Music of the Heart-
This is a collective of short fics focusing on a handful of characters...I don't on GH (or Night Shift in this case) ...it just inspires me.
Little Wonders:
A Night Shift Fic... ships are Robin/Jason, Patrick/Leyla, Spinelli/Jolene and Kelly/Andy
Note: The title of this fic is from a song by Rob Thomas...lyrics to the song are used as both dialogue and interludes...and are in italics
It was supposed to be just another Saturday Night in the ER for the Doctors at General Hospital, however as they had by now learned, there was no such thing as normal. It all began earlier in the evening as Stacy Slone; a pregnant woman who also was HIV positive came into the ER. Dr. Lee knew the baby would be coming that night and prepared arrangements for Stacy to be transported to the 10th floor for an emergency C section; however she would never make it. Student Nurse Leyla Mir was given the responsibility to take Stacy upstairs but instead delegated the task to Jason Morgan and Damian Spinelli who just happened to be in the elevator already.
Spinelli panic stricken at the pained one began to bang on the buttons forgetting the warning that the wise one Toussaint had said. Suddenly the elevator stopped...the two men were trapped with the pregnant woman and had to take the matters of life and death into their own hands. So with Jason's pocket knife and Spinelli's cyber skills the duo performed the surgery...
It was a girl...
Jason handed the small bundle to Spinelli so that he could finish the surgery.
"Stone Cold," Spinelli said panic stricken, he had realized that the mother was pale and lifeless.
Jason turned to his friend and spoke.
"Let it go," Jason said, "Let it roll right off your shoulder."
"But Stone Cold," Spinelli said pointing to Stacy.
"Don't you know," Jason continued, "The hardest part is over."
He then began to check on the mother, making sure she was still alive, and she was, barely. She was loosing allot of blood which wasn't good considering the situation she was in however soon they were saved as the doors opened.
Robin Scorpio was pissed as she saw all the blood that was now on the elevator floor.
"Jason," Robin said, "how could you."
He couldn't respond. He only had done what he had thought was right in the moment.
The baby was taken out of Spinelli's hands to be cleaned up and checked on as Dr. Lee took Stacy to finish things up.
Soon it was just Robin and Jason again, Patrick Drake Robin's sort of boyfriend was nowhere to be seen; last she heard he was with Dr. Leo Julian working on another patient.
Robin put her head on Jason's shoulder and cried.
Jason stroked her hair and whispered.
"Let it in," he said, "Let your clarity define you."
She cried
"In the end," he continued, "We will only just remember how it feels."
--
Spinelli stood outside the nursery; now all cleaned up from all the blood and dressed in scrubs. As he watched the 'Charmed One' lying there he thought to himself...
'Our lives are made-In these small hours-These little wonders-These twists & turns of fate'
He was shaken from his thoughts by the voice of his angel.
"Mr. Jackal," Jolene Crowell said, "I almost didn't recognize you."
Spinelli couldn't help but smile at the young blonde nursing student. Oh how his heart melted when she called him that.
"It was a very brave thing you and Mr. Morgan did in there," she said.
"It was all Stone Cold," Spinelli said, "I just read the directions."
"Even so," Jolene said leaning over and kissing the boy on the cheek. It was the second time in a matter of weeks she had done this. Once her lips pulled back from his skin she was paged and had to leave him.
'Time falls away,' Spinelli thought, 'But these small hours-These small hours still remain."
--
Robin watched as the baby was placed in Stacy's hands. She was pleased for the moment mother and child was doing okay.
"Tell Jason thank you," Stacy said as she began to flat line.
Patrick came into the room and attempted to revive the new mother, however he couldn't.
"Patrick," Robin yelled, "try harder."
"I've tried the hardest I could," Patrick said, "It's too late she's dead."
"No," Robin said trying to grab the instruments from Patrick to revive the woman herself.
Patrick stopped her.
"Let it slide," Patrick said, "Let your troubles fall behind you."
Robin stormed out of the room without giving him another glance.
--
A few minutes later Leyla had been informed by fellow student nurse Regina Thomas that Stacy had died. She felt somewhat responsible; she shouldn't have left the woman alone. She had been flustered and when Patrick entered the room she dropped what she was holding.
"Dr.Drake," Leyla said.
Patrick smirked.
"You know you can call me Patrick," Patrick said.
"Patrick," Leyla said. Just the site of the neurosurgeon known by the females on staff as Dr. Hottie made her crack a smile.
"There it is," Patrick said about the smile.
"God a woman just died," Leyla said.
"Death happens in this line of work," Patrick said, "so doesn't life..."
Leyla nodded and waited to see where the doctor was going with this.
"Let it shine," Patrick said, "Until you feel it all around you."
Leyla nodded.
"Your also fighting with Dr. Scorpio aren't you," she said.
"Is it that obvious," Patrick asked.
Leyla nodded.
"And I don't mind," Leyla said, "If it's me you need to turn to."
Patrick put his arm around her and she rested her head on his shoulder.
"We'll get by," Patrick said. Leyla didn't know now if he was referring about the death or his love life, "It's the heart that really matters in the end."
--
In the stairwell Dr. Lee sat trying to hold back tears. Sure she had lost patients in the past but Stacy was different. She knew about Stacy's complications, in fact the labor could have been induced three weeks prior. Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up into the face of Dr. Andy Archer. She gave him a half smile as he spoke.
"Our lives are made," he said, "In these small hours, these little wonders, these twists & turns of fate."
Kelly smiled at him. Sure they shared a history, in the sense that they messed around with each other however Kelly was starting to form genuine feelings toward the man.
"Time falls away," he continued," But these small hours, these small hours still remain."
--
Spinelli had heard about Stacy's death by now and guilt swelled up inside of him. He kept telling himself that if only he listened to the wise one, been gentler in pushing the elevator buttons none of this would have happened. Jason spotted him and knew he wasn't feeling good.
"Spinelli," Jason said, "what's happened?"
"It pains me to tell you this," Spinelli said, "but the Jackal has herd the most terrible news."
Jason prepared for the worst as he waited for Spinelli to speak again.
"The pained one didn't make it," Spinelli said.
Jason nodded. He knew Spinelli was sad but he also knew Robin probably needed more. Spinelli could tell Jason wanted to check on his friend so Spinelli gave him a nod of assurance that it would be ok to leave.
He pressed his hands upon the glass and talked to who seemed like no one but in reality he was talking to the newborn and her dearly departed mother.
"All of my regret," Spinelli said, "Will wash away some how."
He choked back tears as he continued.
"But I can not forget," he went on as Jolene rested her hand on his shoulder, "The way I feel right now."
--
Jason had found Robin alone on the hospital roof the sun slowly creeping up to announce the end of another night on the night shift.
"In these small hours," Robin said as Jason approached, "These little wonders, these twists & turns of fate."
"These twists & turns of fate," Jason repeated as she leaned on him.
"Time falls away but these small hours," Patrick said as he and Leyla sat down in the cafeteria,"These small hours, still remain."
"Still remain," Leyla said.
"These little wonders," Andy said as he and Kelly got changed to leave, "These twists & turns of fate."
"Time falls away," Kelly whispered giving him a kiss.
"But these small hours," Jolene said arm around Spinelli still standing outside the nursery.
"These little wonders still remain," Spinelli said.
THE END