Disclaimer: If I had owned Carter and Susan, I would have written part of the eighth season a lot better, and with more romance. But of course I don't, so I need to make up my own story lines, although I don't think anyone cares, and why am I still writing the disclaimer?
Rating: PG
Summary: Bedroom playtime leads to trouble at work.
P.S. Thanks once again to Lori for helping me write the chapter. However all the weird parts are her idea not mine. Just kidding. Most of it is mine.
Waiting for You
Carter and Susan's apartment: 3 weeks after they have moved in.
It's early morning and Carter and Susan are in bed, with Susan's head on his chest. Carter wakes up and looks at the clock and sees that it's 4am. He gently moves Susan onto her pillow and gets up to go make some coffee, trying not to make a sound. Not seeing the remaining boxes next to the bed he trips, making a horrendous racket and waking up Susan.
"Damn," Carter said, rubbing his shin as he lies on the floor. Susan opens her eyes, and realizing what happened starts to giggle.
"Same old Carter," Susan said still giggling.
"Well, I was trying to be nice and quietly get up to make some coffee for you," Carter said slightly flushed and still in pain.
"John, you and quiet never did go together," Susan commented with a smirk.
"Well forget the coffee now," Carter said as he got off the floor with a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth.
"Well I never did like your coffee all that much," Susan said playfully.
"Is that so?" Carter asked as he walked over to the bed and grabbed a pillow, starting a pillow fight with Susan.
"Uncle," Susan yelled after a while, still laughing, after Carter got her pinned to the bed.
"Really? Giving in so fast now?" Carter said, enjoying the upper hand. Susan nodded, and as Carter lets go she immediately started tickling him. Carter then grabs Susan and pulls her in for a kiss.
"You know, if we keep this up we're going to be late for work," Susan said.
"It wouldn't be the first time," Carter said as he kissed her again.
"I really do love your kisses, but we don't need Kerry on our case again," Susan said after breaking the kiss and pulling apart from Carter.
ER garage parking lot: 20 minutes late for work.
Carter parks his jeep in his parking spot and looks at Susan sheepishly.
"Hey, only 20 minutes late, we're getting better," Carter said.
"Yeah, so you can tell Kerry that now," Susan said as she gets out of the jeep.
"Damn, why do I always have to be the one to confront Kerry when we're late?" Carter asked.
"Because it's always your fault," Susan said closing the door to the jeep and walking to the other side to wait for Carter.
"Whatever," Carter said as he got out of the jeep behind Susan. They start to walk to the ER and he puts his arm around Susan.
"Well, at least by walking in like this they won't have to ask why we're late," Susan said. Carter just looks at her. They walk to the ER and try to get to the lounge, but are stopped by Kerry before they could make it.
"20 minutes now, hmm?" Kerry asked a little angrily, looking at her watch.
"It's all Susan's fault, I swear," Carter said and quickly walks away, but Susan elbows him in the ribs before he gets too far.
"Ouch," Carter said playfully.
"That was for trying to blame it on me," Susan said in response.
"Well it was partly your fault," Carter said innocently.
"You two, patients, NOW!" Kerry said rather heatedly this time.
"Yes ma'am," Carter and Susan said in unison as they quickly head to their lockers in the lounge. Mark walks by and sees Kerry.
"You would think it would get better after they had moved in together," Mark commented.
"It's been getting worse ever since Susan came back," Kerry said, losing some of her anger.
"But at least their good at what they do, with their patients anyway," Mark said as he too went to his locker, leaving Kerry with a smile.
Lounge: Carter and Susan put on their lab coats as Mark enters.
"Got a little distracted this morning did you?" Mark asked smirking.
"It's all Carter's fault," Susan said as she started to walk out.
"Hold up a second Susan, I need to talk to both of you, it's kind of serious," Mark said no longer smirking. Carter and Susan look at each other and then take a seat at the table.
"I'm glad to have Susan back and it's wonderful to see you two together and so happy, but I think things need to cool down at work before Kerry or I have to either separate or even fire you. We don't want to because you're both excellent doctors, but it's starting to distract from your work and affect the other doctors as well. Just a word of advice for you." Mark said as he then turned and left the lounge. Carter and Susan stare at each other for a moment.
"I guess we have been a little too friendly and like to ignore the rules a little too much," Susan said.
"Well, I guess if we have to keep it down at work we'll just have to make up for it at home," Carter said with a small grin. Susan just laughs, gives him a quick kiss and heads out of the lounge to check up on her patients with Carter not too far behind her.
ER: End of shift. Carter's at his locker, putting on his jacket when Susan comes in, still in her lab coat.
"You going to get ready to go home?" Carter asked as she walked in.
"Unfortunately no. I'm stuck working a double shift because of this morning. Kerry told me a couple of hours ago," Susan said, not happily.
"Oops. I'm sorry. I guess I'll see you at home later?" Carter asked.
"You could stay also you know," Susan retorts lovingly.
"Uh, I'd love to, really I would, but I need to finish unpacking," Carter said as he closed his locker.
"Uh-huh, sure you do," Susan said as she turns to leave the lounge and get back to work.
"Hey wait a second," Carter said as he quickly pulled her to him for a quick kiss before leaving.
"There's more to come when you get home tonight," Carter said with a smirk.
"Don't you go getting me into any more trouble. See you sometime tonight, if Kerry lets me," Susan said succeeding in leaving the lounge. Carter just smiles and leaves the ER.
Later in the night: More than half way through the shift.
Susan's sitting at the admissions desk filling out patient's charts when Lydia comes up to her.
"I don't want to hear it Lydia," Susan said without looking up from the charts.
"Hear what? I wasn't going to say anything," Lydia said innocently.
"Sure," Susan said. Lydia sits down next to her, looking at the charts.
"Can I ask you a personal question?" Lydia asked. Susan nods.
"Since you know it's against work policy, why do you constantly get caught with Carter, it's not like you have anything to prove," Lydia said. Susan stops working on the chart in front of her and looks at Lydia.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Susan asked getting a little irritated.
"Well, I mean, it's not like you don't see Carter enough, do you need to be all over him at the office too?" Lydia questioned, knowing she was starting to push Susan's buttons.
"Ok, I'll tell you, just promise not to tell anyone, deal?" Susan asked.
"Of course, you know you can trust me," Lydia said.
"I don't know why really, all I know is that I love being with him and can't resist him every time I'm around him, and it's not like he's resisting either," Susan said looking to the opposite wall of the admissions area.
"So you really do love him, don't you?" Lydia said.
"I felt something for him ever since we first met, but I didn't know that I loved him until the first time he kissed me," Susan said in return. With that a clerk comes in with a dozen roses and asks for Dr. Lewis. Susan waves the clerk over.
"Are you Dr. Lewis?" The clerk asked her.
"Yes, who are they from?" Susan asked.
"All the card says is 'Waiting for you.' Sign here please," The clerk said as he hands her the roses and the clipboard before he turns to leave.
"I wonder who," Lydia said and she gets up to leave the admissions desk.
"Remind me to cross you off the wedding list," Susan said sarcastically.
"Seriously?!" Lydia said shocked as she spun back around.
"Well, not any time soon I hope," Susan said with a smirk as she goes back to filling out the charts. Lydia just smiles and walks away, thinking to herself,
"It might be sooner than you think."
End of double shift: Susan's at her locker, exhausted, looking forward to going home when Kerry comes in and spots the roses on the table.
"Susan?" Kerry asked.
"Don't even think about it, I'm not working another shift tonight. I promise, John and I will be here on time tomorrow," Susan said, fearing the worst.
"I wasn't going to ask you to, but now that you mention it," Kerry said with a smirk.
"Goodnight Kerry ..." Susan said trying to take her roses and slip out of the lounge.
"Goodnight Susan," Kerry says laughing to herself.
Back at the apartment: The lights are out and it's quiet.
"He's not asleep already, is he?" Susan asked to no one in particular.
"Of course not. Not when I know I have a beautiful woman coming home to meet me," Carter said, turning on the lights with two glasses of champagne waiting for her on the table by the couch. Susan smiles and walks over to him.
"Thank you for the roses," Susan said.
"It's the least I could do for causing you to work a double shift," Carter said putting his arms around Susan. Susan kisses him and Carter breaks apart.
"Oh, I do have one more gift for you," Carter said as they both sit on the couch. Carter grabs his jacket off the back of the couch and pulls something out of his pocket.
"We were in such a hurry this morning that we got a ticket for being double parked, and the registration is due," Carter said with a straight face.
"What? What kind of gift is that?" Susan asked pulling away from Carter. Carter just starts laughing as he hands her an envelope.
"Open them," Carter said folding his hands in his lap. Susan opens it slowly, looking as Carter quizzically. She opens it up and pulls out two tickets for a two week trip to Hawaii. Susan looks at him, puts her arms around him and kisses him.
"Cops certainly are giving out high class tickets these days," Susan said after breaking the kiss.
"Well, it took a lot of bribery, but it paid off in the end," Carter said and he pulled Susan in for another kiss. Susan breaks the kiss and looks at him.
"What about work?" Susan asked a little nervous.
"Don't worry, already cleared it with Mark, over three months ago," Carter said.
"But we broke up a month later," Susan asked confused.
"What can I say, ever the optimist," Carter said with an innocent smile.
"Well, now the staff will have even more to tease about," Susan said looking again at the tickets.
"We'll bring them back gifts, that might shut them up for a while," Carter said and he grabs both champagne glasses from the table.
"Cheers?" Carter asked Susan as he raised his glass.
"Cheers," Susan said raising her glass to his.
They both take a sip of their champagne and then put their glasses on the table. Carter leans back into the couch, turns on the TV and Susan snuggles close to him. 30 minutes later the TV is no more than a dull hum in the background, the champagne long forgotten, and Carter and Susan are both fast asleep in each others arms.
Coming Soon: A Trip to Hawaii: Sunshine, Fun and Surprise.