"Well, that explains why he's been moping around for the past few months." Kerry smiled at Doug.
"You're onto it Kerry." He walked away appalled. "So Mark…" he followed his friend into Curtain 3.
"Doug." Mark nodded.
"What changed?"
Mark tried to focus on treating his patient and said with clearly-forced indifference, "Her sister has moved to Chicago."
"Mate, that's great." Doug slapped Mark on the back.
Mark grin-glared at him.
"Oh right. Talk to you later." He stepped out and shut the curtain behind him, a cheeky grin gracing his face.
Meanwhile…
Susan opened Mark's locker to find their only photo taped carefully inside the door above three of Rachel. She unfolded his jacket to find the keys in his pocket. It smelled like him. She inhaled the scent.
"Hey, I thought you and Mark would have left by now." Carol poured herself some tepid coffee.
Susan turned to her and put Mark's jacket back guiltily.
"Na, he has to stay so I was just getting his keys." She jingled them and put them in her pocket. "So… how are you?" she grinned and crossed the room to give her friend another hug.
"I'm okay. Yeah… how about yourself?"
Susan nodded her head, "Getting there." She smiled
"Good to know." Carol poured the rest of the coffee down the sink. "Warning, if you want to make it back to Arizona, don't drink that."
"I'm not going back." Susan shook her head. "But I think I'll give the coffee a miss anyway."
"No way." Carol returned for a third hug. "What happened?"
"Mainly Mark happened." Susan didn't want to explain, not now. She wanted to go home. "I should go, but we'll catch up later." She made for the door.
Carol followed her, "Okay… but I want details."
"What's a bet, you're not the only one?"
Carol laughed and waved to Susan as she left.
Doug grinned at her mischievously.
Carol raised her eyebrows at him and they spent the next ten minutes pretending to look at files and discussing their friends.
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that's right, i'm going to make you wait for this... [author indulges in an evil laugh]
ps - sorry about the lack of characters in the ER - i was like eight when this season came out so i was generally in bed when it was on... not that I expect you to be paying that much attention to kerry and doug and carol... well maybe doug... daydream. excuse me.
"You're onto it Kerry." He walked away appalled. "So Mark…" he followed his friend into Curtain 3.
"Doug." Mark nodded.
"What changed?"
Mark tried to focus on treating his patient and said with clearly-forced indifference, "Her sister has moved to Chicago."
"Mate, that's great." Doug slapped Mark on the back.
Mark grin-glared at him.
"Oh right. Talk to you later." He stepped out and shut the curtain behind him, a cheeky grin gracing his face.
Meanwhile…
Susan opened Mark's locker to find their only photo taped carefully inside the door above three of Rachel. She unfolded his jacket to find the keys in his pocket. It smelled like him. She inhaled the scent.
"Hey, I thought you and Mark would have left by now." Carol poured herself some tepid coffee.
Susan turned to her and put Mark's jacket back guiltily.
"Na, he has to stay so I was just getting his keys." She jingled them and put them in her pocket. "So… how are you?" she grinned and crossed the room to give her friend another hug.
"I'm okay. Yeah… how about yourself?"
Susan nodded her head, "Getting there." She smiled
"Good to know." Carol poured the rest of the coffee down the sink. "Warning, if you want to make it back to Arizona, don't drink that."
"I'm not going back." Susan shook her head. "But I think I'll give the coffee a miss anyway."
"No way." Carol returned for a third hug. "What happened?"
"Mainly Mark happened." Susan didn't want to explain, not now. She wanted to go home. "I should go, but we'll catch up later." She made for the door.
Carol followed her, "Okay… but I want details."
"What's a bet, you're not the only one?"
Carol laughed and waved to Susan as she left.
Doug grinned at her mischievously.
Carol raised her eyebrows at him and they spent the next ten minutes pretending to look at files and discussing their friends.
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that's right, i'm going to make you wait for this... [author indulges in an evil laugh]
ps - sorry about the lack of characters in the ER - i was like eight when this season came out so i was generally in bed when it was on... not that I expect you to be paying that much attention to kerry and doug and carol... well maybe doug... daydream. excuse me.