Epilogue. I can't believe this is done, sniff, sniff! Please r/r. Thanks
Rated: Fiction K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 11 - Words: 10,639 - Reviews: 26 - Updated: May 27, 2001 - Published: Dec 10, 2000 - id: 136311
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Discoveries : Part 7
Discoveries : Part 7 Disclaimer : These characters belong to the writers of ER, I don't own anything. I hope you enjoy this chapter, Mara
The next week passes quickly. Carter strains under the stress of taking on his own shifts, as well as some of the ones that Kerry is not able to do. He gets home after his shifts to find Kerry restless.
"Has Marc said when I can come back yet?" Kerry tells him after a week of being locked up in the house.
Carter sighs and gives her an exasperated look. "Four weeks, Kerry, and no sooner. Your hip has to heal."
Kerry frowns. "I want to get back to work."
Carter gives her a sympathetic look and pulls her close. Suddenly, tears come to her eyes. Kerry can't hold them back, although she wants to. She wipes them away with her hand, furious with herself for letting the tears fall.
Carter tilts her chin so that she can look into his eyes. "Shh, sweetheart. Just take things slowly and everything will be alright."
Kerry's voice is small and weak, "I don't want to take it slow. I want to get back to work and live my life again."
"I know, but the only way to do that is for you to go slowly and not push yourself too hard. Okay?"
Kerry nods and rests her head back on his shoulder. She sighs, happy to have someone that cares for her so much. She has never had anyone like this before!
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It's two weeks into Kerry's recovery and Carter is at County, again. He is picking up his shifts, plus extras in order to pick up some of the slack since Kerry is recouping. He is lying on the couch in the lounge, starring at some game show on the TV. He can't even tell what it is, for his eyes keep dropping on him.
"Tired?"
Carter jumps, surprised. He didn't notice that Marc had entered the room. He gives him a half smile. "Yeah, I'm tired."
"You've been taking on a lot of shifts the last couple weeks," Marc says, turning, as usual, the discussion to Kerry. He seems determined to pull something out of Carter.
Carter just shrugs. "Yeah. I've been taking on a few extra shifts to make up for the ones Kerry is missing."
"That's awfully nice of you. Put you take way more than the rest of us," Marc pushes.
Carter just shrugs again. "I didn't notice," he lies.
Marc tries a different tactic, seeing that the other one isn't going to work. "So, how is Kerry?"
"Fine," Carter says noncommittally.
"Is she on track. She has a habit of pushing herself too hard some times," Marc says.
"Yes, she does," Carter says, trying to sound nonchalant. But, Marc hears the worry in his voice and the look in his eyes. Marc knows that he has found Carter's weakness.
"She always has. You'll have to warn her. We don't want her out even longer than she has to be."
Carter's pager goes off at this moment. "Sorry, Marc, my pager," Carter explains. He rushes out of the lounge and blows a huge sigh of relief. That was close!
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"Hey," Carter says softly as he walks into their house. He puts his bag down in the lighted living room and then makes his way into the kitchen. He smiles as he sees Kerry, singing while she makes dinner.
"Hey," she replies, not moving from her work.
"How was your day?" He asks, taking a seat at the table.
"Fine. I got caught up on some things that I was really behind on. How was yours?"
He gets up and leans against the counter, facing Kerry. "Interesting, actually. Marc was at me again."
Kerry stops working and looks at him. "Oh?"
"Yep, he asked me how you were. He asked why I was picking up so many extra shifts."
"If he knows then why doesn't he come out and say so?" Kerry asks exasperatedly.
Carter laughs. "That's not his style. It's kind of funny. Oh, he told me to tell you to take your recovery slowly."
"John . . ." Kerry warns him.
He raises his hands in innocence. He reaches out and takes her into his arms. "I swear, he said so, not I."
She laughs. "Yeah right."
"You're ridiculous!" Carter says in fake exasperation. He reaches down and kisses her neck, making her giggle.
"Okay, okay, you win," She exclaims.
"Don't give in that quickly," he tells her. He continues to kiss and tickle her. She giggles uncontrollably.
Thank you for reading. Please review. Thanks, Mara
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