Ch. 3
Ethan walks into April's room things were on the slow side and he had just gotten done with some rounds. Her eyes were open and she looked to be watching something on the TV.
"How are you feeling?" Ethan says walking to the chair and sitting down in it.
"Feel like a truck hit me." She says looking at him.
"I am so sorry this happened to you April." He says as he takes her hand into his gently.
"It's okay… I heard you chased the guy off me?" she asks.
"Yeah I did…I ran after you to talk to you and say him hurting you. I stayed with you tell the paramedics came."
"Thank you." She smiles as him
"I meant it April. I won't hurt you." He puts her hand between his and gently leans down kissing it.
She smiles and she feels tears forming in her eyes.
"Hey, it's okay." He reaches up wiping the tears away. "I won't force this upon you if you don't want it."
"I do want it Dr. Choi but I am just scared."
"Hey, it's okay to be scared. I get it completely."
There is a light knock on the door. Maggie is at the door with Goodwin and Detective Lindsey. Ethan feels April tense up as he still has a hold of her hand.
"Can we come in April?" Goodwin asks
"Yeah, sure." She says scared.
"Do you want me to leave?" Ethan asks her quietly.
She just shakes her head as she tightens the grip of her grip on his hand.
"We received the results of the Rape kit." Detective Lindsey says.
"Okay." April manages to muster out.
"It's a guy name Craig Andrew."
"Who's that?"
"It's a serial rapist that we have been dealing with the last year. The Family Maker is what he calls himself."
"Family Maker?"
"Yes, he will rape women in hopes of getting them pregnant. Once the baby is born he will kidnap the baby and sell it on the black market."
April is stunned into silence.
"We are consider starting on you on some emergency contraception's to help lower the risk of a pregnancy." Dr. Goodwin says.
April is still silent trying to process everything that was just told to her.
"We would need your consent first April." Maggie speaks up.
"Sure. If you think that's what's best." April says looking sad.
"Okay…. I will start up the paper work and order the drug." Maggie says as Dr. Goodwin and her leave.
"You open to some questions?" Lindsey says having a seat in the chair on the opposite side of the bed.
"Yeah sure."
The sirens go off outside the curtain and Dr. Goodwin pokes her head inside. "Dr. Choi we got an incoming. Come on."
"I will be out in a minute." He says wanting to stay during the questioning.
"No now and after things calm down we need to talk."
He nods and complies he kisses her hand that was still between his. "I will be back on my break." He smiles as he gets up and leaves quietly. Dr. Goodwin had watched the whole thing with a small smile on her face.
"What do we have?" Ethan says trying to put his mind back into work mode.
"Multiple car pile-up." Maggie says.
"Let's take this one to room 5." Ethan says as the medic's wheel the patient into the room.
"Robert, he's in his 40's his car was pinned between two cars. Keeps asking for a Jessica." The medic says.
"That's me…. Is he going to be okay doctor?" a chubby red hair women asks.
"We are going to do everything we can." Ethan says as he listens to his chest.
"Breath sounds are good, regular heartbeat, and Dr. Manning can I get the ultrasound of his chest?"
"Of course." Dr. Manning says handing him an ultrasound wand.
"Dr. Choi." Dr. Halstead says standing at the door.
"Ultrasounds clear. Did you hit your head during the crash?" Ethan asks Robert.
"Dr. Choi!" Dr. Halstead raises his voice.
"Yes?" he looks towards the door figuring out that its Dr. Halstead talking to him.
"We had to take April upstairs she's got some internal bleeding going on."
Ethan froze everything was suddenly blocked out. The patient had answered him twice but all he could think about was April. He shook his head to rid himself of those thoughts that he could lose her.
"Thank you Dr. Halstead." He says choking back tears.
"Yes, doctor I hit my head." The patient says.
"Let's order a head CT to rule out brain bleed and get some x-rays to rule out broken bones." Dr. Choi says as he walks out of the room feeling sick to his stomach. He goes around the corner into an empty room and leans up against the wall and is suddenly overwhelmed with tears.