Title: Knowing You Belong
Disclaimer: I own no characters in this story, except Bart. The rest belong to NBC, Michael Crichton, and Warner Brothers.
Someone from the past returns to the ER. A May/December Romance ensues- another of my strange ER pairings stories.
This is set ten years in the future.
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*Nothing has changed* she thought as she walked through the automatic doors of the ambulance entrance. She silently looked around and the memories flooded back, and she had to mentally keep her emotions at bay. She inhaled deeply, and decidedly headed for the Admit desk.
A man she had never seen before stood behind the counter, talking on the telephone.
"Excuse me, I need some help."
"Hold on just one second," the clerk said before turning back to his phone conversation. "Okay, all right, okay, yes, sir-you can bring her in if-yes sir, no appointment needed. Thank you. Good bye."
The desk clerk turned back toward her.
"Now. What can I do for you?"
"I am actually looking for Dr. John Carter. Is he around?"
"Um, he might be in the lounge. I'll go find him for you."
"Actually, I know where it is. I'd like to find him myself. Thank you for your help." The young woman turned on her heels, and headed for the doctor's lounge, ignoring the protests of the desk clerk.
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John sat in the lounge looking over some charts and drinking coffee. He knew that his staff was preparing for the arrivals of the new med students the next week, and his mind wandered back to his time as a student.
*Twenty years* he thought to himself. He laughed at how fast time had past; how nothing had changed, yet so many things had. He was still living at the mansion, but it was now his, per Gamma's will. He was still working at County, but was the Chief of Emergency Medicine. He was still single, and had many ex's.
*Okay, maybe some things will never change* He chuckled as that thought crossed his mind.
His daydreams were interrupted when the door to the lounge opened with a creak. He turned to see whose shadow he saw in the stream of light the open door let in.
"Dr. Carter? How are you?" the attractive young woman said.
"Rachel? Rachel Greene? What the hell are you doing here?" he said as he ran to hug his former teacher's daughter. "Are you staying with Elizabeth and Ella?"
"Yes. I just got in this morning. They didn't know when I was coming in, so I got to surprised them."
"Well, let me ask you again. What are you doing here?"
"Some Chief of Emergency Medicine you've turned out to be. Have you even looked at the list of med students coming in next week?"
"I was just getting to that. I have the list right here. Hey, how did you know about that?"
Rachel took the list from his hands, and pointed to a name about halfway down the sheet.
"Greene, R."
"You're a med student?"
"Yep. I've been down at Vanderbilt the past six years. When it came time for me to do my ER rotation, I knew that I couldn't do it anywhere but here. I figured I could transfer, and finish up my training in Chicago. One of my professors at Vande made some calls, and Elizabeth made some too. Anyway, long story short, here I am. Ready to start on Monday."
"You really know how to make a man feel old. You were like four when I first met you, and now you're almost a doctor. Well, you look great."
"Thanks, Dr. Carter. You look good too-for an old man."
"Ha-ha. Very funny. You definitely have your father's sense of humor."
Rachel looked down at the floor at the mention of her father. John instantly wished he had not said that.
"Rachel, I'm sorry. I should-"
She looked up at him. "It's all right. Yes, I still miss him, but I'm okay. I guess just being here again brings back all the memories." Her eyes began to glisten with tiny tears.
"Hey, don't cry. He is the reason you wanted to come back to County, right?" He wrapped his arms around her again.
"You're right," she nodded. She backed out of his embrace. "You're right. I am going to be fine. It will just take some adjusting."
She wiped her eyes and smiled up at him.
"So. Is anyone I know still here, or are you the lone survivor?"
"There might be a few familiar faces still around. Come on let's see if we can find any of them. You already know your way around, pretty much, and we'll have a tour during orientation." They exited the lounge, and headed back toward Admit.
"Hey Bart, do you know where Dr. Chen is?"
"Exam two," said the man who had helped Rachel out earlier in the day.
"She's still here?" John nodded in answer to Rachel's question.
"You know, my dad always thought that you and Dr. Chen would make quite a couple. Anything ever happen between you two in that department?"
"Nope. We are still good friends, but nothing more. In fact she got married two years ago, and has a nine-month at home. Here we are. Stay here, I'll get her."
He stepped into the doorway of Exam two.
"Deb?"
"Yeah, John," the Chinese doctor replied.
"Can you step out into the hall for a second?"
She gave him a strange look. "Sure, uh, just let me finish stitching up Mr. Edwards head."
"All right."
He stood in the doorway, until she was finished. She stood up from her stool and walked over to her friend.
"What's up, John?"
"There's someone in the hallway who wants to see you."
He stood aside so that she could get into the hallway.
Rachel stood with her back to them. John cleared his throat, and she turned to face both doctors.
"Rachel?!?! Oh my goodness! How are you? What are you doing here?"
"I'm here as a third year. I'm starting my ER rotation on Monday."
"Here at County?"
The younger woman nodded.
"That is really, really great. Look, I hate to run, but I have a meeting that I am already late for. Let's plan on having lunch one day, or coffee since you'll be here."
"Sounds great! See you later."
"Bye. I'll be back in three hours, John. Great seeing you, Rachel."
They watched her disappear into the elevator.
"I always liked her. So who else? Is that good looking European doctor still here?"
"Nope. Luka went back to Croatia to head up a medical facility about four years ago. Pretty important with all the stuff going on over there."
"Darn. Hey, is that Randi over there?"
John looked where Rachel's eyes led, and saw that Bart was going off duty, and Randi had just come on. "Yep. That's her. Come on."
The two walked over to the desk, and Randi instantly recognized Rachel.
"Hey! What are you doing here?"
"I start my ER rotation on Monday."
"Awesome. Well, hey if you need anything, let me know. I got this place running like clock work."
"You always did."
Randi turned towards the ringing phones, while Rachel turned back to John. They walked back to the lounge.
"Has Randi gained weight? I remember her looking like a stick most of the time."
"Four rug rats will do that to you."
"Four! Wow. Who is the father?"
"You won't believe me when I tell you."
"Sure I will. Who? Is it Dave Mala- Mauln- Ma-"
"Mallucci? Nope. She's Mrs. Randi Romano now."
"Please tell me that you are kidding! Oh, man. That is just weird. So they have four kids?"
"Yep, one set of triplets, and the new baby."
Their conversation was soon interrupted by a sweet British accent.
"I see you found my houseguest, Carter."
Both turned to face Elizabeth.
"Sure did. You have not filled her in on much of the hospital gossip, Elizabeth. I figured you would've at least told her about Randi and Dr. Romano."
"She got in like two hours ago. I talked to her twice before that. Robert was not at the top of my list of things to tell my stepdaughter, whom I had not talked to for seven or eight years." The elder woman smiled sweetly. "Rachel, I'll see you back at the house. I have a triple heart bypass in twenty minutes. Bye, Carter."
"See you, Elizabeth."
John and Rachel resumed their conversation as Elizabeth descended the stairs.
"So, I'd better be going. I promised Ella that I would pick her up from school, and take her shopping. I have to be there in about forty-five minutes. I guess I'll see you on Monday. Oh and thanks for the tour. See ya."
She exited the same way she had entered, yet she was much more reassured about her decision about working at County. It was comforting to know that she would be working under one of her father's students, indirectly allowing her to be taught by her father herself. She was comfortable, and knew that she was home.
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Disclaimer: I own no characters in this story, except Bart. The rest belong to NBC, Michael Crichton, and Warner Brothers.
Someone from the past returns to the ER. A May/December Romance ensues- another of my strange ER pairings stories.
This is set ten years in the future.
****
*Nothing has changed* she thought as she walked through the automatic doors of the ambulance entrance. She silently looked around and the memories flooded back, and she had to mentally keep her emotions at bay. She inhaled deeply, and decidedly headed for the Admit desk.
A man she had never seen before stood behind the counter, talking on the telephone.
"Excuse me, I need some help."
"Hold on just one second," the clerk said before turning back to his phone conversation. "Okay, all right, okay, yes, sir-you can bring her in if-yes sir, no appointment needed. Thank you. Good bye."
The desk clerk turned back toward her.
"Now. What can I do for you?"
"I am actually looking for Dr. John Carter. Is he around?"
"Um, he might be in the lounge. I'll go find him for you."
"Actually, I know where it is. I'd like to find him myself. Thank you for your help." The young woman turned on her heels, and headed for the doctor's lounge, ignoring the protests of the desk clerk.
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John sat in the lounge looking over some charts and drinking coffee. He knew that his staff was preparing for the arrivals of the new med students the next week, and his mind wandered back to his time as a student.
*Twenty years* he thought to himself. He laughed at how fast time had past; how nothing had changed, yet so many things had. He was still living at the mansion, but it was now his, per Gamma's will. He was still working at County, but was the Chief of Emergency Medicine. He was still single, and had many ex's.
*Okay, maybe some things will never change* He chuckled as that thought crossed his mind.
His daydreams were interrupted when the door to the lounge opened with a creak. He turned to see whose shadow he saw in the stream of light the open door let in.
"Dr. Carter? How are you?" the attractive young woman said.
"Rachel? Rachel Greene? What the hell are you doing here?" he said as he ran to hug his former teacher's daughter. "Are you staying with Elizabeth and Ella?"
"Yes. I just got in this morning. They didn't know when I was coming in, so I got to surprised them."
"Well, let me ask you again. What are you doing here?"
"Some Chief of Emergency Medicine you've turned out to be. Have you even looked at the list of med students coming in next week?"
"I was just getting to that. I have the list right here. Hey, how did you know about that?"
Rachel took the list from his hands, and pointed to a name about halfway down the sheet.
"Greene, R."
"You're a med student?"
"Yep. I've been down at Vanderbilt the past six years. When it came time for me to do my ER rotation, I knew that I couldn't do it anywhere but here. I figured I could transfer, and finish up my training in Chicago. One of my professors at Vande made some calls, and Elizabeth made some too. Anyway, long story short, here I am. Ready to start on Monday."
"You really know how to make a man feel old. You were like four when I first met you, and now you're almost a doctor. Well, you look great."
"Thanks, Dr. Carter. You look good too-for an old man."
"Ha-ha. Very funny. You definitely have your father's sense of humor."
Rachel looked down at the floor at the mention of her father. John instantly wished he had not said that.
"Rachel, I'm sorry. I should-"
She looked up at him. "It's all right. Yes, I still miss him, but I'm okay. I guess just being here again brings back all the memories." Her eyes began to glisten with tiny tears.
"Hey, don't cry. He is the reason you wanted to come back to County, right?" He wrapped his arms around her again.
"You're right," she nodded. She backed out of his embrace. "You're right. I am going to be fine. It will just take some adjusting."
She wiped her eyes and smiled up at him.
"So. Is anyone I know still here, or are you the lone survivor?"
"There might be a few familiar faces still around. Come on let's see if we can find any of them. You already know your way around, pretty much, and we'll have a tour during orientation." They exited the lounge, and headed back toward Admit.
"Hey Bart, do you know where Dr. Chen is?"
"Exam two," said the man who had helped Rachel out earlier in the day.
"She's still here?" John nodded in answer to Rachel's question.
"You know, my dad always thought that you and Dr. Chen would make quite a couple. Anything ever happen between you two in that department?"
"Nope. We are still good friends, but nothing more. In fact she got married two years ago, and has a nine-month at home. Here we are. Stay here, I'll get her."
He stepped into the doorway of Exam two.
"Deb?"
"Yeah, John," the Chinese doctor replied.
"Can you step out into the hall for a second?"
She gave him a strange look. "Sure, uh, just let me finish stitching up Mr. Edwards head."
"All right."
He stood in the doorway, until she was finished. She stood up from her stool and walked over to her friend.
"What's up, John?"
"There's someone in the hallway who wants to see you."
He stood aside so that she could get into the hallway.
Rachel stood with her back to them. John cleared his throat, and she turned to face both doctors.
"Rachel?!?! Oh my goodness! How are you? What are you doing here?"
"I'm here as a third year. I'm starting my ER rotation on Monday."
"Here at County?"
The younger woman nodded.
"That is really, really great. Look, I hate to run, but I have a meeting that I am already late for. Let's plan on having lunch one day, or coffee since you'll be here."
"Sounds great! See you later."
"Bye. I'll be back in three hours, John. Great seeing you, Rachel."
They watched her disappear into the elevator.
"I always liked her. So who else? Is that good looking European doctor still here?"
"Nope. Luka went back to Croatia to head up a medical facility about four years ago. Pretty important with all the stuff going on over there."
"Darn. Hey, is that Randi over there?"
John looked where Rachel's eyes led, and saw that Bart was going off duty, and Randi had just come on. "Yep. That's her. Come on."
The two walked over to the desk, and Randi instantly recognized Rachel.
"Hey! What are you doing here?"
"I start my ER rotation on Monday."
"Awesome. Well, hey if you need anything, let me know. I got this place running like clock work."
"You always did."
Randi turned towards the ringing phones, while Rachel turned back to John. They walked back to the lounge.
"Has Randi gained weight? I remember her looking like a stick most of the time."
"Four rug rats will do that to you."
"Four! Wow. Who is the father?"
"You won't believe me when I tell you."
"Sure I will. Who? Is it Dave Mala- Mauln- Ma-"
"Mallucci? Nope. She's Mrs. Randi Romano now."
"Please tell me that you are kidding! Oh, man. That is just weird. So they have four kids?"
"Yep, one set of triplets, and the new baby."
Their conversation was soon interrupted by a sweet British accent.
"I see you found my houseguest, Carter."
Both turned to face Elizabeth.
"Sure did. You have not filled her in on much of the hospital gossip, Elizabeth. I figured you would've at least told her about Randi and Dr. Romano."
"She got in like two hours ago. I talked to her twice before that. Robert was not at the top of my list of things to tell my stepdaughter, whom I had not talked to for seven or eight years." The elder woman smiled sweetly. "Rachel, I'll see you back at the house. I have a triple heart bypass in twenty minutes. Bye, Carter."
"See you, Elizabeth."
John and Rachel resumed their conversation as Elizabeth descended the stairs.
"So, I'd better be going. I promised Ella that I would pick her up from school, and take her shopping. I have to be there in about forty-five minutes. I guess I'll see you on Monday. Oh and thanks for the tour. See ya."
She exited the same way she had entered, yet she was much more reassured about her decision about working at County. It was comforting to know that she would be working under one of her father's students, indirectly allowing her to be taught by her father herself. She was comfortable, and knew that she was home.
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