Chapter 7: Things Change
Lana sat beside Dana, watching her curiously as she tried to figure out why the young girl's head CT was normal. She knew she couldn't give her answers, but at the same time, she knew it helped Dana to know that she had her support. Suddenly, Dana groaned, catching Lana off guard. "Dr. Stowe?" she asked as she put a hand on her shoulder. "Are you OK?" Dana shook her head as she groaned again. "Something's wrong with my stomach, Lana. Get Lu for me." she instructed calmly. "I can't leave you in here alone, Dr. Stowe, not when you're in this much pain." Lana said.
"I'll get Dr. Biancavilla for you, then I'll get Lu." Dana nodded. "He's right outside." she replied simply. "He's gonna drive me home." Lana shook her head. "I don't think you're gonna be goin' home tonight, Dr. Stowe." she said with a regretful nod, but as she was heading toward the door, Dana's voice stopped her. "Lana?" she asked quietly. Lana turned quickly. "What's up, Dr. Stowe?" she questioned. Dana smiled. "Lana, you're helping me out a lot here, so don't you think it's time you called me Dana?" she asked.
"Can I?" Lana questioned. Dana nodded. "Yeah, you can." she replied. Lana smiled at her colleague as she opened her office door. "We need help." she called calmly to Nick, who, just as Dana had said, was standing right outside the office. "Dana's havin' some stomach pains, and I'm on my way to get Lu. You seen her?"
Nick nodded. "She's up in the neonatal nursery checking on a set of preemie twins she just delivered." he replied.
Lana nodded as she rushed off. When she'd disappeared from view, Nick went in to sit with Dana. "What happened?" he asked her as he sat dpwn beside her on the couch. "I don't know." she answered. "One minute, I was reading the results of that head CT you ordered earlier, and the next thing I knew, I was having these really bad stomach pains. It hit me really fast." Nick took her hand. "It's okay, Dana." he soothed. "I just saw Lana, and she was on her way to get Lu when I came in." Dana nodded as she closed her eyes and rested her head on Nick's shoulder, hoping that Lana and Lu could get back before the pain got much worse.