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(Susan's POV)
We waited as long as we could but incoming traumas pulled us away. Carter took the critical to trauma one, while I took the less critical to trauma two. As soon as I finished, I went back to sit with Kate who had been moved to exam one with Tess. It would be good to see Carol again, but I couldn't even image Doug as a family man. He just never seemed like the type.
"Hi girls, how are you doing?"
"Okay," they both answered at once.
"Is our Mom and Dad here yet?" Kate asked.
"Not yet, but I'm sure they're on there way."
"Aiden was sick," Tess proclaimed.
"Who's Aiden?"
"Our brother. He's three," Tess said.
"Wow."
"Hey there girls," Carter said walking in. he handed them each a juice box, and sat down next me.
"Cater did you know they have a brother?"
"You do?" Cater said and smiled.
"Aiden; he's three."
"No kidding."
"Never figured Doug for the family type," I whispered to Cater as the girls sipped on there juice.
After Carter left to go check on a patient, I coaxed the girls to go to sleep for awhile. I went to the lounge to grab some coffee, where I found Cater fingering a small black box.
"What you got there Cater?"
He handed me the box without saying a word. Opening it, my coffee cup fell to the ground, as I looked at the beautiful engagement ring.
"For Abby?"
"Yeah," Cater said, finally finding his voice. "I was going to give it to her last month, but with the situation with her brother, it just didn't feel right.
"So you're going to do it now?"
"As soon as I can steel her away for a few minutes.
"Congratulations!" I said hugging him; it was about time that those two finally got it right.
He put the box back in his pocket and gulped his coffee, just then Chunny came in.
"Pregnant woman with a nasty head lac, three minutes out."
"Thanks Chunny," Cater said setting down his cup in the sink.
"Need some help with this one?"
"Sure."
I couldn't help but smile as Carter, Abby, and I waited in the Ambulance bay. It was cold out, but I didn't mind. As soon as the ambulance doors opened the paramedics, and unloaded the patient I knew the warm feeling was gone. Two very stressed looking paramedics carefully unloaded the patient, and handed me the clipboard. As soon as I saw the name on the sheet my head snapped up.
Carol Hathaway was practicing her breathing, and holding very tightly to Doug's hand, but didn't seem to notice us. Cater and Abby just looked on, amazed at the sight in front of them. The paramedic helped the little boy out of the truck and handed him to Abby. Taking a deep breath, I knew it was time to break the ice.
"Nice to see you guys again, I hear your ready to have this baby."
Both Carol and Doug's head's snapped up at the all too familiar voice. I guess they didn't know they were coming to county. This was certainly going to be an interesting reunion.
TBC
(Susan's POV)
We waited as long as we could but incoming traumas pulled us away. Carter took the critical to trauma one, while I took the less critical to trauma two. As soon as I finished, I went back to sit with Kate who had been moved to exam one with Tess. It would be good to see Carol again, but I couldn't even image Doug as a family man. He just never seemed like the type.
"Hi girls, how are you doing?"
"Okay," they both answered at once.
"Is our Mom and Dad here yet?" Kate asked.
"Not yet, but I'm sure they're on there way."
"Aiden was sick," Tess proclaimed.
"Who's Aiden?"
"Our brother. He's three," Tess said.
"Wow."
"Hey there girls," Carter said walking in. he handed them each a juice box, and sat down next me.
"Cater did you know they have a brother?"
"You do?" Cater said and smiled.
"Aiden; he's three."
"No kidding."
"Never figured Doug for the family type," I whispered to Cater as the girls sipped on there juice.
After Carter left to go check on a patient, I coaxed the girls to go to sleep for awhile. I went to the lounge to grab some coffee, where I found Cater fingering a small black box.
"What you got there Cater?"
He handed me the box without saying a word. Opening it, my coffee cup fell to the ground, as I looked at the beautiful engagement ring.
"For Abby?"
"Yeah," Cater said, finally finding his voice. "I was going to give it to her last month, but with the situation with her brother, it just didn't feel right.
"So you're going to do it now?"
"As soon as I can steel her away for a few minutes.
"Congratulations!" I said hugging him; it was about time that those two finally got it right.
He put the box back in his pocket and gulped his coffee, just then Chunny came in.
"Pregnant woman with a nasty head lac, three minutes out."
"Thanks Chunny," Cater said setting down his cup in the sink.
"Need some help with this one?"
"Sure."
I couldn't help but smile as Carter, Abby, and I waited in the Ambulance bay. It was cold out, but I didn't mind. As soon as the ambulance doors opened the paramedics, and unloaded the patient I knew the warm feeling was gone. Two very stressed looking paramedics carefully unloaded the patient, and handed me the clipboard. As soon as I saw the name on the sheet my head snapped up.
Carol Hathaway was practicing her breathing, and holding very tightly to Doug's hand, but didn't seem to notice us. Cater and Abby just looked on, amazed at the sight in front of them. The paramedic helped the little boy out of the truck and handed him to Abby. Taking a deep breath, I knew it was time to break the ice.
"Nice to see you guys again, I hear your ready to have this baby."
Both Carol and Doug's head's snapped up at the all too familiar voice. I guess they didn't know they were coming to county. This was certainly going to be an interesting reunion.
TBC