Here's chapter three, I made a couple of changes to the second chapter because I didn't upload it properly the first time, nothing major has changed though, if you have the time give me a shout and let me know how you think it is so far….
"Can we get an attending in here?" Amelia shouted as the monitors and other contraptions beeped around her, the seven year old in front of her was going rapidly down hill.
"Do you know what you're doing?" Abby asked her quietly as she hooked up the IV. Amelia shot her a warning look as she struggled to intubate the boy.
"Ok, it's in, bag him." She said moving round the gurney to the boy's side, "How are we coming on the warm saline?" She asked.
"It's on its way." Halleh called as she left the room.
"What've we got?" Luka asked as he walked in to stand by Amelia.
"7 year old fell through some ice, they think he was in the water for about ten minutes, arrested once on route, he's intubated." Amelia said.
"BP's coming up." Abby added.
"Ok, good, lets go." Luka said moving further into the room, taking over from Amelia.
The boy was stable, they were still looking for his parents, Amelia was sitting beside him, looking over at him she adjusted his IV, his eyes were still closed, the ventilator still breathing for him, he looked peaceful she thought as she brushed his dark hair out of his eyes, she looked up as the doors swung open.
"You still here?" Abby asked as she made her way past, her arms full of supplies.
"Looks like it." Amelia replied looking back down at the boy.
"I thought you were off." Abby countered loading the cupboard.
"I am, I'm just waiting on Peds ICU." She answered.
"Someone else can do that." Abby said moving to leave the room.
"I know." Amelia replied not moving.
Abby paused as she reached the doors, turning slowly back to look at Amelia. "Listen do you want to go for a drink or something?" She asked cautiously. Amelia looked over at her for a second before looking down sighing. "Ok, fine." Abby said sensing the lack of enthusiasm, turning to go.
"Wait." Amelia said quietly, "It's just…" She paused as Abby turned back towards her, meeting her gaze. "D'you, it's just, d'you think there's any point?" Amelia shrugged.
"If you don't want to that's fine." Abby said shortly obviously pissed off. "I just thought I'd ask."
"Like you said twenty-two years is a long time." Amelia replied.
"Maybe too long." Abby stood looking at Amelia whose eyes returned to the floor.
"Maybe." She agreed.
"Look." Abby started, pausing, "It's just a drink, it's not a lot to ask." Abby gestured.
"Ok." Amelia said shaking her head "Lets go for a drink then." She said looking up. "What time are you off?" She asked.
"Half an hour." Abby replied
"Will I meet you in the lounge?" Amelia offered.
"Ok." Abby nodded sheepishly.
Twenty minutes later Abby walked into the lounge to find Amelia on the phone, quietly she made her way to her locker acknowledging Amelia who held up a finger, indicating, that she'd only be a second.
"Yeah, listen, well, I'll meet you there then, no, but…." She paused listening to the person on the other end, "Ok, fine, see you at nine, no, Jasper, no, she said she could stay with her until midnight, yeah, ok, bye, yeah I know." Amelia finished smiling.
"Did they come down and get your kid?" Abby asked looking over at Amelia.
"Yeah, about ten minutes ago." Amelia replied.
"Did you have plans?" Abby asked indicating the phone in Amelia's hand.
"Sort of, but I'll go later." Amelia replied tossing the cell into her bag.
"You didn't have to change your plans." Abby said. Amelia gave her a skeptical look adding,
"It's fine, really, you ready to go?"
"You sure?" Abby asked.
"Yeah." Amelia nodded putting her coat on.
They made their way out of the hospital, Amelia was not entirely sure where they were heading but figured she'd just follow Abby.
"So what were you doing tonight?" Abby asked as they walked trying to start a conversation.
"Some office dinner for my boyfriends firm, a meet and greet type of thing, but they're partying afterwards, so I said I'd just go then." She replied nodding slightly.
"Sorry." Abby said looking over at her.
"No, no it's fine, it would've been pretty boring anyway I imagine, a bunch of lawyers, so really you did me a favor." She shook her head smiling. "So Lockhart hunh, you married?" Amelia asked changing the subject.
"Divorced." Abby replied.
"Sorry." Amelia said, cursing herself for having put her foot in it.
"Don't be, I'm not." Abby shrugged, half smiling over at Amelia. Amelia kept looking down as Abby began to speak. "It's freezing, d'you still want to find somewhere to get that drink?" She said still looking over.
"Sounds good." Amelia said looking up pulling her coat closer around her.
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