Flashback to Now
Chapter 11
It was a month and a half since Liz had arrived in New York. She had even found a job.
she was happy. She and Ty met at least once a week to talk. It was mostly about Sully and Alex.
Things hadn't been quite the same since she died. But she was happy. Things were looking up.
Even Pete had had small improvements. He still didn't remember her, but at some points he
seemed to have that old sparkle. His eyes were less vacant and more alive. He had a good
comradery with a couple of nurses. She and Sully hadn't spoken still, but she had driven by him
one day on her way to work. She thought she had seen him smile at her. So maybe things were
getting better. She smiled to herself as she walked through the doors of Mercy. She loved being
a nurse there. She waved to Proctor and gave Kim a quick hug as she passed by with the gurney.
Liz and Kim had somehow grown quite close over the past couple of weeks. Liz was meeting
Kim and Ty and others at Haggerty's later in the evening. The sun was shining, so was Liz.
"Yeah, so I basically dropped him when I heard about that," Kim was saying. Liz
laughed. "I'm sure you did! Dropped him hard!" The two had met at Mercy and were headed to
Haggerty's together. Kim had recently broken it off with Noble when she found out about his
drug 'research.' "Hey you know what we need to do?" Kim suddenly asked. "Not at all," Liz
said. "We need to take a night, just one night, and get all dressed up. We'll go out and find
someplace with a bunch of hot, single, well-paid guys and get ourselves someone," Kim grinned.
Liz laughed again, "Now THAT is something I can do!" The idle chatter continued as the walked
into Haggerty's. "Hey girls!" Carlos slurred. He had already downed a few. Doc was beside
him at the bar stool. "Hey! What's up Doc?" Liz cracked. "Nothing really, just making sure
Carlos here doesn't fall over," Doc said, smiling. Doc liked Liz, a lot of people did. He wasn't
sure what it was that made her have an almost sad quality at times, but she had a personality that
no one could ignore at times. "What'll it be ladies?" The bartender asked. Liz thought about it.
She didn't drink that often, but she was with friends, what the heck. "Give me a Bud," Liz said.
"A Bud? Not a light beer for the little lady?" DK said, walking up behind them with Walsh.
"Light? Please, what kind of girl do you think I am?" Liz grinned. "My kind of woman!" DK
yelled, raising his arms to the ceiling. Walsh was on his knees. "Marry me!" He cried out. Liz
and Kim laughed and walked off to find a table.
"So he says to her, you want a place to work? Go to Vegas," Faith laughed. "Well come
on! She wants to slut around, she can't do it here. Do it where its legal and get the hell away
from me!" Bosco exclaimed. Faith and Bosco had joined Kim and Liz about an hour after Liz
and Kim arrived. Everyone was laughing and having a great time. Liz was feeling a little woozy,
she didn't normally drink as much as she had done tonight, but she was having fun for once. "So
you were living in Phillie?" Faith asked Liz. "Well, right outside of Philly. A great city, lots of
job opps but I missed it here," Liz said, lying a little. "Really?" Bosco asked. "You going to stay
here?" "I may," Liz said mysteriously. "Well, where would you go?" Bosco asked, not realizing
she was teasing. "Well, I feel a little out of place here, being a Pats fan. I was thinking I'd go to
Boston. Fit in more, you know?" Liz smiled. "What? You're not a Giants fan?" Bosco asked
incredulously. "No, actually I'm a Jets fan," Liz smiled slyly. "I will never, ever, speak to you
again," Bosco said, perturbed. Everyone else just laughed.
