Chapter 9: The Right Thing
Susan was awoken from a light slumber. Blurry-eyed she looked at the figure stood in the doorway. The light in the room was dim and she just recognized the shape as being female. "Who?" She questioned the darkness, struggling upright. "It's me,," Abby announced, stepping into the light, "Did I wake you?" "No, I was just dozing." Susan lied. This was followed by a silence in which Susan considered asked what Abby was doing in OB, and Abby considered telling her. Finally Abby broke the silence, "We had a woman go into labor downstairs. Twins!" Abby sighed "I just brought them upstairs. Anyway, how are you feeling now?" "Better." Susan told Abby. "Kerry's going to give me a new schedule and Luka's looking after Susie." Susan paused. "And I'm having his kid." "Susan? Are you sure you're okay?" "Yeah, I'm fine, it's just the way things hit you I guess." Susan sighed. "The girl at the desk said you'll be discharged later in the morning. At about ten." "Oh, what time is it now then?" Susan asked. "Two in the morning. I've just got off. Anyway, I'll see you later Susan." "Bye." Muttered Susan curling up again as Abby left.
"Hi Susan, I see you're up and about. Feeling better?" The young brunette doctor asked, "I'm just going to give you a final check up." Susan slipped onto the bed. "This might be a bit cold." Dr. Sloggett warned as she smeared the cold gel over Susan's belly. Susan watched the monitor as Doctor Sloggett tried to find the best view to look at the baby. "There's the heart." Dr. Sloggett pointed out seeming to forget that Susan was a doctor. "Baby's perfectly healthy." She told her. Susan lay there watch the gentle rhythmic refilling of her child's heart and listening to the soft, pulsating beat it was creating. She smiled faintly and for the first time since she had found out she was pregnant she knew that she was doing the right thing. "Right that's all Dr. Lewis. You need to take it is, okay? Do you have someone to take you home or would you like us to call a cab?" "No thanks, I have to go down to the ER. I'll get a cab from there." Susan told the smiling doctor as she packed her few belongings into the bag Luka had brought for her. "On one condition, I'm gonna have someone escort you down to the ER, carry your bag down there and hand you over to the guys down there and then it's up to them to make sure you get off safely." "Sure." Susan shrugged in a defeated manner, suddenly she felt like a prisoner, the world was moving fast all about her while she stood stock still - forced to watch it pass before her eyes. "Good, I'll send someone in shortly - can you just sign here?"
Susan signed the relevant paperwork and allowed herself to be helped into a wheelchair by a burly young porter named Joshua. She sat in silence with one hand supporting the bag on her lap, the other stroked the round bump that was once her soft belly. Joshua tried to make small talk with her, first about the weather and then about her job. At the elevator they were forced to stop and wait. "That's their trouble these days." Susan heard Josh start up again. She thought of Susie, poor Susie. What would happen to Susie? She would be able to adopt her - wouldn't she? 'Ping' the doors opened. 'Susan, stop aggravating yourself' she scolded, 'you shouldn't let yourself get stressed out'. "You see doctor's always think they know best." The lift stopped on the surgical floor. In stepped Elizabeth Corday, 'single mom extraordinaire' thought Susan jealously. "Oh Susan, I heard what happened, is everything okay?" Elizabeth asked ignoring Joshua and a throwing a concerned look in Susan's direction. "Everything's fine." Susan lied. "And Luka?" She asked not believing a word of it. "What?" Susan asked jumping at the mention of his name, she was so angry with him but she couldn't for the life of her remember why. "I saw you two together, it is his isn't it?" Susan swallowed and nodded dumbly, "Oh, you two. aren't. anymore?" Elizabeth wondered. Susan didn't reply, instead she simply wiped a forlorn tear from her eye and sighed. "You're right for each other." Murmured Elizabeth getting off ahead of Susan and Joshua, "Good Luck Susan. Make sure you do the right thing." Slowly at his waltzing pace Joshua began to push Susan out into the hectic ER department. ". You see. They just don't understand. It's all a matter of timing." Josh continued. "Wait!" Cried Susan. Joshua halted instantaneously. "Thank you. umm. Jake? I can manage from here." With that she hopped out of the wheelchair, grabbed her bag and scurried off towards the Admit desk. "Ahh. Dr. Lewis, feeling better." Frank called as she rushed by, hoping to go unnoticed. "Susan, are you okay? Can I call a cab?" Chen asked she went by. "No thanks I'm fine." Susan replied making for the exit. "Susan!" Carter's voice stopped her dead in her tracks. "What are you doing?" She stopped and caught a hold of the automatic door with one hand. She beamed at him. "The right thing." And left. Carter stood stunned watching her go. "What was that all about?" Abby asked approaching him. "Susan just did the right thing," Elizabeth informed her. The pair shared a secret-all-knowing smile and then continued their daily tasks as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened.
Outside Susan grabbed a cab. Then sat back and tried to put the buzz of thoughts into order. After a short journey she arrived at her destination - her apartment - she threw some notes at the cab driver and ran up the steps begging 'please be in' all the while. On arriving at her door she took a couple of moments to compose herself and then she put the key in the lock and turned it till it clicked. Then she opened the door.
Luka sat watching TV in the living room. Susie was still asleep; she deserved a lie-in. Just then there was a click in the lock, Luka rose and in a few steps was in the kitchen by the door. "Susan. I was going to pick you up. You should have called." He told her looking at her flushed cheeks. "Where's Susie?" She asked staring deep into his eyes. "Still in bed. Why didn't you call?" He asked finding himself caught in her gaze like a fly in a web. "I had something more important to do." She told him leaning forward. "What was that?" He replied, waiting for the spider to strike. "The right thing." She muttered before leaning into his embrace as they shared a long and passionate kiss. Suddenly she pulled away, Luka followed her lips with his. "Luka. Promise me." "Promise you what?" "That you'll be here, for me - " She placed a hand on their child " - for us." "Susan. From this moment on I will always be here - " he placed a hand a top the one already rested on her abdomen " - for you, for Susie and for whoever else may come along." Susan and Luka leaned forward once more. There, safe in his arms, Susan knew she was doing the right thing. She allowed herself to become lost in the kiss knowing that whatever happened everything would be okay and with Luka's words still echoing in her mind she looked forward to the future and the rest of her life.
".From this moment on."
The End
Susan was awoken from a light slumber. Blurry-eyed she looked at the figure stood in the doorway. The light in the room was dim and she just recognized the shape as being female. "Who?" She questioned the darkness, struggling upright. "It's me,," Abby announced, stepping into the light, "Did I wake you?" "No, I was just dozing." Susan lied. This was followed by a silence in which Susan considered asked what Abby was doing in OB, and Abby considered telling her. Finally Abby broke the silence, "We had a woman go into labor downstairs. Twins!" Abby sighed "I just brought them upstairs. Anyway, how are you feeling now?" "Better." Susan told Abby. "Kerry's going to give me a new schedule and Luka's looking after Susie." Susan paused. "And I'm having his kid." "Susan? Are you sure you're okay?" "Yeah, I'm fine, it's just the way things hit you I guess." Susan sighed. "The girl at the desk said you'll be discharged later in the morning. At about ten." "Oh, what time is it now then?" Susan asked. "Two in the morning. I've just got off. Anyway, I'll see you later Susan." "Bye." Muttered Susan curling up again as Abby left.
"Hi Susan, I see you're up and about. Feeling better?" The young brunette doctor asked, "I'm just going to give you a final check up." Susan slipped onto the bed. "This might be a bit cold." Dr. Sloggett warned as she smeared the cold gel over Susan's belly. Susan watched the monitor as Doctor Sloggett tried to find the best view to look at the baby. "There's the heart." Dr. Sloggett pointed out seeming to forget that Susan was a doctor. "Baby's perfectly healthy." She told her. Susan lay there watch the gentle rhythmic refilling of her child's heart and listening to the soft, pulsating beat it was creating. She smiled faintly and for the first time since she had found out she was pregnant she knew that she was doing the right thing. "Right that's all Dr. Lewis. You need to take it is, okay? Do you have someone to take you home or would you like us to call a cab?" "No thanks, I have to go down to the ER. I'll get a cab from there." Susan told the smiling doctor as she packed her few belongings into the bag Luka had brought for her. "On one condition, I'm gonna have someone escort you down to the ER, carry your bag down there and hand you over to the guys down there and then it's up to them to make sure you get off safely." "Sure." Susan shrugged in a defeated manner, suddenly she felt like a prisoner, the world was moving fast all about her while she stood stock still - forced to watch it pass before her eyes. "Good, I'll send someone in shortly - can you just sign here?"
Susan signed the relevant paperwork and allowed herself to be helped into a wheelchair by a burly young porter named Joshua. She sat in silence with one hand supporting the bag on her lap, the other stroked the round bump that was once her soft belly. Joshua tried to make small talk with her, first about the weather and then about her job. At the elevator they were forced to stop and wait. "That's their trouble these days." Susan heard Josh start up again. She thought of Susie, poor Susie. What would happen to Susie? She would be able to adopt her - wouldn't she? 'Ping' the doors opened. 'Susan, stop aggravating yourself' she scolded, 'you shouldn't let yourself get stressed out'. "You see doctor's always think they know best." The lift stopped on the surgical floor. In stepped Elizabeth Corday, 'single mom extraordinaire' thought Susan jealously. "Oh Susan, I heard what happened, is everything okay?" Elizabeth asked ignoring Joshua and a throwing a concerned look in Susan's direction. "Everything's fine." Susan lied. "And Luka?" She asked not believing a word of it. "What?" Susan asked jumping at the mention of his name, she was so angry with him but she couldn't for the life of her remember why. "I saw you two together, it is his isn't it?" Susan swallowed and nodded dumbly, "Oh, you two. aren't. anymore?" Elizabeth wondered. Susan didn't reply, instead she simply wiped a forlorn tear from her eye and sighed. "You're right for each other." Murmured Elizabeth getting off ahead of Susan and Joshua, "Good Luck Susan. Make sure you do the right thing." Slowly at his waltzing pace Joshua began to push Susan out into the hectic ER department. ". You see. They just don't understand. It's all a matter of timing." Josh continued. "Wait!" Cried Susan. Joshua halted instantaneously. "Thank you. umm. Jake? I can manage from here." With that she hopped out of the wheelchair, grabbed her bag and scurried off towards the Admit desk. "Ahh. Dr. Lewis, feeling better." Frank called as she rushed by, hoping to go unnoticed. "Susan, are you okay? Can I call a cab?" Chen asked she went by. "No thanks I'm fine." Susan replied making for the exit. "Susan!" Carter's voice stopped her dead in her tracks. "What are you doing?" She stopped and caught a hold of the automatic door with one hand. She beamed at him. "The right thing." And left. Carter stood stunned watching her go. "What was that all about?" Abby asked approaching him. "Susan just did the right thing," Elizabeth informed her. The pair shared a secret-all-knowing smile and then continued their daily tasks as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened.
Outside Susan grabbed a cab. Then sat back and tried to put the buzz of thoughts into order. After a short journey she arrived at her destination - her apartment - she threw some notes at the cab driver and ran up the steps begging 'please be in' all the while. On arriving at her door she took a couple of moments to compose herself and then she put the key in the lock and turned it till it clicked. Then she opened the door.
Luka sat watching TV in the living room. Susie was still asleep; she deserved a lie-in. Just then there was a click in the lock, Luka rose and in a few steps was in the kitchen by the door. "Susan. I was going to pick you up. You should have called." He told her looking at her flushed cheeks. "Where's Susie?" She asked staring deep into his eyes. "Still in bed. Why didn't you call?" He asked finding himself caught in her gaze like a fly in a web. "I had something more important to do." She told him leaning forward. "What was that?" He replied, waiting for the spider to strike. "The right thing." She muttered before leaning into his embrace as they shared a long and passionate kiss. Suddenly she pulled away, Luka followed her lips with his. "Luka. Promise me." "Promise you what?" "That you'll be here, for me - " She placed a hand on their child " - for us." "Susan. From this moment on I will always be here - " he placed a hand a top the one already rested on her abdomen " - for you, for Susie and for whoever else may come along." Susan and Luka leaned forward once more. There, safe in his arms, Susan knew she was doing the right thing. She allowed herself to become lost in the kiss knowing that whatever happened everything would be okay and with Luka's words still echoing in her mind she looked forward to the future and the rest of her life.
".From this moment on."
The End