Jessica Devan

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Dr. Cox was sitting on a bed in the on call room. It was his break but he couldn't fall asleep. His mind was still reeling from the bomb that was dropped that day. "I have a daughter," he kept saying to himself.

As soon as he laid his head on the pillow his pager went off. He was about to through it across the room when the name on it caught his attention. Perry bolted out of the room.

Once he reached the room he saw Barbie taking charge. To his surprise Elliot got the girl back faster than anyone else could. Perry found himself trying to hold back tears. When Elliot turned around Perry let the tears fall. He then felt a pair of arms wrap around his waist. "It's okay," said J.D.

Perry nodded. "I know."

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Perry was the first person Jessica saw when she opened her eyes. Judging by the amount of light coming through the window she guessed his shift was past over. As soon as Perry noticed that she was awake he hugged her. "What happened?" she asked.

"You coded."

Jessica hugged him back tightly. She soon noticed that he was crying. She laughed softly. They stopped hugging when Carla came in. "You okay?" she asked Jessica.

Jessica nodded. Carla looked at Perry and asked the same thing. He nodded also. Carla changed the iv and left the two to be alone. As soon as Carla left Perry said, "I want you to live at my house with me."

Jessica looked away. "Why?" she asked.

"Because I haven't been there for you your whole life."

"You didn't know I existed until today. And what about J.D.? Don't you think he'll feel kind of awkward ?"

"Jessica, we talked this over while you were sleeping. J.D. is perfectly fine with this."

Jessica smiled at this and asked for Perry's pager. He gave it to her. She sent "J.D. get to my room ASAP."

About a minute later J.D. walked into the room. "She said yes?"

Perry nodded.

"That's awesome."

"I know J.D. I know."

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A/N: Sorry this chapter is so short. I would really appreciate it if someone would review.