"Hey, Mark, how is she?"
Mark turned slowly, meeting the eyes of Doug Ross. "She's. uh. she's confused, Doug," Mark said slowly as he walked into the men's room, unsure of how to explain Susan's condition.
"Yeah, well, in most head trauma cases the patient is confused," Doug replied, allowing the door to swing shut behind them.
"This is different, Doug," Mark told him, leaning against the wall. "She's.. very confused."
"How confused?" Doug asked.
Mark sighed, closing his eyes. "She thinks it is 2004, I'm dead, she's seeing some guy named Chuck, and that she dated Carter," Mark said.
Doug stared at Mark for a second, then exhaled slowly. "Wow. I mean, it's bad enough that she thinks you're dead, but to think that she dated Carter? Now that is serious," Doug said. Seeing the pained look on Mark's face, he tentatively asked, "There's more?"
"She. uh, she didn't know that we're married," Mark said softly.
"Oh, buddy," Doug sighed, shaking his head. "I'm sure it's just mild amnesia."
"Yeah, Doug, but how many cases have you seen where the patient is in another time of their life?"
"None, actually," Doug replied with a frown, tracing the patterns on the wall.
Mark leaned his head against the wall. "Has anyone seen our favorite med student lately?" he asked.
"Yeah, Carol found Carter hiding in Trauma One under a gurney. He's mortified, obviously. It's not everyday a med student knocks out a Resident. Besides, Carter is terrified of you," Doug said with a small smile. "In fact," Doug added, "I think he is hiding from you."
"Well, I'm not mad at him," Mark stated. "Well, overly mad," he clarified when he saw the doubtful look on Doug's face. "It was an accident, like you said. I know that Carter didn't mean to hit her in the head with the door."
"Yeah, well, young Carter can be dramatic sometimes," Doug said with a smirk. "Come on, let's get back out there. I want to see how Susan is doing."
Doug made a move for the door, but Mark stayed where he was, leaning against the wall. "I didn't tell her, Doug," he murmured.
"She didn't know?" Doug asked, surprised as he looked back at his friend.
"Doug, she didn't even know I was her husband," Mark said. He closed his eyes for a long moment, and then reopened them to look at Doug. "How could I tell her she's pregnant?"
Mark turned slowly, meeting the eyes of Doug Ross. "She's. uh. she's confused, Doug," Mark said slowly as he walked into the men's room, unsure of how to explain Susan's condition.
"Yeah, well, in most head trauma cases the patient is confused," Doug replied, allowing the door to swing shut behind them.
"This is different, Doug," Mark told him, leaning against the wall. "She's.. very confused."
"How confused?" Doug asked.
Mark sighed, closing his eyes. "She thinks it is 2004, I'm dead, she's seeing some guy named Chuck, and that she dated Carter," Mark said.
Doug stared at Mark for a second, then exhaled slowly. "Wow. I mean, it's bad enough that she thinks you're dead, but to think that she dated Carter? Now that is serious," Doug said. Seeing the pained look on Mark's face, he tentatively asked, "There's more?"
"She. uh, she didn't know that we're married," Mark said softly.
"Oh, buddy," Doug sighed, shaking his head. "I'm sure it's just mild amnesia."
"Yeah, Doug, but how many cases have you seen where the patient is in another time of their life?"
"None, actually," Doug replied with a frown, tracing the patterns on the wall.
Mark leaned his head against the wall. "Has anyone seen our favorite med student lately?" he asked.
"Yeah, Carol found Carter hiding in Trauma One under a gurney. He's mortified, obviously. It's not everyday a med student knocks out a Resident. Besides, Carter is terrified of you," Doug said with a small smile. "In fact," Doug added, "I think he is hiding from you."
"Well, I'm not mad at him," Mark stated. "Well, overly mad," he clarified when he saw the doubtful look on Doug's face. "It was an accident, like you said. I know that Carter didn't mean to hit her in the head with the door."
"Yeah, well, young Carter can be dramatic sometimes," Doug said with a smirk. "Come on, let's get back out there. I want to see how Susan is doing."
Doug made a move for the door, but Mark stayed where he was, leaning against the wall. "I didn't tell her, Doug," he murmured.
"She didn't know?" Doug asked, surprised as he looked back at his friend.
"Doug, she didn't even know I was her husband," Mark said. He closed his eyes for a long moment, and then reopened them to look at Doug. "How could I tell her she's pregnant?"