Enter A Stranger
Part 2: First Plans
Disclaimer: I do not own ER or any of the characters that are mentioned in this story, except for Maria and Mykalla which are purly fictional. If you do not like this story please be a responsible reader and review it otherwise I will not know what you have to say. WARNING: There are some spoilers for Season Seven episodes.
Note: This is my first fanfic so bear with me, I am still trying to figure everything out.
Summary: Mark and Elizabeth meet their new house mate and are forced to incorporate her into their lives.
"I'm home. Anybody here?" cried Elizabeth as she entered the house. She put her jacket over the railing and entered the living room. Mark was asleep on the couch. 'Maybe I should let him sleep,' she thought, 'but that would be no fun.' She walked around the other side of him and moved the magazine off his chest. She watched him sleep, trying to find the way that she should wake him up. Unfortunatly she thought a little too long. Mark grabbed her aroung the waist and dragged her onto her back on the couch. She let out a playful screech and he quickly covered her mouth with his hand. "Shh, Mykalla's upstairs trying to sleep off some jet lag. Consider this as part of your punishment." He laid down almost on top of her, brushed the curls back from her face and kissed her.
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Mykalla woke up a little confused. She quickly remembered where she was. She rolled over and looked at the clock, 4:20. 'Elizabeth should be home by now, she left before noon,' she thought. She grabbed she shoes, pulled them on, and headed downstairs.
At the bottom of the stairs she saw Mark's back on the couch and his head turned in a familiar way. She decied to leave them alone and headed into the kitchen.
She quietly opened the door to the pantry and took the box of Oreos to the island. She then took the TV Guide out of the paper and started to figure out the new time zone's effect on her viewing schedule.
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Mark started to tickle the spot on the back of Elizabeth's neck that always made her squirm. Moving under him, she stopped the deep kiss, "You better stop. You don't want me to scream and wake Mike up do you?"
"I'm one step ahead of you," came the voice from the kitchen, "You two just looked so comfortable. I didn't want to disturb you." Elizabeth entered the kitchen followed by Mark. "I see Mark has found that spot on your neck. Probably knows about the one behind your ear too." Mark and Elizabeth looked at each other and laughed.
"What shall we do tonight?" asked Elizabeth quickly changing the subject. "You've never been to Chicago have you?" Mykalla shook her head. "How about we show you around. We'll take the El it's easier. I do have to stop at County and drop something off."
That sound great," replied Mykalla. "Can I go in with you. I've never had any need to be in an ER."
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The trio entered County's ER. Weaver and Chleo were behind the desk going over the board. Mark split from the girls to go into the lounge. "Kerry, where do you want the files I borrowed?" asked Elizbaeth.
Weaver turned around and used her cane to point out a pile of folders. "Over there. Hey, who's this, a friend of yours?"
"This is my sister Mykalla. She's going to be living with me and Mark for awhile."
"It's nice to meet you. I'm Dr. Weaver and this is Dr. Finch... Elizabeth are you going to show her around tonight? If you are stay away from Trama 2, the guy in there is a little nuts."
"Thanks for the advice, I'll see you later... Shall we take the grand tour?"
"Yeah, is it always this quiet in here?" They entered the lounge and saw Mark at his locker talking to Kovac. "Mark, sorry to interrupt. I'm going to show Mykalla around. We're going to start up in surgery. I'll meet you in about an hour."
"Ok," he replied, "Just warn her about Romano. She doesnt need any of his shit today."
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They entered Elizabeth's office. "It's great Lizbet, I think. It looks like you're never here. By the way, when do I get to meet the Rocket? Is he really as bas as you say he is?"
Elizabeth shot her a look as if to say, definatly. "Lizzie," said a voice in the hallway and Romano entered the room, "So nice to see you today. Where were you, I had an excellent cardia embolism that you could have assisted. Oh that's right, home with loverboy... Well well well, who's this?"
"Robert, this is my sister Mykalla," said Elizabeth reluctantly, "Mykalla, Dr. Robert Romano."
"You sister huh, I would have never guessed. It is a pleasure to meet you Ms. Corday. I hope that we will be able to meet again."
"Actually it's Quince, Mykalla Quince. It is nice to meet you too, Dr. Romano, but we really must be going. We have to meet up with Mark downstairs." They pushed past Romano and turned off the lights.
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Elizabeth and Mykalla stepped off the elevator in the ER. As they headed towards the front desk, Elizabeth pointed out the different people and areas. The two were so involved in their conversation that they almost walked into Mark. "Are you guys almost ready to go? I'm starving."
"Sure Mark. Let us grab our jackets out of the lounge. Where do you want to go to eat, Doc Magoo's?" asked Elizabeth.
"I'm not *that* hungry. Plus there's got to be somewhere better to spend the first night in Chicago.," said Mark. Elizabeth and Mykalla disappeared into the doctor's lounge. They emerged with their coats in hand. They joined Mark and headed towards the door.
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The three were sitting at a small pub style restuarant. They had just finished eating and were waiting for the check. Suddenly Elizabeth ducked down and pretended to be digging through her purse. "Damn, I can't have a day off and not see that man more than once," she said trying not to be seen.
"Lizzie," said Dr. Romano, "fancy seeing you here, Dr. Greene. Ms. Quince nice to see you again. I meant to ask you earlier, what do you think of becoming an aunt?"
Mark and Elizabeth looked at each other quickly and then Mykalla. The waitress returned with the check. Mark quickly dropped some money onto the table. "Sorry, but we must be going now." He and Elizabeth grabbed their jackets off the backs of their chairs, and stood to leave. Mykalla followed their example, and the three headed for the door leaving Romano standing alone. They climbed the stairs to the El and rode home in silence.
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"Can one of you explain to me what that was all about," asked Mykalla as they entered the house. Mark and Elizbaeth looked at each other as if to say, you do it. Elizabeth put the coats in the closet, "Why don't we go sit down. We need to discuss a couple of things." Mark was already halfway to the living room, and Elizabeth followed him. Mykalla hesitated for a moment, then cautiously entered the living room and sat on the opposite end of the couch.
They sat in silence for a moment. ELizabeth and Mark were thinking of a way to say what they needed to. Elizbeth started, "Remember when I called you Thanksgiving weekend?" Mykalla nodded her head. "And I told you that I was extremely happy. I never told you why."
"Of course, but it was understandable. You didn't want to jinx it. I was just waiting to see how long it took you to tell me."
Mark and Elizabeth looked at each other and then at Mykalla in shock. "You mean you knew she was pregnant the whole time?" asked Mark. "And you didn't say anything?" added Elizabeth.
"Well, yeah," replied Mykalla. "I figured if you wanted me to know you would have told me yourself. I wan't going to say anything because I didn't know how you were dealing with it, with the surgery and lawsuit and all. Plus, if I didn't know before I could tell when I saw you. It's just a little noticable."
"This was easier than I had thought it would be," said Elizabeth. "Well, what do you think?"
"I think it's great," replied Mykalla, "but let's not spend the whole night talking about it. It's my first time in Chicago, what's there to see?"
"I've been here too long to know the tourist attractions," said Mark. "It's starting to get late so things are closing. We can always just ride around the city."
"Yeah, that sounds cool."
To Be Continued
Part 2: First Plans
Disclaimer: I do not own ER or any of the characters that are mentioned in this story, except for Maria and Mykalla which are purly fictional. If you do not like this story please be a responsible reader and review it otherwise I will not know what you have to say. WARNING: There are some spoilers for Season Seven episodes.
Note: This is my first fanfic so bear with me, I am still trying to figure everything out.
Summary: Mark and Elizabeth meet their new house mate and are forced to incorporate her into their lives.
"I'm home. Anybody here?" cried Elizabeth as she entered the house. She put her jacket over the railing and entered the living room. Mark was asleep on the couch. 'Maybe I should let him sleep,' she thought, 'but that would be no fun.' She walked around the other side of him and moved the magazine off his chest. She watched him sleep, trying to find the way that she should wake him up. Unfortunatly she thought a little too long. Mark grabbed her aroung the waist and dragged her onto her back on the couch. She let out a playful screech and he quickly covered her mouth with his hand. "Shh, Mykalla's upstairs trying to sleep off some jet lag. Consider this as part of your punishment." He laid down almost on top of her, brushed the curls back from her face and kissed her.
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Mykalla woke up a little confused. She quickly remembered where she was. She rolled over and looked at the clock, 4:20. 'Elizabeth should be home by now, she left before noon,' she thought. She grabbed she shoes, pulled them on, and headed downstairs.
At the bottom of the stairs she saw Mark's back on the couch and his head turned in a familiar way. She decied to leave them alone and headed into the kitchen.
She quietly opened the door to the pantry and took the box of Oreos to the island. She then took the TV Guide out of the paper and started to figure out the new time zone's effect on her viewing schedule.
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Mark started to tickle the spot on the back of Elizabeth's neck that always made her squirm. Moving under him, she stopped the deep kiss, "You better stop. You don't want me to scream and wake Mike up do you?"
"I'm one step ahead of you," came the voice from the kitchen, "You two just looked so comfortable. I didn't want to disturb you." Elizabeth entered the kitchen followed by Mark. "I see Mark has found that spot on your neck. Probably knows about the one behind your ear too." Mark and Elizabeth looked at each other and laughed.
"What shall we do tonight?" asked Elizabeth quickly changing the subject. "You've never been to Chicago have you?" Mykalla shook her head. "How about we show you around. We'll take the El it's easier. I do have to stop at County and drop something off."
That sound great," replied Mykalla. "Can I go in with you. I've never had any need to be in an ER."
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The trio entered County's ER. Weaver and Chleo were behind the desk going over the board. Mark split from the girls to go into the lounge. "Kerry, where do you want the files I borrowed?" asked Elizbaeth.
Weaver turned around and used her cane to point out a pile of folders. "Over there. Hey, who's this, a friend of yours?"
"This is my sister Mykalla. She's going to be living with me and Mark for awhile."
"It's nice to meet you. I'm Dr. Weaver and this is Dr. Finch... Elizabeth are you going to show her around tonight? If you are stay away from Trama 2, the guy in there is a little nuts."
"Thanks for the advice, I'll see you later... Shall we take the grand tour?"
"Yeah, is it always this quiet in here?" They entered the lounge and saw Mark at his locker talking to Kovac. "Mark, sorry to interrupt. I'm going to show Mykalla around. We're going to start up in surgery. I'll meet you in about an hour."
"Ok," he replied, "Just warn her about Romano. She doesnt need any of his shit today."
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They entered Elizabeth's office. "It's great Lizbet, I think. It looks like you're never here. By the way, when do I get to meet the Rocket? Is he really as bas as you say he is?"
Elizabeth shot her a look as if to say, definatly. "Lizzie," said a voice in the hallway and Romano entered the room, "So nice to see you today. Where were you, I had an excellent cardia embolism that you could have assisted. Oh that's right, home with loverboy... Well well well, who's this?"
"Robert, this is my sister Mykalla," said Elizabeth reluctantly, "Mykalla, Dr. Robert Romano."
"You sister huh, I would have never guessed. It is a pleasure to meet you Ms. Corday. I hope that we will be able to meet again."
"Actually it's Quince, Mykalla Quince. It is nice to meet you too, Dr. Romano, but we really must be going. We have to meet up with Mark downstairs." They pushed past Romano and turned off the lights.
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Elizabeth and Mykalla stepped off the elevator in the ER. As they headed towards the front desk, Elizabeth pointed out the different people and areas. The two were so involved in their conversation that they almost walked into Mark. "Are you guys almost ready to go? I'm starving."
"Sure Mark. Let us grab our jackets out of the lounge. Where do you want to go to eat, Doc Magoo's?" asked Elizabeth.
"I'm not *that* hungry. Plus there's got to be somewhere better to spend the first night in Chicago.," said Mark. Elizabeth and Mykalla disappeared into the doctor's lounge. They emerged with their coats in hand. They joined Mark and headed towards the door.
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The three were sitting at a small pub style restuarant. They had just finished eating and were waiting for the check. Suddenly Elizabeth ducked down and pretended to be digging through her purse. "Damn, I can't have a day off and not see that man more than once," she said trying not to be seen.
"Lizzie," said Dr. Romano, "fancy seeing you here, Dr. Greene. Ms. Quince nice to see you again. I meant to ask you earlier, what do you think of becoming an aunt?"
Mark and Elizabeth looked at each other quickly and then Mykalla. The waitress returned with the check. Mark quickly dropped some money onto the table. "Sorry, but we must be going now." He and Elizabeth grabbed their jackets off the backs of their chairs, and stood to leave. Mykalla followed their example, and the three headed for the door leaving Romano standing alone. They climbed the stairs to the El and rode home in silence.
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"Can one of you explain to me what that was all about," asked Mykalla as they entered the house. Mark and Elizbaeth looked at each other as if to say, you do it. Elizabeth put the coats in the closet, "Why don't we go sit down. We need to discuss a couple of things." Mark was already halfway to the living room, and Elizabeth followed him. Mykalla hesitated for a moment, then cautiously entered the living room and sat on the opposite end of the couch.
They sat in silence for a moment. ELizabeth and Mark were thinking of a way to say what they needed to. Elizbeth started, "Remember when I called you Thanksgiving weekend?" Mykalla nodded her head. "And I told you that I was extremely happy. I never told you why."
"Of course, but it was understandable. You didn't want to jinx it. I was just waiting to see how long it took you to tell me."
Mark and Elizabeth looked at each other and then at Mykalla in shock. "You mean you knew she was pregnant the whole time?" asked Mark. "And you didn't say anything?" added Elizabeth.
"Well, yeah," replied Mykalla. "I figured if you wanted me to know you would have told me yourself. I wan't going to say anything because I didn't know how you were dealing with it, with the surgery and lawsuit and all. Plus, if I didn't know before I could tell when I saw you. It's just a little noticable."
"This was easier than I had thought it would be," said Elizabeth. "Well, what do you think?"
"I think it's great," replied Mykalla, "but let's not spend the whole night talking about it. It's my first time in Chicago, what's there to see?"
"I've been here too long to know the tourist attractions," said Mark. "It's starting to get late so things are closing. We can always just ride around the city."
"Yeah, that sounds cool."
To Be Continued