Back to Your Heart
Part 8
A couple of days passed after Mark had passed away and it was the day of his funeral, Carter was in his room getting ready, Elizabeth and Jennifer had asked him to be a pallbearer.
"You almost ready?" Susan asked as she poked her head through the door
"Yeah almost" he said putting his tie on "I can't believe we are going to bury our best friend today that man was there for me a lot of the time and its going to be really tough" he said
"I know, but at least he is not suffering anymore" she said walking over towards him giving him a kiss
"How is Jennifer and Rachel," he asked
"Jennifer is a mess and I think Rachel is worse," she said
"Man I can't imagine what they are going through right now," he said
"Yeah" she said
"You two love birds ready" Rachel said poking her head through the door
"Yes we are Rachel" Susan said. They walked out the door and got into his car and drove to the funeral home, they got there and it was decorated really beautiful, everyone from the hospital was there, they were walking towards the building when they saw two familiar faces talking to Kerry
"Doug, Carol?" Carter asked
"Hey Carter!!" Doug said giving his old friend a hug
"I wasn't sure you were guys were going to make it" he said
"Well he was a good man and I got some time off," he said
"And Carol its really good to see you" he said giving her a hug and a kiss on the cheek
"So Carter where is Susan" Carol asked
"Oh she is over there talking to Abby and Luka," he said
"I heard that you guys are really hitting it off" Doug said Carol ribbed him and Carter laughed
"Yeah we are and I'm really happy" he said
"That's good Carter" Carol said "I'm happy for the two of you"
"It is starting guys we better go inside" Kerry said
"Here we go" Carter said. The whole ER was there and they sat next to each other when they got in there. It was a beautiful funeral, and a sad one at that. After it was over they all went over to Kerry's house for dinner
"I am sure going to miss him," Doug said as they were all sitting around Kerry's house talking
"Me too, he was really a good guy" Carol said wiping the tears out of her eyes
"Hey I have an idea," Carter said walking over to the bar, "Guys can you help me out here?" the guys came back with a bunch of shot glasses in there hands and some Irish Whiskey "Lets give him a nice toast" he said pouring the liquor in the glasses
"I'm for that," Luka said as he grabbed a shot glass
"Okay I guess we can go around and make our own little toasts Ill start" Kerry said
"Mark, you were a great man and a nice guy to work with and I had the great privilege of knowing you and will always miss you. Cheers" she said as she shot back her shot
"Okay I guess Ill go next" Carter said "Mark you are a good person and a great father I know that your daughters will grow up to be as kind and as brilliant and loving as you were."
"Cheers" they said as they shot back their shots and refilled them
"Okay I'll go" Doug said "Hey buddy its me you know how I feel you are like my big brother and when I need my ass out of the fire I know that you will be up there helping me" he said
"Cheers" they all said. They went around telling little stories and taking shots until they were a little too drunk and thought it was time to go home
"Thanks Kerry" Peter and Cleo said as they grabbed their coats and walked out
"Night Peter and Cleo" she said as she shut the door behind them
"Well I guess its time for us to leave too" Doug said as he started to get up
"Where you guys staying?" Kerry asked
"A nice little motel" Carol said
"No you are not I insist that you guys stay here tonight" she said
"No Kerry we don't want to be a bother" Doug said
"No that's okay I got a extra bedroom downstairs you guys can have that tonight" she said
"Yeah that was my old bedroom" Carter piped up from behind them
"All right we will stay here for the night" Doug said not wanting to fight with Kerry
"Well we better go home" Susan said getting up from the couch that she and Carter were sitting on
"Night Susan night Carter" she said as she closed the door behind them
"Wow I think I had way too much to drink" Carter said
"Yeah me too I say we go home and go to bed" Susan said
"You know that sounds like a good idea," Carter said opening her door for her and gave her a kiss
"What's that for" Susan asked
"I love you Susan," he said
"I love you too John" she said giving him a kiss. They drove home and it was still early so they sat down on the couch in each other's arms and watched TV until they fell asleep
Part 8
A couple of days passed after Mark had passed away and it was the day of his funeral, Carter was in his room getting ready, Elizabeth and Jennifer had asked him to be a pallbearer.
"You almost ready?" Susan asked as she poked her head through the door
"Yeah almost" he said putting his tie on "I can't believe we are going to bury our best friend today that man was there for me a lot of the time and its going to be really tough" he said
"I know, but at least he is not suffering anymore" she said walking over towards him giving him a kiss
"How is Jennifer and Rachel," he asked
"Jennifer is a mess and I think Rachel is worse," she said
"Man I can't imagine what they are going through right now," he said
"Yeah" she said
"You two love birds ready" Rachel said poking her head through the door
"Yes we are Rachel" Susan said. They walked out the door and got into his car and drove to the funeral home, they got there and it was decorated really beautiful, everyone from the hospital was there, they were walking towards the building when they saw two familiar faces talking to Kerry
"Doug, Carol?" Carter asked
"Hey Carter!!" Doug said giving his old friend a hug
"I wasn't sure you were guys were going to make it" he said
"Well he was a good man and I got some time off," he said
"And Carol its really good to see you" he said giving her a hug and a kiss on the cheek
"So Carter where is Susan" Carol asked
"Oh she is over there talking to Abby and Luka," he said
"I heard that you guys are really hitting it off" Doug said Carol ribbed him and Carter laughed
"Yeah we are and I'm really happy" he said
"That's good Carter" Carol said "I'm happy for the two of you"
"It is starting guys we better go inside" Kerry said
"Here we go" Carter said. The whole ER was there and they sat next to each other when they got in there. It was a beautiful funeral, and a sad one at that. After it was over they all went over to Kerry's house for dinner
"I am sure going to miss him," Doug said as they were all sitting around Kerry's house talking
"Me too, he was really a good guy" Carol said wiping the tears out of her eyes
"Hey I have an idea," Carter said walking over to the bar, "Guys can you help me out here?" the guys came back with a bunch of shot glasses in there hands and some Irish Whiskey "Lets give him a nice toast" he said pouring the liquor in the glasses
"I'm for that," Luka said as he grabbed a shot glass
"Okay I guess we can go around and make our own little toasts Ill start" Kerry said
"Mark, you were a great man and a nice guy to work with and I had the great privilege of knowing you and will always miss you. Cheers" she said as she shot back her shot
"Okay I guess Ill go next" Carter said "Mark you are a good person and a great father I know that your daughters will grow up to be as kind and as brilliant and loving as you were."
"Cheers" they said as they shot back their shots and refilled them
"Okay I'll go" Doug said "Hey buddy its me you know how I feel you are like my big brother and when I need my ass out of the fire I know that you will be up there helping me" he said
"Cheers" they all said. They went around telling little stories and taking shots until they were a little too drunk and thought it was time to go home
"Thanks Kerry" Peter and Cleo said as they grabbed their coats and walked out
"Night Peter and Cleo" she said as she shut the door behind them
"Well I guess its time for us to leave too" Doug said as he started to get up
"Where you guys staying?" Kerry asked
"A nice little motel" Carol said
"No you are not I insist that you guys stay here tonight" she said
"No Kerry we don't want to be a bother" Doug said
"No that's okay I got a extra bedroom downstairs you guys can have that tonight" she said
"Yeah that was my old bedroom" Carter piped up from behind them
"All right we will stay here for the night" Doug said not wanting to fight with Kerry
"Well we better go home" Susan said getting up from the couch that she and Carter were sitting on
"Night Susan night Carter" she said as she closed the door behind them
"Wow I think I had way too much to drink" Carter said
"Yeah me too I say we go home and go to bed" Susan said
"You know that sounds like a good idea," Carter said opening her door for her and gave her a kiss
"What's that for" Susan asked
"I love you Susan," he said
"I love you too John" she said giving him a kiss. They drove home and it was still early so they sat down on the couch in each other's arms and watched TV until they fell asleep