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.