Ch.2

"April honey you okay?" she hears Maggie's voice as a light blinds her. She opens her eyes and looks around she sees Maggie, Dr. Halstead, and standing along the wall of the room was Dr. Choi. The look on his face was the look of pure worry.

"She's consensus, lets transfer her. " Dr. Halstead says as they grab the sheet on the stretcher and lift her up into the hospital bed.

"Let's start an IV on her with some fluids to help with dehydration, get her upstairs for a CT scan she has a nasty head lack, and order a rape kit she looks to be sexually assaulted." Dr. Halstead says as Maggie nods and types on the I-Pad.

"Can I go with when she does the CT.?" Ethan finally speaks up.

"Of course Dr. Choi" answers Dr. Halstead as Maggie gives a light smile glancing up from her I-Pad.

They suddenly bring the railings up on her bed and start to wheel her off. Ethan goes to follow behind when Maggie gently grabs him by the shoulder.

"Lover boy why don't you go change really quick before heading over."

"Wish she felt the same way." Ethan responds feeling a little down.

"What do you mean?" Maggie asks as they both walk to the doctor lounge.

"I opened my heart to her and she said she couldn't handle a relationship before leaving my apartment." He says as he opens his locker and pulls off his shirt.

"You got to show her you mean no harm even though we know you don't"

"I know I realize that and that's my plan." He puts on one of his scrub tops.

"With what Tate did to her she needs someone who will want to treat her right."

"So you knew also?" he says sitting down and flipping his shows and pants off.

"Of course I did you would have had to be dumb not to."

He pulls his scrub pants on and throws his clothes in his locker and shuts the other door as he puts his tag on and heads up to the CT machine.

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He gets into the room where Dr. Halstead stood with his arms crossed as he watches April go into the machine.

"So did you finally tell her?" Dr. Halstead says looking at him from the corner of his eyes.

"Tell her what?"

"Oh, come on man everyone sees how you look at April. The long glances and you try not to make it obvious but when she comes into that room to help you get this little smile about you."

"Yeah I told her."

"I can see it in a couple of years. You two running around happily married with a little one running around and another on the way. And you wouldn't do to her what her bastard for an ex did to her."

Ethan smiles at the thought of them married and having a life together. He is also trying to focus on the scans coming on the screen.

"There's no brain bleed." Ethan says relieved.

"Just give her some time man and she will realize you mean well."

"Thanks." Ethan smiles.

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April wakes up quickly remembering she is in the hospital she looks around the room again noticing that she has some IV bags hooked up to her and sees the monitor. She goes to shift in her bed and feels its light she looks towards the chair and finds her brother.

"Noah?"

"April relax its okay."

She nods as she looks around the room half hoping someone else was there.

"Noah has anyone else been in here?"

"Yeah, Dr. Choi has been in here most of the time. He left about 5 mins ago because his shift started."

"Oh." She said it made her happy to know he was waiting for her to waiting for her to wake up.

"He wanted to take his shift off and wait here with you but Goodwin said they were short… Are you two going out? Cause I really think he likes you sis and I know you like him."

April blushes.

"He will treat you way better then Tate. Plus he's a good doctor so that will mean money."

"Noah it's not about the money. I just don't know if I can risk it again."

"Risk what?"

"You know…falling in love with a guy who will hurt me."

"April, come on he won't hurt you. The only thing you're going to have to worry about him hurting you on is your heart."

"My heart?"

"Yeah, you know in many years down the road when you're both old and he dies. That's the only pain he will cause you. Yeah sure you guys will fight but it will be over random things like him leaving the toilet seat up or forgetting to put keys on the hook."

She sits there speechless.

"Take a chance April. You need true love and he will give you that." He says smiling as he stands up to go to work.

"Thanks Noah." She says with a weak smile.

"No problem sis. I will be back a little later to check on you." He says kissing her on the forehead before he leaves the room.