Back to Your Heart
Part 11
Susan and Carter laid in bed that night, Susan still couldn't believe what she had said to him that night. She wasn't wanting to open up to John on what had happened to the little girl that she had raised and pretty much called her own and her sister, but it felt good to get that out in the open.
She still wasn't sure how she was going to tell him about the little bundle of joy that she carried, she finally came to the realization that she could not sleep so she got out from under John's arm and walked outside she found a little chair and made herself comfortable and got out a cigarette and lit it and took a drag, it had been something that she tried to give up but it was impossible now with the baby on the way she would have to. She hadn't been sitting there long when she heard John come out
"What are you doing out here?" he asked yawning
"Couldn't sleep," she said taking another drag off the cigarette
"You know that's bad for you?" he asked sitting next to her
"I know, I stopped it for a while then the accident happened and I took it up again" she said taking off another drag
"Well I understand that with tomorrow being Valentines Day" he said looking a little sad
"Oh I'm sorry John it must be hard for you" she said
"Yeah but I have to move on that's what they told me in rehab" he said, "So what time are you on?" he asked
"Nine, how about you?" she asked
"Same, that's cool we can spend Valentines Day at work he said
"Yeah sounds fun," she said sarcastically, "I'm heading back inside you coming" she asked as she put her cigarette out
"Yeah" he said following her back inside.
The next day was a pretty normal day for the ER kids who got sick eating too much candy and the normal cooks and weirdoes, the weird thing about it was Carter had been ignoring Susan all day he didn't even wish her a happy Valentines Day, she had wondered if he had freaked out about what she had told him the night before
"Hey Susan" Chen said as she walked into the lounge
"Hey Chen, how is your day going?" she asked the Chinese doctor who was pouring herself a cup of coffee
"Pretty good how about you?" she asked
"Bad Carter seems to be ignoring me he hasn't even wished me a happy Valentines Day" she said
"That's odd maybe it's because of what happened" she said
"I don't know" she said, "You are his best friend right?" Susan asked
"Yeah I guess I am" Chen said
"Well can you ask him what is wrong for me?" she asked
"Sure Susan" Chen said walking out of the lounge "Oh and Susan congratulations on the baby" she said
"Ugh let me guess Chuny told you?" Susan asked
"Of course whom else would I get my info from?" she said as she exited
"Ugh I'm going to kill her" she said her face still in shock "by now the whole hospital knows," she said as she walked out of the lounge to find Chuny. Chen walked up to the roof where Carter was sitting up there drinking a cup of coffee
"Slow day huh?" Chen asked as she got up there
"Yeah but I bet you it will get busy later" he said taking a sip
"I was talking to Susan and she was wondering why you were ignoring her" she asked
"Oh cause I have something cooked up for her" he said with a big grin on his face
"What is it?" She asked
"Oh you want me to tell you so you can go back to her and tell her" he asked
"No I wont tell I promise" she said
"No I want it to be a surprise I won't actually say it until later" he said looking out on the busy city
"Okay whatever John" she said as she walked off "You know I'm really happy for you two" she said as she walked off
"Me too" he said. Later on that day he was walking around the hospital it wouldn't be too long before the party got up and running, he felt that there was something he needed to do before he went to join the party, he walked into the familiar room and sat on the gurney "Hey Lucy I guess its been a while since I've come in here to think about what happened, but I wanted to tell you even though I never admitted it I liked you and have never stopped thinking about you, but its time for me to move on I am about to ask the woman I love to marry me" he said looking down in the ring he had in his hand
"I know she will make you happy" a voice said from the corner of the room
"Lucy?" he said shocked
"Yeah John its me I want to congratulate you on finding someone, I knew you would" she said as she walked over to him
"You did?" he asked
"Yeah who do you think sent her back to you silly?" she said as she sat down
"Oh Lucy I miss you a lot" he said
"I know John but you got a good life a head of you and I will always be there to watch over you," she said "Now you go out there and have a good time and propose to your girl I have to go now" she said
"Lucy please don't go yet" he said
"I have to John, remember I will always be there for you" she said as she disappeared. Kerry came in to see John sitting there staring out into space
"You okay Carter?" she asked
"Yeah I'm fine I was just going to take a nap but I changed my mind," he said as he put the ring back in his pocket and went to the admit area to join the party. It was a nice party everyone was dancing having a great time the music was definitely loud but they had made sure they had all the staff around and nobody was lying half dead in one of the rooms
"YOU WANT TO DANCE?" Carter yelled at Susan over the music
"SURE!" she said as they walked over to the dance floor, they were dancing to a great song when Carter walked over to the radio and put on a slow song he walked over to Susan where they danced for it felt like the longest time "I thought you were mad at me" she said in his ear
"Why would I be?" he asked
"I don't know you have been ignoring me all day" she said
"Well I will get to that later right now I just want to hold you in my arms" he said pulling her closer
"I think I can live with that," she said as she felt his arms wrap tightly around her. They danced to the music for what seemed like hours as others danced around them couples mostly and the others were nurses who convinced some of the docs to dance with them. As soon as the music ended they went to sit down in chairs, they grabbed a couple of sodas and went to sit down
"You hot?" he asked
"Yeah it feels like a sauna in here" she said
"You want to go outside and talk for a while?" he asked
"If its cooler outside I'm there," Susan said as they went into the lounge to grab their coats, they walked outside and sat down at the ambulance bay
"Nice night" he said
"Yeah" she said, "What are you thinking?" she asked
"Oh nothing just enjoying the night" he said looking down at his shoes "Lets go back inside I want some cake," he said taking her by the hand and dragging her back inside. He grabbed two pieces of cake and slipped the ring in one and handed it to her
"Thanks John" she said as she took a bite out of it, he sat there in sheer anticipation waiting for her reaction but he must of put it in there really good cause it he had heard no reaction from her either that or she swallowed it, he went back to eating his cake when she heard a scream of delight come from her "Oh my god" she said as she looked at what she had pulled out of her mouth. Everyone looked over at her thinking she had a heart attack or something
"You okay Susan?" Kerry asked
"Yeah just look what I found in my piece of cake" she said showing the people gathered around her
"Wow that is one impressive rock, you cant even see where the Titanic hit it" Dave said
"I know" Carter said standing in the middle of the crowd "I thought it was perfect for her" he said to the shock of everyone except for the ones who put a bet on when he would propose to her
"Pay up" Randi said to a lot of groans and complaints "Thanks Dr. Carters" she said as she hid the money
"So what do you say Susan will you marry me?" he asked looking at her with his big brown eyes
"I don't know John," she said looking into his eyes
"Please say yes" he said
"I'm sorry John I can't," she said as she ran to the lounge. Everyone stood there in shock at what had just happened right in front of there eyes Carter looked down at the ring he had in his hand and walked off
Part 11
Susan and Carter laid in bed that night, Susan still couldn't believe what she had said to him that night. She wasn't wanting to open up to John on what had happened to the little girl that she had raised and pretty much called her own and her sister, but it felt good to get that out in the open.
She still wasn't sure how she was going to tell him about the little bundle of joy that she carried, she finally came to the realization that she could not sleep so she got out from under John's arm and walked outside she found a little chair and made herself comfortable and got out a cigarette and lit it and took a drag, it had been something that she tried to give up but it was impossible now with the baby on the way she would have to. She hadn't been sitting there long when she heard John come out
"What are you doing out here?" he asked yawning
"Couldn't sleep," she said taking another drag off the cigarette
"You know that's bad for you?" he asked sitting next to her
"I know, I stopped it for a while then the accident happened and I took it up again" she said taking off another drag
"Well I understand that with tomorrow being Valentines Day" he said looking a little sad
"Oh I'm sorry John it must be hard for you" she said
"Yeah but I have to move on that's what they told me in rehab" he said, "So what time are you on?" he asked
"Nine, how about you?" she asked
"Same, that's cool we can spend Valentines Day at work he said
"Yeah sounds fun," she said sarcastically, "I'm heading back inside you coming" she asked as she put her cigarette out
"Yeah" he said following her back inside.
The next day was a pretty normal day for the ER kids who got sick eating too much candy and the normal cooks and weirdoes, the weird thing about it was Carter had been ignoring Susan all day he didn't even wish her a happy Valentines Day, she had wondered if he had freaked out about what she had told him the night before
"Hey Susan" Chen said as she walked into the lounge
"Hey Chen, how is your day going?" she asked the Chinese doctor who was pouring herself a cup of coffee
"Pretty good how about you?" she asked
"Bad Carter seems to be ignoring me he hasn't even wished me a happy Valentines Day" she said
"That's odd maybe it's because of what happened" she said
"I don't know" she said, "You are his best friend right?" Susan asked
"Yeah I guess I am" Chen said
"Well can you ask him what is wrong for me?" she asked
"Sure Susan" Chen said walking out of the lounge "Oh and Susan congratulations on the baby" she said
"Ugh let me guess Chuny told you?" Susan asked
"Of course whom else would I get my info from?" she said as she exited
"Ugh I'm going to kill her" she said her face still in shock "by now the whole hospital knows," she said as she walked out of the lounge to find Chuny. Chen walked up to the roof where Carter was sitting up there drinking a cup of coffee
"Slow day huh?" Chen asked as she got up there
"Yeah but I bet you it will get busy later" he said taking a sip
"I was talking to Susan and she was wondering why you were ignoring her" she asked
"Oh cause I have something cooked up for her" he said with a big grin on his face
"What is it?" She asked
"Oh you want me to tell you so you can go back to her and tell her" he asked
"No I wont tell I promise" she said
"No I want it to be a surprise I won't actually say it until later" he said looking out on the busy city
"Okay whatever John" she said as she walked off "You know I'm really happy for you two" she said as she walked off
"Me too" he said. Later on that day he was walking around the hospital it wouldn't be too long before the party got up and running, he felt that there was something he needed to do before he went to join the party, he walked into the familiar room and sat on the gurney "Hey Lucy I guess its been a while since I've come in here to think about what happened, but I wanted to tell you even though I never admitted it I liked you and have never stopped thinking about you, but its time for me to move on I am about to ask the woman I love to marry me" he said looking down in the ring he had in his hand
"I know she will make you happy" a voice said from the corner of the room
"Lucy?" he said shocked
"Yeah John its me I want to congratulate you on finding someone, I knew you would" she said as she walked over to him
"You did?" he asked
"Yeah who do you think sent her back to you silly?" she said as she sat down
"Oh Lucy I miss you a lot" he said
"I know John but you got a good life a head of you and I will always be there to watch over you," she said "Now you go out there and have a good time and propose to your girl I have to go now" she said
"Lucy please don't go yet" he said
"I have to John, remember I will always be there for you" she said as she disappeared. Kerry came in to see John sitting there staring out into space
"You okay Carter?" she asked
"Yeah I'm fine I was just going to take a nap but I changed my mind," he said as he put the ring back in his pocket and went to the admit area to join the party. It was a nice party everyone was dancing having a great time the music was definitely loud but they had made sure they had all the staff around and nobody was lying half dead in one of the rooms
"YOU WANT TO DANCE?" Carter yelled at Susan over the music
"SURE!" she said as they walked over to the dance floor, they were dancing to a great song when Carter walked over to the radio and put on a slow song he walked over to Susan where they danced for it felt like the longest time "I thought you were mad at me" she said in his ear
"Why would I be?" he asked
"I don't know you have been ignoring me all day" she said
"Well I will get to that later right now I just want to hold you in my arms" he said pulling her closer
"I think I can live with that," she said as she felt his arms wrap tightly around her. They danced to the music for what seemed like hours as others danced around them couples mostly and the others were nurses who convinced some of the docs to dance with them. As soon as the music ended they went to sit down in chairs, they grabbed a couple of sodas and went to sit down
"You hot?" he asked
"Yeah it feels like a sauna in here" she said
"You want to go outside and talk for a while?" he asked
"If its cooler outside I'm there," Susan said as they went into the lounge to grab their coats, they walked outside and sat down at the ambulance bay
"Nice night" he said
"Yeah" she said, "What are you thinking?" she asked
"Oh nothing just enjoying the night" he said looking down at his shoes "Lets go back inside I want some cake," he said taking her by the hand and dragging her back inside. He grabbed two pieces of cake and slipped the ring in one and handed it to her
"Thanks John" she said as she took a bite out of it, he sat there in sheer anticipation waiting for her reaction but he must of put it in there really good cause it he had heard no reaction from her either that or she swallowed it, he went back to eating his cake when she heard a scream of delight come from her "Oh my god" she said as she looked at what she had pulled out of her mouth. Everyone looked over at her thinking she had a heart attack or something
"You okay Susan?" Kerry asked
"Yeah just look what I found in my piece of cake" she said showing the people gathered around her
"Wow that is one impressive rock, you cant even see where the Titanic hit it" Dave said
"I know" Carter said standing in the middle of the crowd "I thought it was perfect for her" he said to the shock of everyone except for the ones who put a bet on when he would propose to her
"Pay up" Randi said to a lot of groans and complaints "Thanks Dr. Carters" she said as she hid the money
"So what do you say Susan will you marry me?" he asked looking at her with his big brown eyes
"I don't know John," she said looking into his eyes
"Please say yes" he said
"I'm sorry John I can't," she said as she ran to the lounge. Everyone stood there in shock at what had just happened right in front of there eyes Carter looked down at the ring he had in his hand and walked off