Kerry walked in the door after a relatively quiet shift in the ER.

She walked directly over to her closet and placed her jacket inside,

as she turned around a familiar looking tall leggy blonde appeared.

"How was your day Hon?"

"Not too bad, it was pretty quiet so I got to catch up on the

paperwork Romano keeps dumping on me. What have you been doing?"

"Ahhh, I did some washing, and…well, uh…well that's about it, I have

just watched TV all day…" She grinned little.

"Oh Kimmy, you are so slack." Kerry walked towards her and kissed

her, after a moment the kisses began to heat up and Kim's hands

wondered all over her body. At that moment, the phone rang. "Shit,

I'll get it, I bet it's the County, saying how it got busy all of a

sudden."

"Hello"

"Hi, is this Dr Kerry Weaver?"

"It certainly is, to whom am I speaking?"

"This is Frank James, I am an attorney at James-Kilpatrick Legal

Society. I was wondering if you could come down to our Practice and

have a chat with us?"

Kerry's brow furrowed. "What is this concerning?"

"Gabe Lawrence"

"Gabe? What's wrong, I talked to him last week?"

"Dr Weaver I think you need to come down here now."

"Okay what is your address?"

Kerry jotted the address down and went for a quick shower. Kim

followed but could tell that Kerry was now distracted.

"Where are you going? Would you like me to come?" Kerry smiled at her

and gave her a quick peck on the lips.

"Its okay, I think I need to go alone. It was concerning Gabe, I

think he might be in some legal trouble." Kim looked shocked but

nodded. "Can you start on dinner?"

"Sure can, how about meatballs a-la Legaspi?"

"Sounds great, see you in a hour or so."

Three hours later Kerry trudged back through the door, her face tear

streaked and pale. She just walked straight to the table and sat down

staring at the open envelope she placed in front of her. Kim

eventually strutted out in a silky baby blue robe and wet hair. Kerry

didn't look up.

"Ker, are you okay, you look like hell?"

No answer

"Ker?" Kerry nudged the envelope in front of her and Kim picked it

up.

To my dear Kerry,

If you have received this, please do not be sad. Think only of the

happy times that we shared together. You were my most promising

student and like the daughter I never had, that is why I have left

you with everything that I have left from my medical career. I just

want you to know that the happiest period of my time as a doctor was

spent with you, even in the short few weeks I had the pleasure of

working for you at the County, I was very touched that you thought to

hire me. I also love that you would always keep in contact with me,

and that you felt you could confide in me about Kim. I have decided

to write you this letter before I cannot remember how to write, and

even before I forget who you are. I never want that, Kerry, so I am

ending it now, before I have the chance to. Please do not mourn me,

as I will always be with you.

Gabe

As Kim read the note tears were falling down her cheeks, as the few

times she had met Gabe, she really understood the strong bond that he

and Kerry shared. He had even treated herself with the upmost respect

that one could, as if she herself was his daughter. Kerry looked up

at her with large glassy eyes and reached out to Kim. They stood

there, for almost half an hour just embracing, and Kerry finally

spoke.

"About a year and a half ago, on the day when I confronted Gabe about

his possible problem (Kerry never said it), he told me he wanted to

Commit Suicide, but he didn't know when the best time to do it was.

He said `I don't want to do it too early, because then I'll miss what

little life I have left. And I don't want to wait too long because I

will forget to do it.' I was so upset, and I offered him a chance to

stay on lecturing students and residents. I cant believe that he was

serious. God, why didn't I tell his son, or the doctors that he was

seeing?" She cried into Kim's shoulder and she whispered back to her,

sweet nothings, that eventually did calm her down.

"When is his funeral?" Kim whispered after more time had passed.

"Thursday"

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Early on Thursday morning, Kim woke to an empty bed. She knew that

Kerry didn't get up for work because she was allowed the day off. So

she strained herself up and walked to the kitchen. Kerry was staring

into a cup of coffee.

"Kerry, are you going to be okay to give this eulogy? I'm sure

they'll let you back out." Kerry looked slowly up, and tried to smile.

"I'll be fine, as long as you're there with me, I'll be fine." She

repeated as if to reassure herself. She flicked through her notes and

stood up. "I'm going to have a shower and get ready. I want to get

there a little early, just to get comfortable with it." She walked

off, and Kim would usually have accompanied her, you know…to help her

wash, but decided to leave her to her own thoughts as she had most of

the week.

As Kerry stepped out of the shower and towelled off. She glanced into

the bedroom to see Kim getting changed, she put on a little black

dress that she had only once before. She smiled remembering the great

night they had, then remembered why she was wearing it. She quickly

got into her black skirt and blouse, and glanced at the clock. Two

hours had passed since she got out of bed, it was now almost 8am.

Finally at almost 9am, they arrived at the funeral. It was still

relatively empty, as the ceremony did not start for another hour. Kim

sat down on a seat and let Kerry walk to the open coffin alone. As

she looked inside, it was as if Gabe was smiling at her, and being

that she had no more tears to cry, she smiled back.

"I hope your up there doing what you loved best down here." Kerry

whispered. She kissed her hand and reached out and touched his

forehead. She returned then to Kim, who looked up and was surprised

to see a tender smile on Kerry's face. "He really will be happy, wont

he…" Kim stood up and hugged her, for the first time since Kerry got

the news.

"Of course he is."

The ceremony began at 10 `o'clock sharp, and Kerry was surprised to

John, Mark and Elizabeth had come to say their goodbyes also. It

finally came time for Kerry to give her Eulogy, she walked gracefully

towards the stage, even her crutch seemed not to burden her.

She began:

Dr Gabe Lawrence was a truly dedicated doctor, and a very gifted

teacher, that I had the pleasure of both being taught by, and working

with. Even on his last day at the County, he managed to save a life,

and teach an already very qualified doctor a new technique that had

not been documented by any books.

She went on about his life, his high and low points, eventually

bringing a tear to every eye in the room. When she stepped down, she

walked back to her place beside Kim and whispered:

"I think we can go now" As they walked out, Gabe's son approached.

"Uh…Dr Weaver, I just want to say thankyou for the very kind words

you said, and I'd also like to thankyou for not mentioning how he uh…

well passed on. Would you like to come to a private reception tonight

at our house, it is strictly family, but since Dad was so fond of you

and all…"

"Oh Dave, thankyou, but I think you should share it with your real

family. I really am sorry, but we have to be going now. I am so sorry

for your loss." With that she walked away, accompanied by the one she

loved.

On the way home, she stopped in at a classy restaurant called

Fininni's and made a reservation for that night.

As she walked in the door, followed by the leggy blonde she suddenly

turned and kissed her…for the first time since she got the news,

there was a strong passion there, almost like she had let go of a

huge weight that had rested on her shoulders at the exact moment she

had seen Gabe's peaceful face. Kim knew and understood the type of

intimacy she needed right now.

Kim broke off from the kiss and lead Kerry into the bedroom by the

hand. She turned and slowly unbuttoned Kerry's blouse, her face was

already slightly pink in anticipation. She gasped as Kim peeled back

the garment revealing her black lacy bra, she then moved down to her

skirt and pulled it down, revealing the silky black panties

underneath. She stood back up and kissed her soft lips again.

"You know, when you put on that little black dress this morning, it

made me remember the time when I got to take it off…" Kerry

whispered, "…and the look on your face when you came…"

"Mmmmm, I remember that night…" Kim moved to Kerry's neck and kissed

her way down to her shoulders, and nipped lightly at the strap of her

bra. She grabbed it between her teeth and pulled it down, at the same

time, expertly unclasping the back of it. She let it drop to the

floor and ran her long fingers down her arms and lightly over her

rapidly hardening nipples. Kerry let out a loud gasp and felt a gush

of wetness between her legs. Kim pushed her back towards the bed and

she fell softly back. Kim, still clad in her little black dress let

her hair out of the clasp and sat straddling Kerry's torso. She

leaned down and ran her tongue along the edge of her lips, begging

entrance, finally her mouth opened and their tongues danced to a

rhythm only they could hear. Kim's hands navigated over Kerry's body,

and made her body shudder as she traced the underside of Kerry's

panties.

"Oh, god…." Kerry whimpered, she had finally realised what a week

without being touched amounted to. Kim moved to pay attention to her

nipples with her mouth, all the while continuing to circle her

fingers around her panties. Another moan escaped her mouth, and Kim's

hands were now coated in wetness even through the material of the

underwear. Finally she pulled the barrier from her, and tossed them

on the floor. Kerry fiddled with Kim's shirt mumbling something about

skin on skin. Kim made short work of it and threw her clothes down

beside Kerry's, then positioning herself in between her legs, she

inserted two fingers. Kerry moaned and began to buck, urging Kim to

stay with her pace. She lightly run her thumb over her clit and was

rewarded with another scream. "Oh, Kim…..please… please" Kerry

whispered barely audible, she looked up and grinned at her face,

before slowly running her tongue around her bud. Another moan, Kim

picked up rhythm with her fingers while she continued running her

tongue over her bud. Finally Kerry's release came and she let out one

final load moan. "God I love you Kim" she managed to say, as Kim

crawled up next to her. She kissed her deeply and rested her head on

her shoulder.

"I love you too Kerry, and I'll always be here for you, no matter

what." Kerry sighed contented and happily.

THE END!