found her they explained their situation and she allowed them to go home for the day. When they arrived home, they made a late lunch and enjoyed each others company for the rest of the day watching movies and reading.
THE END