Doctor Lisa Chandler walked into the Los Angeles County General ER holding
a cup of coffee and a donut. Eric noticed her almost immediately even
though she really did look like Ruthie. For one thing Ruthie never drank
coffee and two hours before Annie had driven Ruthie to school. But that
wasn't it. Just the lack of snobbiness or self importance, the natural aura
of happiness and carefree, the light in her eyes, just the way she walked
and acted were totally different from that of Ruthie.
He watched her, resisting the urge to walk over and hug his lost child. But he knew he had to be careful, knew that Annie will be coming later on tonight, coming after Eric and bringing Lucy and Kevin and the Colonel.
He watched her as she did rounds and afterwards was now seeing patients. Eric watched impressed that she was very workmanlike, caring, and compassionate. She even seemed to be enjoying the job. He watched as she assisted in delivering a baby in the ER, a beautiful baby girl. Eric couldn't help but smile as she smiled as the child was introduced to her mother. In a way he remembered when Lisa and Ruthie were born. He remembered it all now, her first smile, her first words before she was kidnapped from them. Eric also saw Lisa's smile, genuine and compassionate, happy and carefree, so unlike Ruthie's.
"Lisa we have a MVA for you in room 3. Minor but in need of a checkup.", Lisa nodded and took the chart.
Entering the room she didn't notice Eric following her around. Eric had decided to keep a distance and not reveal himself yet until he noticed the patient. It was Mary. But immediately seeing Lisa tend to Mary and hearing his beeper beep he decided to check on her later rather than interfere with Lisa's treatment.
"Ruthie! What are you doing here?", Mary asked.
"I'm not Ruthie. I know I look like her but I'm not.", Lisa replied.
Mary looked at Lisa closely and then said, "Sorry it's just that...how do you know about Ruthie?"
"I met her when she came here for career day."
"Oh. Okay. Um are you the teenage doctor the nurse was talking about?"
"Yeah. I'm Dr. Chandler.", Lisa offered her hand and Mary shook it.
"Mary Camden. Um are you sure you know what you are doing?"
"Yep. I can handle it. I cannot force you but you may have to wait awhile for another doctor because we are really jampacked with patients.", Lisa said frowning knowing that the ER was really loaded with patients waiting for doctors, "Listen I'll be very careful and won't do anything stupid. But you look really hurt and I think at the very least you should at least be examined."
Immediately Mary could tell the differences between Lisa and Ruthie. The girl looked genuinely concerned and was blunt and honest in a nice way. So Mary decided it couldn't hurt.
"Okay.", Mary said, "Do whatever you have to do."
Lisa gave Mary a complete physical examination and while it was obvious to Mary that Lisa was still inexperienced, she was very nice and straightforward. If anything Lisa at least had some idea of what she was doing and gave a thorough examination asking questions and unlike some doctors at least listening to what she had to say. Mary of course knew that Lisa may very well be Ruthie's long lost twin. Her dad had called her late last night and asked her to come to Los Angeles to meet this Lisa Chandler along with him. There was a sense of urgency in his voice so she of course complied. She just didn't expect to get into a car accident.
"Well you're going to be okay although I'll have to order a CT scan and a skull xray just to be sure."
Mary nodded and lay back down. Lisa gave her aspirin for the headache and was making a call to the labs to schedule the tests when a tall, somewhat long, ugly haired man enter unannounced and uninvited.
"Okay what trouble have you gotten yourself in now.", Matt asked and then saw Lisa and added, "And I sure hope you haven't gotten her involved in your antics.
"What! What makes you think I'm in trouble?"
"Well apparently dad called and asked me to meet him at Los Angeles County General for some reason. Are you pregnant?"
"Yes I am and that's none of your business."
"And what has this have to do with Ruthie?"
"Um excuse me but I am not Ruthie. And may I ask who you might be?"
Matt looked at Lisa oddly and realizing that she was not Ruthie he said, "I'm sorry I thought you were my sister.", he said embarrassingly.
Lisa eyed Matt for a moment and then looked at Mary.
"Well anyways we'll talk later. Why are you wearing surgical scrubs?"
"I'm a doctor and currrently treating Mary here. So if you don't mind I have some tests to run on her and would like to do so without your interference."
"You...you're a doctor?", Matt said laughingly.
"Yes and a very good one so will you please get out and let her do her job?", Mary respoded.
Matt hesitated for a moment, then left the two alone.
After Matt left Lisa asked Mary, "Who was that jerk?"
TO BE CONTINUED
He watched her, resisting the urge to walk over and hug his lost child. But he knew he had to be careful, knew that Annie will be coming later on tonight, coming after Eric and bringing Lucy and Kevin and the Colonel.
He watched her as she did rounds and afterwards was now seeing patients. Eric watched impressed that she was very workmanlike, caring, and compassionate. She even seemed to be enjoying the job. He watched as she assisted in delivering a baby in the ER, a beautiful baby girl. Eric couldn't help but smile as she smiled as the child was introduced to her mother. In a way he remembered when Lisa and Ruthie were born. He remembered it all now, her first smile, her first words before she was kidnapped from them. Eric also saw Lisa's smile, genuine and compassionate, happy and carefree, so unlike Ruthie's.
"Lisa we have a MVA for you in room 3. Minor but in need of a checkup.", Lisa nodded and took the chart.
Entering the room she didn't notice Eric following her around. Eric had decided to keep a distance and not reveal himself yet until he noticed the patient. It was Mary. But immediately seeing Lisa tend to Mary and hearing his beeper beep he decided to check on her later rather than interfere with Lisa's treatment.
"Ruthie! What are you doing here?", Mary asked.
"I'm not Ruthie. I know I look like her but I'm not.", Lisa replied.
Mary looked at Lisa closely and then said, "Sorry it's just that...how do you know about Ruthie?"
"I met her when she came here for career day."
"Oh. Okay. Um are you the teenage doctor the nurse was talking about?"
"Yeah. I'm Dr. Chandler.", Lisa offered her hand and Mary shook it.
"Mary Camden. Um are you sure you know what you are doing?"
"Yep. I can handle it. I cannot force you but you may have to wait awhile for another doctor because we are really jampacked with patients.", Lisa said frowning knowing that the ER was really loaded with patients waiting for doctors, "Listen I'll be very careful and won't do anything stupid. But you look really hurt and I think at the very least you should at least be examined."
Immediately Mary could tell the differences between Lisa and Ruthie. The girl looked genuinely concerned and was blunt and honest in a nice way. So Mary decided it couldn't hurt.
"Okay.", Mary said, "Do whatever you have to do."
Lisa gave Mary a complete physical examination and while it was obvious to Mary that Lisa was still inexperienced, she was very nice and straightforward. If anything Lisa at least had some idea of what she was doing and gave a thorough examination asking questions and unlike some doctors at least listening to what she had to say. Mary of course knew that Lisa may very well be Ruthie's long lost twin. Her dad had called her late last night and asked her to come to Los Angeles to meet this Lisa Chandler along with him. There was a sense of urgency in his voice so she of course complied. She just didn't expect to get into a car accident.
"Well you're going to be okay although I'll have to order a CT scan and a skull xray just to be sure."
Mary nodded and lay back down. Lisa gave her aspirin for the headache and was making a call to the labs to schedule the tests when a tall, somewhat long, ugly haired man enter unannounced and uninvited.
"Okay what trouble have you gotten yourself in now.", Matt asked and then saw Lisa and added, "And I sure hope you haven't gotten her involved in your antics.
"What! What makes you think I'm in trouble?"
"Well apparently dad called and asked me to meet him at Los Angeles County General for some reason. Are you pregnant?"
"Yes I am and that's none of your business."
"And what has this have to do with Ruthie?"
"Um excuse me but I am not Ruthie. And may I ask who you might be?"
Matt looked at Lisa oddly and realizing that she was not Ruthie he said, "I'm sorry I thought you were my sister.", he said embarrassingly.
Lisa eyed Matt for a moment and then looked at Mary.
"Well anyways we'll talk later. Why are you wearing surgical scrubs?"
"I'm a doctor and currrently treating Mary here. So if you don't mind I have some tests to run on her and would like to do so without your interference."
"You...you're a doctor?", Matt said laughingly.
"Yes and a very good one so will you please get out and let her do her job?", Mary respoded.
Matt hesitated for a moment, then left the two alone.
After Matt left Lisa asked Mary, "Who was that jerk?"
TO BE CONTINUED
