February 24th, 2003

She was running on Empty. She was so god damn tired. Susan Lewis had been on call for thirty hours straight and she only managed to get one twenty minute nap and a quick sandwich front he cafeteria. She was going to run herself into a grave.

"And my hair is utter crap." Susan muttered to herself as she looked in her locker mirror.

"I wouldn't say crap. I would just say a mess." A familiar Croatian accent said. Susan turned and smiled at Luka.

"How do you say shitty hair in Croatian?" She asked. Luka laughed gently.
"Lep andjeo ljekar." Luka said. Okay, so he just called her a beautiful angel doctor, but she wouldn't know the difference. "Are you off soon?" Susan nodded.

"Yeah, Finally." Susan pulled her jacket on, "I need some sleep. You?"

"Yeah. Sleep is nice." He said, "I would offer you a ride, but I don't have a car anymore. I can offer you a train ride partner." Susan smiled at Luka's sparkling eyes. She nodded.

"I would like that. Thank you. The train isn't too safe this time of night." She said.

"I know. I would feel more comfortable knowing you arrived home safely." Luka said, putting his scarf on. Susan smiled. Luka was so nice sometimes. She was happy to see this side of him. He has had a hard couple of months...and from what Abby has told her, he has had a hard decade and life.

"You ready?" Susan asked. Luka nodded and opened the door for her.

"After you." He said. Susan walked through the door. Jing-Mei told them goodnight as they exited the hospital.

"We're free." Susan said.

"Until tomorrow." Luka walked out into the cold with Susan. He glanced at her every so often. She was beautiful. There was no denying that. Susan looked at him as she sat down on the train. She smiled at him.

"What are you looking at me for?" She asked.

"I just think you're beautiful." Luka said. Susan blushed deeply and tucked her hair behind her ears, embarrassed.

"Well…Thanks." She giggled softly. He smiled at her.

"Did I embarrass you? You're all red." He said. Susan nodded.

"Yeah. Just a little bit." She said, "but it's all right. It's just its not every day a guy like you say I'm beautiful."

"A guy like me?" Luka looked at her. "What does that mean?"

"Just…You're very good looking, gorgeous in fact, and you have that killer accent…and smile…." Susan said, still as red as a cherry. "And I'm just me. Plain Jane." Luka shook his head.

"You're not plain. Why would you say that?" Luka asked. Susan bit her lip. She had already said too much.

"This is my stop." She said getting up. Luka nodded and followed her out of the train. Susan looked at him; "you don't need to walk me home." Luka chuckled.

"I'm a gentleman. Of course I need to walk you home." He once again flashed Susan his award winning smiled. She seemed to melt in her shoes. How could she resist that? She couldn't.

"All right. Thanks." Susan said. Luka nodded as he followed Susan off of the platform. She pulled her jacket tighter around her. Luka couldn't help his eyes. They glanced down at her rear. He smiled slightly. He glanced at her rear a lot at work. The scrubs looked good on her. Susan looked at him. "You're looking at my ass." She blushed again.

"No I'm not." He said. Susan laughed.

"You're a total liar, Luka." Susan said swaying her hips slightly. "Well, look all you want, Baby." Luka returned her laugh.

"You know, you're a lot funnier than I thought." He said.

"You think about me a lot?" Susan asked him. Luka smiled, knowing what she was doing. Luka nodded.

"More than you might think." He said. A tiny giggle emerged from Susan's mouth that made Luka shiver. Why hadn't he noticed how perfect she was sooner?

"This is my place." Susan said. Luka looked up to the apartment building. She took out her keys.

"Want me to come up?" Luka asked. Susan arched her eyebrow.

"No. It's all right. I think I have it from here." She said.

"Oh. All right." Luka said. Susan bit her lip with nervousness. Luka looked into her eyes. The street lamp behind them made her blue eyes sparkle. Luka's heart pounded as he took a step closer to her. He leaned down for a kiss but Susan paniced. She turned her head so Luka kissed her cheek. Luka cleared his throat.

"I'll see you Wednesday, all right?" Susan opened the door.

"Yeah. Okay." Luka said, watching her quickly go into the apartment and close the door behind her. He sighed deeply as he ran his hand through his hair. That had gone badly. He just wanted to kiss her, but maybe she didn't feel the same way he did. Luka walked down the steps. Boy, did he screw up.

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