Something to Talk About, Part VIII
Note: The ER characters don't belong to me (darn!) but I love 'em a whole lot! Oh.. especially Dave.
Rating: PG
"Okay, let's make this thing fast. I have a spleenectomy coming in at 10 and I hate to keep an urgent spleen waiting." Donald Anspaugh bellowed throughout the large staff room. Most of the ER staff was present for the monthly meeting, designed to alert Anspaugh to anything new coming in the department.
"Dr. Anspaugh, just a few concerns. First of all, Dr. Carter will be coming back from his trip to Atlanta by the beginning of September. We need to re-work his contract to put time in and out and decide on a payment. And also, we will be losing a doctor for a maternity leave within the next few months." Kerry efficiently said the speech loud and clear. She stood proud looking at her staff: the nurses all hovering in one corner talking about their upcoming 4th of July picnic, Mark and Elizabeth sitting beside her thinking about the night's plans-- Dave and Jing-Mei, talking quietly in another corner.
"What the hell are you people doing? Putting something in the water down here? Who are we losing this time..?" Anspaugh asked, wiping a stray piece of donut icing off of his mouth.
"Dr. Jing-Mei Chen. She transferred here in January, and she's due next January." Deb piqued upon the hearing of her name.. mentioned with the word "due." What the hell was Kerry thinking? She had told her this in confidence--
"Deb?" Dave whispered, leaning onto her shoulder, "how did she know.. did you-- did you tell her?" he inquired with a rising voice.
"In confidence, and she knows about us and she.." She started to sob, and she didn't know why. Her secret was out now, that was why. She had nothing to hide behind.
It seemed as if everyone in the room turned their attention to Deb, momentarily stunned, and then to Dave. He could see them making the connection, and he didn't like it at all. He wanted to yell at all of them, all of his colleagues, to just look away: there was nothing to see. But there was! That was the worst part. It was scandalous.
Anspaugh sighed. "Get schedules ready for Christmas with one less doc. Now everybody get back to work." He headed out first, as everyone followed. But Lily came up to Dave and Deb, seeing their reaction.
"Sorry it had to come out that way." She smiled. "But congratulations. B-both of you."
And that was it. It was official. Dave and Deb were a thing. And they were having a baby.
Note: The ER characters don't belong to me (darn!) but I love 'em a whole lot! Oh.. especially Dave.
Rating: PG
"Okay, let's make this thing fast. I have a spleenectomy coming in at 10 and I hate to keep an urgent spleen waiting." Donald Anspaugh bellowed throughout the large staff room. Most of the ER staff was present for the monthly meeting, designed to alert Anspaugh to anything new coming in the department.
"Dr. Anspaugh, just a few concerns. First of all, Dr. Carter will be coming back from his trip to Atlanta by the beginning of September. We need to re-work his contract to put time in and out and decide on a payment. And also, we will be losing a doctor for a maternity leave within the next few months." Kerry efficiently said the speech loud and clear. She stood proud looking at her staff: the nurses all hovering in one corner talking about their upcoming 4th of July picnic, Mark and Elizabeth sitting beside her thinking about the night's plans-- Dave and Jing-Mei, talking quietly in another corner.
"What the hell are you people doing? Putting something in the water down here? Who are we losing this time..?" Anspaugh asked, wiping a stray piece of donut icing off of his mouth.
"Dr. Jing-Mei Chen. She transferred here in January, and she's due next January." Deb piqued upon the hearing of her name.. mentioned with the word "due." What the hell was Kerry thinking? She had told her this in confidence--
"Deb?" Dave whispered, leaning onto her shoulder, "how did she know.. did you-- did you tell her?" he inquired with a rising voice.
"In confidence, and she knows about us and she.." She started to sob, and she didn't know why. Her secret was out now, that was why. She had nothing to hide behind.
It seemed as if everyone in the room turned their attention to Deb, momentarily stunned, and then to Dave. He could see them making the connection, and he didn't like it at all. He wanted to yell at all of them, all of his colleagues, to just look away: there was nothing to see. But there was! That was the worst part. It was scandalous.
Anspaugh sighed. "Get schedules ready for Christmas with one less doc. Now everybody get back to work." He headed out first, as everyone followed. But Lily came up to Dave and Deb, seeing their reaction.
"Sorry it had to come out that way." She smiled. "But congratulations. B-both of you."
And that was it. It was official. Dave and Deb were a thing. And they were having a baby.