The Blood Red Coat
Disclaimer- I don't own any of the characters, only the plot.
Summary- A shooting at the clinic leaves one doctor dead and the other wounded. Through all the chaos one man realizes what he has needed is right in front of him. Takes place in the third season, Dana is still here.
Chapter 3
"What do you mean? Is Dana."
"No, she is going to be fine." Lu breathed a sigh of relief. " But," Dr. Jackson continued "Dana is going to be laid up for a while so you will be assigned a new partner for the next couple of months. She will need aggressive physical therapy for about a year," Lu nodded.
"So this new partner thing, it's not going to be a permanent."
"No, not at all. You know Dana would want to work today if we would let her."
"Yeah, I know. Is she out of surgery?"
"Yes, she is"
"What room?"
" Three thirteen."
Lu walked out of his office and took the elevator to the third floor. She entered Dana's dimly lit room. She was a sleep. Lu pulled up a chair and took Dana's hand and waited for her to wake up. After two hours Dana woke up, "Oh ow, Lu?"
"Yeah, Dana, I'm here."
"What happened?"
" Do you remember anything?"
" No.I.I'm not sure."
"Well I'm not going to tell you the details, but, Dana, you were shot in the leg. You are going to be fine, but just get ready for the torturous physical therapy." Dana just lay there for a minute. "What about my patients?" Lu smiled "Lets just worry about you for now."
"But they need me."
"Dana, I promise they will be fine," Dana smiled.
"What time is it?"
"About three in the morning."
"Why are you still here?" Dana questioned.
"I was waiting for you to wake up."
"What about Marc?"
"Dana, don't worry about anything, just try to get some sleep." Dana smiled and nodded. " Do you need any morphine or anything?"
"I don't think so. I am tired."
"Well, I should be going and let you get some sleep." Lu stood. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Lu, wait. Could you just sit with me until I fall asleep?"
"Sure." Lu sat back down, but instead of leaving like she had planned she fell a sleep too.
9:00 am Lu was awakened up by the sound of her pager. "Stupid thing." She said as she turned the beeping off. "The ER, at this time." She thought. She looked at the clock, "Nine! I was supposed to be at work two hour ago." Lu looked at Dana, who was still sleeping, and then ran out of the room.
"Who paged me!?" Lu yelled into the busy room. Nick looked up.
"I did, 28 female, keeps muttering your name, BP is not to my liking Pulse is normal I'm putting her through to the OR."
Lu recognized the patient immediately. "Alicia you are going to be alright. We're going to have t do surgery on your leg the bone is split. You are going to be fine."
"It hurts Lu."
"I know it does, baby. We will give you some medicine to stop that pain." An RN injected the painkiller. "It will be ok." Lu reassured her. Alicia nodded.
"Ok, lets roll her." Another doctor said.
"Nick?" Lu asked.
"Yeah."
"Do you have a minuet?"
"Yeah sure."
They walked outside into the chilly Philly air. "Thank you for what you did, you saved my life and probably a lot of others."
Nick smiled. "That's my job."
"No really."
"Well you are welcome."
"Have you seen Dana yet?" Lu asked.
"No, in fact that's what I was going to do when I got a free minute."
"I think she should be awake now. I won't stay long. I need to go home and change and start the day."
"What room is it? I can find it."
"No. I'll come up with you. I'd like to see how she is doing."
"Ok, hey Lu, tonight if you are free, do you want to have diner with me?"
"You mean like a date?"
"Yeah, I guess, but if you're not ready.um. that's fine."
"I. ah.yeah I think I'm ready, I mean its just diner with a friend."
"Ok I'll pick you up at six for dinner. What about a movie?"
" That will be good, Marc will be at his dads this weekend, and I think that this 'date' will do me good."
"Shall we?" Nick questioned as they headed back inside.
"I do not consider that cooked." Dana argued with one of the nurse who brought her breakfast.
"Well, look who's up!" Lu said cheerfully.
"Hey Lu." Dana lit up. "Could you please bring me some decent food?"
Lu pondered. "Maybe."
The nurse looked up in relief and walked out. "Care for some company?"
"Nick!" Dana said a little too happily.
"They have her on too many drugs." Lu whispered to Nick. "I'll see you two later."
"Ok I'll pick you at six." Nick added.
Lu went home and got in the shower, changed clothes and returned to RWHC. After along day of patents Lu went home took another shower and got Marc off to Bill's and got ready for her 'date'. Lu didn't know what to wear because she had no idea where Nick was taking her. She chose a simple black dress and pinned her hair up. At six on the nose Nick knocked on the door.
"Hello." Lu said as she came out of her apartment. "I hope I'm not overdressed."
"Not at all, you look beautiful." Nick said as he leaned forward and kissed her on the cheek.
Lu blushed, "Thank you. Where are we going?"
"A little place on Seventh Avenue."
"Sounds nice." Lu took Nick's arm as they made there way to his Camero. They talked for hours at the restaurant and before they knew it, it was 10:00pm.
"I think we should skip the movie. I have to be at work early."
"Yeah, so do I," Nick replied. " What are you doing next Monday?"
"Nothing important."
"Care to go to a movie?"
"Sure, why not?"
Nick walked Lu to her door. "I had a great time tonight."
"So did I."
He leaned forward and lightly kissed her on the lips, Lu kissed him back. "See you tomorrow." "Yeah, goodnight."
Two Months Later.
"Do you really think that you are up to all of this?" Lu asked as she walked with Dana down the hall to the clinic.
"Yes, and I can't wait for things to get back to normal."
"I would never call anything normal." Dana laughed.
"Ahhh, just the two people I wanted to see." Dr. Jackson said.
" Oh no, what did I do wrong this time?" Lu asked in a sarcastic voice.
Robert looked at her for a second and then turned to Dana, " Are you sure you are ready to do all this?"
"Yes, Bob, I think I'm very capable of taking care of my own patients."
"Remember, no ER." Lu put in.
"I know, I know."
"Follow me ladies." Dr. Jackson said as he led them to where the hospital and the clinic met. "What do you think?"
Dana and Lu looked at each other and then gave Robert a questioning stare.
"Well, come on. Say something."
"It's.um I like it." Lu finally said.
"Maybe the coat is too much. The plaque might have been sufficient."
"Dana?"
"I think that it's a good way to commemorate Henry." Dana said.
" Dr. Delgado there is a new coat on your desk."
"How did you get that? I sent it to the cleaners."
"I have my ways."
"Bob, it really is nice."
"Well thank you. Now if you would excuse me I have a board meeting." He said as he left.
"What do you say, partner?" Lu asked as she extended her had to shake Dana's. Dana smiled and shook Lu's hand, "I think we should get to work." They walked together down the hall back into the clinic to begin another long day at Rittenhouse Women's Health Center.
The End
Disclaimer- I don't own any of the characters, only the plot.
Summary- A shooting at the clinic leaves one doctor dead and the other wounded. Through all the chaos one man realizes what he has needed is right in front of him. Takes place in the third season, Dana is still here.
Chapter 3
"What do you mean? Is Dana."
"No, she is going to be fine." Lu breathed a sigh of relief. " But," Dr. Jackson continued "Dana is going to be laid up for a while so you will be assigned a new partner for the next couple of months. She will need aggressive physical therapy for about a year," Lu nodded.
"So this new partner thing, it's not going to be a permanent."
"No, not at all. You know Dana would want to work today if we would let her."
"Yeah, I know. Is she out of surgery?"
"Yes, she is"
"What room?"
" Three thirteen."
Lu walked out of his office and took the elevator to the third floor. She entered Dana's dimly lit room. She was a sleep. Lu pulled up a chair and took Dana's hand and waited for her to wake up. After two hours Dana woke up, "Oh ow, Lu?"
"Yeah, Dana, I'm here."
"What happened?"
" Do you remember anything?"
" No.I.I'm not sure."
"Well I'm not going to tell you the details, but, Dana, you were shot in the leg. You are going to be fine, but just get ready for the torturous physical therapy." Dana just lay there for a minute. "What about my patients?" Lu smiled "Lets just worry about you for now."
"But they need me."
"Dana, I promise they will be fine," Dana smiled.
"What time is it?"
"About three in the morning."
"Why are you still here?" Dana questioned.
"I was waiting for you to wake up."
"What about Marc?"
"Dana, don't worry about anything, just try to get some sleep." Dana smiled and nodded. " Do you need any morphine or anything?"
"I don't think so. I am tired."
"Well, I should be going and let you get some sleep." Lu stood. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Lu, wait. Could you just sit with me until I fall asleep?"
"Sure." Lu sat back down, but instead of leaving like she had planned she fell a sleep too.
9:00 am Lu was awakened up by the sound of her pager. "Stupid thing." She said as she turned the beeping off. "The ER, at this time." She thought. She looked at the clock, "Nine! I was supposed to be at work two hour ago." Lu looked at Dana, who was still sleeping, and then ran out of the room.
"Who paged me!?" Lu yelled into the busy room. Nick looked up.
"I did, 28 female, keeps muttering your name, BP is not to my liking Pulse is normal I'm putting her through to the OR."
Lu recognized the patient immediately. "Alicia you are going to be alright. We're going to have t do surgery on your leg the bone is split. You are going to be fine."
"It hurts Lu."
"I know it does, baby. We will give you some medicine to stop that pain." An RN injected the painkiller. "It will be ok." Lu reassured her. Alicia nodded.
"Ok, lets roll her." Another doctor said.
"Nick?" Lu asked.
"Yeah."
"Do you have a minuet?"
"Yeah sure."
They walked outside into the chilly Philly air. "Thank you for what you did, you saved my life and probably a lot of others."
Nick smiled. "That's my job."
"No really."
"Well you are welcome."
"Have you seen Dana yet?" Lu asked.
"No, in fact that's what I was going to do when I got a free minute."
"I think she should be awake now. I won't stay long. I need to go home and change and start the day."
"What room is it? I can find it."
"No. I'll come up with you. I'd like to see how she is doing."
"Ok, hey Lu, tonight if you are free, do you want to have diner with me?"
"You mean like a date?"
"Yeah, I guess, but if you're not ready.um. that's fine."
"I. ah.yeah I think I'm ready, I mean its just diner with a friend."
"Ok I'll pick you up at six for dinner. What about a movie?"
" That will be good, Marc will be at his dads this weekend, and I think that this 'date' will do me good."
"Shall we?" Nick questioned as they headed back inside.
"I do not consider that cooked." Dana argued with one of the nurse who brought her breakfast.
"Well, look who's up!" Lu said cheerfully.
"Hey Lu." Dana lit up. "Could you please bring me some decent food?"
Lu pondered. "Maybe."
The nurse looked up in relief and walked out. "Care for some company?"
"Nick!" Dana said a little too happily.
"They have her on too many drugs." Lu whispered to Nick. "I'll see you two later."
"Ok I'll pick you at six." Nick added.
Lu went home and got in the shower, changed clothes and returned to RWHC. After along day of patents Lu went home took another shower and got Marc off to Bill's and got ready for her 'date'. Lu didn't know what to wear because she had no idea where Nick was taking her. She chose a simple black dress and pinned her hair up. At six on the nose Nick knocked on the door.
"Hello." Lu said as she came out of her apartment. "I hope I'm not overdressed."
"Not at all, you look beautiful." Nick said as he leaned forward and kissed her on the cheek.
Lu blushed, "Thank you. Where are we going?"
"A little place on Seventh Avenue."
"Sounds nice." Lu took Nick's arm as they made there way to his Camero. They talked for hours at the restaurant and before they knew it, it was 10:00pm.
"I think we should skip the movie. I have to be at work early."
"Yeah, so do I," Nick replied. " What are you doing next Monday?"
"Nothing important."
"Care to go to a movie?"
"Sure, why not?"
Nick walked Lu to her door. "I had a great time tonight."
"So did I."
He leaned forward and lightly kissed her on the lips, Lu kissed him back. "See you tomorrow." "Yeah, goodnight."
Two Months Later.
"Do you really think that you are up to all of this?" Lu asked as she walked with Dana down the hall to the clinic.
"Yes, and I can't wait for things to get back to normal."
"I would never call anything normal." Dana laughed.
"Ahhh, just the two people I wanted to see." Dr. Jackson said.
" Oh no, what did I do wrong this time?" Lu asked in a sarcastic voice.
Robert looked at her for a second and then turned to Dana, " Are you sure you are ready to do all this?"
"Yes, Bob, I think I'm very capable of taking care of my own patients."
"Remember, no ER." Lu put in.
"I know, I know."
"Follow me ladies." Dr. Jackson said as he led them to where the hospital and the clinic met. "What do you think?"
Dana and Lu looked at each other and then gave Robert a questioning stare.
"Well, come on. Say something."
"It's.um I like it." Lu finally said.
"Maybe the coat is too much. The plaque might have been sufficient."
"Dana?"
"I think that it's a good way to commemorate Henry." Dana said.
" Dr. Delgado there is a new coat on your desk."
"How did you get that? I sent it to the cleaners."
"I have my ways."
"Bob, it really is nice."
"Well thank you. Now if you would excuse me I have a board meeting." He said as he left.
"What do you say, partner?" Lu asked as she extended her had to shake Dana's. Dana smiled and shook Lu's hand, "I think we should get to work." They walked together down the hall back into the clinic to begin another long day at Rittenhouse Women's Health Center.
The End