Part 3
The staff had been releived when they realized that the children on the bus were not too seriously hurt. The crash was head on; the drivers were the worst hurt.
Dave and Abby were working on the worst of the children; she had been sitting on the front seat when the accident occurred.
She had cuts, scraps and a broken arm, but more than anything else, she was terrified. Dave reached across her body to listen to her breath sounds.
Suddenly he felt his hand being pulled upwards; he looked up sharply and saw Abby's face full of surprise and puzzlement at the gold band on his ring finger.
"You're.you're married" she managed to stutter.
"Yeah, I have been for over two years, we met just after I left here I knew she was the one the moment we met." he had divulged a bit more information than he'd meant.
"Wow I never thought I'd see the day, Dr. Dave a married man," commented Abby still in shock. "So what's her name? What does she do? When do we get to meet her?" the questions just rolled off her tongue she knew she was being intrusive but she had to know what type of women would marry Dave Malucci.
"Whoa Abby one question at a time, her name is Maria, she teaches 5th grade, and as for when you get to meet her, that depends on my shifts and the boys schedule." he tailed off thinking one revelation at a time was enough.
"Boys.who.oh you mean. kids. YOU.."
"Ok Abby you don't have to sound so surprised, you know," retorted Dave a little hurt that Abby didn't think he could be a father.
Suddenly realising they were conducting this conversation over a crying child Dave gave his attention back to the little girl.
"Alright sweetie, Abby here is going to put a cast on your arm to make it all better," Dave smiled at the kid softly. Her tears stopped falling as she focused on Dave's big grin. "You can pick any colour you want: pink, purple, blue. no well you have a think and tell Abby what you want later. Ok?" With that, he left the room heading to the lounge hoping for a little privacy after his eye-opening speech to Abby.
Abby stood stunned at what she had just witnessed, Dave Malucci joker of the ER now a husband and a father, comforting a child.
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The lounge was quiet as he had hoped what with Luka, Carter, Weaver, Chen and . Pratt, he had to try and remember that, dealing with the two drivers in the MVA, he was left alone to reflect on the events of his first shift.
First off was not so overjoyed at his return, then Weaver had done her best to stop him working and after that he had revealed some very personal details to Abby.
He knew it was only a matter of time before the whole department was talking about him and his family, still things could be worse, at least he could look forward to a friendly face at home.
A pleasant surprise awaited him in chairs, he would recognise her figure anywhere, her long black hair flowing down her back her rolling shoulders leading down..
He stopped mid thought - Maria was here, at the hospital, they hadn't arranged to meet and he couldn't think of a reason why she would be this far across town.
The boys - something must be wrong with the boys. "Maria.Maria" he called the panic obvious in his voice.
"What's wrong? Is it the boys? Are you hurt? Tell me what happened?" his voice was raised and higher than usual.
The crowd around them had lulled and hushed allowing their voices to be heard all around admin.
"Darling its all right I'm fine. we're all fine," Maria glanced down at the sleeping boys in the pram beside her.
The staff had been releived when they realized that the children on the bus were not too seriously hurt. The crash was head on; the drivers were the worst hurt.
Dave and Abby were working on the worst of the children; she had been sitting on the front seat when the accident occurred.
She had cuts, scraps and a broken arm, but more than anything else, she was terrified. Dave reached across her body to listen to her breath sounds.
Suddenly he felt his hand being pulled upwards; he looked up sharply and saw Abby's face full of surprise and puzzlement at the gold band on his ring finger.
"You're.you're married" she managed to stutter.
"Yeah, I have been for over two years, we met just after I left here I knew she was the one the moment we met." he had divulged a bit more information than he'd meant.
"Wow I never thought I'd see the day, Dr. Dave a married man," commented Abby still in shock. "So what's her name? What does she do? When do we get to meet her?" the questions just rolled off her tongue she knew she was being intrusive but she had to know what type of women would marry Dave Malucci.
"Whoa Abby one question at a time, her name is Maria, she teaches 5th grade, and as for when you get to meet her, that depends on my shifts and the boys schedule." he tailed off thinking one revelation at a time was enough.
"Boys.who.oh you mean. kids. YOU.."
"Ok Abby you don't have to sound so surprised, you know," retorted Dave a little hurt that Abby didn't think he could be a father.
Suddenly realising they were conducting this conversation over a crying child Dave gave his attention back to the little girl.
"Alright sweetie, Abby here is going to put a cast on your arm to make it all better," Dave smiled at the kid softly. Her tears stopped falling as she focused on Dave's big grin. "You can pick any colour you want: pink, purple, blue. no well you have a think and tell Abby what you want later. Ok?" With that, he left the room heading to the lounge hoping for a little privacy after his eye-opening speech to Abby.
Abby stood stunned at what she had just witnessed, Dave Malucci joker of the ER now a husband and a father, comforting a child.
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The lounge was quiet as he had hoped what with Luka, Carter, Weaver, Chen and . Pratt, he had to try and remember that, dealing with the two drivers in the MVA, he was left alone to reflect on the events of his first shift.
First off was not so overjoyed at his return, then Weaver had done her best to stop him working and after that he had revealed some very personal details to Abby.
He knew it was only a matter of time before the whole department was talking about him and his family, still things could be worse, at least he could look forward to a friendly face at home.
A pleasant surprise awaited him in chairs, he would recognise her figure anywhere, her long black hair flowing down her back her rolling shoulders leading down..
He stopped mid thought - Maria was here, at the hospital, they hadn't arranged to meet and he couldn't think of a reason why she would be this far across town.
The boys - something must be wrong with the boys. "Maria.Maria" he called the panic obvious in his voice.
"What's wrong? Is it the boys? Are you hurt? Tell me what happened?" his voice was raised and higher than usual.
The crowd around them had lulled and hushed allowing their voices to be heard all around admin.
"Darling its all right I'm fine. we're all fine," Maria glanced down at the sleeping boys in the pram beside her.