Well, this is an old fanfic of mine. I'm truly sorry for not updating sooner (like... a year ago) but there have been some problems. 'Nough about that though, let's get this ball rolling again!
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Title: When It All Comes Together
Author: Tanya Long (WyleFan)
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Not much
Summary: What could Luka, Carter and Romano have in common? Could this one thing possibly make Romano have a heart?
Authors Note: Feel free to flame if you feel necessary. Any criticism is appreciated.
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Luka Kovac was lying in bed with his girlfriend, Abby Lockhart, next to him when the phone rang.
"Hello?" He asked groggily.
"Luka, is that you?" A woman's voice asked from the other end.
Luka sat up, "Alexa?"
"Yeah, it's me."
"My God," Luka whispered.
"I'm in Chicago," Alexa told him. "I really have to talk to you."
"OK," Luka replied.
"Where can we meet, and when?" Alexa asked.
"I work at Country General now. Ask someone for directions...."
"I know where it is," Alexa interrupted.
"Alright, well across the street is Doc McGoo's," Luka said. "How 'bout we meet there around ten?"
"That sounds fine," Alexa said. "I can't wait to see you."
"I can't wait to see you either!" Luka exclaimed.
"Who was that?" Abby asked, rolling over.
"A friend," Luka said, then smiled. "An old friend."
At quarter to ten, Luka sat in Doc McGoo's with a hot cup of coffee in front of him. He was nervous... he hadn't seen Alexa in so long. He'd been dreaming so long of seeing her again.
His thoughts were interrupted when he heard his name called from behind him. When he turned around he nearly fell off his stool when he saw the infant boy in her arms.
"Alexa..." Luka whispered. "Is he yours?"
Alexa sighed, "He's ours Luka."
"What?" Luka asked.
"I know this must be a bit of a shock," she said.
"What do you mean he's ours?" Luka asked.
Alexa sat down on the stool beside Luka. "I mean he's our son Luka... you're son."
"But how..." Luka trailed off.
"I think we both remember how!" Alexa emphasized.
Luka laughed. "Why didn't you tell me before Alexa?"
"I... I didn't want to cause you any pain," Alexa said as tears formed in her eyes. "You said after your family... Croatia... you'd never again...." She couldn't seem to finish her sentence.
"I know what I said," Luka told her.
They sat there a moment before Luka broke the silence. "Can I hold him?" He asked.
"Of course," Alexa said as she handed the boy to his father.
"What's his name?"
Alexa smiled. "Julian."
Luka laughed. "You always said you'd have a son named Julian." Looking at the boy, he said, "So, you've gone, what, two years without a father?"
"Next month," Alexa told him. "July 29th."
"How come he hasn't said anything?" Luka asked.
"He's just shy," Alexa informed him.
"Oh." Looking back at the boy he said, "Can you say anything to me?"
"Cookie?" The young boy asked innocently.
"Cookie?" Luka repeated. "I think I can get you a cookie."
He called the waitress over and asked for a cookie. When she brought it back, Julian's eyes grew wide. "Cookie!"
Luka laughed as he gave it to him. "Your cookie." Julian smiled as he took it and put it into his mouth.
"So Alexa, how'd you find me?" Luka asked as Julian ate his cookie.
"I came here looking for my father, and I got a job at County. I heard some nurses talking about you, and one thing led to another," Alexa informed him.
"You got a job at county?" Luka asked.
"Yeah, in the ER," she told him.
"That's great," Luka said. "So what's this about your father?"
"He's here Luka, in Chicago!"
"Really?" Luka smiled. "You've met him?"
"Not yet," Alexa replied. "I'm too scared. I mean, I don't even know if he'd care to meet me!"
"I thought you said it had something to do with your mother that you couldn't see your father," Luka replied.
"It did. She was cheating on her husband, so when she got pregnant she left me with her friends, who later adopted me, and refused to put my father on my birth certificate... or let him see me."
"So, he could be looking for you to," Luka said.
"Yeah, but maybe he didn't care when she did all that," Alexa said.
"I suppose," Luka told her. "But you'll never know if you don't meet him."
"Yeah, I know. I'll figure it out later, right now let me ask you some questions."
"Alright, what do you want to know?"
"Do you have a girlfriend?" Alexa asked.
"No one serious," Luka said, without giving Abby a second thought. "No one since you. Alexa, how could you leave me like that? I loved you so much...." He trailed off.
Alexa began to cry. "I couldn't compete with her."
"With who?" Luka asked.
"Your first wife. You... you loved her so much. I knew I'd never know the love you had for her."
"Alexa," Luka whispered as tears came to his eyes. "I admit, I never could love you the same as I did her... but that doesn't mean I love you less. It's.... it's just different."
"Mommy?" Julian asked.
"Yeah?" Alexa said, looking up at her son.
"I have to go pottie," he whispered.
"OK," she said. Turning back to Luka, "Where's the bathroom in this place?"
"I'll take him," Luka said.
"You don't have to, I can."
"No, no... he's got to go to the man's room!" He said this as he picked Julian up. Alexa laughed as he walked away.
When they got back, Luka ordered Julian some cereal. When it came, and Julian was occupied, Luka turned back to Alexa.
"OK, about your father...." Luka began.
"What?" She asked.
"Do you know who he is?" He asked.
Alexa nodded.
"Tell me about him," Luka said.
"Wait, I should fill you in on what I've come up with as a family history for me first," Alexa told him.
"Alright."
"Like I told you," Alexa began, "my mother was cheating on her husband when she got pregnant with me. Turns out her husbands family was really rich and all... so she couldn't let any hint that she cheated in, so she left me with her friends in Florida, Bob and Martha."
"OK, so that explains how they fit in," Luka said. "At least she left you with good people."
"Yeah, I agree," Alexa told him. "Any way, my mother has a son with her husband. Can you believe it, I actually have an older brother!"
"That's great Alexa," Luka said as he glanced at Julian, still eating his cereal.
"Yeah. So anyway, I tracked down my father and brother, and get this.... they both work at County General!" Alexa finished.
"Really?" Luka asked. "Who are they?"
"My brother is... John Carter...." She said.
"John Carter?" Luka inturrupted. "He works in the ER!"
"He does?" Alexa asked.
"Yeah. You'll get to know him soon enough," Luka said.
"Great, and my fathers name is..." she laughed as she trailed off.
"You know, I can never remember his last name. You'd think I'd have it all memorized." Alexa told him. "It's something like Robert Romain... Roman...."
"Romano?" Luka asked.
"Yeah, that's it!" Alexa said.
Luka sat back and sighed. He looked over at Julian and smiled. Then he looked at Alexa, and tears came to his eyes.
"What's wrong?" Alexa asked. "Is it something to do with my father?"
"NO!" Luka assured her. "I was just thinking about how much I missed you."
She tried to tell him she missed him to, but before she could he leaned in and kissed her. When he pulled back he laughed.
"What's so funny?"
"A million times I've thought about what I'd do if I saw you again... and kiss you wasn't in the equation. But then again... I forgot what you do to me when I see you," Luka said.
"What's that?" Alexa asked.
"You just make me melt!" Luka said as he kissed her again.
"LUKA!"
Both Luka and Alexa spun around when they heard this.
"Abby..." Luka began.
"You son of a bitch!" Abby screamed as she ran out. Luka just turned back to Alexa, not bothering to follow Abby.
"Who was that?" Alexa asked.
"No one serious," Luka said.
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Title: When It All Comes Together
Author: Tanya Long (WyleFan)
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Not much
Summary: What could Luka, Carter and Romano have in common? Could this one thing possibly make Romano have a heart?
Authors Note: Feel free to flame if you feel necessary. Any criticism is appreciated.
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Luka Kovac was lying in bed with his girlfriend, Abby Lockhart, next to him when the phone rang.
"Hello?" He asked groggily.
"Luka, is that you?" A woman's voice asked from the other end.
Luka sat up, "Alexa?"
"Yeah, it's me."
"My God," Luka whispered.
"I'm in Chicago," Alexa told him. "I really have to talk to you."
"OK," Luka replied.
"Where can we meet, and when?" Alexa asked.
"I work at Country General now. Ask someone for directions...."
"I know where it is," Alexa interrupted.
"Alright, well across the street is Doc McGoo's," Luka said. "How 'bout we meet there around ten?"
"That sounds fine," Alexa said. "I can't wait to see you."
"I can't wait to see you either!" Luka exclaimed.
"Who was that?" Abby asked, rolling over.
"A friend," Luka said, then smiled. "An old friend."
At quarter to ten, Luka sat in Doc McGoo's with a hot cup of coffee in front of him. He was nervous... he hadn't seen Alexa in so long. He'd been dreaming so long of seeing her again.
His thoughts were interrupted when he heard his name called from behind him. When he turned around he nearly fell off his stool when he saw the infant boy in her arms.
"Alexa..." Luka whispered. "Is he yours?"
Alexa sighed, "He's ours Luka."
"What?" Luka asked.
"I know this must be a bit of a shock," she said.
"What do you mean he's ours?" Luka asked.
Alexa sat down on the stool beside Luka. "I mean he's our son Luka... you're son."
"But how..." Luka trailed off.
"I think we both remember how!" Alexa emphasized.
Luka laughed. "Why didn't you tell me before Alexa?"
"I... I didn't want to cause you any pain," Alexa said as tears formed in her eyes. "You said after your family... Croatia... you'd never again...." She couldn't seem to finish her sentence.
"I know what I said," Luka told her.
They sat there a moment before Luka broke the silence. "Can I hold him?" He asked.
"Of course," Alexa said as she handed the boy to his father.
"What's his name?"
Alexa smiled. "Julian."
Luka laughed. "You always said you'd have a son named Julian." Looking at the boy, he said, "So, you've gone, what, two years without a father?"
"Next month," Alexa told him. "July 29th."
"How come he hasn't said anything?" Luka asked.
"He's just shy," Alexa informed him.
"Oh." Looking back at the boy he said, "Can you say anything to me?"
"Cookie?" The young boy asked innocently.
"Cookie?" Luka repeated. "I think I can get you a cookie."
He called the waitress over and asked for a cookie. When she brought it back, Julian's eyes grew wide. "Cookie!"
Luka laughed as he gave it to him. "Your cookie." Julian smiled as he took it and put it into his mouth.
"So Alexa, how'd you find me?" Luka asked as Julian ate his cookie.
"I came here looking for my father, and I got a job at County. I heard some nurses talking about you, and one thing led to another," Alexa informed him.
"You got a job at county?" Luka asked.
"Yeah, in the ER," she told him.
"That's great," Luka said. "So what's this about your father?"
"He's here Luka, in Chicago!"
"Really?" Luka smiled. "You've met him?"
"Not yet," Alexa replied. "I'm too scared. I mean, I don't even know if he'd care to meet me!"
"I thought you said it had something to do with your mother that you couldn't see your father," Luka replied.
"It did. She was cheating on her husband, so when she got pregnant she left me with her friends, who later adopted me, and refused to put my father on my birth certificate... or let him see me."
"So, he could be looking for you to," Luka said.
"Yeah, but maybe he didn't care when she did all that," Alexa said.
"I suppose," Luka told her. "But you'll never know if you don't meet him."
"Yeah, I know. I'll figure it out later, right now let me ask you some questions."
"Alright, what do you want to know?"
"Do you have a girlfriend?" Alexa asked.
"No one serious," Luka said, without giving Abby a second thought. "No one since you. Alexa, how could you leave me like that? I loved you so much...." He trailed off.
Alexa began to cry. "I couldn't compete with her."
"With who?" Luka asked.
"Your first wife. You... you loved her so much. I knew I'd never know the love you had for her."
"Alexa," Luka whispered as tears came to his eyes. "I admit, I never could love you the same as I did her... but that doesn't mean I love you less. It's.... it's just different."
"Mommy?" Julian asked.
"Yeah?" Alexa said, looking up at her son.
"I have to go pottie," he whispered.
"OK," she said. Turning back to Luka, "Where's the bathroom in this place?"
"I'll take him," Luka said.
"You don't have to, I can."
"No, no... he's got to go to the man's room!" He said this as he picked Julian up. Alexa laughed as he walked away.
When they got back, Luka ordered Julian some cereal. When it came, and Julian was occupied, Luka turned back to Alexa.
"OK, about your father...." Luka began.
"What?" She asked.
"Do you know who he is?" He asked.
Alexa nodded.
"Tell me about him," Luka said.
"Wait, I should fill you in on what I've come up with as a family history for me first," Alexa told him.
"Alright."
"Like I told you," Alexa began, "my mother was cheating on her husband when she got pregnant with me. Turns out her husbands family was really rich and all... so she couldn't let any hint that she cheated in, so she left me with her friends in Florida, Bob and Martha."
"OK, so that explains how they fit in," Luka said. "At least she left you with good people."
"Yeah, I agree," Alexa told him. "Any way, my mother has a son with her husband. Can you believe it, I actually have an older brother!"
"That's great Alexa," Luka said as he glanced at Julian, still eating his cereal.
"Yeah. So anyway, I tracked down my father and brother, and get this.... they both work at County General!" Alexa finished.
"Really?" Luka asked. "Who are they?"
"My brother is... John Carter...." She said.
"John Carter?" Luka inturrupted. "He works in the ER!"
"He does?" Alexa asked.
"Yeah. You'll get to know him soon enough," Luka said.
"Great, and my fathers name is..." she laughed as she trailed off.
"You know, I can never remember his last name. You'd think I'd have it all memorized." Alexa told him. "It's something like Robert Romain... Roman...."
"Romano?" Luka asked.
"Yeah, that's it!" Alexa said.
Luka sat back and sighed. He looked over at Julian and smiled. Then he looked at Alexa, and tears came to his eyes.
"What's wrong?" Alexa asked. "Is it something to do with my father?"
"NO!" Luka assured her. "I was just thinking about how much I missed you."
She tried to tell him she missed him to, but before she could he leaned in and kissed her. When he pulled back he laughed.
"What's so funny?"
"A million times I've thought about what I'd do if I saw you again... and kiss you wasn't in the equation. But then again... I forgot what you do to me when I see you," Luka said.
"What's that?" Alexa asked.
"You just make me melt!" Luka said as he kissed her again.
"LUKA!"
Both Luka and Alexa spun around when they heard this.
"Abby..." Luka began.
"You son of a bitch!" Abby screamed as she ran out. Luka just turned back to Alexa, not bothering to follow Abby.
"Who was that?" Alexa asked.
"No one serious," Luka said.