Flashback to Now



Chapter 3



DK waved his hand in front of his face. "Ok, this just doesn't seem right. Why is there smoke in a fire station?" Walsh rolled his eyes, "guess who's cooking again?" "That explains it," DK sighed and walked to the locker room to change. "Hey guys? I think its out, it should still be good," Jimmy called as he walked towards them. "Its ok Jimmy, really, we don't need to eat tonite," Walsh said. "I'll order a pizza!" DK yelled from upstairs. Jimmy looked hurt, "the steak should be really good tonight, guys." He spun around as a woman passed. "Hey Kim! You liked my steak, right?" "Jimmy, you never once cooked steak. At least steak that we ate, you always burnt it," the woman shot back. "Doc? Hey Doc? Where are you?" Kim walked upstairs and left Jimmy looking bewildered. "I like steak that way," he muttered as he walked back to salvage a meal.



He was sitting in the hospital. In the waiting room. Like so many other times. The doctor came out, and he jumped out of his chair. The doctor just nodded, Sully felt like he had been punched in the stomach, how could anyone.....



Sully was jolted awake. "Sully! Sully man! Come on, wake up, you're dreaming!" Ty shook Sully. Sully sat straight up in bed. "Man, you alright Sul?" Ty asked. "Yeah, yeah. I'm fine!" Sully snapped. "Ook then Sully," Ty said, not believing him. "I've got someone to see you." Sully grumbled something unintelligible and got out of bed, pulling some jeans over the boxers he had worn to bed. When he walked out of his bedroom he suddenly felt like turning back. He couldn't believe it. "What are you doing here?" He nearly yelled. Liz shrank back a little, "Ty called me." Sully glared at Ty. "I told you not to come back," Sully snapped. Liz slumped over, then straightened up and returned his glare. "Well apparently I was a little worried. I didn't know..." Liz trailed off, not wanting to say it, knowing she shouldn't. "What? What huh? How could you know anything, you took Pete and left!" Sully yelled. Liz teared up again, "you don't even know John Sullivan! You don't even know why I left, how I felt!" "Ty, I'm sorry. I'll try again some other time. He's obviously not ready for me yet," Liz said, wiping tears from her eyes. Liz turned around and left. Ty started to follow, but Sully grabbed his arm. "No, Ty. Stay." It was like a slap in the face to be called by his full name. Ty looked to the door, and looked back at Sully. He sighed and sat down on the couch. "What could you possibly say now, Sullivan?"



Liz was speeding. She knew she shouldn't. But it was a release. She checked back in her rearview mirror once in a while to be on cop watch. If she had been a better mood she'd have laughed at her outlaw ways, but she was in too much pain. It was worse than she thought. Sully was not just the type of man she despised, he was the man who despised her for leaving. As Liz stopped at an intersection she leaned her head against the cool glass of the window next to her. Thoughts were running through her head as she pulled into the parking lot of Mercy. She had neglected Pete today, he didn't know who she was anymore but she visited everyday anyhow. She prayed that Mercy would give him the same good treatment the hospital in Pennsylvania had. Liz sighed. She had lost both the men who had taken care of her.