Chapter 3
"You don't have to look so disappointed to see me" John's father said as the door opened.
"What are you doing here? So early or late, which is it?" John said looking down at his wrist and realizing he wasn't wearing a watch
"Can I come in?" he said and John stepped aside. They walked into John's apartment. John looked at his father and realized that this was the first time he had ever been in one of his apartments
"So this is how you live, not bad"
"What were you expecting?"
"I don't know. Why haven't you returned any of your grandmothers calls or mine?" He asked looking at John.
"I've been busy, I have work and " John let the sentence die away it was the same excuse he used so he knew his father didn't want to hear it again.
"You could have at least let us know you got out of that situation at the hospital in one piece. I had to ask Don Anspaugh what happened and he gave me an update on you."
"Dad I'm sorry. I just. I'm so tired of saying the same things to you" John finally said, "I should have called. I'm pretty self centered"
"It runs in the family son, It runs in the family" They looked at each other and smiled. "The reason I came here has something to do with the hospital in fact. I want to ask you"
John interrupted his father " I can't leave medicine this is my job, it is what I do."
"No, I came to tell you that Dr. Dothan at Northwestern told me that there was some kind of new position in their emergency room and asked if you still worked at County. He said you should give him a call. I thought after every thing that happened in the last few weeks you might want a change. Let's get out of here and get something to eat. It's breakfast time by the way.
John didn't answer his father. He just looked at him, ducked his head and smiled. He got up put on a shirt and shoes. "Let's go Dad. You can buy me breakfast and tell me about Northwestern and I'll fill you in on my life."
Abby arrived at the hospital and checked the chart. His name wasn't there. "Hey, who's on today?" she asked to no one in particular.
"Chen, Weaver and the new peds guy" Randi answered.
"Oh" Abby said irritated at herself for being disappointed that John wasn't on.
"He's on call maybe we'll need him to come in tonight" Randi answered seeing the look on Abby's face. "Oh don't look so surprised you got it bad girl, and every one can see it. He has it worse, though."
Abby didn't even answer her she just walked to the lounge. She wondered if everyone in the ER speculated about everyone else and Randi just had the nerve to say what everyone thought out loud. Abby opened her locker and sighed. She had to get it together. She and John needed to, what did they need to do. She had to work not thought about John Carter. She walked back into the ER. She saw Dr. Chen at the admit desk and went to see what she needed.
"Oh my God, What is HE doing here?" Chen said raising her head and looking behind Abby. Abby followed her glance and saw Luka standing at the door of the ER. He was talking to Weaver. He looked so bad. Weaver began walking him out of the ER. When Weaver returned, Abby went into the Ambulance Bay. Luka was still standing there.
"Hey, what's going on" Abby asked as she lit her cigarette.
"You still killing yourself with those" Luka asked
"Where have you been? I tried to call you after." She couldn't finish
"I may be in serious trouble. There may be a criminal investigation. Weaver said there would be question about my performance here. I have lost my privileges here and no other hospital or clinic will touch me. Romano has put the word out that I pushed him on purpose."
"Did you?"Abby asked flatly
"No, we were arguing and he pushed me and I said a few thing to him. He kept on at me and pushed me again. I pushed him too, it was a reflex. I didn't mean for it to happen. It was an accident." Luka said
"Yeah, an accident" She said "Luka you need to be careful. This is the second time, I know of you have had an "accident" with your temper" They both saw Weaver coming out the doors. An ambulance was screaming into the bay.
"You don't have to look so disappointed to see me" John's father said as the door opened.
"What are you doing here? So early or late, which is it?" John said looking down at his wrist and realizing he wasn't wearing a watch
"Can I come in?" he said and John stepped aside. They walked into John's apartment. John looked at his father and realized that this was the first time he had ever been in one of his apartments
"So this is how you live, not bad"
"What were you expecting?"
"I don't know. Why haven't you returned any of your grandmothers calls or mine?" He asked looking at John.
"I've been busy, I have work and " John let the sentence die away it was the same excuse he used so he knew his father didn't want to hear it again.
"You could have at least let us know you got out of that situation at the hospital in one piece. I had to ask Don Anspaugh what happened and he gave me an update on you."
"Dad I'm sorry. I just. I'm so tired of saying the same things to you" John finally said, "I should have called. I'm pretty self centered"
"It runs in the family son, It runs in the family" They looked at each other and smiled. "The reason I came here has something to do with the hospital in fact. I want to ask you"
John interrupted his father " I can't leave medicine this is my job, it is what I do."
"No, I came to tell you that Dr. Dothan at Northwestern told me that there was some kind of new position in their emergency room and asked if you still worked at County. He said you should give him a call. I thought after every thing that happened in the last few weeks you might want a change. Let's get out of here and get something to eat. It's breakfast time by the way.
John didn't answer his father. He just looked at him, ducked his head and smiled. He got up put on a shirt and shoes. "Let's go Dad. You can buy me breakfast and tell me about Northwestern and I'll fill you in on my life."
Abby arrived at the hospital and checked the chart. His name wasn't there. "Hey, who's on today?" she asked to no one in particular.
"Chen, Weaver and the new peds guy" Randi answered.
"Oh" Abby said irritated at herself for being disappointed that John wasn't on.
"He's on call maybe we'll need him to come in tonight" Randi answered seeing the look on Abby's face. "Oh don't look so surprised you got it bad girl, and every one can see it. He has it worse, though."
Abby didn't even answer her she just walked to the lounge. She wondered if everyone in the ER speculated about everyone else and Randi just had the nerve to say what everyone thought out loud. Abby opened her locker and sighed. She had to get it together. She and John needed to, what did they need to do. She had to work not thought about John Carter. She walked back into the ER. She saw Dr. Chen at the admit desk and went to see what she needed.
"Oh my God, What is HE doing here?" Chen said raising her head and looking behind Abby. Abby followed her glance and saw Luka standing at the door of the ER. He was talking to Weaver. He looked so bad. Weaver began walking him out of the ER. When Weaver returned, Abby went into the Ambulance Bay. Luka was still standing there.
"Hey, what's going on" Abby asked as she lit her cigarette.
"You still killing yourself with those" Luka asked
"Where have you been? I tried to call you after." She couldn't finish
"I may be in serious trouble. There may be a criminal investigation. Weaver said there would be question about my performance here. I have lost my privileges here and no other hospital or clinic will touch me. Romano has put the word out that I pushed him on purpose."
"Did you?"Abby asked flatly
"No, we were arguing and he pushed me and I said a few thing to him. He kept on at me and pushed me again. I pushed him too, it was a reflex. I didn't mean for it to happen. It was an accident." Luka said
"Yeah, an accident" She said "Luka you need to be careful. This is the second time, I know of you have had an "accident" with your temper" They both saw Weaver coming out the doors. An ambulance was screaming into the bay.