Chapter 12

She felt so stupid. She was a grown woman, why was she hoping he'd show up. She was ashamed of herself for wanting a surgical case. These were children she was treating. Stop it she told herself. It was just a kiss. He is not the type of man you need. From the staff gossip she had gleaned that he was bad, trouble and was still carrying a flame for Elizabeth Corday. Robert and Corday made more sense than Mark and Corday. She wanted to know why Elizabeth had rejected Robert but was afraid to ask. Didn't people in this place date and mate outside these four walls. Her patients that day had included an ear infection, a broken arm, pneumonia, croup, several common colds and some kid whose brother had stuck a crayon up his…

"Jane Jane Jane.. What an interesting case load you've had today" Romano said

"Why are you looking through my charts?" She asked

" Hoping you had something surgical, I want an excuse to see you."

"You need an excuse?"

"Walk with me " he said and took her arm and lead her to the drug lock up.

"You are driving me crazy. All I can think about is you. I want to sweep you off your feet. Usually I just want to jump…"

"Nice Robert really nice. I have to work" She replied and he blocked her way

"What is wrong with me"

" I don't know, but this is not the way to win me over or sweep me off my feet. "

" You know I usually don't wait for a woman the way I have waited for you."

"No, I understand you harass them and get charged filed against you. Charming real charming, Robert."

"Who told you that Elizabeth?" He said

"No" And she stormed off to the admit desk. A woman was running in screaming and a man was following behind holding onto a child. Jane rushed to him. As she put the child on an exam table she knew right away this child was dead. In fact she looked rigor had set in the body. The nurses tried to keep the parents out of the trauma room. Robert burst in; he assessed the situation at once.

"She's Dead " Jane Said " What do we tell the parents, there is nothing we can do. We may have to call the police look at her she's been dead a while"

"I'll tell them," He said

Jane covered the child up and prepared for the parents to come. She saw Robert telling them and the father pushed through to the room looked at the girl and looked at Jane

"You killed her. She wasn't dead when I brought her in here"

" Sir. There was nothing we could do. How did this happen what was wrong?"

"Her mother found her in her room. She was sleeping, but she was alive when I brought her in here YOU KILLED HER!" and he grabbed Jane around the neck with one arm and pulled a knife out and held it to her throat. The father dragged her out into the hall.

" A life for a life" He screamed. Everyone froze. A trickle of blood ran down Jane's neck where the point of the knife pierced the skin.