This story takes place a year in the future. It contains moments from all 8 seasons of ER.
Disclaimer: All ER Characters belong to Warner Bros., Michael Critchon, and NBC
Members of the ER staff remember a lost friend 1 year later.
Chapter 6: Doug
Doug had just finished giving the girls their dinner and they were now off playing in the playroom. He walked into the front room. He glanced over at the mantel above the fireplace. A photo caught his eyes. It was of him and Mark. They had been bestfriends. Doug still couldn't believe that Mark was gone. It had been a year ago today. He sighed sadly as he sat down on the couch. He started thinking about Mark.
He remembered the time Labor and Delivery was flooded so the ER was swamped with pregnant women in active labor. He and Mark had delivered a 10 pound baby named Renee. She wasn't breathing. Doug saved the baby and the grateful parents had video taped the whole thing. Mark had hugged him playfully kissing his cheek. "I love this guy" he had said. He thought of another time when Kerry had a camera set up in the trauma room. Mark unknowingly shared his feelings about dating again. "Jen is the only woman I've ever slept with" Mark admitted to him. Later that day Kerry accidentally showed Mark's confession to the whole ER staff. Doug along with everyone else burst into laughter.
Doug smiled a little. He remembered when he had gotten involved with is father's girlfriend Karen. She had been bad news. When she hurt her leg jogging he prescribed 10 percodan. The pharmacy called him apparently she changed the script from 10 to 100. He had a conversation with Mark that day. Mark told him Jen was remarrying. "I never liked her anyway" he tells him. "She's scheming, manipulative, and she has skinny legs" he tells him. "What are you doing looking at my wife's legs" Doug had smiled "I'm your buddy I'm not dead" Mark went on to tell Doug he should end things with Karen. "I probably should" he says "But you won't" Mark replies Doug smiled "She is cute" he told him. "She has great legs" Mark says. "What are you doing looking at my girlfriend's legs. He replied. "I'm your friend I'm not dead" Mark tells him.
He thought about the time right after Susan left. Mark was impossible. He called a staff meeting to announce his new color system. Doug had mumbled something. "Is something wrong Doug" Mark asked "No just call me Mr. Blue" he laughed. Later that day as they were leaving Mark apologized for way he had acted. "I was a..." he started "a vicious, humorous, pain in the ass" Doug finished for him. Mark goes on to tell him that work wasn't fun anymore. Doug knew what he meant. "Its okay for you to miss her" he stated.
Doug remembered a not so good time. He was headed for the men's room. When he opened the door he found Mark bloody and beaten. He along with Kerry and Anna got Mark off the floor on to a gurney. When Mark woke up he looked at Doug. "What happened" he asked Doug told him he was okay "I signed you up for extra shifts this weekend" he said jokingly.
He sighed sadly. When his father was killed in a drunk driving accident Mark was there for him. He went down to Barstow, California with him. Doug hated his father for what he had done to his family. He and Mark went through the stuff in his father's room. Mark found a picture of Doug as a teenager and a picture of Ray with him and his mom. He remembered what Mark had said. "For a guy who didn't care he sure kept a lot of photos around" He sighed softly he remembered watching his dad's old home movies with Mark as they drank beer and wrestled.
Doug knew he hadn't always been the best friend to Mark. He had done some things that had hurt him and gotten him in trouble. Mark had been the one to walk in and find him and Carol detoxing baby Josh. Mark had covered for him and he promised him it wouldn't happen again. Several months later he did do it again when he helped Joi Abbott with her son Ricky who was at the end stage of ALD. He hated to see the little boy in so much pain and suffering needlessly. With Carol's help he got a drug administering machine delivered to Joi's home. When Ricky died his father accused Doug of murdering his son. In the end it was the people he loved the most that got hurt most Carol and Mark. That night had been the last time he saw Mark until receiving Elizabeth's phone call. He and Carol had flown to Chicago immediately and spent some time with their bestfriend one last time. Just weeks after their visit Mark passed away.
Doug heard a small voice. "Daddy are you okay" he looked up and saw his nearly 4 year old daughter Kate looking at him. He smiled "Daddy's fine sunshine" he said softly. He hugged her. "I miss you buddy" he whispered as he looked down at Mark's picture.
Chapter 7:Kerry..........Coming Soon!!!!
Disclaimer: All ER Characters belong to Warner Bros., Michael Critchon, and NBC
Members of the ER staff remember a lost friend 1 year later.
Chapter 6: Doug
Doug had just finished giving the girls their dinner and they were now off playing in the playroom. He walked into the front room. He glanced over at the mantel above the fireplace. A photo caught his eyes. It was of him and Mark. They had been bestfriends. Doug still couldn't believe that Mark was gone. It had been a year ago today. He sighed sadly as he sat down on the couch. He started thinking about Mark.
He remembered the time Labor and Delivery was flooded so the ER was swamped with pregnant women in active labor. He and Mark had delivered a 10 pound baby named Renee. She wasn't breathing. Doug saved the baby and the grateful parents had video taped the whole thing. Mark had hugged him playfully kissing his cheek. "I love this guy" he had said. He thought of another time when Kerry had a camera set up in the trauma room. Mark unknowingly shared his feelings about dating again. "Jen is the only woman I've ever slept with" Mark admitted to him. Later that day Kerry accidentally showed Mark's confession to the whole ER staff. Doug along with everyone else burst into laughter.
Doug smiled a little. He remembered when he had gotten involved with is father's girlfriend Karen. She had been bad news. When she hurt her leg jogging he prescribed 10 percodan. The pharmacy called him apparently she changed the script from 10 to 100. He had a conversation with Mark that day. Mark told him Jen was remarrying. "I never liked her anyway" he tells him. "She's scheming, manipulative, and she has skinny legs" he tells him. "What are you doing looking at my wife's legs" Doug had smiled "I'm your buddy I'm not dead" Mark went on to tell Doug he should end things with Karen. "I probably should" he says "But you won't" Mark replies Doug smiled "She is cute" he told him. "She has great legs" Mark says. "What are you doing looking at my girlfriend's legs. He replied. "I'm your friend I'm not dead" Mark tells him.
He thought about the time right after Susan left. Mark was impossible. He called a staff meeting to announce his new color system. Doug had mumbled something. "Is something wrong Doug" Mark asked "No just call me Mr. Blue" he laughed. Later that day as they were leaving Mark apologized for way he had acted. "I was a..." he started "a vicious, humorous, pain in the ass" Doug finished for him. Mark goes on to tell him that work wasn't fun anymore. Doug knew what he meant. "Its okay for you to miss her" he stated.
Doug remembered a not so good time. He was headed for the men's room. When he opened the door he found Mark bloody and beaten. He along with Kerry and Anna got Mark off the floor on to a gurney. When Mark woke up he looked at Doug. "What happened" he asked Doug told him he was okay "I signed you up for extra shifts this weekend" he said jokingly.
He sighed sadly. When his father was killed in a drunk driving accident Mark was there for him. He went down to Barstow, California with him. Doug hated his father for what he had done to his family. He and Mark went through the stuff in his father's room. Mark found a picture of Doug as a teenager and a picture of Ray with him and his mom. He remembered what Mark had said. "For a guy who didn't care he sure kept a lot of photos around" He sighed softly he remembered watching his dad's old home movies with Mark as they drank beer and wrestled.
Doug knew he hadn't always been the best friend to Mark. He had done some things that had hurt him and gotten him in trouble. Mark had been the one to walk in and find him and Carol detoxing baby Josh. Mark had covered for him and he promised him it wouldn't happen again. Several months later he did do it again when he helped Joi Abbott with her son Ricky who was at the end stage of ALD. He hated to see the little boy in so much pain and suffering needlessly. With Carol's help he got a drug administering machine delivered to Joi's home. When Ricky died his father accused Doug of murdering his son. In the end it was the people he loved the most that got hurt most Carol and Mark. That night had been the last time he saw Mark until receiving Elizabeth's phone call. He and Carol had flown to Chicago immediately and spent some time with their bestfriend one last time. Just weeks after their visit Mark passed away.
Doug heard a small voice. "Daddy are you okay" he looked up and saw his nearly 4 year old daughter Kate looking at him. He smiled "Daddy's fine sunshine" he said softly. He hugged her. "I miss you buddy" he whispered as he looked down at Mark's picture.
Chapter 7:Kerry..........Coming Soon!!!!