Title: Different, but the Same
Archive: Ask-I'll let you know
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters: they belong to NBC and Warner Brothers and Michael Crichton
This is an alternate ending to "Thy Will Be Done." What if John asked someone else first? This is a story of what could have happened had one thing changed and the effects that it could have had on the lives of those on the ER.
The Final Chapter. . .
****
John held the neatly swaddled newborn in his arms, and walked around the room, trying to suppress her cries. He looked into her watery eyes, and his began to mist over. She looked so much like her mother, although her nose was undeniably a Carter nose. He had only known her a short time, but was already in love with her. She was perfect; she was his little angel.
There were only two other babies in the nursery, and they were sleeping. As John watched his little girl, he thought about how close he was to losing her.
*Gamma was watching over her* he thought to himself.
"What's her name?"
The voice behind him startled him. He turned and found that Deb had just entered the nursery.
"Georgia Millicent Carter."
"That is beautiful. Just like she is. You alright?"
"Yeah. We'll be fine."
"You think I could hold her, John?"
"Oh, yeah, sure."
John handed the precious bundle over to his best friend. He watched her so carefully, even though he trusted Deb completely. He gently touched the top of Georgia's head, running his index finger through the fuzz that would eventually become hair. At that moment, Dr. Coburn stuck her head into the doorway. She said nothing, but nodded at the new daddy.
Deb handed John his baby girl, and patted his back lightly.
"See you later, John."
He followed her out into the hallway, and headed the opposite way of Deb. He got to the room, and slowly pushed open the door with his back.
As he entered, he saw Randi lying there. She was so peaceful-so calm. The baby in his arms gurgled, and he could not help but look down and smile at her. He silently walked over to the bed where the child's mother lay. He leaned over, closed his eyes, and kissed his wife's forehead, lightly.
"Where's my baby?"
"Hey, Sleeping Beauty. She's right here."
John handed the child to his wife, but helped her support the baby with one of his hands. Randi was still weak from all the blood she lost during the operation.
"Thank you," Randi whispered, not taking her eyes off of Georgia.
John wrapped his free arm around his wife's back, and whispered into her ear.
"You're welcome, but you did all the work." With that said, he pressed his lips to her ear lobe. He kissed her quickly, and then his eyes shifted back to the baby in their arms.
****
"We brought gifts!"
"You guys, you did enough for us at the shower. You did not have to bring anything."
"Yeah, we know. But that didn't stop us. How are you feeling?"
"Better," said Randi in response to Susan's question.
Jing Mei, Elizabeth, Susan and Abby were all crowded into Randi's hospital room the day after Georgia was born.
"Well that's good to hear. Where is the baby?" Abby asked.
"John took her to the nursery for a bath. It seems like more milk winds up on her instead of in her."
"You'll get used to that soon enough, believe me," Elizabeth said, as the voice of experience. "Have they told you when you will be discharged?"
"They said that they wanted to observe me for at least one more night, so hopefully tomorrow."
"That's pretty standard after a c-section. I'd say take advantage of it. All you are having to do is feed the baby, and the nurses get to do all of the cleaning up and washing. And John gets to observe, so he can take over when you go home," Deb pointed out.
"You could really take advantage of the situation, Randi."
"Yeah. I plan on milking this for all that it is worth."
The ladies continued to chat, until John walked in.
"Hey Ran- oh goody. The estrogen gang is here."
"Nice to see you, too Carter," Susan replied. "Now hand over the baby."
John knew that he was out numbered five to one, so he surrendered the cooing baby over to the women.
"I'm going to take a walk, since it looks like I won't be holding my baby girl anytime soon. You ladies have fun. I'll be down in the ER telling Kerry where all of her doctors are."
"Carter, one word to Kerry, and-"
"Yeah, yeah, Abby. I get the picture. I'll be back later, baby."
"Hey, who were you talking to? Me or Georgia?"
"Um," Carter contemplated his wife's question. "Both of my girls. I'll be back."
He kissed Randi's cheek, and Georgia's forehead, and walked out the door.
John soon found himself on the ground floor of the hospital, in his workplace.
"Hey, Dr. C. Heard about the baby. Congratulations. Is Randi doing all right?"
"Yeah, Malik, they are both doing great. Thanks for asking."
He walked down the hall, towards the lounge, to pick up some stuff he had left in there when he worked last. When he pushed open the door, he was greeted by Luka, Dr. Romano, Gallant, and Pratt.
"Hey, there is the man who took to heart the words 'Go forth and multiply.' Congratulations, Dr. Carter. So where is the kid?"
"She's with Randi and some, uh, friends upstairs. I don't think the ER is a great place for a newborn anyway. But I have pictures."
"Oh, let me see," Luka said with his thick Croatian accent.
He, Gallant, and Pratt gathered around Carter to see the newest addition to his family. Romano shook his head and headed for the door.
"If any of you ladies need me, I will be up in my office. I may not be doing surgery anymore, but I do still have a hospital to run." With that, he turned and left.
"Yeah, so he keeps telling us. She is a cutie, Carter. She could not have gotten that from you, that's for sure."
"Thank you, Pratt."
"Wait until she starts dating. Looks and money. The boys will be clamoring for a date with her."
"Shut up, Gallant. I'm still dreading teething and potty training. I don't want to even think about adolescence." John looked at his watch, and realized how long he had been gone.
"I'm going to get back up there. See you later."
****
The next day, Dr. Coburn released Randi and Georgia. Randi had never been more ready for anything, except for giving birth.
When they finally arrived back at the mansion in the new SUV they had bought, Randi looked around at her home, and realized that she had never been happier. She had a husband that loved her, and a new baby girl, full of promise and love for the future. Everything was right.
John helped his wife and daughter inside, and they took her up to her room. When they entered, John thought back to the day that Randi told him she was pregnant. The room had not changed at all since then. He carried Georgia over to her bassinet, and laid her down gently on the mattress. He put an arm around Randi. He glanced over to the wall, and saw the photograph of Gamma, above the chest of drawers. To see her face, smiling down on his daughter, brought a tear to his eyes.
"You all right, sweetie?"
"Yeah. Just thinking about Gamma."
"I know. I have been doing that too." She looked out the window. "John, look at that. It's snowing."
John smiled, and then leaned down to touch his daughter's face. He looked at Randi, who had wrapped her arms around his waist. He kissed her on the forehead, and they both watched to snow fall to the ground.
****
First of all, "Gotcha!" You all thought that Randi died at first didn't ya'll? At least that was what you were supposed to think. Just for the tiny bit of angst factor.
So, that's the end. I'm embarrassed to say, but it makes me sad to see this story end.
But have no fear! I plan a sequel. This sequel will involved a little bit of time lapse, but I don't know how much. Should there be more kidos for the Carters? I need any and all ideas for Part 2. Email your ideas to short_and_sweet_4201@ yahoo.com .
********ALSO, Don't forget to REVIEW this story. Remember: I love to hear your feedback, good or bad!***********
*HUGS*
Archive: Ask-I'll let you know
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters: they belong to NBC and Warner Brothers and Michael Crichton
This is an alternate ending to "Thy Will Be Done." What if John asked someone else first? This is a story of what could have happened had one thing changed and the effects that it could have had on the lives of those on the ER.
The Final Chapter. . .
****
John held the neatly swaddled newborn in his arms, and walked around the room, trying to suppress her cries. He looked into her watery eyes, and his began to mist over. She looked so much like her mother, although her nose was undeniably a Carter nose. He had only known her a short time, but was already in love with her. She was perfect; she was his little angel.
There were only two other babies in the nursery, and they were sleeping. As John watched his little girl, he thought about how close he was to losing her.
*Gamma was watching over her* he thought to himself.
"What's her name?"
The voice behind him startled him. He turned and found that Deb had just entered the nursery.
"Georgia Millicent Carter."
"That is beautiful. Just like she is. You alright?"
"Yeah. We'll be fine."
"You think I could hold her, John?"
"Oh, yeah, sure."
John handed the precious bundle over to his best friend. He watched her so carefully, even though he trusted Deb completely. He gently touched the top of Georgia's head, running his index finger through the fuzz that would eventually become hair. At that moment, Dr. Coburn stuck her head into the doorway. She said nothing, but nodded at the new daddy.
Deb handed John his baby girl, and patted his back lightly.
"See you later, John."
He followed her out into the hallway, and headed the opposite way of Deb. He got to the room, and slowly pushed open the door with his back.
As he entered, he saw Randi lying there. She was so peaceful-so calm. The baby in his arms gurgled, and he could not help but look down and smile at her. He silently walked over to the bed where the child's mother lay. He leaned over, closed his eyes, and kissed his wife's forehead, lightly.
"Where's my baby?"
"Hey, Sleeping Beauty. She's right here."
John handed the child to his wife, but helped her support the baby with one of his hands. Randi was still weak from all the blood she lost during the operation.
"Thank you," Randi whispered, not taking her eyes off of Georgia.
John wrapped his free arm around his wife's back, and whispered into her ear.
"You're welcome, but you did all the work." With that said, he pressed his lips to her ear lobe. He kissed her quickly, and then his eyes shifted back to the baby in their arms.
****
"We brought gifts!"
"You guys, you did enough for us at the shower. You did not have to bring anything."
"Yeah, we know. But that didn't stop us. How are you feeling?"
"Better," said Randi in response to Susan's question.
Jing Mei, Elizabeth, Susan and Abby were all crowded into Randi's hospital room the day after Georgia was born.
"Well that's good to hear. Where is the baby?" Abby asked.
"John took her to the nursery for a bath. It seems like more milk winds up on her instead of in her."
"You'll get used to that soon enough, believe me," Elizabeth said, as the voice of experience. "Have they told you when you will be discharged?"
"They said that they wanted to observe me for at least one more night, so hopefully tomorrow."
"That's pretty standard after a c-section. I'd say take advantage of it. All you are having to do is feed the baby, and the nurses get to do all of the cleaning up and washing. And John gets to observe, so he can take over when you go home," Deb pointed out.
"You could really take advantage of the situation, Randi."
"Yeah. I plan on milking this for all that it is worth."
The ladies continued to chat, until John walked in.
"Hey Ran- oh goody. The estrogen gang is here."
"Nice to see you, too Carter," Susan replied. "Now hand over the baby."
John knew that he was out numbered five to one, so he surrendered the cooing baby over to the women.
"I'm going to take a walk, since it looks like I won't be holding my baby girl anytime soon. You ladies have fun. I'll be down in the ER telling Kerry where all of her doctors are."
"Carter, one word to Kerry, and-"
"Yeah, yeah, Abby. I get the picture. I'll be back later, baby."
"Hey, who were you talking to? Me or Georgia?"
"Um," Carter contemplated his wife's question. "Both of my girls. I'll be back."
He kissed Randi's cheek, and Georgia's forehead, and walked out the door.
John soon found himself on the ground floor of the hospital, in his workplace.
"Hey, Dr. C. Heard about the baby. Congratulations. Is Randi doing all right?"
"Yeah, Malik, they are both doing great. Thanks for asking."
He walked down the hall, towards the lounge, to pick up some stuff he had left in there when he worked last. When he pushed open the door, he was greeted by Luka, Dr. Romano, Gallant, and Pratt.
"Hey, there is the man who took to heart the words 'Go forth and multiply.' Congratulations, Dr. Carter. So where is the kid?"
"She's with Randi and some, uh, friends upstairs. I don't think the ER is a great place for a newborn anyway. But I have pictures."
"Oh, let me see," Luka said with his thick Croatian accent.
He, Gallant, and Pratt gathered around Carter to see the newest addition to his family. Romano shook his head and headed for the door.
"If any of you ladies need me, I will be up in my office. I may not be doing surgery anymore, but I do still have a hospital to run." With that, he turned and left.
"Yeah, so he keeps telling us. She is a cutie, Carter. She could not have gotten that from you, that's for sure."
"Thank you, Pratt."
"Wait until she starts dating. Looks and money. The boys will be clamoring for a date with her."
"Shut up, Gallant. I'm still dreading teething and potty training. I don't want to even think about adolescence." John looked at his watch, and realized how long he had been gone.
"I'm going to get back up there. See you later."
****
The next day, Dr. Coburn released Randi and Georgia. Randi had never been more ready for anything, except for giving birth.
When they finally arrived back at the mansion in the new SUV they had bought, Randi looked around at her home, and realized that she had never been happier. She had a husband that loved her, and a new baby girl, full of promise and love for the future. Everything was right.
John helped his wife and daughter inside, and they took her up to her room. When they entered, John thought back to the day that Randi told him she was pregnant. The room had not changed at all since then. He carried Georgia over to her bassinet, and laid her down gently on the mattress. He put an arm around Randi. He glanced over to the wall, and saw the photograph of Gamma, above the chest of drawers. To see her face, smiling down on his daughter, brought a tear to his eyes.
"You all right, sweetie?"
"Yeah. Just thinking about Gamma."
"I know. I have been doing that too." She looked out the window. "John, look at that. It's snowing."
John smiled, and then leaned down to touch his daughter's face. He looked at Randi, who had wrapped her arms around his waist. He kissed her on the forehead, and they both watched to snow fall to the ground.
****
First of all, "Gotcha!" You all thought that Randi died at first didn't ya'll? At least that was what you were supposed to think. Just for the tiny bit of angst factor.
So, that's the end. I'm embarrassed to say, but it makes me sad to see this story end.
But have no fear! I plan a sequel. This sequel will involved a little bit of time lapse, but I don't know how much. Should there be more kidos for the Carters? I need any and all ideas for Part 2. Email your ideas to short_and_sweet_4201@ yahoo.com .
********ALSO, Don't forget to REVIEW this story. Remember: I love to hear your feedback, good or bad!***********
*HUGS*