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Back from the dead part five, story about Carter and Lucy.

Written By Louise Mills.

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Authors Note: This is quite a far fetched story, but its been playing in me mind for someone time. It's what if story, what if Lucy had a twin and she was really the one who died. Of course she was already a doctor ad she worked in Africa. So knew what to do as a medical student. She was also in trouble with the authorities in Africa, so she develops a new virus and infected Lucy. So now the year is August 2001 and Lucy is in a coma. And please note, the medical accuracies are not right, but it's necessary for the story.

Set Five Days After Part Four,

Heather sighed as she sat down next to john at the reception desk, she plced her arms on the desk and lowered her head down on her arms. John turned his head sideways and noted the way she was sitting, and he also sighed knowing they still didn't have the cure.

And it killed him inside at Lucy was laying in a coma, in Africa, alone and she would be alone until the team found the cure.

"Long day?"

"John I'm sorry I put your hopes up, and I haven't delivered I told you I would have the cure by now, but I haven't." John turned round on his chair and faced Heather.

"Heather look at me." Heather raised her head and turned to John.

"It's not your fault she is there laying in a coma, and I don't care how long it takes to get a cure, as long as a cure's found." Heather smiled.

"Oh were find a cure, just depends on time." John smiled back and rose from his chair and walked to Heather. John took her hands in his and slowly pulled her to her feet. He placed his hands on her shoulders and turned her around.

"Come on, we get you some coffee, then some real patients."

"Real patients, you mean by the ones that are sick and puke." She said with apprehension in her voice, John laughed.

"What! Scared? Yu deal with viruses all day."

"Exactly a virus which I can deal with because they can't jump out of a agar dish, and attack you!"

"Yeah but you can catch the virus directly from the source."

"Yeah but the chance of that happening is 1 in a 1000, because we use appropriate protection."

"Come on it won't be bad to see some real patients."

"Okay." They went into the lounge and got some coffee.

******

30 Minutes later,

John was pulling Heather though one of the exam room doors.

"Come one, a little 8 year old won't bit." Heather started laughing.

"Have you ever meet a 8 year old kid, they do bit."

"Oh come on Heather you promise."

"I did not promise, I agreed, but it was most defiantly was not a promise."

"No you're not getting away that easy." Beep, Beep, Beep.

"Yes saved by the bell." Heather took her pager, and smiled.

"Sorry John have to ran, we have to do this soon, bye." John laughed.

"You Promise!"

"Absolutely not." John watched her as she climbed the stairs, then went though the exam room doors.

******

"Okay, what we got?" Brian spinned round in his chair and looked at Heather,

"We got a cure!" Brian said calmly and Heather wasn't sure she heard right.

"What?"

The others around Brian began to do the cheer leading cheer. "We have a C, we have a U, we have a R, we have a E, what does it make CURE!" Heather Smiled.

"Really!"

"Yes," the girls screamed around Heather. Heather turned around and ran out of the lab, heading for the ER.

******

Heather ran out of the lift and straight into Mark. "Hey, Heather."

"Mark, I'm sorry."

"So where's the fire?"

"Oh no fire, only that we found the cure."

"What?" Heather laughed.

"You sound like I did 10 minutes ago, and they spelt it out in a cheer leading cheer. And befre you say anything I'm not doing that!"

"Okay!"

"So…"

"You want to know where John is?"

"Yeah, am I that predictable?" Mark nodded his head.

"It's only that I know he would want to know first."

"I know, so how is Brian?"

"Excuse me!"

"Oh come on your not going to tell me nothing going on between you two!" Heather rolled her eyes.

"Okay, how you know?"

"Oh come on this is County General we always find out the deepest secrets."

"Well I know my team wouldn't talk, so who did?"

"No one, its in both of you're body language."

"Oh, do John."

"Oh yeah sorry, exam 6."

"Thanks!"

******

Heather opens the door to exam 6, and sees John with a patient, and she briefly interrupts.

"John once you're finished with your patient, I like to speak with you in the lounge."

"Sure."

"Thanks!"

To be continued…