Title: The Call

Author: Henia77

Rating: T

Summary: Neela makes a call to someone to tell them she needs help. But an unresolved issue follows her attempts to determine where she wishes her life to take. This is based on Spoilers read for season 15. You were warned.

Disclaimer: ER belongs to the NBC network. No copyright infringement is intended.

"Neela, hey would you like to have some coffee later?"

"No thank you Dr. Brenner, I'm quite busy."

"Well, that's why I said later."

"I think I'll be busy then also."

"Okay, I guess I can take a hint. So, our little tussle a few weeks ago just fizzed out I suppose."

"I' m sorry it was a mistake, it was a moment of lust mixed with frustration and weakness. It was a bad move on my part. Now if you excuse me I have to get back to my patients."

With that Neela, turned on her heels and headed out. Leaving Brenner standing there looking as if he was kicked in the gut.

Neela's, shift was over when Brenner approached her again.

"So, the lovely Dr. Rasgotra is on her way home. You seem very lonely are you sure you don't need company?"

Neela just gave him a look and quickly responded.

"I think I made myself clear that you were a mistake, I don't want to revisit this discussion again. Now if you excuse me, I'm going home."

Neela finally made it home after a long shift and mentally feeling exhausted. As soon as she walked in the door, she threw her jacket on the bed and headed for the couch. She plopped down on it and laid down closing her eyes. She was getting into a comfortable state when her cell phone started to ring. Neela rolled her eyes and picked up her phone abruptly. She flipped it open not even looking at who it was.

"HELLO?"

"Hello to you too, I guess you had a bad day?"

The voice on the phone immediately brought a smile to her face.

"Hi, I'm so sorry, how are you?"

"I'm fine, you in the other hand, that's a different story. I got your message sorry I did not call you back sooner."

"No its okay, I'm glad you called, I must have sound like a big cry baby on the phone."

"Nah, but you did kind of worry me."

"I know I'm sorry."

"So, what's going on, talk to me."

"I feel as nothing can ever go right, when I think I have everything under control, it just screws up more. I've lost so many people in my life in the past 2 years I don't know what to do."

"Well, Neela your base line is still the same. You never know what to do."

"You know I can not ever disagree. I missed up so much with everything…"

"Neela, stop you know what Neela you need a vacation."

"Excuse me?"

"Yeah, go back to England for a week or so, visit friends and family get to know who Neela is and maybe then you can answer your own problems and issues better."

"I don't know, it's really bad now with Dubenko leaving and all."

"Then you keep on with what you are doing and you are going to have a total breakdown."

"Your right, I do need some time off to sort out some things. I think I just might do that. thank you so much for listening to me."

"Hey, what are friends for."

"Well, enough about me how are you?"

"I'm great but I have to go, I miss you. I'll call you tomorrow."

"You promise?"

"Yes, I promise."

"Okay, bye."

"Bye."

After Neela hung up the phone she realized there was only one thing she could do. She picked up the phone and calls the airlines.

"Hi, I would like to reserve a round trip ticket to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I need it for next weekend."