Disclaimer: I do not own these characters. The characters from Strong Medicine belong to Lifetime Television, and the characters from 7th Heaven belong to the WB.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is my first attempt at a crossover story. I chose my two favorite tv programs, Strong Medicine and 7th Heaven, so we'll see what I can do with it.

SETTING: This story takes place around the year 2003. Marc Delgado is 14, Matt Camden is 20, Mary Camden is 16, Lucy Camden is 14, Simon Camden is 12, Ruthie Camden is 9, and Sam and David Camden are 2. These ages may not be exactly as portrayed on the shows. To make this story work the way I wanted, I needed to make a few changes.

CHAPTER 1: WHAT DR. JACKSON WANTS

"Morning, Lana." Dr. Luisa Delgado greeted the receptionist of the Rittenhouse Women's Health Center.

"Hey Lu." Lana answered. "Dr. Jackson wants to see you in his office."

"Already?" Lu questioned. "I just got here. Haven't been here long enough to do anything wrong. Did he say what he wanted?"

"Sorry, Kid. He just said to send you to his office before you go to chat room. I'm sure it's nothing, Lu."

"Are we talking about the same Dr. Jackson?" Lu asked with a hint of sarcasm in her voice. "When was the last time he called me to his office for nothin'? I'm sure I must have done something."

"Lu, just go find o ut what he wants. Then you can move on with the rest of your day." Lana suggested.

"Yeah. I might as well get it over with. I'll talk to you later, Lana."

Lu took a deep breath, then opened the door to Dr. Robert Jackson's office. The Chief of Staff glanced up from the paper he was reading.

"Lana said you wanted to see me." Lu said, trying to hide the nervousness she was feeling. Robert could see that she was a bit nervous, and he knew why. It wasn't often he called her into his office without being upset at her for one reason of another.

"Yes, I did. Please sit down, Dr. Delgado." As Lu sat down in front of his desk, she kept her eyes on him, wondering what this was all about.

"First of all, you can relax. You're not in trouble this time. There's just something I need to talk to you about." Robert told her. Lu immediately began to relax.

"What's that?" Lu asked. Robert held up the letter that he had been reading.

"A few days ago I received this letter from a friend of mine. Dr. Hank Hastings. He lives in Glenoak California. They have a free clinic there, but the head of the clinic is leaving and they have noone to replace him at this time."

"So? What does that have to do with me?" Lu questioned.

"I'm getting to that. I've told him all about your old clinic and how we merged your free clinic with Rittenhouse hospital and created the women's health center." Robert replied.

"Dr. Jackson, I don't mean to be rude, but I have chat room in a few minutes. Is there a point you're trying to make here?"

"Dr. Hastings asked if you might be interested in going to Glenoak to help keep their clinic open until a new director can be found. He was fascinated by all that you have accomplished here, and thought maybe you could help them to build a better clinic." Robert told her, watching the expression on her face.

"Are you kidding, Dr. Jackson? The answer is no. I can't just pack up and leave my patients. I don't know anyone in...in Glenoak or whatever it's called. Where would I stay? And besides, I can't just uproot Marc. His friends are here. His dad is here." Lu argued, referring to her young son. "And I'm pretty sure my old car won't make a trip like that. What were you thinking to even suggest to your friend that I go there?"

"Dr. Delgado...Lu, listen to me for a moment. Hear me out before you make up your mind. I know that most of the time you and I do not agree on many issues. But there is one thing that I admire you for. You fought hard to keep your clinic going, and when that didn't work, you sought out other solutions. You are committed to your patients and to the clinic. I really believe that you could be a great help to Dr. Hastings and the clinic in Glenoak. It wouldn't be permanant, Lu. Just maybe a month or two, until the clinic gets back on it's feet."

"I don't know, Dr. Jackson. How can you ask me to leave here? Even for a little while? What will become of my patients? They can't afford to go anywhere except the free clinic here." Lu argued again.

"I am pretty sure that Dr. Campbell and other doctors will cover for you." Robert responded.

"I can't afford to stay in a motel. I can't afford to rent a place." Lu said, her mind filled with excuses why she couldn't do this.

"I don't think you will need to worry about that. Dr. Hastings said that he will take care of finding you a place to live while you are there. He was thinking of something like a month? Maybe two? School is almost out for the summer, so you wouldn't need to pull Marc out of school. Will you at least think about it?" Lu bit her lip, then sighed heavily.

"Okay, I'll think about it. But I'm not making any promises." Lu stated firmly.

"I'll accept that answer." Robert answered. Lu glanced at her watch, then stood to go.

"I gotta go. I've got chat room."

"Thank you, Dr. Delgado. We can discuss this again later." Lu nodded, then hurried from the office.