Back To Your Heart
Part 4
Susan was making breakfast, one morning it had been two weeks since she had moved in "Good morning Carter" she said
"Morning Susan" he said groggily
"Did you sleep well?" she asked
"Like a baby, so what are you making for breakfast it smells good" he said
"Omelets bacon toast and coffee" she said
"Mmmm sounds great," he said
"Yep, so what are you doing today isn't it your day off?" she asked
"Yeah just plan on staying in or maybe going out to see a movie, what about you I know its your day off too" he said
"I don't know I was thinking of going and visiting Mark he has been avoiding me ever since I got here and I thought I would go and talk to him see how he is doing" she said as she handed him his plate
"Cool, would you like some company?" he asked
"Sure you can come along I don't know where he lives" she said as she sat down next to him
"Okay we can go later on then maybe we can see a movie," he said
"Wow these are some nice houses" Susan said as they were driving towards Marks house
"Yeah well Elizabeth was getting tired of your old apartment so Mark decided to go and buy a new one and I guess they really like it out here" he said pulling into their driveway. They got up to their door and knocked, Elizabeth came to the door holding Ella
"Hi Carter and who is this?" she asked
"Hi Elizabeth this is Susan she works at county now" he said
"Well hi Susan come on in Mark is in the garage working on his car damn thing broke down again" she said as she showed them in
"Wow this is a really nice house," Susan said as they walked inside
"Yeah we got it really inexpensive, and that apartment he was in wasn't going to be good for the baby" she said as she put Ella in the crib "So Susan what brought you to county?" she asked as she sat down on the couch
"Well I used to work there and I left a couple of years ago, and things weren't going well for me and I came back," she said
"Well that's interesting I didn't know you worked there before" she said
"Yeah I worked down in the ER with Mark, and that apartment you used to live in was mine," she said
"Oh well I had no idea, I guess Mark never told me" she said at that Mark walked in "Well speak of the devil, Mark guess who came over" she said
"Hi Mark" Susan said a little uneasy
"Susan" he said as he went to give her a hug "how are you doing, I'm sorry I haven't had the chance to say hi I've just been really busy" he said
"That's okay its really good to see you, I see that you have been doing good for yourself" she said
"Yeah, things have been going really good for me" he said taking a seat by Elizabeth and holding her hand
"Well I'm really happy for you" she said "Well we really get going I think we should let the baby sleep and you look like you need some sleep to Elizabeth" she said about to leave
"Oh well don't be silly, please stay and have dinner" she said
"No that's okay, some other time," she said grabbing her coat
"Okay Susan it was really good to meet you, and drive safely," she said as she showed them out the door
"Well that was awkward" Susan said as she got in the car
"Yeah, Mark sure acted weird" Carter said
"Well how about that movie now?" Susan asked
"Yeah what's playing?" he asked
"I don't know well just play it by ear" she said
"That sounds good" Carter said as they drove in the direction of the theatre. They got there and picked the movie and paid the man for the movie and went to get their seats
"Man Carter I didn't know you had that big of a sweet tooth" Susan said as she noticed Carter with about 10 bags of candy in his hands
"Well what can I say I like candy," he said as they sat down. The movie started and they sat there and were watching it when Carter noticed Susan's hand moving closer to his, he took her hand in his and they sat there and watched the rest of the movie
"Man that was a great movie!" Susan said as they got out of the theatre
"Yeah but it was Jim Carey is sure a great comedian" Carter said as they headed for his car and got in "Hey Susan" he said as they got in the car "So where do you want to go now" he asked
"Well how about we get some steaks at the market and we go home and grill them?" she said
"That sounds good," he said as they started out of the parking lot and drove to the grocery store. They got there and walked in it was pretty empty and almost nobody was around "Okay" Carter said "Ill get the meat you get the potatoes and the vegetables" he said
"Okay what kind of vegetables should I get?" she asked
"Any kind I don't care" he said as he walked off in search of some good steaks. As he was looking through the meat products he ran into a familiar face "Hey Dr. Benton, what are you doing here?" he asked
"Ah Jackie is having a barbeque and she ran out of hamburger meat" he said
"Ok I was just here to pick up some steaks Susan and I are going to have a little barbeque ourselves," he said looking through the choices
"Okay Carter, have fun Ill see you later" he said as he walked off
"Later Dr. Benton" he said
"You got the meat" Susan asked as she caught up with Carter
"Yeah you ready to go?" he asked
"Yeah lets go pay and we can get out of here," Susan said
"Hold on we are out of beer let's pick up a few cases," he said walking in the direction of the liquor "Okay how about a 12 pack of bud and a 12 pack of Mikes Hard Lemonade" Carter asked
"Sounds good Carter" she said putting the stuff in the cart
"Okay we got all that we need let's go pay," he said. They paid for the stuff and walked out to the car and put the stuff in and drove home
"Okay it looks like the grill is ready" Carter said as he started to put the steaks on the grill
"Here" Susan said handing him a beer
"Thanks" he said "Cheers?" he said clinking the glasses together
"Cheers" she said. After a while Carter noticed that Susan was quiet and decided to liven the conversation up
"So Susan how is little Suzy I haven't heard you talk about her since you got here" Carter asked
"She is good she has gotten bigger," Susan said with tears in her eyes
"You okay?" Carter asked
"Yeah Carter, I think those steaks are almost done" she said changing the subject
"Yeah they are done, is the rest of the stuff done?" he asked
"Yeah they are in the refrigerator waiting," she said walking inside to get them. They ate them and went inside and washed the dishes and sat down on the couch talking and they really drunk
"Then I send her in there and she doesn't know it is really a man and I hear this blood curdling scream come out" he said laughing hysterically
"Oh man Carter that was bad," she said "Do you miss her?" she asked pointing at the picture of Lucy in his hands
"Yeah, she was one of my most promising students, and I don't think Ill ever get another one like her" he said
"Its okay Carter she is probably looking down at you right now and is happy for you" she said
"Yeah, well it's getting late and we have to work tomorrow so we better get some sleep" he said putting her picture, back up on the mantle
"Goodnight Carter" she said as she gave him a kiss on the cheek
"Goodnight Susan" as he watched her walk into her room and close the door
Part 4
Susan was making breakfast, one morning it had been two weeks since she had moved in "Good morning Carter" she said
"Morning Susan" he said groggily
"Did you sleep well?" she asked
"Like a baby, so what are you making for breakfast it smells good" he said
"Omelets bacon toast and coffee" she said
"Mmmm sounds great," he said
"Yep, so what are you doing today isn't it your day off?" she asked
"Yeah just plan on staying in or maybe going out to see a movie, what about you I know its your day off too" he said
"I don't know I was thinking of going and visiting Mark he has been avoiding me ever since I got here and I thought I would go and talk to him see how he is doing" she said as she handed him his plate
"Cool, would you like some company?" he asked
"Sure you can come along I don't know where he lives" she said as she sat down next to him
"Okay we can go later on then maybe we can see a movie," he said
"Wow these are some nice houses" Susan said as they were driving towards Marks house
"Yeah well Elizabeth was getting tired of your old apartment so Mark decided to go and buy a new one and I guess they really like it out here" he said pulling into their driveway. They got up to their door and knocked, Elizabeth came to the door holding Ella
"Hi Carter and who is this?" she asked
"Hi Elizabeth this is Susan she works at county now" he said
"Well hi Susan come on in Mark is in the garage working on his car damn thing broke down again" she said as she showed them in
"Wow this is a really nice house," Susan said as they walked inside
"Yeah we got it really inexpensive, and that apartment he was in wasn't going to be good for the baby" she said as she put Ella in the crib "So Susan what brought you to county?" she asked as she sat down on the couch
"Well I used to work there and I left a couple of years ago, and things weren't going well for me and I came back," she said
"Well that's interesting I didn't know you worked there before" she said
"Yeah I worked down in the ER with Mark, and that apartment you used to live in was mine," she said
"Oh well I had no idea, I guess Mark never told me" she said at that Mark walked in "Well speak of the devil, Mark guess who came over" she said
"Hi Mark" Susan said a little uneasy
"Susan" he said as he went to give her a hug "how are you doing, I'm sorry I haven't had the chance to say hi I've just been really busy" he said
"That's okay its really good to see you, I see that you have been doing good for yourself" she said
"Yeah, things have been going really good for me" he said taking a seat by Elizabeth and holding her hand
"Well I'm really happy for you" she said "Well we really get going I think we should let the baby sleep and you look like you need some sleep to Elizabeth" she said about to leave
"Oh well don't be silly, please stay and have dinner" she said
"No that's okay, some other time," she said grabbing her coat
"Okay Susan it was really good to meet you, and drive safely," she said as she showed them out the door
"Well that was awkward" Susan said as she got in the car
"Yeah, Mark sure acted weird" Carter said
"Well how about that movie now?" Susan asked
"Yeah what's playing?" he asked
"I don't know well just play it by ear" she said
"That sounds good" Carter said as they drove in the direction of the theatre. They got there and picked the movie and paid the man for the movie and went to get their seats
"Man Carter I didn't know you had that big of a sweet tooth" Susan said as she noticed Carter with about 10 bags of candy in his hands
"Well what can I say I like candy," he said as they sat down. The movie started and they sat there and were watching it when Carter noticed Susan's hand moving closer to his, he took her hand in his and they sat there and watched the rest of the movie
"Man that was a great movie!" Susan said as they got out of the theatre
"Yeah but it was Jim Carey is sure a great comedian" Carter said as they headed for his car and got in "Hey Susan" he said as they got in the car "So where do you want to go now" he asked
"Well how about we get some steaks at the market and we go home and grill them?" she said
"That sounds good," he said as they started out of the parking lot and drove to the grocery store. They got there and walked in it was pretty empty and almost nobody was around "Okay" Carter said "Ill get the meat you get the potatoes and the vegetables" he said
"Okay what kind of vegetables should I get?" she asked
"Any kind I don't care" he said as he walked off in search of some good steaks. As he was looking through the meat products he ran into a familiar face "Hey Dr. Benton, what are you doing here?" he asked
"Ah Jackie is having a barbeque and she ran out of hamburger meat" he said
"Ok I was just here to pick up some steaks Susan and I are going to have a little barbeque ourselves," he said looking through the choices
"Okay Carter, have fun Ill see you later" he said as he walked off
"Later Dr. Benton" he said
"You got the meat" Susan asked as she caught up with Carter
"Yeah you ready to go?" he asked
"Yeah lets go pay and we can get out of here," Susan said
"Hold on we are out of beer let's pick up a few cases," he said walking in the direction of the liquor "Okay how about a 12 pack of bud and a 12 pack of Mikes Hard Lemonade" Carter asked
"Sounds good Carter" she said putting the stuff in the cart
"Okay we got all that we need let's go pay," he said. They paid for the stuff and walked out to the car and put the stuff in and drove home
"Okay it looks like the grill is ready" Carter said as he started to put the steaks on the grill
"Here" Susan said handing him a beer
"Thanks" he said "Cheers?" he said clinking the glasses together
"Cheers" she said. After a while Carter noticed that Susan was quiet and decided to liven the conversation up
"So Susan how is little Suzy I haven't heard you talk about her since you got here" Carter asked
"She is good she has gotten bigger," Susan said with tears in her eyes
"You okay?" Carter asked
"Yeah Carter, I think those steaks are almost done" she said changing the subject
"Yeah they are done, is the rest of the stuff done?" he asked
"Yeah they are in the refrigerator waiting," she said walking inside to get them. They ate them and went inside and washed the dishes and sat down on the couch talking and they really drunk
"Then I send her in there and she doesn't know it is really a man and I hear this blood curdling scream come out" he said laughing hysterically
"Oh man Carter that was bad," she said "Do you miss her?" she asked pointing at the picture of Lucy in his hands
"Yeah, she was one of my most promising students, and I don't think Ill ever get another one like her" he said
"Its okay Carter she is probably looking down at you right now and is happy for you" she said
"Yeah, well it's getting late and we have to work tomorrow so we better get some sleep" he said putting her picture, back up on the mantle
"Goodnight Carter" she said as she gave him a kiss on the cheek
"Goodnight Susan" as he watched her walk into her room and close the door