The Trials and Tribulations of Abby Lockhart
Summary: Luka is seeing Sam but their relationship is on the verge of a break down… Abby goes out for a drink with Luka who is down in the dumps in need of a friend… after a few drinks one leads to another… oh yes! The trials and tribulations of Abby Lockhart in one year!
Susan is still at the County in my story…
Authors Note: Adapted form The Night Before… I wrote sometime ago… well this story is altered and changed and it is a Luby version. To keep up with the times, I'd thought I'll have a go a ADAPTING all and revamping it!
Chapter One - Criked
Ambulance bay doors crashed open, EMT's Dumar and Olbes rushed in with a young man on a gurney.
"23 year old male, Gun Shot Wounds to chest and abs, stats 160/100 pulse ox 96. O neg. No intubation…" Olbes said giving the stats, "Throat's too bloody, messy and swollen"
"Ok put him in Trauma 2, Get a CBC, Chem. 7, crit, O neg blood type." Luka said in his thick Croatian accent. Abby and Susan came to assist. Luka filled in the details to them.
"No intubation? Upper airway obstruction, I'll crike him," said Abby. "Haleh, get a 6.5 and a crike," The nurse handed over the crike tray so Abby can perform the procedure
"Too damn right it's bloody and swollen, Haleh can you suction the throat?" She asked the nurse who probed the suction tool around the victim's airway, to clear it.
"Quickly Abby his vitals are dropping" Luka said listening through his stethoscope looking up at the brunette.
"I've got it!" she yelled, blowing away a loose strand of her hair. "Epi, one to 10,000, two cc's. IV Push" Susan looked on with an impressive smile.
"Does anyone know his name?" Susan asked.
Jerry popped his head through the door "Cops are on the way, they'll have details on the Vic"
"Thanks Jerry"
"Sam, call the OR, GSW patient's has severe internal bleeding, needs surgery ASAP" Luka demanded.
The heart monitor started bleeping erratically "We're losing him Luka! He's losing too much blood," Abby shouted
"They're paging Dr Hair, he's out and about" Sam smirked as she was referring to Dubenko.
"Sam, order more O neg, in order to do blood transfusion and page Dubenko again, quick!" the Croatian Doctor shouted
The doors flew open and a man in late 30's with wild curly hair and frameless glasses in blue scrubs. Dubenko. "Ok I'll take over, my patient now, fill me in on the details, oh hi Abby"
Jerry popped his head round the door again. "Sam, telephone…"
Sam shook her head and walked out of the trauma room "Oh erm yes, I guess it's Alex's school… AGAIN!"
Luka finished talking to Dubenko and overheard Sam moaned, "What was that?"
"Umm nothing Luka, just a telephone call" Abby smiled nervous.
Luka smiled back with a twinkle in his eye and winked. Neela walked in. Abby swallowed hard and cleared her throat.
"I have patients to attend to" Luka left placing his stethoscope on his neck and left the room.
"Did I see Luka wink at you? Why was he looking at you that way?" Neela asked rather loud, when they left the room
"God, not so loud Neela!" Abby gasped and rolled her eyes.
"Err… okay...and where were you last night...? I kept calling and calling, but no answer?"
"Sorry, went for a drink with Luka" Abby replied and it left Neela standing in the middle of the hall flabbergasted.
"A drink with Luka? You must have been mad especially with Sam's temperament! I know he had some troubles with Sam but… are you bloody mad?"
"God, I'm a mess," she mumbled to herself. She smokes a cigarette outside and the moment she turns around to go back inside, Luka is coming towards her with a cup of coffee.
"Hey, I...it..." they both say at the same time nervously. They laugh. Silence. They decided not to talk about it anymore, it just happened. Something happened the night before…
