Chapter 7
Double Trouble
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters
Authors Note: So as you can probably see, I despise dale :) This is because I always thought that Lucy and Carter would be perfect together. Anyway just to warn all you Dale lovers, he's actually kind of like a villain in this story. For those of you who don't remember Dale, he dated Lucy once back at the beginning of Season 5. Which is what triggered the whole Carter jealous over Lucy thing.
Chapter 7
Falling Down the Stairs
Carter sat in the lounge watching the clock, it had been ten minutes since he last saw Lucy. Didn't she know their shift was over? He tapped his foot impatiently. He looked out the window of the door just as Chuni walked in.
"Didn't you're shift end ten minutes ago?" Chuni wanted information
Carter smiled "Yes, but I told Lucy I would drive her home, she doesn't have a car and El is closed due to construction"
"Ahh, so you're driving your love partner home" Chunia smirked
Carter took that very offensively. He stood up with his fists clenched. "And what is that suppose to mean?"
"You know what I mean. Earlier in exam 6? That's pretty sneaky, is that why Karla hasn't been here in the last few days?" Chuni was pouring herself a cup of coffee.
"No, Karla hasn't been here for the last few days because she's been sick. With the flu"
Chuni seemed convinced enough, but that wouldn't last long. She sighed, then walked out of the lounge. Carter whipped his forehead, then sat down and continued to wait for Lucy. It must have been a couple minutes later when Lucy finally walked in.
Carter laughed "You look like you've been through much"
"Well, after like 100 patients 4 or 5 traumas, and 6 different people trying to get some news out of you, you get pretty tired"
Carter smiled. He loved that about Lucy, how she could say things that have no meaning, and give them one. Lucy walked over to her locker and began to load some stuff in her bag. "So, umm…Dale…tried to make a date with me…"
Carter continued to focus on Lucy as she closed her locker. She met his eyes. "What did you say?"
Lucy made her way towards Carter and sat down beside him "No. I couldn't say yes"
"But saying no makes it obvious that you're dating someone else, you know maybe it would be better off if…."
"We didn't date?"
Carter nodded.
"I said that"
"You said what?"
Lucy laughed. "I said that in exam 6"
"Yeah, you did" Carter smiled at Lucy "You know what, lets pretend I never said that"
"Fine by me"
Carter and Lucy go up and left the lounge.
"See you guys in the AM" shouted Mark
" Bye guys" Shouted Carol
Lucy and Carter continued to walk towards the exit, but waved back "See you"
Carter and Lucy began walking away from the hospital. Carter was glad to leave the mad, hospital scene behind him, and spend a quiet night with Lucy. He turned to look at her, and could tell she had a rough day, Lucy looked beat. Carter unlocked the jeep, and hopped in. He started the ignition and Lucy got in, then they were off.
-------------------------------------- Ten minutes Later ---------------------------------------------
Lucy and Carter were sitting in a little booth in the new Italian restaurant not far from the hospital. Since it was a known fact that almost everyone in working in the ER (except Lucy and Carter) hated Italian food, they decided that even though they were close, they would give it a whirl. A young black haired waitress approached their table and asked if they wanted anything to drink.
"I'll have a coke"
"Ok" She wrote it down on her notepad and turned to Lucy "And for you?"
"Water" Lucy sat back in the booth
"Alright" She wrote the order down "I'll be back with your drinks"
Lucy watched the waitress leave. "So, work been hard?"
"Not that much" Carter leaned up against his seat "At least Weavers finally letting me have a little bit of freedom"
"That's good. I've been so caught in my work, I haven't really noticed" Lucy sighed "Things have started going back to normal again"
Carter looked at Lucy "Welcome back" He looked deep into her eyes.
Lucy blushed "What are you starring at?"
"Oh" Carter shook his head "Nothing"
Lucy felt the entire world around her start to get blurry. She felt her head go forward a little bit, but she put her hand on her forehead and widened her eyes. Suddenly she felt like puking.
"I'll be right back" She ran for the bathroom. She bursted in the room and checked to see if anyone was there. No one. Pushing herself into a stall, Lucy knelt down and began puking into the toilet. After 20 minutes of dizzy spells and randomly puking. Lucy felt a little better. She finally left the bathroom and sat back in the booth with Carter.
"You know what" Lucy felt another dizzy spell coming "I think I should leave"
Lucy went to get up and suddenly fell back into the booth "If I can get out"
"I'm coming" He signaled for the waiter to bring the check. A couple seconds later Carter was carrying Lucy out and putting her in the jeep. Pretty soon, she had fallen asleep.
Lucy woke up a couple hours. She looked at her alarm clock which sat on the night table beside her bed. 2:30AM. Struggling to get out off bed, she fumbled to flip the covers off herself and put her feet on the ground. Lucy could hear scattering in the walls, which made her fear that someone or something was trying to break into the house. She tip-toed across her room and into the hall, trying to be quiet so she wouldn't disturb Carter. Lucy looked at him through the small opening between his bedroom door and the frame and could tell he was exhausted from a long days work, although he would soon have to get up. But Lucy's "be quiet" plan failed pretty quickly. She found herself tripping over a lamp cord and falling, hitting her right leg quiet hard on the couch and landing on her stomach. Lucy screamed as she fell, abruptly stopping as she landed, hoping that Carter was still asleep. He was awake. The lights in his room flickered on, and his head popped out into the hallway. He quickly scanned the perimeter, and saw Lucy on floor.
Lucy could feel Carters eyes on her back, but that's not all she felt. There was a long sharp pain running up her right leg, as well as a sting on her left knee.
"Lucy!" He shouted running to Lucy's side to assist her "You okay?"
"Yeah I guess so"
Carter sat down beside Lucy. He angled himself so that he was near her waist "Does anything hurt?"
Lucy took a breathe "My left knee stings, but my other leg is killing me"
Carter watched Lucy's face as it gave off the emotion the emotion of pain. He then began to remember.
Paul Sobriki
The pool of blood
Violets (he thought it was Lucy's) almost lifeless body
He pulled himself together. Lucy needed help and he wasn't about to leave her. "Lucy" He looked down at her face "Can you sit up by yourself?"
Lucy pushed herself up, she tried to move both legs, but one wasn't getting the message. She screamed in agony "Ow!"
"Okay, just calm down" Carter began to think "If you had help, could you roll over?"
Lucy nodded
"Good, I'm going to help you" Carter crawled over to Lucy's side leg "On the three, you're going to roll over, and I'll give you a little push"
Lucy nodded. She could feel the sweat pour down her forehead "Okay"
"Lucy" Carter looked back at Lucy "This is going to hurt" There was a small pause before Lucy nodded her head.
"1"
Lucy took a deep breathe
"2"
She closed her eyes
"3"
Lucy pushed herself over to her side, it seemed almost impossible, with all the pain, but she did it. When Carter pushed her over, and she thumped on to the ground, that's when the pain came. She screamed.
"Luce" Carter crawled over towards her face "Did I hurt you?"
"I wouldn't be screaming if you didn't"
Carter smiled "At least you still humor me a little"
"That's what I'm here for"
Carter was pleased with Lucy's comment. He continued to smile. "I need to carry you to the couch. Put your arms around my neck, okay?"
"Okay" Lucy slung her arms around Carters shoulder as he lifted her into the air
"You're really not that heavy" He exclaimed bumping her up and down a little bit like she was just a feather
"That's what every girl wants to hear"
He slung on to the couch "I guess that's a good thing"
She ignored his comment "How are we going to explain this to everyone at County?"
"I'll think of something"
Lucy smiled and laid her head down on the side of the couch. "Let me guess, a dragon came storming into the apartment and broke my leg?"
"That works" Carter bent down and kissed her forehead slowly. "As long as they buy it" He kissed her "You going to be okay?"
She smiled "Yeah, I guess"
"Good" He kissed her again "Then you won't mind if I go back to my room and get some shut eye?"
"No, I don't mind" Lucy did mind. She wanted Carter to stay. She wanted him to sit right beside her. But she knew he had to get some sleep for their shift tomorrow. As carter slowly walked away, Lucy watched him, from when he entered his room, to when he closed it. And Lucy, drifted off into a soundless sleep.