This story takes place around Loose Ends and Such Sweet Sorrow. Carter never battled drug addiction. Instead he got support from Kerry Weaver and their friendship blossomed into love. They are now newlyweds (I know the idea of Kerry and Carter together is appalling to some ER fans but I love the idea of them as a couple. They are two lost souls that I think should be together! So sorry if I've grossed anyone out but don't worry this fic doesn't really have much Kerry and Carter romance in it.) Mark and Elizabeth are dating.
Disclaimer: All ER characters belong to Warner Bros., NBC, and Michael Crichton.( I wish Carter was mine! :) tee hee) They belong to Warner Bros.
Summery :This story is the way I think Doug and Carol should have been reunited!!
Together Again
Chapter 2: Carol's Bad Day
Carol Hathaway yawned as she approached the admit desk. Luka walks up to Carol. He smiles" The girls not sleeping?" She laughed " Sleep that's a joke they're both teething" "I just dropped them off at daycare and what do they do fall asleep!" Luka laughed. Lydia walked up to him "Dr. Kovac the labs on Mrs. Bing are back. "Thank you Lydia" He replied. " I'll see you later Carol." He takes the chart from Lydia and heads to exam room 3.
Things were going all wrong for Carol. A young woman Sheila O'Brien with end stage cancer came into the ER she was a DNR but when she stopped breathing she grabbed Luka and asked him to help her recisate her because her two young daughters hadn't said their good-byes to their dying mother. Kerry walked in "What are you doing" she asked. Luka was furious because Carol neglected to tell her the woman was Kerry's patient. Carol tried to explain to Kerry the she just wanted the woman's daughters to have the chance to say good bye to their mother. Kerry sighed "If she codes again I don't want either of you to touch her." Carol and Luka nodded. Kerry left the room. Carol tried to apologize to Luka but he stripped of f his gloves and left the room.
It seemed like Carol just couldn't get a break she had let an IV run dry and Kerry was the one to discover it. She walked over to Carol. "Your patient in exam 3 needs a new IV. Carol "She sighed "Ok Kerry I'm on it." Kerry followed her into the room. "Is there something bothering you?" "I'm fine." She replied. "Are you sure" she asked. Carol was getting aggravated. "Kerry if you have a problem with me why don't you go on and say it." Kerry was stunned. "Carol calm down don't get so offensive I'm just asking what's going on." She sighed. " You really want to know what's going on. I'm taking care of ten patients, I have two babies up in daycare, and you're constantly on my back!" Kerry sighs. "Well Carol stay on top of things and I won't bother you again." She leaves the room.
As soon as Kerry was gone Carol burst into tears. She wished Doug was there with her. She missed him. She was tired of being alone. Especially when most of her friends were couples. Elizabeth had Mark, Cleo had Peter, even Kerry had someone her and Carter had gotten married a few months ago. She sighed why did she have to be alone. She knew Luka liked her but she knew she could never be with anyone else. She loved Doug. She couldn't remember a time when she didn't love him. She sighed and wiped her tear stained face she knew she had to get back to work before Kerry came back to yell some more.
Later that day Kerry saw Carol in the supply room. She knew she had come down pretty hard on her so she walked over to her. " How are you doing?" she asked. "I'm okay" she replied. Kerry nodded. "I'm sorry I came down so hard on you, but I depend on you." Carol looks at her. "No you were right I need to be more on top of things." She said softly. " Carol you're the best nurse in the ER but something is going on with you is there anything I can do to help?" She asked. "I just need some time to figure some things out." Kerry looks at Carol with concern. "Carol I've known you for five years I know something is wrong." She sighs "Kerry I hate my life, I mean I love my job and I love my girls." Tears splashed down Carol's face. " I , I got to go." She makes her way past Kerry and runs to the lounge. She sat down and even more tears splash down her face.
Kerry followed Carol to the lounge. She sits beside her. She rubs her back. " Carol you're not alone you have a lot of friends here." She nodded "I know but," she stops and Kerry finishes " but we're not Doug." She nods. "I love him Kerry. I can't remember a time when I didn't love him." She looks her. "Kerry do you believe we have soul mates?" Kerry smiles "Yes and I knew I found mine when I married John." she replied. "Doug is my soul mate." Carol says softly. I've been in love with him since I was 23 years old, he's everything to me, I feel complete when I'm with him and I feel empty when we're apart, he's the father of my children, and I know he's my soul mate."
Kerry looked at her and she knew she made the right decision when she hired a new peds attending to work along side Cleo. " Carol does Doug know you feel this way?" she a asked. "No I never told him because I was afraid he would just be coming back for the girls, but ,now I wish I had." I want Doug the girls and I to be a family." Carol replied. "Well , I think you need to tell him how you feel" she told her. " What if he doesn't feel the same way anymore, what if he's moved on?" She replied. " You won't know until you talk to him" Kerry replied. Carol hugged her "Thank you Kerry for listening and letting me vent."
Kerry hugged her back. "That's what friends are for." She gets up " I have to get back to work but if you need anything or you need to talk you know where to find me." Carol nodded "Ok Thank you Kerry." She gives Carol's shoulder a comforting squeeze and leaves the lounge. Carol sat there thinking about Doug and what she was going to say to him. She just hoped she wasn't too late that Doug hadn't moved on and found someone new. She sighs and says " I love you Doug Ross I hope you still love me.
Together Again....Chapter 3: He's Back....Doug Returns to County General...Coming Soon
Disclaimer: All ER characters belong to Warner Bros., NBC, and Michael Crichton.( I wish Carter was mine! :) tee hee) They belong to Warner Bros.
Summery :This story is the way I think Doug and Carol should have been reunited!!
Together Again
Chapter 2: Carol's Bad Day
Carol Hathaway yawned as she approached the admit desk. Luka walks up to Carol. He smiles" The girls not sleeping?" She laughed " Sleep that's a joke they're both teething" "I just dropped them off at daycare and what do they do fall asleep!" Luka laughed. Lydia walked up to him "Dr. Kovac the labs on Mrs. Bing are back. "Thank you Lydia" He replied. " I'll see you later Carol." He takes the chart from Lydia and heads to exam room 3.
Things were going all wrong for Carol. A young woman Sheila O'Brien with end stage cancer came into the ER she was a DNR but when she stopped breathing she grabbed Luka and asked him to help her recisate her because her two young daughters hadn't said their good-byes to their dying mother. Kerry walked in "What are you doing" she asked. Luka was furious because Carol neglected to tell her the woman was Kerry's patient. Carol tried to explain to Kerry the she just wanted the woman's daughters to have the chance to say good bye to their mother. Kerry sighed "If she codes again I don't want either of you to touch her." Carol and Luka nodded. Kerry left the room. Carol tried to apologize to Luka but he stripped of f his gloves and left the room.
It seemed like Carol just couldn't get a break she had let an IV run dry and Kerry was the one to discover it. She walked over to Carol. "Your patient in exam 3 needs a new IV. Carol "She sighed "Ok Kerry I'm on it." Kerry followed her into the room. "Is there something bothering you?" "I'm fine." She replied. "Are you sure" she asked. Carol was getting aggravated. "Kerry if you have a problem with me why don't you go on and say it." Kerry was stunned. "Carol calm down don't get so offensive I'm just asking what's going on." She sighed. " You really want to know what's going on. I'm taking care of ten patients, I have two babies up in daycare, and you're constantly on my back!" Kerry sighs. "Well Carol stay on top of things and I won't bother you again." She leaves the room.
As soon as Kerry was gone Carol burst into tears. She wished Doug was there with her. She missed him. She was tired of being alone. Especially when most of her friends were couples. Elizabeth had Mark, Cleo had Peter, even Kerry had someone her and Carter had gotten married a few months ago. She sighed why did she have to be alone. She knew Luka liked her but she knew she could never be with anyone else. She loved Doug. She couldn't remember a time when she didn't love him. She sighed and wiped her tear stained face she knew she had to get back to work before Kerry came back to yell some more.
Later that day Kerry saw Carol in the supply room. She knew she had come down pretty hard on her so she walked over to her. " How are you doing?" she asked. "I'm okay" she replied. Kerry nodded. "I'm sorry I came down so hard on you, but I depend on you." Carol looks at her. "No you were right I need to be more on top of things." She said softly. " Carol you're the best nurse in the ER but something is going on with you is there anything I can do to help?" She asked. "I just need some time to figure some things out." Kerry looks at Carol with concern. "Carol I've known you for five years I know something is wrong." She sighs "Kerry I hate my life, I mean I love my job and I love my girls." Tears splashed down Carol's face. " I , I got to go." She makes her way past Kerry and runs to the lounge. She sat down and even more tears splash down her face.
Kerry followed Carol to the lounge. She sits beside her. She rubs her back. " Carol you're not alone you have a lot of friends here." She nodded "I know but," she stops and Kerry finishes " but we're not Doug." She nods. "I love him Kerry. I can't remember a time when I didn't love him." She looks her. "Kerry do you believe we have soul mates?" Kerry smiles "Yes and I knew I found mine when I married John." she replied. "Doug is my soul mate." Carol says softly. I've been in love with him since I was 23 years old, he's everything to me, I feel complete when I'm with him and I feel empty when we're apart, he's the father of my children, and I know he's my soul mate."
Kerry looked at her and she knew she made the right decision when she hired a new peds attending to work along side Cleo. " Carol does Doug know you feel this way?" she a asked. "No I never told him because I was afraid he would just be coming back for the girls, but ,now I wish I had." I want Doug the girls and I to be a family." Carol replied. "Well , I think you need to tell him how you feel" she told her. " What if he doesn't feel the same way anymore, what if he's moved on?" She replied. " You won't know until you talk to him" Kerry replied. Carol hugged her "Thank you Kerry for listening and letting me vent."
Kerry hugged her back. "That's what friends are for." She gets up " I have to get back to work but if you need anything or you need to talk you know where to find me." Carol nodded "Ok Thank you Kerry." She gives Carol's shoulder a comforting squeeze and leaves the lounge. Carol sat there thinking about Doug and what she was going to say to him. She just hoped she wasn't too late that Doug hadn't moved on and found someone new. She sighs and says " I love you Doug Ross I hope you still love me.
Together Again....Chapter 3: He's Back....Doug Returns to County General...Coming Soon