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Chapter Nine: Life
Tomorrow came all to quickly for Lana. She had a sleepless night as she wondered how she was going to approach Emmett. Part of her hoped that they thought she had died this way at least she knew why no one came looking for her. On other hand the 'I am alive' conversation was going to be an awkward one.
One a good note Sinclair would be able to go home today, and Emmett would be cleared in two day's. Maybe she would just avoid him. He would leave and she could go asking questions later. Coward, She thought to herself. God how was she going to do this?
Lana stepped off the elevator and had Lilly in her face within seconds. "I talk to her." She told Lana with a smile. "She said she wasn't sure how to tell me."
"Oh you talked to your mom about her and the chief." Lana said under standing. "So is all well?"
"Yeah. She really likes him and she promised she would keep me in the loop next time." Lilly smiled. "I have never seen my mom get giddy over a guy."
When the arrived at the nurses station Lilly disappeared to put her things away. Lana grabbed her charts reading over the notes that the doctor on call left. There was really nothing new.
"Hey Lana." Shane said pulling on Lana's loose pony. "You look better today." He said giving her a smile.
"Thanks." She said returning his smile.
"So you want to go to dinner or something." Shane asked nervously rubbing the back of his neck. Lana looked at him kind of stunned.
"Like a date?" She said with a laugh.
Shane moved closer to her, his face close to hers. "You want a date with me Dr. Jameson?" He asked with a cocky smile.
"Not in this life time." Dr. Bruce. She giving him a kiss on the cheek. "But I will have lunch with you. I would never turn down a free lunch." She said looking back to her charts.
"It's a date." Shane said reading the charts over her shoulder.
"You in the ER today?" Lana asked.
"Yeah, just waiting to get in on a major surgery."
"Well I think you might get one." Lilly said as she raced to the ER. Just then Shane's pager beeped, and he took off after her.
Emmett stood slowly. Although he felt fine and was more then ready to get out of the bed, His mother and the nurse insisted he do it slowly.
"How do you feel?" Melody asked worried.
"Fine mom. I feel well enough to run a marathon." Okay so that wasn't true. He had a slight head ache and his rib hurt like a bitch, but he wasn't going to tell her that and the nurse said the head ache was normal.
Emmett moved around his room then went to the window. He had a parking lot view and beyond it was a shopping center. It was a nice day and he planned on getting out side for a few to enjoy it.
"I am going to go for a walk." He told his mom. He didn't give her or the nurse time to react before he left the room. He quickly walked down the hall, then turned the corner only to stop dead in his tracks. Bay/ Lana was standing at the nurses station looking down at something.
He took a deep breath and was about to approach her when another doctor walked up behind her and pulled on her pony. Emmett frowned at the man as she gave him a smile. Thanks to his ability to read lips he was able to tell that this man had just asked her on a date.
Emmett's jaw set as jealousy crept into his chest. Who the hell did this guy thing he was? Emmett shook his head. Who did he think he was? She had no idea who he is and she probably knows this doctor well.
Emmett's breath cough on his throat when the doctor leaned in close to Bay/ Lana for a moment he thought they were going to kiss. Bay/ Lana kissed his cheeks. Heat built in Emmett's chest. It looked like more words were exchanged then the doctor said "It's a date." as he walked away.
Emmett wanted to go to Bay/Lana and somehow make his territory. He wanted to hold her close and leave his scent on her so every other man would no she was taken. Emmett sighed. But that was not the truth. Truth was she didn't belong to him.
She picked up whatever she was reading and turned toward him. Once her eyes found him she stopped. She went as still as a statue. Slowly a smile appeared on her wonderful face. Slowly she approached him with what looked like fear in her eyes. She was in the middle of saying hi when she looked down at what looked like a pager. She looked at him and gave him an apologetic look then ran off in the opposite direction.
This was going to be harder then he thought. He was going to have to get her to trust him before he could help her. The biggest problem was her family. He had texted John and Kathryn and told them they needed to get here, and not tell anyone where they were headed. He couldn't not tell them that Bay was alive, but he was afraid to overload her. Maybe he could convince them to give her space for a while. They were reluctant to come because she wouldn't tell them why but in the end they agreed.
He felt sick to his stomach. What if she never did remember? What if she decides she doesn't want them in her life. She seems different now. He had never in a million years seen her becoming a doctor. Not because he doubted her brain, but because she loved her art. Did she even paint anymore? Emmett sighed. He realized that he didn't know her any more then she knew him.
The ER in always full of surprises. A man came in with a tree going threw him, a tree! It was a long and complicated procedure but the tree was removed and at the moment the patient was stabilized. Lana rubbed her lower back as she made her way to the waiting room to update the family.
The surgery had taken twelve hours, and so it was late, and Lana was tired. She hadn't bother to take off her air cap before she saw the family. The moment she walked in a woman, who was the mans wife, hurried forward. "How is he?" She asked trying to keep herself together.
"The surgery went beautifully. He is not out of the woods yes, but we are all in high sprites." Lana said in the soothing tone she used when taking to couldn't help but mentally smile at what she said. "Out of the woods." And the man had a tree stuck in him. Thank god the woman didn't seem to catch it.
The woman grabbed Lana and hugged her with relief. "Oh thank you god." The woman said letting Lana go. "When can I see him?" She asked teary eyed.
"Someone will com out to get you in about twenty minutes." Lana said turning to walked away.
"Excuse me?" Said a different woman. The voice sent warmth down her spine, as she tuned around. The woman who had stopped her smiled then seemed taken aback. She seemed to struggle with words for a moment then said, "We are looking for room 215."
"Take the elevator to the second floor. Go left and fallow the hall the room is on the left." Lana said she smiled at the man that was with the woman, then walked away.
"Hey Lana you want to his the shops with me tomorrow?" Lilly asked as they both made there way to the second floor. "I read your schedule so I know you have tomorrow off." She continued before Lana could say anything.
"Wow you sound like the classic stalker." Lana answered stepping off the elevator. She went to her locker room with Lilly on her heal.
"Sup chicks." Shane said when they entered.
"I am trying to get Lana to go shopping with me." Lilly's voice went high. "Maybe we can go apartment hunting!" Lilly said excitedly.
"Oh you are getting a new place?" Lana said knowing that Lilly was taking about her.
"Seriously Lana. You could get a bigger and better place. You live without hot water half the time and your land lord sucks at prompt fixing."
"I like my place. It's comfortable." Lana said defending her home.
"I am just saying." Lilly said as Lana stripped out of her scrubs.
"I could check out your hot water heater for you if you want?" Shane said pulling a shirt over his tight stomach.
Lana looked at him as she pulled on her jeans. "Sure if you want."
"Okay I will be by tomorrow morning. I work tomorrow at four." Shane said.
"Cool then after that Lana and I will go shopping." Lilly said happily. "I saw a mag pair of boots that you would adore Lana." She added.
Lana rolled her eyes and pulled on her shirt. "Fine, but only because you saw boots." Lana said jokingly.
"Great! Let me go grab my things then I can catch a ride home." Lana looked at Lilly confused. "I came with my mom who left already. You have a car right Shane?" Lilly asked him.
"Sure I will be your taxi." He said then looked at Lana with a smile. "I take it you would need one too?"
"I could take the bus, but a ride would be nice." She said with a flirty smile.
Shane shook his head. "Chicks." He said leaving the locker room. "Meet me in the lobby in twenty." He said before the door closed.
"I will see you in a minute." Lilly said leaving as Lana finished getting dress. Lana continued to smile to herself. She really did have great friends.
Lana left the locker room and made her way to the first floor lobby. With a sigh she realized that she had done it. She managed to go the whole day without having to see Emmett. The thought made her sad. It was as if half of her wanted to see him, needed to see him. She rubbed her temple. God this whole thing was a mess. Here she was needing a man she didn't know. Afraid to see him again because of the fear of learning what she should know, and alone because Dr. Grace was gone. That thought choked her up. The saying 'you don't know what you have until it is gone' ran threw her mind.
Wasn't that the truth. She thought stepping off the elevator. She smiled at the sight of Lilly and Shane. No she wasn't alone. She had what she needed and she was looking at them. They were here for her. She just needs to open the door and let them in.
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