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Behind Closed Doors, part four, story about Carter and Lucy.Written By Louise Mills.
Authors Note: This fiction places during summer of 1999 when officially Lucy is not a medical student as she is one her summer holidays.
Carol knocked on John and Lucy's door she had been looking forward for this day, since they left for their honeymoon. She wanted to know every detail of their honeymoon, John opened the door, "Carol, come in, we thought you would be there sooner?" "I would have been, but I thought you would be jet legged." Lucy came up and greeted Carol. "If you mean being tried we were, but we haven't been able to get to bed because of all his relatives always phoning. So we decided to stay up and get to bed round about 11pm tonight, that way we won't get jet legged at all." "If you put it that way sounds like a very good idea." John and Lucy showed Carol into the living room, and offered her a cup of coffee. "So you got pictures yet?" "Yeah!" said Lucy, and she jumped out of her chair and went into the kitchen where the pictures were. She walked back over to John and Carol and handed Carol the pictures. Carol flicked though them, "Of course in the first week, all we did was lay in bed or on the beach," Lucy said with a cheeky grin. "I bet you did, so you manage to do more then just stay in bed?" John chuckled at carols remark. "Yeah they had great facilities there! Especially for scuba driving." "Of course it took all of our time there for John to get me to try to dive." "Why?" "Because I get claustrophobia very easily, but I did really enjoy it, once I got my mind to think I was in a big open field. And wished I manage to go diving more then just once." "So that's all you did, sun yourselves, go diving and having sex." "Yeah mostly, and played some tennis at which I beat John every time." "She said she never played before." John said with a sourer expression. Carol and Lucy laughed together at John. "His a really bad sport, when he doesn't win!" "I bet he is!" John glared at Carol and Lucy to make them stop teasing him. He didn't like the John bashing conversion so he changed the subject. "So Carol did you get the schedule for when I'm next on?" Lucy looked at John with a expression telling him, 'Don't you dare, start talking about work.' John ignored Lucy's look and insisted on Carol to tell him. "Yeah, here!" Carol handed over a piece of paper with the shifts he was going to be working. John looked at the piece of paper and groaned. "What?" asked Lucy, "Kerry's has put me on the late shift all this week!" "Oh!" "What? You two what to carry on what you mostly did on your honeymoon?" Carol said wickedly. John and Lucy just smirked at each other. "What that obvious." John finally said. "Lucy, do you know when you're back at work yet?" "No, but I think it will be in the next few weeks! But don't worry I'm sure John will find out for me!"
A few days later,
John and carol were both on the late shift together and had just finished with a difficult trauma. They walked over to the deserted lounge and both dropped down onto the couch. "So manage to ask when Lucy back to work?" "No, I don't know how it would look." "Don't worry just make an excuse why your asking." He turned his head and looked at Carol. "Like what?" "Say she's gone on holiday and she wanted you find out for her, and to left her a message on her phone! It's simple as that!" "Yeah I suppose." They both stared into thin air for a minute to take in the moment of peace and quiet. "I'm going to the cafetia Carol want anything?" "Your asking a pregnant women with twins if she wants anything to eat?" John put his hands up in defence, "Okay stupid question so what you want?" John got out a note pad and pen from his lab coat at ready to take her order and Carol laughed. "Um, let me see, I fancy some chocolate ice cream, a sandwich with cheese and banana, and I finish that off with some pizza." "This that all my lady?" She hit him on the shoulder as he got up from the couch for making the last remark, and he chuckled as he walked away.
When John came back Carol was sitting up at the table with a place, knife and folk set out on the table. And when he opened the bags with her order she started rubbing her hands together and licking her lips. He couldn't help but laugh, "Oh god, I hope Lucy isn't as funny as you, when we have children." "So you're thinking of starting a family?" she asked as she stuffed her face. "We have talked about it, but not for a few more years. God we wouldn't want her to get pregnant anytime soon do we?" Carol shook her head, "Just image how that would look, Lucy having to tell people she was pregnant. And then people asking her who the father was?" "Suspicious, and not what you want if you're going to keep it a secret about you and Lucy being married. But remember a pregnancy always comes at the worst times, so you two better be double careful!" Don't worry we are! We use double protection!" Carol nodded, "That's good to know!" John started to walk out of the lounge, "where you going?" "To see weaver about Lucy's shifts," "Good idea." Then she stuffed ¼ of the pizza in her mouth, and John laughed again.
Weaver was doing some paperwork at the reception desk when Carter approached, "Dr Weaver." "Yes, carter." "Do you know when Lucy starting at the hospital again?" Dr weaver looked up at Carter. "Why do you want to know?" "Lucy wanted me to find out for her she was at the airport when she remember she forgotten to phone about her shifts. So she left me a message for me to find out for her." "I see, hang on I just get the schedule!" She shuffled though some of the papers she was working on. "Next Wednesday at…8am and then Thursday and Friday starting at 12pm. She will be back by next Wednesday?" "Yeah, I think she gets back on Saturday?" Dr weaver looked back at Carter, there was something in the tome of his voice, that made her think he wasn't telling her the truth about Lucy being on holiday. "Carter, you are telling me the truth, that Lucy being on holiday aren't you?" "Of course I am!" There it was again, she knew now he lied to her. She knew Lucy and Carter liked each other; there had always been chemistry between Lucy and Carter. She knew when Carter lied; it was because Lucy and him were in a relationship. When Lucy comes back next week she would be Carter's student again, but she couldn't ruin what ever relationship they had formed over the summer by insisting Carter still to be her teacher. So she decided she would resign Lucy to another resident, and would tell Carter at the end of his shift.
It was the end of John and Carol's shift and for the last 3 hours there had been trauma after trauma after trauma. "John could I ask a favour of you and Lucy?" "Of course what is it?" "You think I could stay at yours in the guest bedroom. I haven't been feeling that good lately, and I feel better if I was under the roof with a brilliant doctor and soon be doctor." "Of course, I sure it be okay I just phone the other half and see if its okay." "Thanks!" John picked up the phone when Dr Weaver approached, "Carter I need to talk to you." "Sure!" "Alone," "It's okay you can speck in front of Carol." "Okay if your sure, I realised earlier you lied to me about Lucy being on holiday, and that you are really in a relationship with Lucy." John and Carol looked at each other dreading of what was abut to be said. Dr Weaver looked at the way Carol and John had reacted to what she said, she realised then Carol knew about John and Lucy. "Obviously carol you already know! I don't like the fact you hind it from me Carter, but I do understand. I don't see of any good it would do if I stopped you seeing each other. So I have decided to resign Lucy to another resident when she comes back next week." Dr Weaver walked away and left a stunned John and Carol. "Was that really Kerry Weaver because it didn't seem like it." Carol said, "Yeah maybe an alien took over her body!" "John!" "What it's the only explanation." Carol glared at John. "Obviously Weaver can be nice when she wants to be." John suddenly realised the meaning of what Weaver said, "Do you know what is means?" Carol shook her head, "Me and Lucy don't have to keep our relationship a secret!!" "Oh yeah, sounds like a good reason to celebrate! We can pick up some wine before going back to yours." "Yeah sounds great, oh but I better phone Lucy about you staying." "Let me phone John!" "Okay I go get our stuff out of the lounge." John walked off towards the lounge and Carol picked up the phone.
"Lucy Carter!" "Hey sounds great Luc, getting use to calling yourself Carter." "Yeah but if your in the ER keep quiet. I just have to remember not to sign and say my name as being Carter." "Well I'm sure your get use to it, I need to ask a favour, I have already asked John, and his okay about it, but he said I should ask you?" "Sure what is it?" "Could I stay tonight I don't like being in a big empty house alone right now." "Sure you can." "Thanks, John here's I better go, were picking something up from my house first." "Sure say hi to John for me!" "Tell him yourself when we get to yours." "I can't by then I be saying goodnight." "I'm sure you will." "Now Carol, were going to have you as guest you don't think we do anything like that, do you?" "Do what? Oh you mean have sex. Of course not!" John grabbed the phone from Carol; shocked to her and Lucy discuss their sex life. "Hi honey, now we be home in about an hour after taking Carol to hers then picking something up for breakfast, okay." "Sure, see you then." "Okay bye, I love you!" "Yeah Bye, Love you too!" They both hanged up the phones.
End of part four…
