Right Here Waiting: Chapter 1

Disclaimer: I unfortunately do not own ER. NBC does. I also don't own the lyrics to Richard Marx's Right Here Waiting. I do however own the plot so please don't steal it! I also own any characters you may not recognize.

A/N: This is my first ER fan fiction, so please do not be too harsh with your reviews. I just really started to get into ER so I may not be completely correct with my characters and so on. Most of my knowledge comes from reading Samkas. Just to update you. Sam and Luka are still going out, but they are not yet married, and if you plan on using this song don't use my lyrics because I changed the order of them to fit the story. This is going to be a short Fan Fiction, for I have another story in mind. I'm just writing this for something to do during break. Other than that please R/R.

Wherever you go
whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you.

Shadows lingered on the walls of Samantha Taggart's apartment. As she sat down on the couch, she let out a sigh. Alex had finally drifted off to sleep, and she now had the apartment all to herself. The only person she was waiting for was Luka. Slowly she eased her head down onto the back of the couch. A muffled sound of keys going into the lock startled her. She ran over to the door and stood in front of him. They stood there for a moment looking at each other in utter silence. He towered at least a head above her, and she had to stand on her tiptoes to kiss him. He kissed her on the forehead and then looked her in the eyes, " Sorry. Did I wake you?"

Sam shook her head, " Nope. Alex just went to bed. He was really giving me trouble tonight. Said he wanted to stay up until you got home."

Luka nodded, " I'm truly sorry I came in so late. Multiple traumas came in at the end of my shift."

Leaning over to open the refrigerator she motioned towards him, " Do you want to sit down? Have something to drink? We need to talk."

" This isn't a good talk is it?" Luka questioned pulling out a chair at the table and taking a seat. He looked into her eyes, " Did I get any messages?"

"Yes. Luka, I did," she sat down next to him and looked at him with a sigh, " This a man from Africa called today," she said handing him a piece of paper with a message on it.

Luka took the paper in his hands and lowered his head, " You didn't need to see that."

" Trust me. I wish I didn't." She shook her head a tear running down her cheek, " When do you leave?"

" Sam, please just calm down. I never said I was leaving yet."

She walked over to grab the cups that still sat on the counter near hysterics. All Luka wanted to do was comfort her and tell her that everything would be okay, and that they would work everything out. She put her head in her hands then looked back up at him, " Don't lie Luka. You would never pass up a chance to help out in Africa. I know that, and you know that."

" We'll work everything out later Sam. Don't worry. Everything will be okay." Will it really?

" Cut the crap Luka!" Sam screeched shaking him out of his thoughts.

" Shhh, Sam. You'll wake Alex."

Running her hands through her hair Sam looked at him, " Luka, you're leaving! What am I suppose to tell Alex? At this point he thinks that everyone leaves him and me."

" I'll come back Sam. I promise."

She shook her head and looked over to the room where her nine-year-old son lay fast asleep in his bed. He was her pride and joy, and truly he was the only thing that mattered to her. But the truth was she was lying to herself. She cared for Luka more that she could ever imagine, " I heard everyone's stories. You almost died the last time you went there." She reached over and her gathered her up in his arms.

" But then I didn't have something to come back to. Now I do, you." He kissed her on the forehead. Leaning her onto the chair he slid himself onto the floor onto one knee, " Sam, will you marry me?" He questioned a hint of laughter in his voice.

" Are you serious?" He took her hand, and by now Alex was standing in the hallway.

" So will you?" Luka asked yet again.

Sam nodded, " Yes, I'll marry you."

Alex walked over to the two of them who were happy in their thoughts, " See I told you I had a reason I wanted to stay up."

Sam let out a laugh and then turned to Luka, " You still never did tell me when you were going."

Luka sighed and took her hand, " Sam, I leave tomorrow."

Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you.