Chapter 11: Always
Carter, Dave, Luka and Lucy got back to the hospital. When they got back, Kerry began to scream at the three she could see. Carter had Lucy wrapped in a blanket and his arm around her, her head in a hood created by the blanket.
"Carter! You aren't supposed to be up! You have memory loss and very bad damage... Luka, you should know better! I told you I could get the police to handle it! And Dave! What the hell do you think you're doing sneaking out in your condition?" only when Kerry had said it did Dave realize how weak and tired he was. He lost the feeling in his legs and stumbled to the floor.
"I'm fine!" he protested, when Luka reached out to help, but his voice suggested otherwise.
"Dave-"
"Show her, Carter! Then maybe she won't be so angry!" Dave tried to shout but his voice was failing him. At first, Carter didn't understand. Then, he remembered Lucy.
"Lucy?" he whispered. She threw off her hood.
"Oh my God they found you! The police found you!" Kerry said, surprised.
"Actually, ma'am, that boy found her," Jake said, pointing to Dave, "Dave. Of course once he recooperates I will need to question him about why he impersonated a police officer... But other than that, he's practically a hero! And this young man here put up a great fight with the kidnapper! Nice job, man!" Jake patted Luka on the back, "And we are really grateful for the help Dr. Carter here provided for us! He gave us a motive and he helped calm the culprit down. If you ask me, they're all heroes! And even Lucy herself was a very brave girl!" Lucy smiled, modestly. Kerry was stunned for a moment, then heard Luka's scream and snapped out of it.
"Dave!" he cried. Kerry looked down. Dave was unconscious, his breathing shallow.
"Someone get me a gurney!" Kerry shouted to no one in particular.
"Oh my..." Benton trailed off as he saw the frail Lucy, pale Carter, quivering Luka and unconscious Dave. He lifted Dave up onto the gurney obediently and rushed him off. Kerry and Luka ran with him. Kerry ordered Carter to get some rest. Carter was about to object, but then agreed.
"After I get you a doctor, of course!" he smiled at Lucy who smiled back.
Abby smiled and laughed more often especially when she heard that Jacob Crowe was behind bars and getting psychological help. Soon, when her paranoia had disappeared completely and she understood that everyone in the hospital was not out to get her, she went back to work and fit in fine.
Dave got back on his feet fine and soon. He got into a little trouble with the police, but since he helped find a murderer, he wasn't punished too severely. However, everyone did tease him about it.
"Watch out, here comes Officer Dave!" people would laugh at times.
"Ha ha, very funny!" he'd answer. Jake came to see him often to make sure they weren't too hard on him.
Luka went on as if nothing had ever happened. He didn't even tease Dave, which came as some what of a shock to everyone. But he smiled and continued. What they didn't know was that something that happened when he was working with Dave.
"You weren't really going to let them take me to jail, were you?" he had asked out of the blue. This question had caught Dave by surprise, the way Luka had intended it to.
"Uh, well, I don't know. The idea was tempting. It would have been great to get you out of my hair for a while..." Dave had quickly came up with that.
"No then," Luka had said, looking up from the patient and smiling.
"How do you know?" Dave grinned, mysteriously.
"Trust me, I know!" Luka had laughed, and they continued to work.
Carter's memory returned swiftly and Abby was always glad to help him. Soon, he was back to his old self. But the thought that he could have lost Dave, Luka and Lucy scared him more then anything. What would he have done? Hopefully, he would never have to find out...
People would always beg Luka, Carter and Dave to tell the tale of what happened. At first, all three would tell the truth, even Luka spoke. But then, Luka stopped telling it at all saying
"I've already told you, go pester someone else!" But Dave and Carter never tired of the publicity. Soon, they made up elaborate tales of their adventures. But they soon got too unbelievable.
It was a while before Elizabeth woke up, a month, in fact. But when she did, there was much rejoicing, especially with Mark. He had been so happy when she woke up. They had kissed, passionately.
Kerry's breakdown made her take a few days off from work, to everyone's relief. They were very tired of her yelling at them to get things right. She came back a week before Elizabeth woke up very refreshed. When asked where she had been, she replied simply "the beach." But everyone knew there was no real sandy beach in Chicago.
Lucy got back to work fine, though she spoke very little for a month or so since she said 'take me home.' She was a little shaken up about the whole thing. And so it shocked Carter greatly when, after Elizabeth woke up, she asked to see him on the roof. When Carter got there, he saw Lucy staring at the stars.
"Last night I had a dream that we went to Disneyland. We went on all the rides and didn't have to wait in line."
"I drove you to your house where we stared up at the stars. I listened to your heartbeat as I held you in my arms..." Carter finished the verse of the song for Lucy. She turned and smiled.
"You know that song?"
"Yeah. It's nice."
"It is, isn't it?" she sighed, turning back to the stars.
"What did you want to talk about?"
"You knew him. Jacob Crowe, I mean," she whispered, still staring at the stars, her arms crossed in a poor attempt to warm herself.
"Yeah..."
"Well?" Lucy asked.
"He had a sister that had your eyes. Her name was Lucy," somehow, Carter knew what she wanted to know.
"I thought so..." she turned to him, "I wish I could tell you..."
"Tell me what?"
"I care about you a lot. I'm glad your memory's back," Lucy said, turning back to the stars. The song kept playing in her head.
"Today I woke up alone wishing you were here with me. I wanted us to be something that we'd probably never be..." a tear rolled down her cheek. Carter smiled and put her arm around her.
"I'll always be here for you, Luce," he whispered.
"As will I, Carter," she leaned her head on his shoulder, "Always."
Next part is the epilogue. Not neccisary for you to read, I'm not expecting many reviews for it, but if you want to see something bitter-sweet that happens after it, then you can read it. SO, basically, this is the end.
Carter, Dave, Luka and Lucy got back to the hospital. When they got back, Kerry began to scream at the three she could see. Carter had Lucy wrapped in a blanket and his arm around her, her head in a hood created by the blanket.
"Carter! You aren't supposed to be up! You have memory loss and very bad damage... Luka, you should know better! I told you I could get the police to handle it! And Dave! What the hell do you think you're doing sneaking out in your condition?" only when Kerry had said it did Dave realize how weak and tired he was. He lost the feeling in his legs and stumbled to the floor.
"I'm fine!" he protested, when Luka reached out to help, but his voice suggested otherwise.
"Dave-"
"Show her, Carter! Then maybe she won't be so angry!" Dave tried to shout but his voice was failing him. At first, Carter didn't understand. Then, he remembered Lucy.
"Lucy?" he whispered. She threw off her hood.
"Oh my God they found you! The police found you!" Kerry said, surprised.
"Actually, ma'am, that boy found her," Jake said, pointing to Dave, "Dave. Of course once he recooperates I will need to question him about why he impersonated a police officer... But other than that, he's practically a hero! And this young man here put up a great fight with the kidnapper! Nice job, man!" Jake patted Luka on the back, "And we are really grateful for the help Dr. Carter here provided for us! He gave us a motive and he helped calm the culprit down. If you ask me, they're all heroes! And even Lucy herself was a very brave girl!" Lucy smiled, modestly. Kerry was stunned for a moment, then heard Luka's scream and snapped out of it.
"Dave!" he cried. Kerry looked down. Dave was unconscious, his breathing shallow.
"Someone get me a gurney!" Kerry shouted to no one in particular.
"Oh my..." Benton trailed off as he saw the frail Lucy, pale Carter, quivering Luka and unconscious Dave. He lifted Dave up onto the gurney obediently and rushed him off. Kerry and Luka ran with him. Kerry ordered Carter to get some rest. Carter was about to object, but then agreed.
"After I get you a doctor, of course!" he smiled at Lucy who smiled back.
Abby smiled and laughed more often especially when she heard that Jacob Crowe was behind bars and getting psychological help. Soon, when her paranoia had disappeared completely and she understood that everyone in the hospital was not out to get her, she went back to work and fit in fine.
Dave got back on his feet fine and soon. He got into a little trouble with the police, but since he helped find a murderer, he wasn't punished too severely. However, everyone did tease him about it.
"Watch out, here comes Officer Dave!" people would laugh at times.
"Ha ha, very funny!" he'd answer. Jake came to see him often to make sure they weren't too hard on him.
Luka went on as if nothing had ever happened. He didn't even tease Dave, which came as some what of a shock to everyone. But he smiled and continued. What they didn't know was that something that happened when he was working with Dave.
"You weren't really going to let them take me to jail, were you?" he had asked out of the blue. This question had caught Dave by surprise, the way Luka had intended it to.
"Uh, well, I don't know. The idea was tempting. It would have been great to get you out of my hair for a while..." Dave had quickly came up with that.
"No then," Luka had said, looking up from the patient and smiling.
"How do you know?" Dave grinned, mysteriously.
"Trust me, I know!" Luka had laughed, and they continued to work.
Carter's memory returned swiftly and Abby was always glad to help him. Soon, he was back to his old self. But the thought that he could have lost Dave, Luka and Lucy scared him more then anything. What would he have done? Hopefully, he would never have to find out...
People would always beg Luka, Carter and Dave to tell the tale of what happened. At first, all three would tell the truth, even Luka spoke. But then, Luka stopped telling it at all saying
"I've already told you, go pester someone else!" But Dave and Carter never tired of the publicity. Soon, they made up elaborate tales of their adventures. But they soon got too unbelievable.
It was a while before Elizabeth woke up, a month, in fact. But when she did, there was much rejoicing, especially with Mark. He had been so happy when she woke up. They had kissed, passionately.
Kerry's breakdown made her take a few days off from work, to everyone's relief. They were very tired of her yelling at them to get things right. She came back a week before Elizabeth woke up very refreshed. When asked where she had been, she replied simply "the beach." But everyone knew there was no real sandy beach in Chicago.
Lucy got back to work fine, though she spoke very little for a month or so since she said 'take me home.' She was a little shaken up about the whole thing. And so it shocked Carter greatly when, after Elizabeth woke up, she asked to see him on the roof. When Carter got there, he saw Lucy staring at the stars.
"Last night I had a dream that we went to Disneyland. We went on all the rides and didn't have to wait in line."
"I drove you to your house where we stared up at the stars. I listened to your heartbeat as I held you in my arms..." Carter finished the verse of the song for Lucy. She turned and smiled.
"You know that song?"
"Yeah. It's nice."
"It is, isn't it?" she sighed, turning back to the stars.
"What did you want to talk about?"
"You knew him. Jacob Crowe, I mean," she whispered, still staring at the stars, her arms crossed in a poor attempt to warm herself.
"Yeah..."
"Well?" Lucy asked.
"He had a sister that had your eyes. Her name was Lucy," somehow, Carter knew what she wanted to know.
"I thought so..." she turned to him, "I wish I could tell you..."
"Tell me what?"
"I care about you a lot. I'm glad your memory's back," Lucy said, turning back to the stars. The song kept playing in her head.
"Today I woke up alone wishing you were here with me. I wanted us to be something that we'd probably never be..." a tear rolled down her cheek. Carter smiled and put her arm around her.
"I'll always be here for you, Luce," he whispered.
"As will I, Carter," she leaned her head on his shoulder, "Always."
Next part is the epilogue. Not neccisary for you to read, I'm not expecting many reviews for it, but if you want to see something bitter-sweet that happens after it, then you can read it. SO, basically, this is the end.