Waiting Room - Chapter 3 - Don't let me hold you back.
Disclaimer - ER's not mine, if I was TPTB it would be, but I'm not so I get nothing.
Hey everyone! Time for another chapter of Waiting Room! Woo Hoo! I'm making the first two parts of this chapter from Carter and Abby's point of views. But not to worry because after that its all Sienna. But before that I'd like to thank everyone who reviewed and also my friend Rachael for telling me what parts of my story she liked! Well here you are. enjoy!
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Carter
"I found her passed out in the ambulance bay, she's in cardiac arrest!" I yelled to Abby as we wheeled the gurney into trauma one.
"Oh my god, Oh my god"
"What?"
"She's been waiting here since 7:00 this morning, her names Sienna, she was complaining of a rash"
"Yeah I can see it, she's a lot sicker than she thought, she has a 105 fever" I said as we did CPR, I didn't want to loose this girl.
"She didn't even complain of a fever."
"I have to shock her, she's in V-fib! Charge paddles to 200! CLEAR!" I shocked her and a pulse came back. She was going to be ok.
I looked at my watch briefly it was already 2:45. I'm not going to get to do this! I don't want this to be ruined. I can't even explain how I feel. I want her to be my wife as soon as possible. She's watching that girl awfully closely. I hope she will walk out to admit soon.
Abby
I didn't even think to take her temp. she didn't even look hot, she seemed pretty cheery and healthy for a girl running a 105 fever. At least she's not dying anymore. But will she be ok? How long was she out there for? How did I let her wait so long?
"Hey Carter?"
"Yeah?"
"Was her brain cut off from oxygen for too long? I mean does anyone know how long she was out there for? I feel bad, I talked with her earlier. she didn't seem sick"
"She wasn't down for too long, she'll be fine. She should be waking up any second" He said looking at his watch again. he looked so anxious.
"Hey I'm off in 15 minutes. Want to go get a coffee?"
"Um, sure. hey she's waking up" He said looking a little defeated. I was happy to see Sienna's eyes open.
Sienna. she's baaaack! Everything was blurry for about 5 seconds. I slowly cleared up. Where am I? What had happened.? I know I passed out. Ugh my throat feels nasty. There's something in there! What the hell!? I'm intubated. I looked around quick. Abby and Dr. Carter were there. Abby smiled at me. I motioned my hands at my throat.
"All right I need you to breath out so I can get this tube out" She said I breathed and she extubated me. Ahh, I could finally breathe.
"Thank you for saving me! What happened?"
"Well apparently you were running a very high fever, which was why that rash formed. your blood was boiling and it stopped your heart. Your fevers down now and we had your mom called She'll be here at 3:30, the traffic from today's pile-up is tremendous. Chances are you'll have to stay here overnight and you'll be fine." Said Dr. Carter forcing a smile. I remembered what the nurses were talking about. My insides jumped.
"What time is it?"
"2:55" Abby said cheerily "How are you feeling?"
"I'm fine, my throat hurts a little from that tube"
"Good, you scared us for a bit Sienna. I have to get a round of shots for you. can you hold on for a sec?"
"Yeah, of course" I said and with that she smiled and walked out of the room.
I glanced over at Dr. Carter; he was writing something on my chart, he looked upset. I knew why. I would've normally been terrified to say something but I knew I had to. I barely knew these people but I didn't wanna ruin something so important. I saw the way he looked at her. There was love there, lots of it. I saw the way he looked at him. these looks were of feelings I haven't grown to know yet. I knew what I wanted to say.
"Excuse me?"
"Yes. uh Rianna?" That's not my name. but I'm gonna continue.
"Its Sienna but anyway, you're Dr. Carter right?" He hadn't introduced himself yet.
"Yep, that's me. how are you feeling Sienna?"
"I'm great. but your not"
"What makes you say that?"
"I heard some nurses gossiping at the admit desk. I know what you were planning to do 5 minutes ago"
He gave me a surprised look and chuckled "Oh really and what was that?"
I rolled my eyes "You were planning to propose to Abby. Haleh, I think her name is, was talking about the nice ring you bought her. And now your probably pissed because you can't do what you wanted to, because and idiot patient passed out due to her fever being too high" I was irritated with myself.
He was even more surprised "Wow Sienna, I'm not pissed at all. I can do it another time. You must be quite the listener. Damn those gossiping nurses. Abby doesn't know does she?"
"No, but she should find out. How you wanted her to, don't wait longer than you planned to. Don't let me hold you back"
He thought for a moment and smiled at me "Okay I will, I cant let all those nurses down now can I? And you know what Sienna?"
"What?"
"You're a very mature young lady. thanks for the extra push"
I blushed "Oh its no problem" Just then Abby walked in.
"Here Sienna, this will only hurt a little bit." She pricked me with the needle.
"Its fine" I shrugged and looked at Dr. Carter and then at a clock I spotted on the wall. It's 3:10. He realized this and spoke up.
"Sienna, will you be okay by yourself for a second?" he asked, Abby gave him a questioning look.
"Yeah!" I said a little too brightly oops. "I mean, sure its fine" I shrugged again.
"Okay then," he said as he removed my IV, he knew I wanted to watch "You don't need this anymore. Abby can you come to the admit desk with me?"
"Um sure but can I ask why?"
"Just come, you wont regret it" He said playfully
She rolled her eyes "Dr. Carter will be back to check on you before you get moved to the pediatric wing Sienna. Okay?"
"Alright, see you later" I smiled brightly. Carter winked at me and walked out into the hallway with Abby.
'Oh Jesus' I though to myself with a giggle as I got up. I ran to the trauma door and out to the hallway about 25 feet away from the admit desk. I could clearly see Abby and Carter. I leant against a wall so Abby couldn't see me. I watched Carter talk to her quietly for a sec. She was smiling at him as they had a normal conversation. Then he got down on one knee.
"Abby Lockhart, I have loved you since the day I met you. You have been there for me when it seemed the world was against me. You make me laugh the hardest and smile the brightest. You make me feel things that words can't describe. There's no one I would like to spend my life with more then you"
I could see tears forming in her eyes. He took out a small box and opened it. I clasped my hands together tightly.
"Abby, will you marry me?"
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Oh my god I left you hanging! And I'm leaving you hanging for a little while! I'm going away for thanksgiving. I won't be back till Saturday so you can expect an update later that evening. Please leave me a few reviews to read when I get back! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! I enjoyed writing it!
-NikKa
Disclaimer - ER's not mine, if I was TPTB it would be, but I'm not so I get nothing.
Hey everyone! Time for another chapter of Waiting Room! Woo Hoo! I'm making the first two parts of this chapter from Carter and Abby's point of views. But not to worry because after that its all Sienna. But before that I'd like to thank everyone who reviewed and also my friend Rachael for telling me what parts of my story she liked! Well here you are. enjoy!
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Carter
"I found her passed out in the ambulance bay, she's in cardiac arrest!" I yelled to Abby as we wheeled the gurney into trauma one.
"Oh my god, Oh my god"
"What?"
"She's been waiting here since 7:00 this morning, her names Sienna, she was complaining of a rash"
"Yeah I can see it, she's a lot sicker than she thought, she has a 105 fever" I said as we did CPR, I didn't want to loose this girl.
"She didn't even complain of a fever."
"I have to shock her, she's in V-fib! Charge paddles to 200! CLEAR!" I shocked her and a pulse came back. She was going to be ok.
I looked at my watch briefly it was already 2:45. I'm not going to get to do this! I don't want this to be ruined. I can't even explain how I feel. I want her to be my wife as soon as possible. She's watching that girl awfully closely. I hope she will walk out to admit soon.
Abby
I didn't even think to take her temp. she didn't even look hot, she seemed pretty cheery and healthy for a girl running a 105 fever. At least she's not dying anymore. But will she be ok? How long was she out there for? How did I let her wait so long?
"Hey Carter?"
"Yeah?"
"Was her brain cut off from oxygen for too long? I mean does anyone know how long she was out there for? I feel bad, I talked with her earlier. she didn't seem sick"
"She wasn't down for too long, she'll be fine. She should be waking up any second" He said looking at his watch again. he looked so anxious.
"Hey I'm off in 15 minutes. Want to go get a coffee?"
"Um, sure. hey she's waking up" He said looking a little defeated. I was happy to see Sienna's eyes open.
Sienna. she's baaaack! Everything was blurry for about 5 seconds. I slowly cleared up. Where am I? What had happened.? I know I passed out. Ugh my throat feels nasty. There's something in there! What the hell!? I'm intubated. I looked around quick. Abby and Dr. Carter were there. Abby smiled at me. I motioned my hands at my throat.
"All right I need you to breath out so I can get this tube out" She said I breathed and she extubated me. Ahh, I could finally breathe.
"Thank you for saving me! What happened?"
"Well apparently you were running a very high fever, which was why that rash formed. your blood was boiling and it stopped your heart. Your fevers down now and we had your mom called She'll be here at 3:30, the traffic from today's pile-up is tremendous. Chances are you'll have to stay here overnight and you'll be fine." Said Dr. Carter forcing a smile. I remembered what the nurses were talking about. My insides jumped.
"What time is it?"
"2:55" Abby said cheerily "How are you feeling?"
"I'm fine, my throat hurts a little from that tube"
"Good, you scared us for a bit Sienna. I have to get a round of shots for you. can you hold on for a sec?"
"Yeah, of course" I said and with that she smiled and walked out of the room.
I glanced over at Dr. Carter; he was writing something on my chart, he looked upset. I knew why. I would've normally been terrified to say something but I knew I had to. I barely knew these people but I didn't wanna ruin something so important. I saw the way he looked at her. There was love there, lots of it. I saw the way he looked at him. these looks were of feelings I haven't grown to know yet. I knew what I wanted to say.
"Excuse me?"
"Yes. uh Rianna?" That's not my name. but I'm gonna continue.
"Its Sienna but anyway, you're Dr. Carter right?" He hadn't introduced himself yet.
"Yep, that's me. how are you feeling Sienna?"
"I'm great. but your not"
"What makes you say that?"
"I heard some nurses gossiping at the admit desk. I know what you were planning to do 5 minutes ago"
He gave me a surprised look and chuckled "Oh really and what was that?"
I rolled my eyes "You were planning to propose to Abby. Haleh, I think her name is, was talking about the nice ring you bought her. And now your probably pissed because you can't do what you wanted to, because and idiot patient passed out due to her fever being too high" I was irritated with myself.
He was even more surprised "Wow Sienna, I'm not pissed at all. I can do it another time. You must be quite the listener. Damn those gossiping nurses. Abby doesn't know does she?"
"No, but she should find out. How you wanted her to, don't wait longer than you planned to. Don't let me hold you back"
He thought for a moment and smiled at me "Okay I will, I cant let all those nurses down now can I? And you know what Sienna?"
"What?"
"You're a very mature young lady. thanks for the extra push"
I blushed "Oh its no problem" Just then Abby walked in.
"Here Sienna, this will only hurt a little bit." She pricked me with the needle.
"Its fine" I shrugged and looked at Dr. Carter and then at a clock I spotted on the wall. It's 3:10. He realized this and spoke up.
"Sienna, will you be okay by yourself for a second?" he asked, Abby gave him a questioning look.
"Yeah!" I said a little too brightly oops. "I mean, sure its fine" I shrugged again.
"Okay then," he said as he removed my IV, he knew I wanted to watch "You don't need this anymore. Abby can you come to the admit desk with me?"
"Um sure but can I ask why?"
"Just come, you wont regret it" He said playfully
She rolled her eyes "Dr. Carter will be back to check on you before you get moved to the pediatric wing Sienna. Okay?"
"Alright, see you later" I smiled brightly. Carter winked at me and walked out into the hallway with Abby.
'Oh Jesus' I though to myself with a giggle as I got up. I ran to the trauma door and out to the hallway about 25 feet away from the admit desk. I could clearly see Abby and Carter. I leant against a wall so Abby couldn't see me. I watched Carter talk to her quietly for a sec. She was smiling at him as they had a normal conversation. Then he got down on one knee.
"Abby Lockhart, I have loved you since the day I met you. You have been there for me when it seemed the world was against me. You make me laugh the hardest and smile the brightest. You make me feel things that words can't describe. There's no one I would like to spend my life with more then you"
I could see tears forming in her eyes. He took out a small box and opened it. I clasped my hands together tightly.
"Abby, will you marry me?"
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Oh my god I left you hanging! And I'm leaving you hanging for a little while! I'm going away for thanksgiving. I won't be back till Saturday so you can expect an update later that evening. Please leave me a few reviews to read when I get back! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! I enjoyed writing it!
-NikKa