Title: Women's World Cup in Four Parts

Disclaimers: I don't own any of these characters.

Spoilers: Not really, unless you're saving watching the US's World Cup matches until later... :)

Series: It's the fourth (I think) story in my ER sports series. A sequel to A Little Yellow for Good Measure.

A/N: And for the record I'm not predicting anything for the US ladies, because the last time that I tried to write a story before the sports even happened it wasn't good. There'll be four stories no matter what, because that's how many more games the US has.

Sweden

"Shouldn't be sad Maggie."

Doctor Maggie Doyle blinked the sleep out of her eyes and stared up from the ER Doctor's Lounge couch at Henry Weaver. She smiled just a little. "You here to drive Doctor Weaver home?"

Henry's nose wrinkled, "No, too little, duh."

Maggie sat up and tried to get her hair in some semblance of order, it was a loosing battle. Henry climbed up next to her, "So, bud, why would you say I'm sad."

Henry touched Maggie's forehead between her eyes. Mommy says to Mama that you get a- a-"

"Furrow?"

Henry nodded, "Sorry you're sad."

Maggie put an arm around Henry. She'd met him the first day that Kerry had been back as Chief of Staff. He'd whirred into the ER like he'd owned it and nearly taken out Maggie. "I'm not sad, not really bud. Sad is too strong a word. You like the Bruins right?" Henry nodded, "When they lose you're sorta sad, but not..."

"Mama Sandy dying sad. Are you sad 'cause of the Cubs?"

Maggie ruffled Henry's hair, "Bite your tongue, son of my boss's boss." She did smile though, "Your Cubs are toast." Henry stuck his tongue out at Maggie as she continued, "No, the US Women's Soccer team lost yesterday, so they have to play Brazil on Sunday. Brazil is one of the best teams in the World Cup."

"But," Henry frowned, "But ours didn't lose yet, did they?"

A chuckle came from the doorway of the lounge, "You should never debate with someone related to Kerry Weaver."

Both Maggie and Henry looked up. Henry's eyes got big and he smiled, "Kim, hi, Kim."

Maggie looked between Henry and the blonde named Kim, then stood, "Maggie Doyle, ER."

Kim and Maggie shook hands, "Kim Legaspi, the new Psych head I think."

Maggie's eyebrows rose, "You're the one who has the Psych department running scared?"

Kim shrugged, "I think I'm quite nice. I got a page from down here?"

Maggie nodded, "I paged you, yes. Didn't think you'd get down so fast." She glanced at Henry, "You be okay?"

Henry nodded, "I have stuff."

"Stuff?"

Henry blushed, "Like, math puzzles, stuff."

Maggie nodded as seriously as she could, "Sounds fun."

Henry sat down at the table and opened his bag, taking out a pen and a book of what looked like practically algebra to Maggie.

Kim and Maggie left him alone and walked down the hall. "How do you know Henry?"

"Met the entire Weaver Lockhart family in Boston."

Maggie nodded as she handed Kim the chart of the consult, "Ah, the Bruins shin dig. I'm a Blackhawks fan myself."

"Me too. How long have you known Kerry?"

Maggie rolled her eyes, "Way too long. Way before Henry-" Maggie glanced over at Kim, "-before you or Abby too."

Kim chuckled, "So, the young girl.."

"Sophia, she and her Moms were part of the seven car crash that came in earlier. They're fine, she's in a coma."

Kim looked up, "And why are they still down here?"

Maggie pursed her lips, "She's in Exam 4. And, PICU doesn't have an open bed, won't admit her yet."

"Ah, okay. And Sophia's prognosis?"

They stopped in front of Exam 4. "She's alive, she's not brain dead, she's not paralyzed, and she's a child."

"Children, who sometimes can have an almost magical ability to heal." Kim took a breath, grasped her clipboard across her chest and they entered the room.

Two women who looked as if they'd gone a few rounds with a heavyweight stood over the little girl's bed. They were both blonde, though the one with curlier hair had a bit more red highlights. They were both about the same height, and both looked utterly wiped out.

The red blonde spoke first, she had a definite German accent, "Do you have news on my daughter Doctor Doyle?"

"No ma'am. This is Doctor Kimberly Legaspi. I need to take a look at Sophia, if you could step out for a min..."

"No..."

The other woman put an arm around the red blonde, "Carla-"

Kim gestured towards the next room over that was empty at that moment. "Right next door, please. Doctor Doyle will be as quick as she can be." Maggie nodded.

It took a moment, but Carla let the other woman lead her into the other exam room. The blonde blonde held out her hand, she also had a German accent, "Stella Mann, and this is Carla von Lahnstein. And you are a Psychologist?"

"-iatrist actually, an M.D., but yes, Doctor Doyle was... concerned."

Stella shook her head, "We'll be fine Doctor Legaspi."

Carla hadn't taken her eyes off of the window and what Maggie was doing next door, "Vielen Dank, wir werden fein."

Stella frowned, "She sai..."

Kim held up a hand, "I know, German grandmother, she said what you said. Love the language, hate the food."

Carla turned, "Would it- move things if I were a Countess?"

Kim shook her head, but it was someone else who answered with words, "Unfortunately no. There's construction going on all over the building, and so we're down beds. But, our Pedes attending, Pediatrician attending as well as a Neurologist has seen her at and the moment they both agree that all we can do is monitor her. And we will, and are."

Carla turned away from Kerry and back to the window, and when Maggie looked up and gestured that they could come back in Carla was into Exam 4 like a shot. Stella looked between Carla and the two Doctors. She finally inclined her head, "Danke." And followed Carla into Exam 4.

That left Kerry and Kim alone in the room, "Not the best consult you've ever had."

Kim nodded, "And yet no where near the worst either."

"True."

"Are you on?"

Kerry shook her head, "On my way home." She looked through the window, "Countess von Lahnstein and Stella are on a... I guess us common folk would call it an extended vacation. I read up on them a bit. Ms. Lahnstein's life has been- complicated, but apparently this Ms. Mann has stabilized it and there's been nothing in the German news for quite a while." Kerry shook her head, "Anyway, I'm really here to invite you to Henry's spur of the moment World Cup party. He thought that if he did it you'd say no. It's Sunday afternoon."

"That'd be Doctor Doyle's fault, they were talking about it. Apparently the US got drubbed. But, I don't know if I sh..."

Kerry held her hands away from her body, "It's entirely up to you. Joe and Henry'll be there, Abby, Maggie too- Sunday, about ten or eleven." Kerry glanced through the window, "And good luck with Stella and Carla- For what it's worth, I've put the fear of God into the construction supervisor and the PICU head. If they ask. We'll see."

Kim nodded, "Have a good night."

Kerry nodded and left the room. After a moment there was a soft laugh, "That was uncomfortable huh?"

Kim made a face, but didn't comment, "Any change to Sophia?"

Maggie shook her head, "Nope."

Kim sighed, "Damn."