September 21st, 2004

Week 26

Susan loved it when there were birthdays in the ER. No matter whose it was they always had cake. Sam celebrated her 27th birthday and Susan must have eaten half of the cake. She loved being pregnant.

"When's Alex's birthday?" Susan asked as she sat at the desk. She mostly did deskwork now. Being on her feet was too hard lately. Sam smirked.

"It's in March." She said walking away. Susan sighed.

"Too bad." She rubbed her belly. This child wasn't taking up enough space. She still ate twenty-four hours a day. Susan got off of her chair to look for her husband, but A man ran into the ER, bleeding from his head.

"I'VE BEEN SHOT!!" He screamed. Susan made a b-line to the man.

"Sam, get a gurney." Susan stared at the man and his bleeding head. She grabbed some gauze and applied it to his head. Sam rolled a gurney up and they helped the man up. "Can you tell me what happened, Sir?"

"That bitch shot me!" He yelled. Susan stayed calm.

"Lily, get two pints of O-Neg." She said, "Pupils are fixed and dilated. Can you tell me your name? Page Corday."

"Jackson." He said, "God it hurts."

"I'll give you some morphine." Susan said. He was pretty calm for just being shot. He was probably in shock. "Who shot you, Jackson?"

"My girl." He said. "She was bugging about my kissing her sister."

"I see." Susan said as Elizabeth walked in.

"What have we got here?" She asked.

"GSW to the head. He seems to be pretty coherent." Susan said as a woman walked into the trauma room.

"Jack! You're a bastard." She snapped.

"Oh fuck." Jackson pushed Elizabeth away as the woman lifted up a gun. Susan's eyes went wide.

"Security!!" She yelled as the woman pulled the trigger. She fired the gun four times. Susan hit the floor behind the gurney. Another gunshot went off. Then there was silence. Security grabbed the woman and dragged her out.

"Is everyone all right?" Elizabeth stood up and looked at Jackson. There were four gunshots to his chest. "Shit." Susan stood up.

"My god." She ran her hand through her hair, "That's not what I needed today." Elizabeth's eyes widened.

"Susan, you're bleeding!" Elizabeth put her hand on Susan's stomach. Susan stared at Elizabeth's hand. It was covered in blood.

"Oh my god." Susan went pale. She was shot. Her stomach was bleeding. "The baby..." She mumbled as she passed out.

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Luka sat in the surgical waiting room. His heart was pounding in his chest. Suzie was in the daycare. He felt sick to his stomach. Susan had been shot. He could loose the baby and her. Elizabeth walked into the room.

"Luka?" She said softly. Luka stood up.

"How is she?" He asked.

"She's fine. The bullet missed everything vital. It didn't even come close to the baby." Elizabeth said. Luka let out a deep breath.

"They're both fine, Luka." Elizabeth said, "She's in post-op right now and you may see her."

"Thank you. Thank you so much Elizabeth." Luka walked out of the room. His heart was still beating rapidly. He walked into the room and Saw Susan laying in bed. His body shuddered as He took her hand. "Susan?"

"Mmmmm...." She mumbled as Luka kissed her forehead.

"Susan, I'm right here." Luke said. Susan slowly opened her blue eyes.

"The baby.." She mumbled.

"The baby is just fine and so are you." Luka said.

"The bullet just." Susan yawned.

"Elizabeth got the bullet." Luka said, "Get sleep. I will stay right here." Susan nodded slowly. Luka took her hand and watched her drift off into a drug induced sleep. She was okay. Susan and the baby were okay. Luka wasn't going to lose them. He had to keep reminding himself that.

October 4th, 2004

Week 28

When Susan was released from the hospital, Luka made her stay in her room and relax. He treated her like a China doll. Susan didn't mind for the first week, but she was feeling a lot better. Sure she was sore some days, but considering what happened, she was good.

Even on her birthday, Luka wanted her to take it easy. She didn't blame him, but still. She didn't turn thirty-six every day, so She went out. Okay, she went to eat dinner with Abby and Jing-Mei, but it was still great. Suzie ran into the living room.

"Carol is on the phone." She said handing Susan the phone.

"Thank you, Pumpkin." Susan smiled. "Hey there."

"Hey, Preggo." Carol smiled on the other end, "I'm just checking in and making sure you're all right." Susan groaned.

"I wish people would stop asking me that." She said.

"Well you were shot, Susan." Carol said, "You scared the shit out of me and I never want to receive a phone call like that again."

"I'm sorry." Susan said.

"Now that I'm done scolding, I've got good news." Carol said, "Doug, the girls, and myself are moving back to Chicago."

"Are you serious? Doug agreed to it?" She laughed.

"He agreed and is actually looking forward to it." Carol said.

"Are you coming back to County as well?" Susan asked. She heard Carol cackle.

"No way." She said, "I'll go to Mercy if I need to pick up a few shifts but I'm perfectly content with being a stay at home mother."

"I never thought that day would come." Susan chuckled.

"It's wonderful. You have to try it someday." Carol said.

"Well, I'll have six weeks off for maternity leave so we'll see how I enjoy it." Susan said. "So, when are you coming?"

"Next month. Just in time for Thanksgiving and to see you pop." Carol chuckled and then groaned, "Mae is awake so I should get going."

"All right. Thank you for calling." Susan said, "Call when you arrive in Chicago."

"Oh I will." She said with a chuckle, "I love you, Susie-Q."

"I love you too, C-Bomb." Susan chuckled as she hung the phone up. She was in shock. She didn't think Doug would actually agree to moving back.

"Are those girls coming back, Mommy?" Suzie asked.

"What girls?" Susan asked rubbing her belly. Suzie rolled her eyes as if Susan was supposed to read her mind.

"Tess and Kate." Suzie said. Susan's face brightened up and nodded.

"Yes, they're moving here next month." She said. Suzie grinned.

"Good cause I liked playing with them." She skipped away. Susan smiled softly. She was happy Suzie enjoyed them as much as she did.

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