Disclaimer: Yeah, I don't own Dave…so? I mean, haha, it's not like that
makes me a loser…oh, goodness…I'm a loser!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, I own Amanda,
so that's cool.
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"Malucci, this is unacceptable," Kerry lectured as she and Dave walked down the hall.
"But, Chief, she's got nowhere else to go! Her parents died in the trauma rooms and she doesn't have any other relatives!" he argued.
"Then call Family Services," she replied.
"Chief, please…I already told her she could stay at my place. She's already lost her parents, don't let her lose this," Dave begged.
Kerry stopped in her tracks for her moment. She turned to Dave and looked into his eyes. Her face softened. "Okay, Dave."
Dave's expression turned to shock. "What?"
"I said okay. You can take care of her for awhile until she finds a permanent home. Just…don't tell Romano about this," Kerry said, quietly, before rushing away.
Dave looked after her in awe. "Huh, the Chief does have a soft spot for me," he said to himself.
"What, Dave, you're so lonely you talk to yourself now?" Jing-Mei retorted as she walked by.
He chuckled and caught up to her. "No, I was just telling myself that the Chief must have a soft spot for me," he told her.
"Why would you think that?" she asked, doubtful.
"Because, she just gave me permission to let Amanda, you know that girl who lost her parents in that MVA, stay with me until she finds a more permanent home."
Jing-Mei looked at him strangely. "Are you sure that's a good idea?"
Dave threw his hands up in the air. "Why does everyone keep saying that? Is it so hard to believe that I'd make a good guardian?"
"Do you really want me to answer that?" Jing-Mei joked.
"I…but…I can…" Dave sputtered.
"Dave, relax, I was just kidding. No, it's not hard to believe that you'd make a good guardian, it's just…how do I say this? It's not something somebody would picture. I mean, you're like, the class clown. We don't see you as the mature guy," she told him.
"Hey, I can be mature, you know? Especially with this girl, I mean…I know how it feels to lose parents."
"What? How do you know?"
"Uh, this is not really the right place to talk about it. Remind me to tell you about it later."
Jing-Mei narrowed her eyes. "Okay…well, anyway, my patient's in here, so I'll see you later. Good luck with Amanda."
"Yeah, thanks," Dave called as she walked into the room.
"Hello, Eddy, so what seems to be the problem this time?" Jing-Mei asked, looking at the chart.
Eddy Atkins was a "kid" in his early twenties. He was homeless and was often wandering around the streets of Cook County. He had been in this ER several times before and each time he had come in, he had asked for Jing- Mei to be his doctor. He groaned and scratched his balls.
"I think it's crabs," he told her, warily.
Jing-Mei looked up. "What makes you say that?" she asked, not really wanting to know.
"My jewels really itch," he replied, still scratching.
She gave him a forced smile. "Hmm. This should be interesting," she muttered to herself.
"Good news, Amanda, I worked it out with my boss and you are officially my house mate," Dave said to the teen.
Her eyes lit up. "Are you serious? That is so rad! Oh my, gosh, this is going to rock!" she exclaimed.
Dave laughed. "It'll certainly be interesting, won't it?"
"You bet! Hey, you're cool with parties, right?" she asked.
Dave raised an eyebrow. "That depends," he said.
"On what?"
"Oh, you know, the typical thing: behavior, studies…I think you know what I mean," he replied.
She nodded. "That's fair…so when will I start school?"
Dave pondered this for a moment. "Well, it's Thursday today…you need a few days to get settled…well, we'll try to get you in by next week, okay?"
"Alright, that sounds good. You know what, Dr. Malucci? I think this just might work out."
"Hey, -you- can call me Dave… and I think you're right."
She looked at him for a moment. Then, she stood up, walked over to him and gave him a big hug. He was shocked at first, but quickly recovered and hugged her back.
"Well, Eddy, I think you'll be fine now. If you have any more problems, then be sure to come back," Jing-Mei said, walking with Eddy through the hall.
"Yo, thanks, doc," he replied.
"No problem," she replied with a smile. She stopped and looked through a window.
She saw Dave hugging his newfound friend, Amanda. She didn't know why, but for some reason she felt shocked to see the scene. She had never imagined…
"Doc, is somethin' wrong?" Eddy asked, noticing that Jing-Mei wasn't moving.
She shook out of her trance and looked at him. "No, nothing's wrong, Eddy. Uh, let's go on."
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"Malucci, this is unacceptable," Kerry lectured as she and Dave walked down the hall.
"But, Chief, she's got nowhere else to go! Her parents died in the trauma rooms and she doesn't have any other relatives!" he argued.
"Then call Family Services," she replied.
"Chief, please…I already told her she could stay at my place. She's already lost her parents, don't let her lose this," Dave begged.
Kerry stopped in her tracks for her moment. She turned to Dave and looked into his eyes. Her face softened. "Okay, Dave."
Dave's expression turned to shock. "What?"
"I said okay. You can take care of her for awhile until she finds a permanent home. Just…don't tell Romano about this," Kerry said, quietly, before rushing away.
Dave looked after her in awe. "Huh, the Chief does have a soft spot for me," he said to himself.
"What, Dave, you're so lonely you talk to yourself now?" Jing-Mei retorted as she walked by.
He chuckled and caught up to her. "No, I was just telling myself that the Chief must have a soft spot for me," he told her.
"Why would you think that?" she asked, doubtful.
"Because, she just gave me permission to let Amanda, you know that girl who lost her parents in that MVA, stay with me until she finds a more permanent home."
Jing-Mei looked at him strangely. "Are you sure that's a good idea?"
Dave threw his hands up in the air. "Why does everyone keep saying that? Is it so hard to believe that I'd make a good guardian?"
"Do you really want me to answer that?" Jing-Mei joked.
"I…but…I can…" Dave sputtered.
"Dave, relax, I was just kidding. No, it's not hard to believe that you'd make a good guardian, it's just…how do I say this? It's not something somebody would picture. I mean, you're like, the class clown. We don't see you as the mature guy," she told him.
"Hey, I can be mature, you know? Especially with this girl, I mean…I know how it feels to lose parents."
"What? How do you know?"
"Uh, this is not really the right place to talk about it. Remind me to tell you about it later."
Jing-Mei narrowed her eyes. "Okay…well, anyway, my patient's in here, so I'll see you later. Good luck with Amanda."
"Yeah, thanks," Dave called as she walked into the room.
"Hello, Eddy, so what seems to be the problem this time?" Jing-Mei asked, looking at the chart.
Eddy Atkins was a "kid" in his early twenties. He was homeless and was often wandering around the streets of Cook County. He had been in this ER several times before and each time he had come in, he had asked for Jing- Mei to be his doctor. He groaned and scratched his balls.
"I think it's crabs," he told her, warily.
Jing-Mei looked up. "What makes you say that?" she asked, not really wanting to know.
"My jewels really itch," he replied, still scratching.
She gave him a forced smile. "Hmm. This should be interesting," she muttered to herself.
"Good news, Amanda, I worked it out with my boss and you are officially my house mate," Dave said to the teen.
Her eyes lit up. "Are you serious? That is so rad! Oh my, gosh, this is going to rock!" she exclaimed.
Dave laughed. "It'll certainly be interesting, won't it?"
"You bet! Hey, you're cool with parties, right?" she asked.
Dave raised an eyebrow. "That depends," he said.
"On what?"
"Oh, you know, the typical thing: behavior, studies…I think you know what I mean," he replied.
She nodded. "That's fair…so when will I start school?"
Dave pondered this for a moment. "Well, it's Thursday today…you need a few days to get settled…well, we'll try to get you in by next week, okay?"
"Alright, that sounds good. You know what, Dr. Malucci? I think this just might work out."
"Hey, -you- can call me Dave… and I think you're right."
She looked at him for a moment. Then, she stood up, walked over to him and gave him a big hug. He was shocked at first, but quickly recovered and hugged her back.
"Well, Eddy, I think you'll be fine now. If you have any more problems, then be sure to come back," Jing-Mei said, walking with Eddy through the hall.
"Yo, thanks, doc," he replied.
"No problem," she replied with a smile. She stopped and looked through a window.
She saw Dave hugging his newfound friend, Amanda. She didn't know why, but for some reason she felt shocked to see the scene. She had never imagined…
"Doc, is somethin' wrong?" Eddy asked, noticing that Jing-Mei wasn't moving.
She shook out of her trance and looked at him. "No, nothing's wrong, Eddy. Uh, let's go on."