Meanwhile…
John and Abby sat in a booth while John tried to make his relationship with Alice as simple as possible for Abby. He also wanted to stretch the story out as long as possible in order to keep her with him. He wondered why he didn't just admit how he felt about her. She was listening to the story hoping he would keep talking. She really wished she knew how he felt about her. They could be great together she imagined.
"Alice is my grandfathers child. My grandfather had an affair and Alice was the result of the affair. My father and uncle were adults. She is only 8 or 9 years older than I am. Alice's mother was a secretary or something for my grandfather. She thought Gamma would leave him if she got pregnant. Big mistake! Gamma made her an offer she couldn't refuse and Alice came to live with them. By the time I have any memories of Alice she was in boarding school. Gamma treated her like the rest of us. Like family. Grandfather on the other hand, well, I guess he treated her like the rest of us too. He was always pretty distant. My grandparent's relationship changed because of Alice I imagine." John finished
"Boy, the rich are different" Abby laughed " When you tried to introduce me to her I thought she was your long lost wife or something"
"Would that have bothered you?" John ventured
"Well, Maybe" She ducked her head as she answered "We better get back"
"Abby, I have to go to another benefit thing again. We had a ball last time come with me. Saturday - I know you're off." He enticed her
"I don't have a thing to wear" Abby said remembering with embarrassment the last "date" they had at a charity event.
"No this is a casual thing at home, to raise money for the leukemia foundation my mother is taking charge of- a picnic kind of thing – jeans and sweater stuff," He rushed to say
He looked so hopeful she couldn't say no and she didn't want to.
"It's a date" She said "And don't leave me alone with any of your relatives!"
Robert and Alice walked into the ER at the same time Abby and John returned. They could tell the ER was gearing up for the accident victims.
"We can take 2 critical and 3 minor," Kerry shouted at Frank." I'm serious route anything else to Mercy. Robert, we may need you"
Robert all but ignored Kerry and took Alice to the elevator as John caught up with them.
"What happened?" John asked
"I was in that pile up you're about to encounter, My Arm is hurt" she said and held up a limp wrist to John and winked at him when Romano wasn't looking.
" I'm taking her to x-ray" Robert said as the elevator door closed.
John laughed the chief of surgery taking a sprained arm to x-ray with all these ambulances coming in to the ER. Alice was a piece of work.
"Is this really necessary?" Alice asked " John could take care of this, I know you must have a lot more to do than just baby sit a hurt arm,"
"John, You know Carter?' He asked
"Yes" She said "Who is waiting for you in a warm bed?"
"You're changing the subject." He laughed as he examined her arm. Using the exam as an excuse to touch her.
"Ouch, that hurts! Stop!" She yelp
John and Abby sat in a booth while John tried to make his relationship with Alice as simple as possible for Abby. He also wanted to stretch the story out as long as possible in order to keep her with him. He wondered why he didn't just admit how he felt about her. She was listening to the story hoping he would keep talking. She really wished she knew how he felt about her. They could be great together she imagined.
"Alice is my grandfathers child. My grandfather had an affair and Alice was the result of the affair. My father and uncle were adults. She is only 8 or 9 years older than I am. Alice's mother was a secretary or something for my grandfather. She thought Gamma would leave him if she got pregnant. Big mistake! Gamma made her an offer she couldn't refuse and Alice came to live with them. By the time I have any memories of Alice she was in boarding school. Gamma treated her like the rest of us. Like family. Grandfather on the other hand, well, I guess he treated her like the rest of us too. He was always pretty distant. My grandparent's relationship changed because of Alice I imagine." John finished
"Boy, the rich are different" Abby laughed " When you tried to introduce me to her I thought she was your long lost wife or something"
"Would that have bothered you?" John ventured
"Well, Maybe" She ducked her head as she answered "We better get back"
"Abby, I have to go to another benefit thing again. We had a ball last time come with me. Saturday - I know you're off." He enticed her
"I don't have a thing to wear" Abby said remembering with embarrassment the last "date" they had at a charity event.
"No this is a casual thing at home, to raise money for the leukemia foundation my mother is taking charge of- a picnic kind of thing – jeans and sweater stuff," He rushed to say
He looked so hopeful she couldn't say no and she didn't want to.
"It's a date" She said "And don't leave me alone with any of your relatives!"
Robert and Alice walked into the ER at the same time Abby and John returned. They could tell the ER was gearing up for the accident victims.
"We can take 2 critical and 3 minor," Kerry shouted at Frank." I'm serious route anything else to Mercy. Robert, we may need you"
Robert all but ignored Kerry and took Alice to the elevator as John caught up with them.
"What happened?" John asked
"I was in that pile up you're about to encounter, My Arm is hurt" she said and held up a limp wrist to John and winked at him when Romano wasn't looking.
" I'm taking her to x-ray" Robert said as the elevator door closed.
John laughed the chief of surgery taking a sprained arm to x-ray with all these ambulances coming in to the ER. Alice was a piece of work.
"Is this really necessary?" Alice asked " John could take care of this, I know you must have a lot more to do than just baby sit a hurt arm,"
"John, You know Carter?' He asked
"Yes" She said "Who is waiting for you in a warm bed?"
"You're changing the subject." He laughed as he examined her arm. Using the exam as an excuse to touch her.
"Ouch, that hurts! Stop!" She yelp