A Step Further
The following story is under the sole ownership and copyright of J.L. Scott. Unauthorized copying and/or use is actionable in a court of law.
To borrow a phrase: ER no mine, no permission, no money, no sue...please?
"Oh, hello" Elizabeth greeted Luka's wife. She had just walked in from the rain outside, pulling the rain shield back from the baby carrier.
"Hi!" she responded with a smile.
"How are you? Is this Ailleen? I don't think I've seen her since she was born" Elizabeth said, peering into the carrier. The baby was looking up at her, with a smile on her face. Her eyes were the same odd violet as her mothers, but her hair was jet black, rather like Luka's. Elizabeth knew the baby wasn't his, Abby and Carter had told her what had happened when Ria had shown up in the emergency room, three months ago. Elizabeth had been extremely surprised. But over the months, she had noticed that Luka seemed to be content, happy even. He treated the nurses a lot better and he didn't seem to be so agitated all the time. Perhaps marriage and a family were just what he had needed.
"Yes, isn't she beautiful?" the young mother cooed at her child. Elizabeth straightened up and smiled.
"They always are. Are you looking for Luka?"
"Oh, not necisarily" Ria answered, "I think Ailleen might have an ear infection. She cries when she hears loud noises, and she keeps hitting at her left ear"
"Oh. Well...I think I have a minute. Do you want me to take a look?" Elizabeth asked. The young woman seemed hesitant, but smiled and nodded. As Elizabeth examined Ailleen, she hovered, almost as if she was worried, but with a smile on her face the whole time so genuine Elizabeth had a hard time believing it.
"You're a mother aren't you?" she asked.
"Yes, I have two daughters" Elizabeth answered, after which Ria moved away and let her work in peace. Elizabeth smiled to herself.
"I think you may be right about that ear infection. I'll write something up and send it to the pharmacy for you, alright?" Ria repossesed her daughter.
"Yes, thank you, very much, Elizabeth, right?" Elizabeth nodded and Ria fluttered out of the ER. Luka rounded a corner, with a chart in his hand.
"Oh, Luka, you're wife was just here" she told him, thinking it was somewhat odd to be talking about Luka's wife.
"Ria? Why, is she okay?" Luka seemed alarmed. Elizabeth had not been told about Ria's habit of sudden resperation arrest, so she was somewhat startled by his sudden alarm.
"She's fine. Ailleen seemed to have an ear infection, I was just about to write a prescription, would you rather I didn't?"
"No" Luka answered with a smile, his new amiable demeanor restored, "That's fine. Thanx for telling me" Elizabeth shook her head and continued on with her next paitient.
The following story is under the sole ownership and copyright of J.L. Scott. Unauthorized copying and/or use is actionable in a court of law.
To borrow a phrase: ER no mine, no permission, no money, no sue...please?
"Oh, hello" Elizabeth greeted Luka's wife. She had just walked in from the rain outside, pulling the rain shield back from the baby carrier.
"Hi!" she responded with a smile.
"How are you? Is this Ailleen? I don't think I've seen her since she was born" Elizabeth said, peering into the carrier. The baby was looking up at her, with a smile on her face. Her eyes were the same odd violet as her mothers, but her hair was jet black, rather like Luka's. Elizabeth knew the baby wasn't his, Abby and Carter had told her what had happened when Ria had shown up in the emergency room, three months ago. Elizabeth had been extremely surprised. But over the months, she had noticed that Luka seemed to be content, happy even. He treated the nurses a lot better and he didn't seem to be so agitated all the time. Perhaps marriage and a family were just what he had needed.
"Yes, isn't she beautiful?" the young mother cooed at her child. Elizabeth straightened up and smiled.
"They always are. Are you looking for Luka?"
"Oh, not necisarily" Ria answered, "I think Ailleen might have an ear infection. She cries when she hears loud noises, and she keeps hitting at her left ear"
"Oh. Well...I think I have a minute. Do you want me to take a look?" Elizabeth asked. The young woman seemed hesitant, but smiled and nodded. As Elizabeth examined Ailleen, she hovered, almost as if she was worried, but with a smile on her face the whole time so genuine Elizabeth had a hard time believing it.
"You're a mother aren't you?" she asked.
"Yes, I have two daughters" Elizabeth answered, after which Ria moved away and let her work in peace. Elizabeth smiled to herself.
"I think you may be right about that ear infection. I'll write something up and send it to the pharmacy for you, alright?" Ria repossesed her daughter.
"Yes, thank you, very much, Elizabeth, right?" Elizabeth nodded and Ria fluttered out of the ER. Luka rounded a corner, with a chart in his hand.
"Oh, Luka, you're wife was just here" she told him, thinking it was somewhat odd to be talking about Luka's wife.
"Ria? Why, is she okay?" Luka seemed alarmed. Elizabeth had not been told about Ria's habit of sudden resperation arrest, so she was somewhat startled by his sudden alarm.
"She's fine. Ailleen seemed to have an ear infection, I was just about to write a prescription, would you rather I didn't?"
"No" Luka answered with a smile, his new amiable demeanor restored, "That's fine. Thanx for telling me" Elizabeth shook her head and continued on with her next paitient.