A/N: Hey, there! So glad to be back! here it is, the sequel to State of Mind. This picks up right where that left off so you should definately read that first. I started to write this as just a 2 part series and it's develpoed into a 3 part! So, look out for that too. When it's more develpoed, I'll let you know. Ass you know, I don't own anyone. I wish I did, but I don't. Also, all of the opening quotes are Peace of Mind by Nonpoint.

Chapter 14: Home?

"Here's your share
And my share
You still need
More to fill
Its all or nothing at all
You take from me
You need to rest from me"

Elizabeth, still living in the hotel, was avoiding Mark, until Ella said her first words. Elizabeth pressured Susan to tell her what her husband was hiding, and figured out her husband's fate. Romano advised her to return to Mark for the little time he had left, surprisingly heart felt advice from him. Deb treated a man too traumatized to speak while Mark finally told the staff about his prognosis. Kerry worried, not only over Mark, but about Sandy Lopez as she was reported missing in a fire. Kerry tracked her down at a bar, and the two made out in a happy and relieved embrace. Meanwhile, stabbings on a college campus brought girls to the ER giving Lucy even more insentive to continue taking her Opioids as teh memories of Sobriki flooded back.

Mark served his final day in the ER overseeing the first day of Gregory Pratt, a cocky yet eager new Intern. Through observing his patients, he decided to forego Chemotherapy and spend his remaining days in peace. He also met with his ex-wife, told Kerry to live a little and left, never to return. But, on his way out, he and Lucy had a confrontation about how he didn't tell her. "After everything that's happened, after all the times we talked, after you convinced me to come back...you're leaving...forever." She said just that and cried in his arms for a moment as he apologized, then left for good. Meanwhile, Abby planned to move back into her apartment when her landlord let her know that Brian had moved out.

On Lucy's first day back, she was greeted warmly but had no time for pleasentries as she had to jump in right away in the night shift. Her first patient needed surgery which forced her to come face-to-face with Romano again. After he offered some "friendly" advice, she went on her way and helped a boy who was diagnosed with HIV a year ago. After another seven small and five big cases and a call from Dave, Lucy went home and chatted with Carter who was on his way in. He asked her out on a date, but casually called it drinks instead. She agreed and left him for the night with a kiss to match the one in the Cafeteria.

Chapter 15: Shooting the Rocket

Preview: Weaver butts heads with Lucy yet again.

A/N: A short chapter, I know, but I'm trying to fit in some other events before the big episode I place Lucy in. Can you guess which episode it is? Whoever does will get...I don't know. The pure satisfaction of guessing right? Okay, not the best prize, but it's not like I can give you a brownie or a toy surprise like at the dentist. Anyway, this fic will also end soon but the good news is: THE 3RD INSTALLMENT IS ALREADY IN THE WORKS!