Confronting Emotions
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The Philadelphia day was dreary, the rain poured down as the sound of thunder filled the hospital with the occasional glare of lightening that lit up the waiting area. Lu at the doorway of the clinic with the a cup of coffee in her hand as Lana sat behind her desk typing away on the computer, she then looked up to notice Lu looking lonely out the door.
"don't you have something to do?"
"um, no patients equal no work, so no I guess not"
"well, move away from the door before you get struck by lightning"
"Lana, what are the odds of that like one in a million?"
"well, you never know" Lana went back to doing her work.
Dana sat in her office bored out of her mind, so got up from her desk and decided to go and pay the ER a visit, maybe they needed a hand down there. Dana walked down to the ER and when she pushed the doors open she found, the whole unit was empty.
She spotted Nick sitting on a stretcher going over a chart.
"Hi" she said as she approached him
"Dana, what a surprise, did you come down here to fight or just complain?"
"neither" she said hoping up onto the stretcher beside him.
"I came down here to apologize" She said softly
"oh, really?"
"yes, I'm truly sorry, I was mad at myself and I took it out on you"
"well, I'm sorry too, I shouldn't have stormed into your office like that"
"It's okay, you were just concerned"
"I was" He said heart felt
"thank you" Dana replied.
Lu walked up and down the hospital hallway, somewhat taking advantage of the peace as she walked she thought about how her life and her rape. Things were getting back to normal, it had been six months since her rape, she was continuing with her support group and the rape kits in the park that day made her own of Philly+'s leaders against violence.
Something was still missing though. Although she felt everything was improving she felt empty inside, she wanted someone to love, someone to love her back. She believed the answer was yes but, deep down, she was beginning to wonder. Lu was snapped out of her daze by her co-workers voice.
"Lu?" Peter called
"yes?" she said directing her attention towards him.
"are you alright?"
"yeah, why wouldn't I be?"
"you just seemed a little that's all"
"I was just thinking"
"positive thoughts?"
"some"
"oh, would you like to get something to eat?"
"sure, there's nothing like hospital food"
"great"
"lead the way" Lu said smiling
It was now 1 o'clock, Lu had gotten back from lunch and found that Lana was no where in site. She then spotted Dana sitting in the break area flipping through a magazine while sipping a cup of coffee.
"where's Lana?" Lu asked as she took a seat
"she had to make a call" Dana responded as she lifted her cup up to take another drink.
"to who?" Lu asked curiously
"how should I know?" Dana asked
"well, you knew she was making the call, I just assumed you knew who she was calling"
"well, you should know to not assume, you're a doctor"
"I'll make a note of that one"
"uh huh, you do that"
"touchy today, aren't we?"
"whatever"
"somebody misses the horn toad" Lu said aloud
"I heard that" Dana snapped
"yes, uh huh, that was the point of me saying it aloud"
"funny" Dana said continuing to flip through her magazine
"right" Lu said as she got up and walked to her office.
Nick kissed Dana's neck, his warm lips traced over her silky skin, then she suddenly pulled away from him.
"we shouldn't do this" she whispered
"you said you were bored"
"that doesn't make it right"
"Dana?" He asked as she walked away from him.
Dana walked outside of the emergency room and into the pouring down rain, Nick ran after her, "Dana?" he called
Dana stopped dead still in the middle of the lot, not turning around she answers "what?"
"I have something to say" Nick said as he walked closer to her
"yeah, Nick, what's that?" Dana asked as she slowly turned around to see him
"I was wrong" he said softly
"you were wrong?, about what?" she asked annoyed
"not wanting to be with you, not wanting to have children. I'm sorry, I'm sorry for everything and I understand if you never wanna be with me again but, I messed up and I should get another chance, we should have another chance"
"sorry?" she asked
"you're sorry Nick? Is that suppose to make everything okay?" Because it doesn't" Dana stormed out and Nick knew that every word she said was the pure truth. She stood there looking at him and he truly didn't know if the rain was making her mascara run or if it was her tears.
"No, Dana, I know that's not suppose to make everything okay, but, at least it's a beginning"
"Nick" Dana said starting to give, wanting to give in. "No, I can't Nick, I can't and I'm sorry, I just don't think I can go through everything again, I never want to be hurt like that again"
"Dana, things are going to be different this time, I promise I'll never do anything to hurt you and it's true when they say you don't know what you've got until it's gone"
"how do I know I can trust you?, Believe you?" Dana said as her heart began to melt
"Because, I'm telling you, please believe me"
Dana finally let the metal shield around her heart down, "really?"
"Yes, Dana, I love you" He said stepping closer to her so they were only inches apart.
"you love me?" she innocently asks
"I've never stopped loving you" Their lips were almost touching
"Nick, I love you" she said in a whisper.
Lu and Lana stood inside the hospital watching them.
"wonder what they were talking about?" Lu asked curiously
"They look like they're fighting"
"how can you tell?" Lu asked Lana
"because, look at their hand gestures, it's all about body language"
"oh" Lu said as they continued to watch
"yeah, their fighting"
Dana and Nick stood in the middle of the parking lot as the rain poured down over them, they were in a passionate lip lock that made the rest of the world oblivious to them.
"yeah, they're definitely fighting" Lu commented
"they are fighting"
"fighting for what, Lana?" Lu asked amused
"air" Lana commented.
Lu softly laughed, "right"
"speaking of right, how's your Mr. Right?"
"great" Lu answered with a smile
"oh, so he is Mr. Right?" Lana questioned
"hopefully" Lu cheerfully responded
"well, It certainly does help your mood"
"thank you" Lu responded with a bit of sarcasm
"my pleasure" Lana stated
"well, I'm off" Lu said as she picked up her purse and jacket
"where are you going so early?"
"I have a date" Lu responded as she walked out the clinic doors.
"have fun" Lana yelled
Lu laughed to herself as she walk in the rain to her car, along the way she passed Dana and Nick still standing in the same spot they were ten minutes ago.
Please Review!
Thanks, Lola
Disclaimer: They're not mine!
The Philadelphia day was dreary, the rain poured down as the sound of thunder filled the hospital with the occasional glare of lightening that lit up the waiting area. Lu at the doorway of the clinic with the a cup of coffee in her hand as Lana sat behind her desk typing away on the computer, she then looked up to notice Lu looking lonely out the door.
"don't you have something to do?"
"um, no patients equal no work, so no I guess not"
"well, move away from the door before you get struck by lightning"
"Lana, what are the odds of that like one in a million?"
"well, you never know" Lana went back to doing her work.
Dana sat in her office bored out of her mind, so got up from her desk and decided to go and pay the ER a visit, maybe they needed a hand down there. Dana walked down to the ER and when she pushed the doors open she found, the whole unit was empty.
She spotted Nick sitting on a stretcher going over a chart.
"Hi" she said as she approached him
"Dana, what a surprise, did you come down here to fight or just complain?"
"neither" she said hoping up onto the stretcher beside him.
"I came down here to apologize" She said softly
"oh, really?"
"yes, I'm truly sorry, I was mad at myself and I took it out on you"
"well, I'm sorry too, I shouldn't have stormed into your office like that"
"It's okay, you were just concerned"
"I was" He said heart felt
"thank you" Dana replied.
Lu walked up and down the hospital hallway, somewhat taking advantage of the peace as she walked she thought about how her life and her rape. Things were getting back to normal, it had been six months since her rape, she was continuing with her support group and the rape kits in the park that day made her own of Philly+'s leaders against violence.
Something was still missing though. Although she felt everything was improving she felt empty inside, she wanted someone to love, someone to love her back. She believed the answer was yes but, deep down, she was beginning to wonder. Lu was snapped out of her daze by her co-workers voice.
"Lu?" Peter called
"yes?" she said directing her attention towards him.
"are you alright?"
"yeah, why wouldn't I be?"
"you just seemed a little that's all"
"I was just thinking"
"positive thoughts?"
"some"
"oh, would you like to get something to eat?"
"sure, there's nothing like hospital food"
"great"
"lead the way" Lu said smiling
It was now 1 o'clock, Lu had gotten back from lunch and found that Lana was no where in site. She then spotted Dana sitting in the break area flipping through a magazine while sipping a cup of coffee.
"where's Lana?" Lu asked as she took a seat
"she had to make a call" Dana responded as she lifted her cup up to take another drink.
"to who?" Lu asked curiously
"how should I know?" Dana asked
"well, you knew she was making the call, I just assumed you knew who she was calling"
"well, you should know to not assume, you're a doctor"
"I'll make a note of that one"
"uh huh, you do that"
"touchy today, aren't we?"
"whatever"
"somebody misses the horn toad" Lu said aloud
"I heard that" Dana snapped
"yes, uh huh, that was the point of me saying it aloud"
"funny" Dana said continuing to flip through her magazine
"right" Lu said as she got up and walked to her office.
Nick kissed Dana's neck, his warm lips traced over her silky skin, then she suddenly pulled away from him.
"we shouldn't do this" she whispered
"you said you were bored"
"that doesn't make it right"
"Dana?" He asked as she walked away from him.
Dana walked outside of the emergency room and into the pouring down rain, Nick ran after her, "Dana?" he called
Dana stopped dead still in the middle of the lot, not turning around she answers "what?"
"I have something to say" Nick said as he walked closer to her
"yeah, Nick, what's that?" Dana asked as she slowly turned around to see him
"I was wrong" he said softly
"you were wrong?, about what?" she asked annoyed
"not wanting to be with you, not wanting to have children. I'm sorry, I'm sorry for everything and I understand if you never wanna be with me again but, I messed up and I should get another chance, we should have another chance"
"sorry?" she asked
"you're sorry Nick? Is that suppose to make everything okay?" Because it doesn't" Dana stormed out and Nick knew that every word she said was the pure truth. She stood there looking at him and he truly didn't know if the rain was making her mascara run or if it was her tears.
"No, Dana, I know that's not suppose to make everything okay, but, at least it's a beginning"
"Nick" Dana said starting to give, wanting to give in. "No, I can't Nick, I can't and I'm sorry, I just don't think I can go through everything again, I never want to be hurt like that again"
"Dana, things are going to be different this time, I promise I'll never do anything to hurt you and it's true when they say you don't know what you've got until it's gone"
"how do I know I can trust you?, Believe you?" Dana said as her heart began to melt
"Because, I'm telling you, please believe me"
Dana finally let the metal shield around her heart down, "really?"
"Yes, Dana, I love you" He said stepping closer to her so they were only inches apart.
"you love me?" she innocently asks
"I've never stopped loving you" Their lips were almost touching
"Nick, I love you" she said in a whisper.
Lu and Lana stood inside the hospital watching them.
"wonder what they were talking about?" Lu asked curiously
"They look like they're fighting"
"how can you tell?" Lu asked Lana
"because, look at their hand gestures, it's all about body language"
"oh" Lu said as they continued to watch
"yeah, their fighting"
Dana and Nick stood in the middle of the parking lot as the rain poured down over them, they were in a passionate lip lock that made the rest of the world oblivious to them.
"yeah, they're definitely fighting" Lu commented
"they are fighting"
"fighting for what, Lana?" Lu asked amused
"air" Lana commented.
Lu softly laughed, "right"
"speaking of right, how's your Mr. Right?"
"great" Lu answered with a smile
"oh, so he is Mr. Right?" Lana questioned
"hopefully" Lu cheerfully responded
"well, It certainly does help your mood"
"thank you" Lu responded with a bit of sarcasm
"my pleasure" Lana stated
"well, I'm off" Lu said as she picked up her purse and jacket
"where are you going so early?"
"I have a date" Lu responded as she walked out the clinic doors.
"have fun" Lana yelled
Lu laughed to herself as she walk in the rain to her car, along the way she passed Dana and Nick still standing in the same spot they were ten minutes ago.
Please Review!
Thanks, Lola