Like Mother, Like Daughter
Chapter 3
Carter stared at Kerry in shock. It was not like her to be this open and direct. She continued. "It was thirteen and a half years ago. I was still in Africa." Kerry smiled as she remembered.
"I was married to a wonderful man, Darryl Weaver. We had a great life, I was a doctor and he was a surgeon. I was five months pregnant and he had to go on a trip, to a conference in Germany. Five minutes after his plane took off, it crashed. I was devastated. I stuck around for three weeks after he died but it was too painful so I came back here. I had the baby but she wasn't perfect, I wasn't working and I was totally depressed so I gave her up for adoption and bounced around for a while looking for a job before I got hired here. And well...here I am..."
Carter gently guided Kerry back to the couch. They had been leaning against the lockers. "Kerry…I don't know what to say, I'm shocked and amazed at the same time. But there's one thing…both of you" his eyes traveled toward her leg. Kerry smiled sadly. "It's a genetic defect. My birth mother may have also had it. As you can see, Emma has a much more severe case then I do. " Carter nodded. He wanted to rub Kerry's shoulders to reassure her but he didn't know how she would react.
"John, I need to tell her, she has no family left…" John looked at the clock. "We could probably go now, she went up to surgery quite a while ago so she should be waking up by now…" Kerry nodded and tossed her ice pack in the sink before she tried to stand up. She made it painfully. As she walked out the door Carter watched her go, he really admired her bravery. He could imagine her pain, she had hit the gurney hard. It would have been painful for anyone. "Kerry…do you want me to come?" "Please…" Together they walked to the elevators and walked in. Kerry pressed the button for surgery and leaned against the wall, blowing her hair out of her face. "Thank you John…for everything," she smiled.
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Chapter 3
Carter stared at Kerry in shock. It was not like her to be this open and direct. She continued. "It was thirteen and a half years ago. I was still in Africa." Kerry smiled as she remembered.
"I was married to a wonderful man, Darryl Weaver. We had a great life, I was a doctor and he was a surgeon. I was five months pregnant and he had to go on a trip, to a conference in Germany. Five minutes after his plane took off, it crashed. I was devastated. I stuck around for three weeks after he died but it was too painful so I came back here. I had the baby but she wasn't perfect, I wasn't working and I was totally depressed so I gave her up for adoption and bounced around for a while looking for a job before I got hired here. And well...here I am..."
Carter gently guided Kerry back to the couch. They had been leaning against the lockers. "Kerry…I don't know what to say, I'm shocked and amazed at the same time. But there's one thing…both of you" his eyes traveled toward her leg. Kerry smiled sadly. "It's a genetic defect. My birth mother may have also had it. As you can see, Emma has a much more severe case then I do. " Carter nodded. He wanted to rub Kerry's shoulders to reassure her but he didn't know how she would react.
"John, I need to tell her, she has no family left…" John looked at the clock. "We could probably go now, she went up to surgery quite a while ago so she should be waking up by now…" Kerry nodded and tossed her ice pack in the sink before she tried to stand up. She made it painfully. As she walked out the door Carter watched her go, he really admired her bravery. He could imagine her pain, she had hit the gurney hard. It would have been painful for anyone. "Kerry…do you want me to come?" "Please…" Together they walked to the elevators and walked in. Kerry pressed the button for surgery and leaned against the wall, blowing her hair out of her face. "Thank you John…for everything," she smiled.
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