Title: So what happens now?

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"NAZI DYKE!!" fumed Dave as he turned and stormed out of the ER.

He grabbed his bike and sped off-just as it began to rain.

In no time at all Dave was soaked and chilled to the bone. He didn't want to go home. He wanted to talk to some one.
Who? Then he remembered Carter was off tonight-he'd probably be in. So he rode to the fabulous Carter mansion-
seeking a sympathetic ear.

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"Hey Dave-what's up? Come in!" exclaimed Carter in shock to see Dave turn up at the Carter mansion. He was soaked
to the bone from the rain and something seemed wrong.

"Hey Carter-I know we don't really hang out much but I needed to talk to someone...and I literally have nowhere else to turn."
replied Dave as he stepped into the grand house.

Carter just nodded-his face full of concern. He took Dave's wet coat and instructed the butler to bring Dave a blanket and
some brandy to warm him up.

Minutes later they were sat in one of the smaller sitting rooms. Dave was in a rocking chair with a heated blnket-as he
gratefully sipped at the warm brandy. Carter had said little until now not wanting to push the younger man into talking
before he was ready. Finally Dave began to talk.

"Weaver fired me."

"What?"

"The bitch went and fired me. Between her catching me and a paramedic doin the deed in an ambulance-and my
messing up that patient last week she finally had enough to do what she's been trying do for God knows how long. Fire my ass."

"Woah." uttered Carter not knowing what else to say. "Can she do that? I mean heck Doug Ross-you didn't know him I don't
think- but I mean he was famous for pulling stunts like that all over the hospital with different gals each time. He wasn't
fired-at least not for that. Man-even I fooled around with a fellow med student-in the Hopsital church of all places, can you imagine?"

A faint smile crossed Malucci's lips as he chuckled at the thought of ol' Carter doing anything that 'wild'.

"Hell, Lucy and I..." Carter stopped in dead sentence not wanting to carry down that trail of thought.

"And as for that patient-we've all made mistakes!! I killed a guy once for crying out loud."

Carter stopped talking. Then he said:

"Dave-this isn't right. She can't do this to you-why don;t you fight it? She can't fire you for foolin' around on break or making
mistake-a mistake which had she answered her pages could have prevented in any case. You gotta fight..."

"Carter I know man-but what good will it do. i tried-I really tried to talk some sense into her but the bottom line is
she hates me. This is just about her not liking me-and now she has an excuse to get rid of me."

Dave dropped his eyes to the floor.

"I need my job Carter-I can't afford to lose my pay check....I have a kid to support."

The room went silent. Carter didn't know what to say. How to act. What to do. Then he said quietly but comfortingly:

"So what happens now.?"


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So what happens now?
(another suitcase in another hall)
Where am I going to?
(you'll think of something-you always have before)
Where am I going to?
(Dont ask any more.)
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To be continued.
Please r&r.

words are from EVITA-Another suitcase in another hall.