Yay yay yay, two chapters in one night! I'm so proud of myself : ) Anyway, if you haven't guessed this chapter is Johnny and Valerie's date, so I won't keep anyone waiting. I wanted to make it perfect, and I think I got it, so let me know what you guys think! And thanks you to anyone who reviewed my last chapters, I forgot to mention this in my last AN, I guess I was too busy rambling…Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own "Emergency!" or any of these characters except Dr. Valerie Parker. Also, I am not a doctor, nor have I ever been trained in the medical field, so my info such as vital signs, diagnostics, and prescriptions may not, and probably are not accurate. But I do try and do research beforehand so I can get as accurate as possible. If I do make a mistake, and you know the correct info, please let me know and I will change it! I want to make my story as accurate as possible!

Chapter 6

Johnny's Point of View

All the way to the car, we carried on small talk about our days and her shift at the hospital. Approaching the car I picked up my pace so I could open her door for her.

"Why thank you; such a gentleman." I smiled at her comment. As I climbed in the driver's seat, I looked over and she had a concerned look on her face.

"I completely forgot to ask, how's your nose? The swelling looks better, but the bruising, not so much." I reached up touching the bandage on my nose. I had forgotten about the entire thing. Great, I probably looked horrible.

"Um, it's not so bad. I kind of forgot about it actually." Only halfway joking, I continued, "Sorry for looking like I just gotten beat up…"

She changed her expression, "Seriously," And then laughed, "I think you look absolutely handsome. I should be sorry for being a bad doctor and not checking up on my patient."

"Well, you have an excuse; we aren't exactly on the job tonight are we?" And with that, it led into more conversation about everything from previous runs I had thought were funny, to her dog Bentley and how he got his name. And I swear this girl just keeps getting more and more amazing. Get this, her dog was named after the car company Bentley, and she is interested in cars. How many guys know a girl, who is smart, looks like a model, AND knows about cars?

When we arrived to the restaurant, we didn't have to wait due to the previous reservations. We sat down we continued on our previous topic of conversation. There was always something to talk about, and I don't think we stopped. I learned a lot about her in this short time of talking, and found out we actually had things in common. And I'll have to add this to my list of things that make her perfect; she likes the outdoors and camping. Who would have ever known?

The waitress soon brought both of our dishes. As we started eating, Valerie asked, "Johnny, so what inspired you to be a paramedic?" I looked up and thought for a moment.

"Well, I started out as a fireman and trained as a rescue man. But back then when we were called to a scene, we knew something was wrong with a patient, but we could never treat them. The only thing we were allowed to use was oxygen and CPR if we knew it. I was completely against the program at first, but Roy and an unfortunate cardiac arrest really convinced me and helped me through the training. Dixie really helped me too. But Dr. Brackett was another story…"

She looked shocked, "How so?"

"He didn't support the program either. The Paramedic Bill hadn't passed yet and he refused to support it. He would have rather trained more doctors. But after some time he finally came through, and I guess that's why I'm here today. What about you? Did you always want to be a doctor?"

Like me, she thought for a second. "Not really, I guess. I mean I didn't have a clue what I wanted to do," I noticed a change in the tone of her story. "I was in my sophomore year of high school when my mom was diagnosed with a tumor inside her brain and something went wrong during the surgery to remove it. They lost her in the operating room."

"I'm so sorry…" I didn't know what else to say. I definitely wasn't prepared for that.

She shook her head, "No it's alright." The tone changed again, but this time to her normal upbeat self. "So that's when I decided to go into medicine. So I got my Bachelors and MD from USC. And I'm not sure how I ended up with a residency at Rampart under Dr. Brackett though. He's known throughout the entire country for his work in Emergency Medicine. And here, I didn't even go to an Ivy League school."

"Well, I 'm glad you got the job because if you hadn't I wouldn't have met you." I could see a slight blush creeping up on her cheeks. I held up my glass, "To our jobs."

She nodded and held up her glass as well, "To us." I grinned as our glasses clinked. Valerie was completely exceeding my expectations, she was perfect.

After I paid for our meal (which she completely protested against), we walked outside into the September night. For being Southern California, it was definitely colder than normal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Valerie shiver and cross her arms in front of her for warmth. I slid my sports coat off and motioned for her to put her arms through the oversize arm holes.

"I can't take your jacket, you'll be cold now!" She complained.

"Valerie, please don't be unreasonable. I'm wearing a long sleeve shirt, I'll be fine. I can't have you getting sick. If you do, Dr. Brackett and Dixie will both have my head." Even though, that last statement was true, I really didn't want to see her getting sick myself. She finally gave up and put my jacket on. "See, there, it goes perfectly with your outfit." She laughed and playfully hit me on the arm.

"You Mr. Gage, know nothing about women's fashion."

I put my hands up in defense. I have to admit, the jacket didn't go with her outfit, but it did look good on her.

By the time I knew it we were sitting in front of her apartment building. She looked over to me, "I had a lot of fun tonight."

I truthfully answered back, "Me too," I was actually sad it was over. She started to take off my jacket, and a quickly stopped her. "Go ahead and keep it, you're going to be cold going up to your room. I'll just get it later."

She smiled one of her dazzling smiles, "So does that mean we are on for another date?"

I nodded my head, "I think so."

Her smile got even bigger, "Don't you work tomorrow?" I nodded my head once again. "Me too, so I will see you tomorrow." She then leaned over the console and kissed my cheek, "Thank you Johnny." And with that she got out a started walking toward the entrance of her building. I wasn't expecting that, and it's definitely not how I would have wanted things to go, normally. But this time, it made me happy. She was the most amazing girl I have ever met. All I could tell at this point was that Valerie Parker was a keeper.