By Alyssa
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters, the lovely people at NBC do.
Both parts of the Title are the names of Beatles Songs. Parts of their lyrics will be in the story. You really have to know the tune of them to get the full effect.
This is a continuation of 'The Weak Link' series.
Previously:
Dave is still having nightmares, and has decided to only take his pills every other day. He also seems to have social anxiety.
He started to confide in Jing Mei. He is also wanting to get an apartment and move out of Carter's house.
Thanks to all my readers and the people who E-mail me. Especially Kelley who thought up this whole part!
Dave scratched his head and slumped back into his chair. He was finally back to work, and it was a very busy day. He didn't know if he was glad or mad, but he was pretty sure he was happy there was something to do. He was trying to enjoy this short little rest before jumping back into the sea of patients. Kerry had seemed surprisingly lenient, letting him do almost whatever he wanted to do. Dave sighed and sipped again at his coffee. One of these days he'd have to talk to Bill some more, he was more confused now then ever.
~~~
GET BACK! GET BACK!
GET BACK TO WHERE YOU ONCE BELONGED.
~~~
Kerry sat at the admit desk, resting her aching leg and yelling at persistent patients annoyed by the wait. It was these busy times that made her rethink what she really wanted for a job. Something always came up though, something that relit the fire. She turned her eyes to see yet another man coming up to the desk.
"Hi, I'm here..." he started.
"You'll have to take a seat in chairs and we'll get to you when we can." Kerry interrupted.
"No, but I'm not.." The man started again, a little agitated. Randi shoved blank papers at him and recited, "Fill these out and we'll be right with you."
"But..." The man started once more. Kerry turned hers eyes upward and glared at him, challenging him to say any more. The man took the papers and left.
~~~
A couple hours passed and the ER had slowed remarkably. Abby stood at the admit desk crossing out the name of a man they had just discharged. Kerry was at the computer when a man walked up to her. She vaguely remembered him as one of the many patients that had bothered her earlier. "Can I help you?" She asked, trying to remove all traces of aggravation.
"I'm looking for my son." The man stated.
"What's the name?" She asked, turning to the board and preparing to locate the room of his injured son.
"Malucci, Dave Malucci." The man answered.
Abby, Randi, and Kerry all twisted around and stared at the man. Dave never mentioned either of his parents and this had come as a complete surprise. Kerry snapped out of it first. "Uh, Abby, can you go find Dr. Malucci?" Abby nodded and left admit speechlessly. She remembered when not so long ago her mother had paid her a visit. She had pretended not to know her and now she wondered how Dave would react.
She found him in the lounge getting a cup of coffee, probably his first of the day. "Dave?" She called weakly. Dave turned.
"What is it Abby?" he asked with a smile.
"There's someone here for you. Says he's your father." She answered. Dave's eyes slowly turned cold and hard as he digested what she had just told him. His jaw tightened and his fists clenched. He carefully set down his coffee and walked slowly out the door. Abby followed close behind.
~~~
THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO THAT CAN'T BE DONE.
NOTHING YOU CAN SING THAT CAN'T BE SUNG.
NOTHING YOU CAN SAY BUT YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE GAME.
IT'S EASY.
~~~
Dave could see him now. His back was facing him, but Dave would know that back anywhere. When Dave was just ten feet away Randi spotted him and Dave's dad followed her eyes. A smile spread across his face.
"Dave!" He cried
"What are you doing here?" Dave demanded harshly as he walked closer. Dave's father looked hurt.
"Dave, I just wanted...."
"Cut the crap!" Dave interrupted.
"Dave," his father started more slowly, "I haven't seen you in such a long time, and I heard you were a doctor now so I came.."
"You came to cash in!" Dave finished for him. His father's wounded look was faltering, but still holding.
"Dave..."
"Get out!"
"Dave. Just..."
"Out now!" Dave yelled. His fathers face started turning pink, and then a deep red.
"Dave! Listen to me!" His father demanded.
"Out!" Dave protested loudly. His father's face was now a Burgundy color. To the surprise and utter astonishment of the spectators a closed fist came out of nowhere and flew towards Dave. Dave knew it was coming though. He blocked the punch and followed with one of his own, right to the gut.
The other man groaned slowly and slid to the floor. Dave stared down at him for just a moment, then turned. "Someone call security." he said as he started for the lounge to return to his coffee.
Kerry, Abby, and Randi stayed still, watching Dave leave. A couple more members of the staff emerged from doors and stood quietly. A groan from the floor, however, awakened Randi and she quickly dialed the number for security.
~~~
NOTHING YOU CAN KNOW THAT ISN'T KNOWN.
NOTHING YOU CAN SEE THAT ISN'T SHOWN.
NOWHERE YOU CAN BE THAT ISN'T WHERE YOU'RE MEANT TO BE.
IT'S EASY.
~~~
Jing Mei had been treating patient when the yelling first started. She had dismissed it as another drunk and continued the work. As it escalated, though, she recognized one of the voices. She had quickly excused herself and left to room to see Dave storm off for the lounge and notice a man curled up on the floor.
She walked up to Kerry, who didn't notice her but kept her eyes fixed on the door Dave had disappeared into.
"Kerry, what just happened?" Jing Mei asked.
"Dave just punched his father." Kerry answered simply, still dazed.
Jing mei walked slowly to the lounge. She opened the door to find Dave sitting on the couch drinking coffee as if nothing had happened. She walked up slowly. "Do you mind?" She asked, motioning to the couch.
"No, of course not." Dave answered, scooting over to make more room. Jing Mei sat quietly and tentatively approached the subject.
"Do you want to talk about it?" she asked.
"About what?" Dave answered ignorantly
"your dad." Jing Mei answered cautiously.
"Step dad." Dave corrected harshly. "My dad died when I was eight."
"I'm sorry I didn't know." Jing Mei answered quickly.
"My mom married Ray when I was nine and died when I was 10." He paused for just a second, debating, then decided to continue.
"Ray was never very nice to begin with, but after my mom died he went ballistic. He started drinking a lot and his temper went through the roof. Sometimes things got really bad. It was when of those times that I did it."
"Did what?" Jing Mei was almost too afraid to ask.
"I set the house on fire." Pause. "I didn't get very far when I realized what I'd done. Ray was passed out in the living room and, I had to go back in and get him. He inhaled a little smoke, but was fine. The house was almost beyond repair. Ray testified against me and I was sent to Juvy." Dave paused just long enough to laugh. "It's ironic because I was never really a bad kid until I got in there. You have to learn the tricks of the trade to survive in juvy." Their was silence. Obviously there was stories about Juvy, but it was evident he wasn't ready to share them.
"How old were you?" She asked Dave.
"Fourteen. I was sixteen when I got out, but I was way behind in school. I never caught up." He answered solemnly.
"Does Bill know?" Jing Mei asked prudently./
"Yeah, I told him because I figured if he hadn't gotten the files already he would soon.
Jing Mei didn't know what to say. She knew she had to comfort her friend somehow but she couldn't think of a way.
~~~
NOTHING YOU CAN MAKE THAT CAN'T BE MADE.
NO ONE YOU CAN SAVE THAT CAN'T BE SAVED.
NOTHING YOU CAN DO BUT YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO BE YOU IN TIME.
IT'S EASY.
~~~
Every thing made perfect sense to her now. She had first heard the news form a concerned Kerry. Then she had extracted the rest from a frantic Jing Mei. Elizabeth remembered suddenly the scars she had seen on Dave when they had found him beat up. She recalled laughing when Carter told her Dave had went to Med School in Grenada. The lack of parents and family support all made sense now.
And she wished it didn't.
~~~
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE.
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE.
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE, LOVE.
LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED.
I love comments, criticism and Ideas. Help Wanted!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters, the lovely people at NBC do.
Both parts of the Title are the names of Beatles Songs. Parts of their lyrics will be in the story. You really have to know the tune of them to get the full effect.
This is a continuation of 'The Weak Link' series.
Previously:
Dave is still having nightmares, and has decided to only take his pills every other day. He also seems to have social anxiety.
He started to confide in Jing Mei. He is also wanting to get an apartment and move out of Carter's house.
Thanks to all my readers and the people who E-mail me. Especially Kelley who thought up this whole part!
Dave scratched his head and slumped back into his chair. He was finally back to work, and it was a very busy day. He didn't know if he was glad or mad, but he was pretty sure he was happy there was something to do. He was trying to enjoy this short little rest before jumping back into the sea of patients. Kerry had seemed surprisingly lenient, letting him do almost whatever he wanted to do. Dave sighed and sipped again at his coffee. One of these days he'd have to talk to Bill some more, he was more confused now then ever.
~~~
GET BACK! GET BACK!
GET BACK TO WHERE YOU ONCE BELONGED.
~~~
Kerry sat at the admit desk, resting her aching leg and yelling at persistent patients annoyed by the wait. It was these busy times that made her rethink what she really wanted for a job. Something always came up though, something that relit the fire. She turned her eyes to see yet another man coming up to the desk.
"Hi, I'm here..." he started.
"You'll have to take a seat in chairs and we'll get to you when we can." Kerry interrupted.
"No, but I'm not.." The man started again, a little agitated. Randi shoved blank papers at him and recited, "Fill these out and we'll be right with you."
"But..." The man started once more. Kerry turned hers eyes upward and glared at him, challenging him to say any more. The man took the papers and left.
~~~
A couple hours passed and the ER had slowed remarkably. Abby stood at the admit desk crossing out the name of a man they had just discharged. Kerry was at the computer when a man walked up to her. She vaguely remembered him as one of the many patients that had bothered her earlier. "Can I help you?" She asked, trying to remove all traces of aggravation.
"I'm looking for my son." The man stated.
"What's the name?" She asked, turning to the board and preparing to locate the room of his injured son.
"Malucci, Dave Malucci." The man answered.
Abby, Randi, and Kerry all twisted around and stared at the man. Dave never mentioned either of his parents and this had come as a complete surprise. Kerry snapped out of it first. "Uh, Abby, can you go find Dr. Malucci?" Abby nodded and left admit speechlessly. She remembered when not so long ago her mother had paid her a visit. She had pretended not to know her and now she wondered how Dave would react.
She found him in the lounge getting a cup of coffee, probably his first of the day. "Dave?" She called weakly. Dave turned.
"What is it Abby?" he asked with a smile.
"There's someone here for you. Says he's your father." She answered. Dave's eyes slowly turned cold and hard as he digested what she had just told him. His jaw tightened and his fists clenched. He carefully set down his coffee and walked slowly out the door. Abby followed close behind.
~~~
THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO THAT CAN'T BE DONE.
NOTHING YOU CAN SING THAT CAN'T BE SUNG.
NOTHING YOU CAN SAY BUT YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE GAME.
IT'S EASY.
~~~
Dave could see him now. His back was facing him, but Dave would know that back anywhere. When Dave was just ten feet away Randi spotted him and Dave's dad followed her eyes. A smile spread across his face.
"Dave!" He cried
"What are you doing here?" Dave demanded harshly as he walked closer. Dave's father looked hurt.
"Dave, I just wanted...."
"Cut the crap!" Dave interrupted.
"Dave," his father started more slowly, "I haven't seen you in such a long time, and I heard you were a doctor now so I came.."
"You came to cash in!" Dave finished for him. His father's wounded look was faltering, but still holding.
"Dave..."
"Get out!"
"Dave. Just..."
"Out now!" Dave yelled. His fathers face started turning pink, and then a deep red.
"Dave! Listen to me!" His father demanded.
"Out!" Dave protested loudly. His father's face was now a Burgundy color. To the surprise and utter astonishment of the spectators a closed fist came out of nowhere and flew towards Dave. Dave knew it was coming though. He blocked the punch and followed with one of his own, right to the gut.
The other man groaned slowly and slid to the floor. Dave stared down at him for just a moment, then turned. "Someone call security." he said as he started for the lounge to return to his coffee.
Kerry, Abby, and Randi stayed still, watching Dave leave. A couple more members of the staff emerged from doors and stood quietly. A groan from the floor, however, awakened Randi and she quickly dialed the number for security.
~~~
NOTHING YOU CAN KNOW THAT ISN'T KNOWN.
NOTHING YOU CAN SEE THAT ISN'T SHOWN.
NOWHERE YOU CAN BE THAT ISN'T WHERE YOU'RE MEANT TO BE.
IT'S EASY.
~~~
Jing Mei had been treating patient when the yelling first started. She had dismissed it as another drunk and continued the work. As it escalated, though, she recognized one of the voices. She had quickly excused herself and left to room to see Dave storm off for the lounge and notice a man curled up on the floor.
She walked up to Kerry, who didn't notice her but kept her eyes fixed on the door Dave had disappeared into.
"Kerry, what just happened?" Jing Mei asked.
"Dave just punched his father." Kerry answered simply, still dazed.
Jing mei walked slowly to the lounge. She opened the door to find Dave sitting on the couch drinking coffee as if nothing had happened. She walked up slowly. "Do you mind?" She asked, motioning to the couch.
"No, of course not." Dave answered, scooting over to make more room. Jing Mei sat quietly and tentatively approached the subject.
"Do you want to talk about it?" she asked.
"About what?" Dave answered ignorantly
"your dad." Jing Mei answered cautiously.
"Step dad." Dave corrected harshly. "My dad died when I was eight."
"I'm sorry I didn't know." Jing Mei answered quickly.
"My mom married Ray when I was nine and died when I was 10." He paused for just a second, debating, then decided to continue.
"Ray was never very nice to begin with, but after my mom died he went ballistic. He started drinking a lot and his temper went through the roof. Sometimes things got really bad. It was when of those times that I did it."
"Did what?" Jing Mei was almost too afraid to ask.
"I set the house on fire." Pause. "I didn't get very far when I realized what I'd done. Ray was passed out in the living room and, I had to go back in and get him. He inhaled a little smoke, but was fine. The house was almost beyond repair. Ray testified against me and I was sent to Juvy." Dave paused just long enough to laugh. "It's ironic because I was never really a bad kid until I got in there. You have to learn the tricks of the trade to survive in juvy." Their was silence. Obviously there was stories about Juvy, but it was evident he wasn't ready to share them.
"How old were you?" She asked Dave.
"Fourteen. I was sixteen when I got out, but I was way behind in school. I never caught up." He answered solemnly.
"Does Bill know?" Jing Mei asked prudently./
"Yeah, I told him because I figured if he hadn't gotten the files already he would soon.
Jing Mei didn't know what to say. She knew she had to comfort her friend somehow but she couldn't think of a way.
~~~
NOTHING YOU CAN MAKE THAT CAN'T BE MADE.
NO ONE YOU CAN SAVE THAT CAN'T BE SAVED.
NOTHING YOU CAN DO BUT YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO BE YOU IN TIME.
IT'S EASY.
~~~
Every thing made perfect sense to her now. She had first heard the news form a concerned Kerry. Then she had extracted the rest from a frantic Jing Mei. Elizabeth remembered suddenly the scars she had seen on Dave when they had found him beat up. She recalled laughing when Carter told her Dave had went to Med School in Grenada. The lack of parents and family support all made sense now.
And she wished it didn't.
~~~
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE.
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE.
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE, LOVE.
LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED.
I love comments, criticism and Ideas. Help Wanted!
