This is just a little idea about season 10. It's things that might happen with Elizabeth and Romano mostly, but there's a good handful of stuff about Weaver and Dorsett, as well. It takes place after season nine. Of course whenever I guess about what'll happen next, I'm usually wrong. But hey, it's fun anyway, right? A few things seem to be thrown in the story without any purpose behind them, but I'm gonna expand those things later in the story. This is all I've written so far, but I know what I'm going to write for the whole story, so it will get better. I hope this turns out to be a good, long story this summer before season ten starts. So let me know what ya think. I plan to rewrite frequently, but let me know if you think it has potential or I should just throw in the towel. The story presumes you've seen all of season nine, so I don't go into things that have happened on the show and if you haven't seen all of season nine, this does contain spoilers galore.
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters on ER. They have been completely created by others. I'm just havin' a bit o' fun.
This chapter is rated G - Other chapters will be a higher rating.
Oh What Webs We Weaver
Chapter 1 - Welcome Back
As Dr. Romano walked briskly to County General after being gone a little under a month on medical leave, he clinched his jaw ready for whatever the day would dish out at him within the hectic and draining emergency ward. Having taken the EL this morning, (driving had turned into something a bit more difficult than it used to be) Robert had plenty of time to dwell upon everything and everyone he hated behind those doors. He dwelt on all the looks and stares he would receive upon going in and how people would stare at his arm, or lack there of, all the day long. He was not looking forward to it. However, he would make do.
The day was cloudy. It had obviously rained, by the look of the puddles still on the pavement outside the hospital. He took a deep breath before going in, then launched in to utter chaos. It was only 8:03 am, yet people were walking briskly in every direction, shouting requests, grabbing supplies, etc. He stepped behind the front desk.
"Jerry, where's my breakfast?" sighed Romano.
Jerry was talking on the phone frustrated at whoever was on the other line. "Uh, hold on," he said to the person on the phone and then turned to Romano, "What?"
"Forget it. I don't eat in the morning, anyway. Neither should you by the look of it."
Jerry ignored his statement and got back on the phone. Robert flipped through some charts on the desk and heard the phone ringing on another line. He looked up at Jerry who wasn't about to answer it, being engulfed in his own conversation. He then looked around to see who was going to get it. After seeing no one, he gave in.
"Well, I see you all have done great while I was away. Am I the only person who works around here?" Answering, "ER. You shoot 'em, we street 'em." There was a long pause before he heard anyone. "Hello?" There was no one there, so he hung up slightly annoyed. He sped off to the lounge for some coffee.
As he stormed in, he spotted Dr. Corday standing next to the table with a tall dark haired man he didn't know. He looked a little familiar, but that was it. They were both smiling, so he had obviously said something to make her laugh. As soon as Robert came in, they turned to face him. He merely turned to the coffee pot trying to ignore them, but to his dismay no coffee had been made yet. Yet another bothersome annoyance to the ER.
"Oh Robert, good, you're here. I don't think you've had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Dorsett yet. Dr. Dorsett...Dr. Romano, Chief of the ER." The last bit she had trouble getting out and looked down a bit as she said it. Robert glanced over at her, noticing the awkwardness in her voice. Dr. Dorsett held out his left hand for Romano to shake. Robert merely looked down at Dorsett's hand, then immediately gave him a look like he was the stupidest person on the planet. Dr. Dorsett had known, of course, what Romano had been through and realizing what he had done, pulled away his hand awkwardly.
"Uh, Dr. Dorsett has recently been hired as a new surgeon in the OR...quite a few months ago actually," stated Elizabeth.
"I guess our paths just never crossed," Dorsett replied pleasantly.
"I've been a little busy," stated Robert coldly as he turned to leave. He didn't even pretend to be cordial to this guy. Why should he?
Elizabeth followed him as he left, because she wasn't done talking to him. Dr. Dorsett did not consider actually following them himself. He stayed in the lounge as they left and looked around a bit, thinking it a little strange that he was now all of a sudden alone.
"Um, Robert," continued Elizabeth as her and Romano walked, with her just slightly behind him, "Dr. Dorsett will be covering the ER today." There was a pause with no remark from him as they reached behind the front desk where he grabbed a chart and began to look over it; so she continued. "So if you need a consult, page him, alright?"
Not looking up from the chart, "Alright." He wondered why she felt she had to say this to him.
She sighed and stared at him distraught. He finally looked up at her quizzically. She looked around briefly, leaned in slightly closer to him and whispered. "Are you sure you're ready for all this?" She was concerned about him coming back to work so soon. He sighed, put the chart back, picked up another one and started scanning it. She continued. "You've barely healed up. You must still be on meds-"
"Oh my gosh, will ya look at this," Robert interrupted loudly, not wanting to listen to Elizabeth lecture him, "Dog bite in curtain two. Well, I better cut to the chase and not keep this one waiting. We wouldn't want the kid to start gnawing off his own hand now would we? Excuse me Elizabeth."
She glared at him as he walked in front of her to get by. He didn't want to talk or think about it anymore. He wanted to just get over it and get things back to normal...try to get used to this new life.
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters on ER. They have been completely created by others. I'm just havin' a bit o' fun.
This chapter is rated G - Other chapters will be a higher rating.
Oh What Webs We Weaver
Chapter 1 - Welcome Back
As Dr. Romano walked briskly to County General after being gone a little under a month on medical leave, he clinched his jaw ready for whatever the day would dish out at him within the hectic and draining emergency ward. Having taken the EL this morning, (driving had turned into something a bit more difficult than it used to be) Robert had plenty of time to dwell upon everything and everyone he hated behind those doors. He dwelt on all the looks and stares he would receive upon going in and how people would stare at his arm, or lack there of, all the day long. He was not looking forward to it. However, he would make do.
The day was cloudy. It had obviously rained, by the look of the puddles still on the pavement outside the hospital. He took a deep breath before going in, then launched in to utter chaos. It was only 8:03 am, yet people were walking briskly in every direction, shouting requests, grabbing supplies, etc. He stepped behind the front desk.
"Jerry, where's my breakfast?" sighed Romano.
Jerry was talking on the phone frustrated at whoever was on the other line. "Uh, hold on," he said to the person on the phone and then turned to Romano, "What?"
"Forget it. I don't eat in the morning, anyway. Neither should you by the look of it."
Jerry ignored his statement and got back on the phone. Robert flipped through some charts on the desk and heard the phone ringing on another line. He looked up at Jerry who wasn't about to answer it, being engulfed in his own conversation. He then looked around to see who was going to get it. After seeing no one, he gave in.
"Well, I see you all have done great while I was away. Am I the only person who works around here?" Answering, "ER. You shoot 'em, we street 'em." There was a long pause before he heard anyone. "Hello?" There was no one there, so he hung up slightly annoyed. He sped off to the lounge for some coffee.
As he stormed in, he spotted Dr. Corday standing next to the table with a tall dark haired man he didn't know. He looked a little familiar, but that was it. They were both smiling, so he had obviously said something to make her laugh. As soon as Robert came in, they turned to face him. He merely turned to the coffee pot trying to ignore them, but to his dismay no coffee had been made yet. Yet another bothersome annoyance to the ER.
"Oh Robert, good, you're here. I don't think you've had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Dorsett yet. Dr. Dorsett...Dr. Romano, Chief of the ER." The last bit she had trouble getting out and looked down a bit as she said it. Robert glanced over at her, noticing the awkwardness in her voice. Dr. Dorsett held out his left hand for Romano to shake. Robert merely looked down at Dorsett's hand, then immediately gave him a look like he was the stupidest person on the planet. Dr. Dorsett had known, of course, what Romano had been through and realizing what he had done, pulled away his hand awkwardly.
"Uh, Dr. Dorsett has recently been hired as a new surgeon in the OR...quite a few months ago actually," stated Elizabeth.
"I guess our paths just never crossed," Dorsett replied pleasantly.
"I've been a little busy," stated Robert coldly as he turned to leave. He didn't even pretend to be cordial to this guy. Why should he?
Elizabeth followed him as he left, because she wasn't done talking to him. Dr. Dorsett did not consider actually following them himself. He stayed in the lounge as they left and looked around a bit, thinking it a little strange that he was now all of a sudden alone.
"Um, Robert," continued Elizabeth as her and Romano walked, with her just slightly behind him, "Dr. Dorsett will be covering the ER today." There was a pause with no remark from him as they reached behind the front desk where he grabbed a chart and began to look over it; so she continued. "So if you need a consult, page him, alright?"
Not looking up from the chart, "Alright." He wondered why she felt she had to say this to him.
She sighed and stared at him distraught. He finally looked up at her quizzically. She looked around briefly, leaned in slightly closer to him and whispered. "Are you sure you're ready for all this?" She was concerned about him coming back to work so soon. He sighed, put the chart back, picked up another one and started scanning it. She continued. "You've barely healed up. You must still be on meds-"
"Oh my gosh, will ya look at this," Robert interrupted loudly, not wanting to listen to Elizabeth lecture him, "Dog bite in curtain two. Well, I better cut to the chase and not keep this one waiting. We wouldn't want the kid to start gnawing off his own hand now would we? Excuse me Elizabeth."
She glared at him as he walked in front of her to get by. He didn't want to talk or think about it anymore. He wanted to just get over it and get things back to normal...try to get used to this new life.