This story takes place during the 8th season. However there will be a few differences in this story and they are Luka and Abby are still together, Kerry isn't gay she is happily married to Carter, Malucci was never fired and Peter never left. (Hey a girl can dream can't she LOL)
Disclaimer: All ER characters belong to Warner Bros., Michael Criction, and NBC. Zoey Warner and Phoebe Sacks, Maura, and Troy are my characters.
Rating: PG-13 for language and mild description of sexual assault.
A devastating secret from Kerry's past may be revealed when a mysterious young woman is brought into the ER.
Chapter 1: Nightmares
Kerry Weaver sighed as she looked at today's date on the calendar at the admit desk it was an anniversary of sorts. An anniversary she'd much rather forget. It happened 20 years ago but it still stayed fresh in her mind. She never told anyone, not even John. Kerry was lost in her thoughts when she heard someone calling her. She looked up and saw Malucci standing there. "Hey chief you alright" She nodded "Yes Dave I'm fine don't you have patients to see." Malucci smiled "Actually chief I don't" Kerry grabbed a chart and handed it to him. "Now you do" He looked at the chart. "Oh man butt boils again" "Come on chief give me a break" She glared at him "Go Dave or I'll have you doing skut work for a month!" Malucci sighed and walked away.
Kerry yawned she was beat not only had she just dealt with Malucci which was enough to tire out anyone but she had been on for nearly 24 hours with out a break. She turned to Randi. "Randi I'm going to take a nap page me if it gets busy" Randi popped a bubble with her gum. "Okay Dr. Weaver" she went back to reading her latest issue of Cosmo.
Kerry stretched out on the gurney. It didn't take her long to fall asleep but it wasn't a sound sleep she was plagued with nightmares. She screamed out in her sleep. "No pleases stop, you're hurting me" Carter stood near the room talking to a patient when he heard Kerry's screams. He excused himself. He walked into the room to see Kerry moving a little. He sat down next to her and gently shook her. "Kerry wake up" She opened her eyes. When she felt someone touch her she let out a small scream. Carter looked at her. "Hey Kerry its okay its me Carter" She blinked and looked at him. "John" she whispered before falling into his embrace in tears. He gently rubbed her back. "Hey its okay honey it was just a dream you're safe now"
Kerry took a deep breath she knew she had to tell him. She whispers "It wasn't a dream John" He looks at her "What do you mean" he asked. She looked at him and started to speak her voice barely a whisper. I was 19 years old a freshman in college I lived in the dorms with my bestfriend Phoebe Sacks. Carter stopped her. "Kerry what is this all about" She took a hold of his hand. "John please just listen" "One night Phoebe, her boyfriend Troy and I were at the library on campus studying for our midterms"" Phoebe got tired and wanted to go back to the dorms so her and Troy left and I stayed there and studied a little longer" "It was after midnight when I finally left" "The campus was dark and quite. I started walking to my dorm when someone grabbed me from behind" Kerry started to tremble a little. He put his hand over my mouth and told me if I screamed he'd kill me" He shoved me down on the ground" I tried to get away but he grabbed me and I felt something crack against my leg then he said "you can't get away from me bitch" He tore my clothes he climbed on top of me and he, he raped me"
Kerry was crying now. She looked at Carter. "I was so scared it hurt so much" He pulled her into his arms and held her. She whispers "I had never had sex before John he made me feel so dirty so disgusting" "it happened 20 years ago today it was on my mind that's why I dreamt about it" He held her tighter as a few tears escaped his eyes and ran down his cheeks. The thought of someone hurting her , robbing her of her innocence made his skin crawl. He could feel her trembling in his arms. She looked up at him her eyes filled with fear and sadness. "I'm sorry" she whispered. He looked at her "You have nothing to be sorry for" She sighed sadly. "Yes I do I should have told you sooner, you married a broken, tainted woman" She looked away from him.
Carter gently turned her back toward him. "No I didn't I married a beautiful, intelligent, loving woman" "What happened to you 20 years ago wasn't your fault and it doesn't change the way I feel about you" "I love you and I always will." She looked at him and whispered. "I love you too" She took a deep breath she had to tell him the rest. "John I, I have something else I have to tell you" He smiled "okay what is it" Hse took another deep breath "John I.." she didn't get to finish she was interrupted by the sounds of two pagers sounding. Carter got up "We better go" She grabbed his hand "John wait I have to tell you" He pulled her up to him. "Its okay Kerry you can tell me later" She sighed and followed him out to the ER.
They arrived in time to see Doris Pickman racing in with a gurney. Carter and Kerry gowned up along with Abby and Lydia. Carter yelled "What do we got." Doris filled them in. "20 year old woman name's Zoey Warner she was found down in her apartment by her roommate" "The roommate said Ms. Warner's boyfriend did this to her" Kerry looked down at the young woman. She was covered in bruises. She had a fairly deep head lac, and by the way her arm laid on the gurney you could tell it had been broken. Lydia checked her vital signs and started an iv while Kerry and Abby started to remove her clothes so they could get her into a gown. Abby removed the young woman's blouse and her reddish brown hair spread out on the pillow. She was about to put the gown on her when Kerry noticed something it was a small birthmark in the shape of a crescent moon on her left shoulder. She started to tremble. Nausea swept over her as she ran from the room.
Carter who had been busy assessing her injuries looked up in time to se his wife run from the room. He turned to Lydia "Page another doctor I'll stay until they get here." Lydia nodded "okay Carter" She walked over to the phone and dialed a pager number. A few minutes later Susan walked through the double doors. Carter filled her in on the patient and her condition. He thanked Susan and took off in search for Kerry.
Kerry ran to the ladies room. She had gotten sick a few times before sliding down to the floor in tears. A memory kept playing over and over in her head.
~Flashback~
"Congratulations Kerry you have a baby girl" Would you like to see her"
"No I, I can't look at her"
"You should look at her Kerry she's beautiful and she has the cutest little crescent moon birthmark"
"No I, I can't please just take her away"
~ ~
The memories made Kerry sick to her stomach. She had only been 19 years old. When she found out her brutal attack had left her pregnant. She knew she couldn't be a mother to the child but she didn't have the heart to abort it either. So she gave her child away just as her mother had given her away. She never thought she'd see the child again but here she was in her ER.
Carter knew he shouldn't be in the ladies room but Deb had told him Kerry had ran in there. He opened the door a little bit and he could hear her crying. He had to go in and find out what was wrong. He walked slowly to the stall where Kerry sat crying. He knelt down in front of her. "Kerry honey what is it what has you so upset?" She looked at him. "John that woman in the trauma room" Carter nodded "Zoey Warner? What about her" Kerry whispers. "John she's, she's my daughter".
What will Carter's reaction be to Kerry's confession? Will Kerry tell Zoey who she is? Will the rest of the ER find out Kerry's secret? Find out in Chapter 2: Are You My Mother......Coming Soon!!!!!!!
Disclaimer: All ER characters belong to Warner Bros., Michael Criction, and NBC. Zoey Warner and Phoebe Sacks, Maura, and Troy are my characters.
Rating: PG-13 for language and mild description of sexual assault.
A devastating secret from Kerry's past may be revealed when a mysterious young woman is brought into the ER.
Chapter 1: Nightmares
Kerry Weaver sighed as she looked at today's date on the calendar at the admit desk it was an anniversary of sorts. An anniversary she'd much rather forget. It happened 20 years ago but it still stayed fresh in her mind. She never told anyone, not even John. Kerry was lost in her thoughts when she heard someone calling her. She looked up and saw Malucci standing there. "Hey chief you alright" She nodded "Yes Dave I'm fine don't you have patients to see." Malucci smiled "Actually chief I don't" Kerry grabbed a chart and handed it to him. "Now you do" He looked at the chart. "Oh man butt boils again" "Come on chief give me a break" She glared at him "Go Dave or I'll have you doing skut work for a month!" Malucci sighed and walked away.
Kerry yawned she was beat not only had she just dealt with Malucci which was enough to tire out anyone but she had been on for nearly 24 hours with out a break. She turned to Randi. "Randi I'm going to take a nap page me if it gets busy" Randi popped a bubble with her gum. "Okay Dr. Weaver" she went back to reading her latest issue of Cosmo.
Kerry stretched out on the gurney. It didn't take her long to fall asleep but it wasn't a sound sleep she was plagued with nightmares. She screamed out in her sleep. "No pleases stop, you're hurting me" Carter stood near the room talking to a patient when he heard Kerry's screams. He excused himself. He walked into the room to see Kerry moving a little. He sat down next to her and gently shook her. "Kerry wake up" She opened her eyes. When she felt someone touch her she let out a small scream. Carter looked at her. "Hey Kerry its okay its me Carter" She blinked and looked at him. "John" she whispered before falling into his embrace in tears. He gently rubbed her back. "Hey its okay honey it was just a dream you're safe now"
Kerry took a deep breath she knew she had to tell him. She whispers "It wasn't a dream John" He looks at her "What do you mean" he asked. She looked at him and started to speak her voice barely a whisper. I was 19 years old a freshman in college I lived in the dorms with my bestfriend Phoebe Sacks. Carter stopped her. "Kerry what is this all about" She took a hold of his hand. "John please just listen" "One night Phoebe, her boyfriend Troy and I were at the library on campus studying for our midterms"" Phoebe got tired and wanted to go back to the dorms so her and Troy left and I stayed there and studied a little longer" "It was after midnight when I finally left" "The campus was dark and quite. I started walking to my dorm when someone grabbed me from behind" Kerry started to tremble a little. He put his hand over my mouth and told me if I screamed he'd kill me" He shoved me down on the ground" I tried to get away but he grabbed me and I felt something crack against my leg then he said "you can't get away from me bitch" He tore my clothes he climbed on top of me and he, he raped me"
Kerry was crying now. She looked at Carter. "I was so scared it hurt so much" He pulled her into his arms and held her. She whispers "I had never had sex before John he made me feel so dirty so disgusting" "it happened 20 years ago today it was on my mind that's why I dreamt about it" He held her tighter as a few tears escaped his eyes and ran down his cheeks. The thought of someone hurting her , robbing her of her innocence made his skin crawl. He could feel her trembling in his arms. She looked up at him her eyes filled with fear and sadness. "I'm sorry" she whispered. He looked at her "You have nothing to be sorry for" She sighed sadly. "Yes I do I should have told you sooner, you married a broken, tainted woman" She looked away from him.
Carter gently turned her back toward him. "No I didn't I married a beautiful, intelligent, loving woman" "What happened to you 20 years ago wasn't your fault and it doesn't change the way I feel about you" "I love you and I always will." She looked at him and whispered. "I love you too" She took a deep breath she had to tell him the rest. "John I, I have something else I have to tell you" He smiled "okay what is it" Hse took another deep breath "John I.." she didn't get to finish she was interrupted by the sounds of two pagers sounding. Carter got up "We better go" She grabbed his hand "John wait I have to tell you" He pulled her up to him. "Its okay Kerry you can tell me later" She sighed and followed him out to the ER.
They arrived in time to see Doris Pickman racing in with a gurney. Carter and Kerry gowned up along with Abby and Lydia. Carter yelled "What do we got." Doris filled them in. "20 year old woman name's Zoey Warner she was found down in her apartment by her roommate" "The roommate said Ms. Warner's boyfriend did this to her" Kerry looked down at the young woman. She was covered in bruises. She had a fairly deep head lac, and by the way her arm laid on the gurney you could tell it had been broken. Lydia checked her vital signs and started an iv while Kerry and Abby started to remove her clothes so they could get her into a gown. Abby removed the young woman's blouse and her reddish brown hair spread out on the pillow. She was about to put the gown on her when Kerry noticed something it was a small birthmark in the shape of a crescent moon on her left shoulder. She started to tremble. Nausea swept over her as she ran from the room.
Carter who had been busy assessing her injuries looked up in time to se his wife run from the room. He turned to Lydia "Page another doctor I'll stay until they get here." Lydia nodded "okay Carter" She walked over to the phone and dialed a pager number. A few minutes later Susan walked through the double doors. Carter filled her in on the patient and her condition. He thanked Susan and took off in search for Kerry.
Kerry ran to the ladies room. She had gotten sick a few times before sliding down to the floor in tears. A memory kept playing over and over in her head.
~Flashback~
"Congratulations Kerry you have a baby girl" Would you like to see her"
"No I, I can't look at her"
"You should look at her Kerry she's beautiful and she has the cutest little crescent moon birthmark"
"No I, I can't please just take her away"
~ ~
The memories made Kerry sick to her stomach. She had only been 19 years old. When she found out her brutal attack had left her pregnant. She knew she couldn't be a mother to the child but she didn't have the heart to abort it either. So she gave her child away just as her mother had given her away. She never thought she'd see the child again but here she was in her ER.
Carter knew he shouldn't be in the ladies room but Deb had told him Kerry had ran in there. He opened the door a little bit and he could hear her crying. He had to go in and find out what was wrong. He walked slowly to the stall where Kerry sat crying. He knelt down in front of her. "Kerry honey what is it what has you so upset?" She looked at him. "John that woman in the trauma room" Carter nodded "Zoey Warner? What about her" Kerry whispers. "John she's, she's my daughter".
What will Carter's reaction be to Kerry's confession? Will Kerry tell Zoey who she is? Will the rest of the ER find out Kerry's secret? Find out in Chapter 2: Are You My Mother......Coming Soon!!!!!!!