"Decision Time" This is a Carter and Lucy Story.
Following from "Dreaded Day"
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the ER characters.
Written By Louise Mills.
Summary: Carter talks to his family and Lucy about what course he should next take.
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Authors notes: This is set two months since John's treatment started
The taxi pulled up outside the Carter's mansion where John decided would be the best place to stay. As the family had a lot of hired help that would handle his every wish.
Lucy opened the taxi door and stepped out, she turned to face John and offer her hand to help him out. John slowly stepped out and stood weakly on his feet, and watched as his grandmother came out of the mansion with a wheelchair in hand. Which he was grateful for as he didn't think he could walk the few yards to the front door.
His grandmother wheeled the chair to him and let Lucy take over and help John into the chair as she went to pay for the taxi.
Once the taxi pulled away and John was securely sitting in the wheelchair, they brought John into the mansion.
"John would you like to go to your room?" His grandmother questions him remembering how tired Bobby was every time he was brought home from the hospital.
"Yes please, Lucy?"
"Yes John" Lucy said as she knelt in front of the wheelchair.
"Could you tell my grandmother what the doctor said, and please could you stay the night. I find it comforting that the people I love are near me!" John request resulted in his grandmother and Lucy to smile sadly.
"Of course I will if that's okay with you Millicent?"
"Of course it is my dear! Nigel?" Millicent asked for the presence of her manservant.
"Yes Ma'am?"
"Could you help John up the stairs with Lucy and get Wendy to set up the guest room next to John's for me please?"
"Yes ma'am!"
Lucy wheeled John to the edge of the stairs and her and Nigel help John out of the chair and slowly proceeded up the stairs. They finally was able to get John to his room about 10 minutes later, and John dismissed Nigel so him and Lucy would be alone.
"Lucy could you get a fresh set of pyjamas for me, their in the top draw over there." John pointed to some draws across the room from where he was sitting on the bed.
"Of course!"
Lucy answered and proceeded across the room to get the items he asked for. She brought them back to him and sat down next to him on the bed. She gently placed one of her hands over his and smiled sadly. John smiled at the motion and turned to look at Lucy and he saw a tear fall down her cheek.
"Lucy!"
He said affectionately knowing what she was thinking. He knew she was scared and he couldn't blame her he was scared to. The single word of her name from him made Lucy breakdown crying. He took her gently in his arms and placed his chin on the top of her head and held her until she stopped crying. He knew she never wanted him to see her cry, she wanted to seem strong, but knew right now it was all to much for her.
"Lucy, it's going to be okay. I'm strong I'll get though this because you're here to help me."
Once Lucy had stopped crying she looked at him.
"John, I'm sorry for crying I knew I had to look strong, but right now I feel the total opposite I feel weak and helpless."
"Luce you're not you're helping more then you know"
"Really?"
"Yes, can you help me get dress I really should get some sleep."
Lucy helped John get dressed and into bed, and waited for him to fall asleep. She kissed him on the cheek before leaving to talk to Millicent as she promised earlier, but right now she also just wanted to sleep, as it had been quite an exhausting day. Lucy slowly walked down the marble staircase and greeted at the bottom of the stairs by Nigel.
"Mrs Carter is waiting for you in the drawing room Miss!"
"Thank you."
Lucy made her way to the drawing room and sat down on a chair opposite Millicent with a big sigh.
"Tired my dear?" Lucy nodded her head and leaned back into the chair more.
"And how are you doing?"
"Worst then I look, I just hate to see him like this. And we were just been told today that they like to change his treatment to a trial treatment, because the one his on right now has stopped working."
The room went silent, Millicent really didn't want to hear that John's treatment wasn't working but she realised she had no choice.
"Did the doctor say the new treatment would work for John?"
Lucy looked towards Millicent and tried to smile but it wasn't working.
"He said the success rate of the new treatment was incurring that it work for John. People how have tried the new treatment that was on John's treatment before responded positively to the treatment. John would have to tell him soon if he wants to be included into the trial because there's not many places left. I think he needs to sleep on it, and he will decide tomorrow. I think you should go for it, because I think it's the best next step for him. I don't want him to stay on the treatment his on now if it's not working, because that would defiantly mean John would…" Lucy couldn't finish her sentence because she really didn't want to think of the possibility would no longer be with her.
"So, you would advise me to tell him he should go for the new treatment if he asks me what I think?"
"Yes, I looked at the research just before leaving the hospital with John and I think this going to work for him."
Millicent smiled weakly at Lucy, and got out of the chair she was sitting in and walked over to Lucy and placed her hand onto Lucy's shoulder, so she could show Lucy that she had her support.
"You should get some sleep, your room next to John's on the right."
"Thank you, do you think I could use her phone quickly?"
"Of course." Millicent said, then left the room and left Lucy alone to make her phone call.
Lucy phoned the ER and relayed what Dr Morningside said to them earlier that day. And told her tell John good luck and a get well. Once she put the phone down she slowly made her way to the room she would be sleeping in.
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In the morning Lucy woke up and made her way down stairs she entered the drawing room and saw John sitting down on one of the chairs.
"Hey, what you doing up?"
"Couldn't sleep any longer."
Lucy walked over to John and sat down opposite him.
"Have you made your decision yet?"
John nodded his head, "Yeah I'm going to go for the new treatment. I don't know why I didn't tell Dr Morningside straight away."
"Maybe because you were scared?"
"Maybe a little, and I think I needed to clear my head."
"I think we all needed to clear our heads."
John and Lucy smiled to each other and started laughing.
"Well you should contact him and tell him of your decision."
"Already have Luce, and he said he was glad I made my decision and asked me to come back into the hospital in 8 days time."
"That's good."
"Yeah it is."
"John I have a good feeling about this new treatment. I just know it's going to work, and after it has we can go back to the life we always wanted."
John smiled again and reached out his hand for Lucy. Lucy took his hand and John pulled her towards him and she sat down next to him. They wrapped their arms around each other and stayed like that until the other people in the house were up.
To be continued… Sorry it the ending seems to be rushed, it's because I got a little writers block and I didn't know what it write. And I can ensure that the next chapter will be longer.
