Name: Carol's Heartache-Part 1
Description: Carol can't stand being away anymore
Series: Doug & Carol
Authors Note: The other parts should come shortly. This takes place right after Storm: Part II. It's been 1 week, and Carol is not pregnant.
*****************4:00am Chicago Time***************
"Alright….I love you too. Bye." Carol, crying silently, hung up the phone ever so slowly. Maybe if she didn't hang up, he wouldn't be gone. It had been 1 week. I week of phone calls, pleading to come there, begging to come home, moments of awkward silence, intense bursts of "I love you's", and a lot of sleepless, tear-filled, nights. "I miss you so much…" Carol said as the phone clicked down. She dragged herself up and slowly got ready for work.
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Doug stood up, still shocked by the conversation. They kept getting in these tear-jerking arguments about him going there, Carol coming here….. "Why can't this all be a dream? I'll wake you and she'll be in my arms." "Wishful thinking," Doug thought.
**************5:30 Chicago Time*****************
Carol walked into Starbucks. Since she hadn't gotten sleep in days, she figured this would count for something. In a daze, she hears this deep, yet soothing voice.
"I'll have a mocha cappuccino w/extra foam and cinnamon."
"That's Doug's drink…." Carol quickly turns around, only to her disappointment to see that it wasn't him. "It was too good to be true," she thought. She ordered her caramel frap, and she drove to the hospital lost in her own thoughts.
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Carol walks into work and to the lounge exactly at 6. It was her 1st day back, and she was happy that she at least had a job to come back too. She walked to her locker to put her coat away, and looked to her right. There was Doug's locker, with his name across the front. "We won't be needing this anymore, " she said quietly as she walked to his locker. She opens it and starts to clean it out. It was just like Doug. Food everywhere, it was a complete mess. Carol pulls out a basketball, "Typical of Doug…..I'll give it to Mark." She took out some CDs, all of Doug's favorite songs. She couldn't count the number of hours she was forced to listen to this awful music. "It was worth it…." She took out a handful of black t- shirts. She could hear him saying, "They're a classic….." She laughed to herself. But suddenly she was overcome by a wave of emotion when she looked at the door. There was a picture taped of him and Carol. They were in their favorite park w/all the flowers blooming around. It was their 1st official picture as a couple. He was standing behind her with his arms wrapped tightly around her like he would never let go. "He let go," she whispered…..
A door slammed, and she whipped around. Mark was standing there,
"Hey, are you ok?" He sounded worried.
Carol turned around, trying to hide her tears. "Yea I'm fine Mark, don't worry about me…."
Mark, seeing that she was on the verge of hysteria, took her and sat her down in the chair.
"O God Mark, I just miss him so much. I can't do this once a day phone call thing. I think about him all the time and I don't like waking up alone. I "see" him everywhere, I can hear his voice, I feel like I can't go on without him." At that point Carol couldn't speak any more.
"I know, I know." Thee were the only words that Mark could say. He took her in his arms and held her, letting her cry on his shoulder.
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Carol walks up to the nurses station after a really long day. She broke down crying 3 more times, there were just so many reminders. The peds ER room, which Doug worked so hard for, the lounge, the exam rooms that they would retreat to on breaks…. She hoped- at least for a second- that while she was in the med room that he would sneak in and put his arms around her, scaring her like old times. God she missed that. As she went though her paperwork, and idea came to her.
"Hey Carol are you ok?" Randi asked.
"Where's Mark?"
"Ummm…..Exam Room 2 I think….just catching up on dictations. Why?"
It was too late, Carol was already running to the room.
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"Hey Mark," Carol stormed in, out of breath. "I need a week vacation."
"Don't we all," "Well, when do you need it?"
"As soon as possible, I mean, right now…"
"Hey Carol is something the matter? I mean we can give you the time if it is that important."
"No Mark, nothing too urgent, just I need to clear some things up. I'll be back in a week." She gave him a kiss of the cheek, "Thanks!" She started heading towards the door.
Mark doesn't want her to go….she had such a rough morning. Suddenly it clicked in Mark's head. "Hey Carol??"
"Yeah?"
"Do you need a ride….to the airport?"
Carol smiled, "No Mark, I'll drive."
"Ok just be careful. Say hi to Doug for me, ok?"
"I will, I gotta go." She basically ran out of the room and hurriedly grabbed her coat. She looked at the picture from Doug's locker-"only a few more hours baby."
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Carol sped home. She called the airport, asking for every airlines. Finally, she found 1 ticket. "Ok, that would be great. Yes, thank you, especially on such short notice." She thought to herself, "only 3 more hours…"
Carol grabbed her suitcase and threw in clothes and some "extra things." She looked for the perfect outfit to meet Doug in. She picked out the gray tank top he bought her for her birthday, and her jeans. She looked over at the clock. It read 7:45. Ok, just enough time to do I more thing… She went to the phone and started to dial.
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Ring…..Ring…..Ring….."Hey this is Doug, I'm not here right now. Leave a mess-"
"Wait I'm coming!!!!" Doug screamed, like the person on the phone could hear. He ran out of the bathroom, toothbrush in hand, just in time to hear..
"Click." The room went silent.
"God damit, hopefully they will call back." "4:45, shit I'm gonna be late for work.."
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"How could he not be home???" Carol thought. Well she knew his address……. "I guess I'll just wait." Carol looked at the clock. "O no, I'm gonna miss my flight." Carol grabbed her bags and slammed the door shut on the way out."
Ok, so they're part 1. Next time….Carol is on a plane, and Doug's at work. Then….they finally meet?
Description: Carol can't stand being away anymore
Series: Doug & Carol
Authors Note: The other parts should come shortly. This takes place right after Storm: Part II. It's been 1 week, and Carol is not pregnant.
*****************4:00am Chicago Time***************
"Alright….I love you too. Bye." Carol, crying silently, hung up the phone ever so slowly. Maybe if she didn't hang up, he wouldn't be gone. It had been 1 week. I week of phone calls, pleading to come there, begging to come home, moments of awkward silence, intense bursts of "I love you's", and a lot of sleepless, tear-filled, nights. "I miss you so much…" Carol said as the phone clicked down. She dragged herself up and slowly got ready for work.
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Doug stood up, still shocked by the conversation. They kept getting in these tear-jerking arguments about him going there, Carol coming here….. "Why can't this all be a dream? I'll wake you and she'll be in my arms." "Wishful thinking," Doug thought.
**************5:30 Chicago Time*****************
Carol walked into Starbucks. Since she hadn't gotten sleep in days, she figured this would count for something. In a daze, she hears this deep, yet soothing voice.
"I'll have a mocha cappuccino w/extra foam and cinnamon."
"That's Doug's drink…." Carol quickly turns around, only to her disappointment to see that it wasn't him. "It was too good to be true," she thought. She ordered her caramel frap, and she drove to the hospital lost in her own thoughts.
*********************************
Carol walks into work and to the lounge exactly at 6. It was her 1st day back, and she was happy that she at least had a job to come back too. She walked to her locker to put her coat away, and looked to her right. There was Doug's locker, with his name across the front. "We won't be needing this anymore, " she said quietly as she walked to his locker. She opens it and starts to clean it out. It was just like Doug. Food everywhere, it was a complete mess. Carol pulls out a basketball, "Typical of Doug…..I'll give it to Mark." She took out some CDs, all of Doug's favorite songs. She couldn't count the number of hours she was forced to listen to this awful music. "It was worth it…." She took out a handful of black t- shirts. She could hear him saying, "They're a classic….." She laughed to herself. But suddenly she was overcome by a wave of emotion when she looked at the door. There was a picture taped of him and Carol. They were in their favorite park w/all the flowers blooming around. It was their 1st official picture as a couple. He was standing behind her with his arms wrapped tightly around her like he would never let go. "He let go," she whispered…..
A door slammed, and she whipped around. Mark was standing there,
"Hey, are you ok?" He sounded worried.
Carol turned around, trying to hide her tears. "Yea I'm fine Mark, don't worry about me…."
Mark, seeing that she was on the verge of hysteria, took her and sat her down in the chair.
"O God Mark, I just miss him so much. I can't do this once a day phone call thing. I think about him all the time and I don't like waking up alone. I "see" him everywhere, I can hear his voice, I feel like I can't go on without him." At that point Carol couldn't speak any more.
"I know, I know." Thee were the only words that Mark could say. He took her in his arms and held her, letting her cry on his shoulder.
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Carol walks up to the nurses station after a really long day. She broke down crying 3 more times, there were just so many reminders. The peds ER room, which Doug worked so hard for, the lounge, the exam rooms that they would retreat to on breaks…. She hoped- at least for a second- that while she was in the med room that he would sneak in and put his arms around her, scaring her like old times. God she missed that. As she went though her paperwork, and idea came to her.
"Hey Carol are you ok?" Randi asked.
"Where's Mark?"
"Ummm…..Exam Room 2 I think….just catching up on dictations. Why?"
It was too late, Carol was already running to the room.
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"Hey Mark," Carol stormed in, out of breath. "I need a week vacation."
"Don't we all," "Well, when do you need it?"
"As soon as possible, I mean, right now…"
"Hey Carol is something the matter? I mean we can give you the time if it is that important."
"No Mark, nothing too urgent, just I need to clear some things up. I'll be back in a week." She gave him a kiss of the cheek, "Thanks!" She started heading towards the door.
Mark doesn't want her to go….she had such a rough morning. Suddenly it clicked in Mark's head. "Hey Carol??"
"Yeah?"
"Do you need a ride….to the airport?"
Carol smiled, "No Mark, I'll drive."
"Ok just be careful. Say hi to Doug for me, ok?"
"I will, I gotta go." She basically ran out of the room and hurriedly grabbed her coat. She looked at the picture from Doug's locker-"only a few more hours baby."
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Carol sped home. She called the airport, asking for every airlines. Finally, she found 1 ticket. "Ok, that would be great. Yes, thank you, especially on such short notice." She thought to herself, "only 3 more hours…"
Carol grabbed her suitcase and threw in clothes and some "extra things." She looked for the perfect outfit to meet Doug in. She picked out the gray tank top he bought her for her birthday, and her jeans. She looked over at the clock. It read 7:45. Ok, just enough time to do I more thing… She went to the phone and started to dial.
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Ring…..Ring…..Ring….."Hey this is Doug, I'm not here right now. Leave a mess-"
"Wait I'm coming!!!!" Doug screamed, like the person on the phone could hear. He ran out of the bathroom, toothbrush in hand, just in time to hear..
"Click." The room went silent.
"God damit, hopefully they will call back." "4:45, shit I'm gonna be late for work.."
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"How could he not be home???" Carol thought. Well she knew his address……. "I guess I'll just wait." Carol looked at the clock. "O no, I'm gonna miss my flight." Carol grabbed her bags and slammed the door shut on the way out."
Ok, so they're part 1. Next time….Carol is on a plane, and Doug's at work. Then….they finally meet?