-Chapter Ten-
The surprise birthday party
This is it. Today's the big day. Susie's birthday. I spent so much time organizing this surprise party. Gotta love them here in the ER, 'cause there's one every two weeks. Luckily Luka helped me a lot for this one, though. We decided to do it here in the ER because this is where she'd expect it the least. My dad's gonna bring her here soon. We'll all hide in the lounge and bam! When she enters we'll scream "Surprise!". I'm sure she'll love it. She adores surprises, Christmas gifts, unexpected visits, and stuff. Hell, she doesn't even mind surprise tests at school! Even Joe flew in this morning. Susie hasn't seen him since the mess in NYC, so I think she'll be very pleased to se him. I asked Elizabeth to bring Ella and Peter to bring Reese. They'll be the only children, Susie's gonna have a normal party with all her friends tomorrow.
Lydia rushes towards me "She's here, she's here!"
Luka drags me into the lounge, where all the other people already are. Elizabeth is trying to shush Ella who is all excited by the commotion. Joe stands alone in a corner because he doesn't know anyone. Luka is next to me, holding a blown glove like a balloon. He looks a bit foolish but very, very cute. There's a festoon saying ' Happy birthday Susie!' and a huge cake ( I know someone from Oncology will show up to grab a slice of the cake so I thought, what the hell, and I bought the largest one I could find). Someone turns off the light and it's dark all of a sudden. I can hear Lydia briskly shushing people and I instinctively reach for Luka's hand. It's not like I'm afraid of darkness, still.Luka squeezes back and the next thing I know we're kissing. This is our second kiss and it's a lot more passionate and long than the first one. We pull away a fraction of second before the lights are turned on. As everyone else yells "Surprise!" we look at each other a bit stupidly, smiling from ear to ear.
Everyone cheers and tell my niece good birthday. She looks on cloud number nine, with her big eyes all shiny. She hugs me "A surprise party, auntie Susan! Cool!" Luka made me the biggest surprise, though. Then she blows out the candles on the cake, not before making her wish. As she does so she looks oddly at me and Luka and I know what her wish is. Let's just say that I hope her wish will come true as well. I help her cut the cake and, as I predicted, what can I say? I'm always right, people from all the wards show up and the cake is finished soon. God, people really are pigs in this hospital.
The party is over soon and I wave goodbye to Susie who leaves with Joe. I am finally alone with Luka. We need to talk.
I clear my throat and I know I'm blushing. "Listen, Luka, look, I, uhm." My ears are burning and I must be as red as a beetroot. I wish I was black right now, they don't blush or at least you can't tell. "I, err, I-I am not good at.uhm."
"Constructing sentences?"
I laugh nervously "I need to talk to you about that thing from before."
"What thing?"
"Uhm, the kiss." I whisper almost inaudibly.
"What?" he asks leaning closer to hear better.
"The kiss." I repeat just slightly louder.
He leans again and brushes his lips on mine. "Like this?"
"Luka, are you crazy? What if someone sees us?"
"If kissing around here was forbidden, Kerry would have already fired Carter and Abby by now."
"This is different!"
"How?"
"We weren't dating last time I checked!"
"Are you whishing we would?"
"Luka, I-"
Shit! Kerry interrupts us.
"Susan? I need to talk to you, now."
Our little magic moment's gone. I follow her reluctantly.
"Listen, Susan, I need you to do me a favor. Morgenstern has just called a staff meeting and I can't go because I have already made plans for dinner that can't be put off. Mlungisi, I don't know if you remember him, is an old friend of mine and is in town but wont be able to stay long. Anyway, I need you to fill in for me at the meeting. Sorry for the short notice, I hope you won't have problem finding someone to look after Susie."
What? She interrupted my nearly declaration of love to Luka so that she can have a romantic dinner with her African stallion? Unbelievable!
I sigh "No prob. She's with a friend. Ok I'll go, I just need to talk with- "
"No, you need to go now. It's already starting."
As the doors of the elevator closes on me I catch a glimpse of Luka looking at me in a way I cant quite decipher.
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"Hold the elevator!"
I do as I am told and Elizabeth rushes into the elevator.
"Hi Susan. Oh my god, it's so bloody late! That colostomy lasted longer than I thought."
"Can't wait to get home to your little one, huh?"
"No, I mean yes. It's just that I am having dinner with Luka."
"Oh."
"He's been acting strangely lately. Calls me down to the ER for the silliest reasons. And he keeps telling me he has to tell me something important but chickens out every bloody time. I often catch him staring into space with this idiotic face. I reckon he's in love. What do you think?"
"Uhm , it could be. I dunno."
"I hope he'll tell me about it this time. The location is perfect."
"Where is he taking you?"
"Cruise on the lake. I've never been on that before. Romantic don't you think?"
She whizzes out of the elevator without waiting for my response.
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This is it. Today's the big day. Susie's birthday. I spent so much time organizing this surprise party. Gotta love them here in the ER, 'cause there's one every two weeks. Luckily Luka helped me a lot for this one, though. We decided to do it here in the ER because this is where she'd expect it the least. My dad's gonna bring her here soon. We'll all hide in the lounge and bam! When she enters we'll scream "Surprise!". I'm sure she'll love it. She adores surprises, Christmas gifts, unexpected visits, and stuff. Hell, she doesn't even mind surprise tests at school! Even Joe flew in this morning. Susie hasn't seen him since the mess in NYC, so I think she'll be very pleased to se him. I asked Elizabeth to bring Ella and Peter to bring Reese. They'll be the only children, Susie's gonna have a normal party with all her friends tomorrow.
Lydia rushes towards me "She's here, she's here!"
Luka drags me into the lounge, where all the other people already are. Elizabeth is trying to shush Ella who is all excited by the commotion. Joe stands alone in a corner because he doesn't know anyone. Luka is next to me, holding a blown glove like a balloon. He looks a bit foolish but very, very cute. There's a festoon saying ' Happy birthday Susie!' and a huge cake ( I know someone from Oncology will show up to grab a slice of the cake so I thought, what the hell, and I bought the largest one I could find). Someone turns off the light and it's dark all of a sudden. I can hear Lydia briskly shushing people and I instinctively reach for Luka's hand. It's not like I'm afraid of darkness, still.Luka squeezes back and the next thing I know we're kissing. This is our second kiss and it's a lot more passionate and long than the first one. We pull away a fraction of second before the lights are turned on. As everyone else yells "Surprise!" we look at each other a bit stupidly, smiling from ear to ear.
Everyone cheers and tell my niece good birthday. She looks on cloud number nine, with her big eyes all shiny. She hugs me "A surprise party, auntie Susan! Cool!" Luka made me the biggest surprise, though. Then she blows out the candles on the cake, not before making her wish. As she does so she looks oddly at me and Luka and I know what her wish is. Let's just say that I hope her wish will come true as well. I help her cut the cake and, as I predicted, what can I say? I'm always right, people from all the wards show up and the cake is finished soon. God, people really are pigs in this hospital.
The party is over soon and I wave goodbye to Susie who leaves with Joe. I am finally alone with Luka. We need to talk.
I clear my throat and I know I'm blushing. "Listen, Luka, look, I, uhm." My ears are burning and I must be as red as a beetroot. I wish I was black right now, they don't blush or at least you can't tell. "I, err, I-I am not good at.uhm."
"Constructing sentences?"
I laugh nervously "I need to talk to you about that thing from before."
"What thing?"
"Uhm, the kiss." I whisper almost inaudibly.
"What?" he asks leaning closer to hear better.
"The kiss." I repeat just slightly louder.
He leans again and brushes his lips on mine. "Like this?"
"Luka, are you crazy? What if someone sees us?"
"If kissing around here was forbidden, Kerry would have already fired Carter and Abby by now."
"This is different!"
"How?"
"We weren't dating last time I checked!"
"Are you whishing we would?"
"Luka, I-"
Shit! Kerry interrupts us.
"Susan? I need to talk to you, now."
Our little magic moment's gone. I follow her reluctantly.
"Listen, Susan, I need you to do me a favor. Morgenstern has just called a staff meeting and I can't go because I have already made plans for dinner that can't be put off. Mlungisi, I don't know if you remember him, is an old friend of mine and is in town but wont be able to stay long. Anyway, I need you to fill in for me at the meeting. Sorry for the short notice, I hope you won't have problem finding someone to look after Susie."
What? She interrupted my nearly declaration of love to Luka so that she can have a romantic dinner with her African stallion? Unbelievable!
I sigh "No prob. She's with a friend. Ok I'll go, I just need to talk with- "
"No, you need to go now. It's already starting."
As the doors of the elevator closes on me I catch a glimpse of Luka looking at me in a way I cant quite decipher.
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"Hold the elevator!"
I do as I am told and Elizabeth rushes into the elevator.
"Hi Susan. Oh my god, it's so bloody late! That colostomy lasted longer than I thought."
"Can't wait to get home to your little one, huh?"
"No, I mean yes. It's just that I am having dinner with Luka."
"Oh."
"He's been acting strangely lately. Calls me down to the ER for the silliest reasons. And he keeps telling me he has to tell me something important but chickens out every bloody time. I often catch him staring into space with this idiotic face. I reckon he's in love. What do you think?"
"Uhm , it could be. I dunno."
"I hope he'll tell me about it this time. The location is perfect."
"Where is he taking you?"
"Cruise on the lake. I've never been on that before. Romantic don't you think?"
She whizzes out of the elevator without waiting for my response.
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