Title: Chocolate and Grape Juice


"Oh... my God."

Pratt jerked back, "Holy shit that's..."

Randi appeared from within the forest, "Three guesses who they're for."

Kerry shook her head with a smile, "You?"

Randi snorted a laugh, "I wish." She handed Kerry a card, "Happy V-Day Doc."

The smile was wiped from Kerry's face as she read the card. Pratt shook his head as he unearthed the coffee on the counter. "Kim went all out."

"They're not from her."

"Oh."

Kerry folded the card and put it in her pocket as she walked back out to the Admit desk. "Pass the word, anyone should feel free to take flowers home. For kids, wife, husband, whatever..." Kerry paused and shifted into Doctor mode, "Let's see what's oozing today."


Kim put back a chart and frowned, "Where's Kerry?"

Randi made a face, "Probably catching up on paperwork in her office."

Kim frowned, "Her office, she usually uses the Doctor's Lounge."

Randi shook her head, "It's like a flower forest of hell in there."

"I still don't understand."

"They were all to her. She looked at the card and promptly came out and told me that people should take them. Ninety percent of the married docs are going to be thanking their lucky stars for her."

"Her office?"

Randi nodded and watched Kim go, "Yeesh I hope this doesn't get messy."


There was a knock on Kerry's door, "Come in."

Kim stuck her head in, "Are you busy?"

Kerry shook her head, "Nope. Just paperwork so that I don't scare the interns too much. Pratt's words, not mine."

Kim looked around, "Don't spend too much time in here huh?"

Kerry shrugged, "Yes. So, you saw them huh?"

"Actually, I didn't... but apparently they're a... flower forest of hell."

Kerry chuckled, "Randi?"

"Randi. Are you okay?"

Kerry stood and moved from behind her desk. She handed Kim the card. "She... she was my first big relationship after Sandy died. We... she came a bit later, but we basically moved to Miami together. We..." Kerry shook her head and fell silent.

Kim pulled her into a big hug. "You were too intense for her. You worked too hard, and were a Mom too hard."

Kerry stared up at Kim with an astonished look on her face, "How..."

Kim smirked, "It's my job love. It's also, personally, why I was attracted to you in the first place." Kim paused, "It's also why I was thrown off when you..."

"...went spineless... I didn't know that."

Kim took a step away from Kerry. "Yeah... since I'm comin' clean I should probably tell you... since you may run into her, since we're..."

"Spit it out Kim."

Kim shrugged, "Lori's my sister."

Kerry was stunned silent, then, unexpectedly at least to Kim, burst out laughing. At one point she was laughing so hard she was bent in half. "Sorry."

Kim put both her hands up, "Hey, I'm a fan of your reaction."

"Your sister?"

Kim shrugged again, "You ripped out my heart. I wanted to inflict a little pain right back. In retrospect..." She shrugged again, "So, we still on for tonight?"

Kerry pursed her lips, "I don't know, I may need to go find some random woman and have a pretend fling with her."

"Ker..."

Kerry smiled, "Yes, we're still on. Carlos said he'd drop by..." Kerry paused, "If you'd like, you can invite Lori..."

Kim laughed, "Yeah, hanging around with her older sister, her sister's..."

"...girlfriend..."

Kim blinked, "Uh, yeah, and a little kiddo, no doubt what she dreams of."

Kerry ran a hand down Kim's arm, "Am I cramping your style Legaspi?"

Kim kissed her, "Hell no. Never. I am coming armed for bear... or in this case, armed for Henry..."

"Oooh..." Kerry winced, "Why does that worry me?"


"Henry Carlos Lopez Weaver."

Henry looked up at Kim with big eyes and swallowed. "Swowy..."

Kerry winced and Kim looked down at her pants, which were now covered with grape juice. "It's a Weaver thing isn't it... spilling grape filled things on me?..."

"C'mon, we'll find something for both of you to wear..."


"Carlos is a nice guy."

Kim and Kerry lay on the couch, though it was more like Kerry was lying on Kim, who was on the couch. "Don't sound so surprised. Sandy was too..."

"A nice guy?" Kerry gave Kim a push in the guts. "Hey, ow... did I not bring your son gallons and pounds of chocolate?"

Kerry groaned, "Yes, sentencing me to a week at least of hide and seek with it. He's four years old you know."

Kim smirked, "Not my fault you have a smart kid. Like mother, like son."

"Thank you."

Kim was thrown by the abrupt change in conversation, "Huh?"

Kerry looked upside down at Kerry. "For being you. You barely ever blink. Never looked twice at my crutch, never seemed to be phased by my bitchy attitude, and now Henry and his grape juice."

Kim didn't respond, but Kerry felt her moving around a bit, and then she felt something put around her neck. "Kim, you..."

Kim shushed Kerry, "I know I didn't have to do it. It cost under fifteen bucks, and I was told multiple times by the sale girl that my daughter and her friend would love it."

Kerry held it up to the light and frowned. She turned so that she was lying on Kim's chest and they were face to face. She hooked her finger under the chain that was around Kim's neck and pulled the other half of the heart out from beneath Kim's shirt. She fit them together, "Best friends huh?"

Kim was having a bit of a hard time forming coherent thoughts with Kerry lying on top of her as she was. "Uh..."

Kerry wiggled her eyebrows and Kim got the distinct impression that the red head knew exactly what she was doing to Kim. "With benefits right?"

Kim swallowed and nodded, and then the worst thing that could have happened, did. The doorbell rang. Kerry swore, "Don't move." Kim made a noise that sounded a bit like a dying gerbil, and Kerry smiled, placing a kiss on Kim's forehead. "But, do breathe please... the sirens would wake Henry."

Kim gave a pseudo salute as Kerry ruffled her clothes into some sort of order and dragged a hand through her hair. She opened the door and barely bit off the groan that threatened to be. "Courtney. This... isn't the best time."

"Wine and a long hot bath?"

"Actually, tonight it was stain remover and a dunking for Henry. Look, Courtney."

"May I at least come in while you let me down gently?" Kerry nodded and closed the door behind her ex. "Kerry, I knew it was a long shot. You're..." Kerry waited for Courtney to say whatever she had come to say. "I'm pretty sure you would even wear out two women... you have more issues than Rolling Stone, but... I think I love you Kerry Weaver. Don't..." Courtney shook her head and grasped Kerry's hands in her own. "I know I was the one who broke up with you, but, just... think about it, okay?" Courtney laid a hand against Kerry's cheek and gave the redhead a short kiss.

Before Kerry could respond Courtney moved past her and was out the door. Kerry stood there, staring at the closed door. A throat cleared behind her. "I think..."

Kerry turned around to find a tired looking Henry holding onto Kim's hand for dear life. "Henry here had a nightmare."

"Mama..." He walked over to Kerry and she picked him up with only a little groan.

Kim took a deep breath. "And... I should go."

"No!." Henry jumped in Kerry's arms, "Sorry... No, don't, please Kim. No chasing, just talking. Let me..." She looked down at the yawning Henry, whose demons were safely gone with his mother holding him. "And then after, if you want to leave... but..."

Kim didn't speak, but she did finally nod, and Kerry carried Henry back towards his room. "You know that nightmares can't hurt you when you're awake, right Henry?"

Henry nodded as Kerry put him in bed and pulled up the covers. Kerry brushed a strand of hair out of his eyes. "If you're ever having a nightmare, just think of your Mom..."

Henry nodded, "She'll save me..."

Kerry smiled, "It was her job Henry. And she was very, very good at it."

"Love you Mama."

Kerry placed a kiss on Henry's forehead, "Love you too Henry."

Kerry turned and nearly ran into Kim in the doorway. She took a firm hold of Kim's hand and dragged the taller woman into the living room. Once there she let go of the hand and put her hands on her hips. "You were doing it. Trying to be all self sacrificing. God Kim, am I that horrible of a person, do you think so little of me that you don't believe me when I say I love you with everything I am."

Kim opened her mouth and it shut closed like a trap had been sprung.

"What? What did I do now?"

"You... you've never said that, in all... never."

Kerry's hands fell to her sides, "Oh, I thought, I must.. I was sure." Kim shook her head and Kerry dropped hers. "Sorry, I am pretty bad at this whole... relationship thing. Don't say I didn't warn you. Grape stains, baggage that could fill a 747... and more issues than Rolling Stone apparently."

Kim lifted Kerry's chin so that their eyes met, "You know, she could have come up with something more inventive. More cranberries than Massachusetts, or more problems than the Bush Jr. administration."

Kerry whacked Kim on the stomach, "She was putting her heart out there..."

"Yes..." Kim kissed the back of Kerry's hand, "But..." She moved to feather a kiss on Kerry's forearm, "You see..." Kim kissed the inside of Kerry's elbow, and then the outside. "I..." She pulled Kerry's shirt away from her neck and kissed Kerry's shoulder, "Was here..." She kissed Kerry's neck, "First..." She met Kerry's lips and when they parted both were out of breath and flushed.

Kerry regained her breath and smirked, "You missed a syllable."

Kim chuckled and picked Kerry up, swinging her around in a circle. "So, bill me... first and..."

"Fourth..."

Kim almost dropped Kerry, "Four?"

"Relationships? Yes, you, Sandy, Courtney, you."

"Four..."

Kerry rolled her eyes, "C'mon blondie... you can critique my technique... if you'd like."

Kim blinked, "What... uh, Ker, if you haven't noticed, I generally don't have enough higher brain function to do that when I'm with you..."

"Oh Kim Legaspi, I bet you say that to all the girls."