A/N: Hi! This is my first fanfic on the site! Hope you like it! And please
review!
Disclaimer: I don't own ER, I don't own the doctors (although I wish I owned Dr. Cater! Hehe!! ( ) and I don't own much else other than this computer, so suing me isn't worth your while!
Familiar Faces
Chapter One: Just My Luck
Dr. John Truman Carter walked through the automatic doors into his ER. It was a typical autumn day, and the ER was filled with typical autumn patients; kids with broken bones and sprained ankles from playing sports, homeless people feigning illness in order to get a warm meal and a bed, and other people with various maladies. It looked pretty quiet, and Carter hoped it would stay that way. After the events of the past week, he wasn't up to a busy day.
"Hey, Dr. Carter, how are you doing?" asked Jerry, from his seat at the front desk.
"Eh, not bad. I've been better though." Responded Carter in a somewhat depressed tone.
"Yeah, sorry to hear about your grandmother." Said Jerry, in an apologetic tone.
"Thanks Jerry. It was a beautiful service, just the way Gamma would have wanted it." Replied Carter. "Anything big happen while I was gone?"
"Lets see…" thought Jerry. "Oh! The new med students arrived."
"I completely forgot about that! How bad have you guys been hassling them?" asked Carter, knowingly.
"Oh, you know, your standard rectals, errands to the morgue. Basic stuff." Replied Jerry mischievously.
"Oh great. I'm sure Weaver loves that. Who'd I get assigned to?" he asked.
"Well, there was a last minute change. The one you were supposed to have, that kid from California?" asked Jerry.
"Oh yeah, what was his name?" asked Carter, trying to remember.
"Jack Percy." Answered Jerry.
"Right, so what happened?" inquired Carter.
"He got 'the calling'" replied Jerry.
"What calling?" asked Carter, thoroughly confused.
"The Lord's calling." Said Jerry, laughing.
"Good for him. So I don't have a student?" asked Carter, in a hopeful voice.
"Don't think you're getting off that easy." Replied Jerry. "You'll be teaching a transfer from Boston. Her name is Audrey Turner, she got here last week. Since you were away, I had her tag along with Pratt and his student."
"I hope he didn't mess her up too much." Remarked Carter in a sarcastic tone.
"Nah, she seems smart enough to know how to handle him." Replied Jerry.
'Ok, well, I'm gonna go put my stuff in my locker. Tell her to be at the desk in 5 minutes." Ordered Carter.
"Sure thing Doc." Replied Jerry.
With that, Carter walked to the staff lounge. He sighed heavily as he removed his jacket and reached for his white lab coat and stethoscope. He slammed his locker shut and proceeded to the coffee pot to pour himself a cup. After taking a few energizing sips, he returned to the front desk. Then he saw her. She was standing at the desk, talking to Jerry. She had thick, shiny strawberry blonde hair that was chin-length, and sparkling sapphire eyes. Her pale complexion was accented by rosy cheeks, and a dazzling smile. He knew, in his heart, that it was his med student, yet he hoped it wasn't, because she was the most gorgeous women he had ever seen in his life. He must have looked dazed, because when Malik walked by, he stopped.
"That," he remarked, "is your new student. Isn't she a babe?"
"Malik!" scolded Carter. "Don't talk about my med student like that!"
"I call em like I see em." He replied, walking away.
She was a babe. Just my luck, thought Carter, as he approached Jerry.
"Ah, here he is." Said Jerry. "Audrey, this is Dr. Carter, Dr. Carter, this is your new student, Audrey Turner."
"Hi Audrey, nice to meet you." Said Carter, extending his hand.
"Hi Dr. Carter." She responded, giving him a huge smile.
That smile, seeing her face up close. She looked very familiar. He couldn't figure out why though.
"Sorry about not being here when you arrived." Said Carter.
"Oh, please, don't worry about it. Jerry told me. I'm so sorry about your grandmother." She replied.
"Thank you." He replied. "So has Dr. Pratt been keeping you busy?"
"Well, as busy as possible. Apparently us med students arrived at a pretty uneventful time." She remarked.
"I wouldn't worry about that. Just wait until your first night shift – then you'll see what emergency medicine is all about." Said Carter, sarcastically.
"Pretty much all I've had to deal with so far are a few broken bones, some stitches and a head lac or two."
"Not a bad start." Replied Carter. "Have you done any examinations yet?"
"I'm an expert at rectals!" Audrey exclaimed, sarcastically.
"Oh yeah, Jerry told me. It's standard protocol to give the newbies a hard time." He explained.
"That's alright – might as well get used to it." She replied. "Actually, I was in the middle of a sprained ankle when Jerry paged me. Should I go finish?"
"Sure. I'll get some charts, and I'll observe how you do making rounds." Suggested Carter.
"Okay." She replied, flashing another smile.
Carter followed Audrey to curtain 3. She was perfect. Very smart, he could tell already, he wouldn't have any problems with her. She was incredibly nice and outgoing. Why the hell did she have to be his med student? He knew the rules about dating your own med student – it couldn't happen. So, he would just have to be faced with teaching this kind, beautiful woman, and nothing else.
"This is Anthony Carlin. He rolled his ankle playing soccer. It's just a minor sprain, so I treated it with silicon and wrapped it in an ace bandage." Reported Audrey.
"Ok – good. Also, I'll prescribe him some Tylenol with codine for the pain. And make sure you keep it iced and elevated as much as possible. No soccer for about four weeks, and you should be on crutches for at least two." Ordered Carter.
"Ok." Replied the patient.
"If you have any problems, just come back, and we'll help you out." Said Carter, as he handed him a prescription. "Audrey, could you please discharge Anthony?"
"Sure." She replied.
Carter watched for the next 3 hours as Audrey made rounds. Stitching people up, bandaging sprains and doing it all with a smile on her face. She had great technique, and good bedside manner. She would make a fine doctor. Around 5:00, Carter suggested they stop for a break. They sat in the cafeteria, eating sandwiches and talking.
"So, where are you from originally?" asked Carter.
"I grew up New Jersey." She replied. "My Mom is a teacher and Dad is a doctor."
"Oh, following in his footsteps huh?" asked Carter.
"Well, sort of. He has a family practice. I'm actually following my cousin's path." She replied.
"Oh really? He's a doctor too?" asked Carter.
"Well, she would have been. She passed away during her 4th year of med school." Replied Audrey, with a sad tone.
"I'm sorry to hear that." Replied Carter.
"Yeah, well, emergency medicine was her thing. I'm picking up where she left off." Said Audrey.
"Well, I bet she'd be happy about that." Offered Carter.
"I hope so. She actually did her residency in Chicago." Remarked Audrey.
"Oh really?" asked Carter. "Maybe I knew her. What was her name?"
"Lucy Knight." Answered Audrey.
A/N: Hehe! A cliffie! So what'd you think? Tell me by reviewing! If I get enough, I'll continue! Thanks!
Disclaimer: I don't own ER, I don't own the doctors (although I wish I owned Dr. Cater! Hehe!! ( ) and I don't own much else other than this computer, so suing me isn't worth your while!
Familiar Faces
Chapter One: Just My Luck
Dr. John Truman Carter walked through the automatic doors into his ER. It was a typical autumn day, and the ER was filled with typical autumn patients; kids with broken bones and sprained ankles from playing sports, homeless people feigning illness in order to get a warm meal and a bed, and other people with various maladies. It looked pretty quiet, and Carter hoped it would stay that way. After the events of the past week, he wasn't up to a busy day.
"Hey, Dr. Carter, how are you doing?" asked Jerry, from his seat at the front desk.
"Eh, not bad. I've been better though." Responded Carter in a somewhat depressed tone.
"Yeah, sorry to hear about your grandmother." Said Jerry, in an apologetic tone.
"Thanks Jerry. It was a beautiful service, just the way Gamma would have wanted it." Replied Carter. "Anything big happen while I was gone?"
"Lets see…" thought Jerry. "Oh! The new med students arrived."
"I completely forgot about that! How bad have you guys been hassling them?" asked Carter, knowingly.
"Oh, you know, your standard rectals, errands to the morgue. Basic stuff." Replied Jerry mischievously.
"Oh great. I'm sure Weaver loves that. Who'd I get assigned to?" he asked.
"Well, there was a last minute change. The one you were supposed to have, that kid from California?" asked Jerry.
"Oh yeah, what was his name?" asked Carter, trying to remember.
"Jack Percy." Answered Jerry.
"Right, so what happened?" inquired Carter.
"He got 'the calling'" replied Jerry.
"What calling?" asked Carter, thoroughly confused.
"The Lord's calling." Said Jerry, laughing.
"Good for him. So I don't have a student?" asked Carter, in a hopeful voice.
"Don't think you're getting off that easy." Replied Jerry. "You'll be teaching a transfer from Boston. Her name is Audrey Turner, she got here last week. Since you were away, I had her tag along with Pratt and his student."
"I hope he didn't mess her up too much." Remarked Carter in a sarcastic tone.
"Nah, she seems smart enough to know how to handle him." Replied Jerry.
'Ok, well, I'm gonna go put my stuff in my locker. Tell her to be at the desk in 5 minutes." Ordered Carter.
"Sure thing Doc." Replied Jerry.
With that, Carter walked to the staff lounge. He sighed heavily as he removed his jacket and reached for his white lab coat and stethoscope. He slammed his locker shut and proceeded to the coffee pot to pour himself a cup. After taking a few energizing sips, he returned to the front desk. Then he saw her. She was standing at the desk, talking to Jerry. She had thick, shiny strawberry blonde hair that was chin-length, and sparkling sapphire eyes. Her pale complexion was accented by rosy cheeks, and a dazzling smile. He knew, in his heart, that it was his med student, yet he hoped it wasn't, because she was the most gorgeous women he had ever seen in his life. He must have looked dazed, because when Malik walked by, he stopped.
"That," he remarked, "is your new student. Isn't she a babe?"
"Malik!" scolded Carter. "Don't talk about my med student like that!"
"I call em like I see em." He replied, walking away.
She was a babe. Just my luck, thought Carter, as he approached Jerry.
"Ah, here he is." Said Jerry. "Audrey, this is Dr. Carter, Dr. Carter, this is your new student, Audrey Turner."
"Hi Audrey, nice to meet you." Said Carter, extending his hand.
"Hi Dr. Carter." She responded, giving him a huge smile.
That smile, seeing her face up close. She looked very familiar. He couldn't figure out why though.
"Sorry about not being here when you arrived." Said Carter.
"Oh, please, don't worry about it. Jerry told me. I'm so sorry about your grandmother." She replied.
"Thank you." He replied. "So has Dr. Pratt been keeping you busy?"
"Well, as busy as possible. Apparently us med students arrived at a pretty uneventful time." She remarked.
"I wouldn't worry about that. Just wait until your first night shift – then you'll see what emergency medicine is all about." Said Carter, sarcastically.
"Pretty much all I've had to deal with so far are a few broken bones, some stitches and a head lac or two."
"Not a bad start." Replied Carter. "Have you done any examinations yet?"
"I'm an expert at rectals!" Audrey exclaimed, sarcastically.
"Oh yeah, Jerry told me. It's standard protocol to give the newbies a hard time." He explained.
"That's alright – might as well get used to it." She replied. "Actually, I was in the middle of a sprained ankle when Jerry paged me. Should I go finish?"
"Sure. I'll get some charts, and I'll observe how you do making rounds." Suggested Carter.
"Okay." She replied, flashing another smile.
Carter followed Audrey to curtain 3. She was perfect. Very smart, he could tell already, he wouldn't have any problems with her. She was incredibly nice and outgoing. Why the hell did she have to be his med student? He knew the rules about dating your own med student – it couldn't happen. So, he would just have to be faced with teaching this kind, beautiful woman, and nothing else.
"This is Anthony Carlin. He rolled his ankle playing soccer. It's just a minor sprain, so I treated it with silicon and wrapped it in an ace bandage." Reported Audrey.
"Ok – good. Also, I'll prescribe him some Tylenol with codine for the pain. And make sure you keep it iced and elevated as much as possible. No soccer for about four weeks, and you should be on crutches for at least two." Ordered Carter.
"Ok." Replied the patient.
"If you have any problems, just come back, and we'll help you out." Said Carter, as he handed him a prescription. "Audrey, could you please discharge Anthony?"
"Sure." She replied.
Carter watched for the next 3 hours as Audrey made rounds. Stitching people up, bandaging sprains and doing it all with a smile on her face. She had great technique, and good bedside manner. She would make a fine doctor. Around 5:00, Carter suggested they stop for a break. They sat in the cafeteria, eating sandwiches and talking.
"So, where are you from originally?" asked Carter.
"I grew up New Jersey." She replied. "My Mom is a teacher and Dad is a doctor."
"Oh, following in his footsteps huh?" asked Carter.
"Well, sort of. He has a family practice. I'm actually following my cousin's path." She replied.
"Oh really? He's a doctor too?" asked Carter.
"Well, she would have been. She passed away during her 4th year of med school." Replied Audrey, with a sad tone.
"I'm sorry to hear that." Replied Carter.
"Yeah, well, emergency medicine was her thing. I'm picking up where she left off." Said Audrey.
"Well, I bet she'd be happy about that." Offered Carter.
"I hope so. She actually did her residency in Chicago." Remarked Audrey.
"Oh really?" asked Carter. "Maybe I knew her. What was her name?"
"Lucy Knight." Answered Audrey.
A/N: Hehe! A cliffie! So what'd you think? Tell me by reviewing! If I get enough, I'll continue! Thanks!
