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Carter ran around the ER looking for his patients wife. The man had broken his arm and not come to the hospital til it was as thick as a tree trunk! He had finally found the right antibiotic when the guy told him that he was allergic. Carter just shook his head and approached a distraught looking missle-aged woman. She stood up when she saw him and snd started mumbling incoherently. Carter put his arms on her shoulders to calm her and she visibly relaxed."Now Mrs. Halligan, your husdand has a broken arm and it became so swollen because the splintered bone was pinching a vein."the woman started shaking and he sat her down."He'll be fine. However he won't be able to have a cast until the swelling goes down. I've given him the antibiotics and he will be wearing a sling til he comes back in two days." the woman finally calmed and she and her husband walked out the automatic doors. Carter sat down in one of the waiting room chairs and deeply sighed. Dr. Mark Greene heard the exasperated sigh and turned to the younger docter with a sympathetic look on his face.

"Carter, your shift ended an hour ago.Get your ass home and take a shower."Carter was about to protest when he got up and nodded.

"I know, I know. Your right,Dr.Greene. I've got to get out of here. Carter went to the lounge and picked up his black Columbia jacket. Malucci patted him on the back and showed him a file.

"Check out my med student."Carter opened the file and raised his eyebrows as he smiled slyly.

"Very nice Malucci. How'd you manage that one?"

The young doctor smiled back."I 'accidentally' switched with some radiology guy."Carter just shook his head."Hey, man. You need to go home and take a shower."Malucci backed away and pinched his nose with his eyes twinkling. Carter swatted at him and exited the ER. It had been one hell of a day.

NEXT DAY


Dr. John Carter ran down Main st. repeatedly swearing as he made his way towards the Dunkin Donuts . It was freezing, his jeep broke down, and he was going to be late to work. Hell, he didnt care if he was a little late he needed some real coffee before he had to inhale the crap County General had.After ordering his coffee and throwing the money on the counter he ran for the door and rammed into a young girl in her early twenties and she dropped her coffee all over the front of her Brown Univesity sweatshirt. Carter stopped and muttered sorry as he helped the irate young woman who looked oddly familiar and was , he had to admit , extremely attractive by giving her napkins and then he ran out the door as he heard her scream asshole after him.

Carter ran into County General knowing he was late and was greeting Dr.Greene heard Romano behind him."If Im not mistaken Dr.Carter,you're late."

Carter turned around to face the chief of staff/ humongous ass to explain why he was late when a voice near the entrance of the hospital answered for him."Your not."

Both of the men turned around to see a young woman standing near the entrance with one hand on her hips and the other in her pocket. She glanced at thier bewildered faces."Mistaken. I mean your not mistaken.He is most definitly late."Romano just shrugged his shoulders and walked away.

Carter instantly recognized the girl he had bumped in to."How would you know that?"he asked suspiciously. In answer she pulled his wallet out of her pocket and he realized his shift card was in it."What did you do rip me off after I bumped into you?"he sneered accusingly.

She glared at the young doctor" NO. You left it on the counter after you paid."Carter looked at her sheepishly and snatched the wallet from her smaller hand."Are you always this much of a jerk or is it just me?" she retorted.

"Sorry."he muttered apologetically,"Hey look can I call you a cab so that you can get to work or something?"

"No." she said as she brushed by him."I'm already there."

Carter looked at her stunned as she walked up to the desk and smiled warmly at Chuny."Hi. I'm Faren Evans. I'm looking for Dr. David Malucci."

Chuny smiled back at her," And I'm sure he's looking for you. I'm Chuny."

Just then Dave strolled in behind Chuny looking at a patients chart."Hey Chuny, did my med student show up yet?"

Chuny rolled her eyes and smacked him upside the head. He gave her a look that said What?

"Look in front of your face you dimwit."Malucci looked up puzzled and then he saw Faren.

She smiled at the scene and then looked at him,"Nice to know I'm learning from the best and the brightest.I'm Faren Evans. Your Med student."

Malucci instantly turned on the charm,"Well it appears you are late."

"You can blame Dr.Carter for that."she exclaimed exasperatedly tossing her medium brown hair. Malucci's flirtatious smile faded slightly and the nurses at the front desk all started to tune in. This would be great gossip to fill the day.

Suddenly Carter cleared his throat and Faren whipped around to look at him questioningly. He raised his eyebrows and she instantly realized her mistake. She turned back to Dave.

"NO!"she shouted as everyone turned to stared at her."I mean no. It's not like that. He just bumped into me at Dunkin Donuts and spilled my coffee all over me." she explained as a flush crept up her neck.Malucci glanced at her sweatshirt and his flirtatious smile came back with full force.

"Oh. Alright."he turned to look at the disappointed Yosh,"Is the lounge free?"Yosh looked up at him and sighed."Yeah."

Malucci turned back to Faren,"Great we'll have our meeting in there."Faren nodded and followed him with a quick glance at Carter, but she turned away as soon as she saw that he was doing the same.