Chapter 3
Note- Sorry for the wait...I've been extremely busy. I hope that you enjoy this chapter.
Carter could feel the shaking form of the young girl as she cried silently in his arms. They laid on the cold sidewalk as a small group of worried people approached them. Jennifer muffled her tears as she lifted her head to reveal her red face. Carter looked at her sweet features. Jennifer moved slowly out of Carter's supportive grasp and sat on her knees beside him. She looked down at him and a faint smile appeared beneath the pain. Carter pulled himself up to a sitting position ignoring the pain resonating from his back and side; he stood up and slowly bent over and picked up the fallen child. Her chin rested on his shoulder as he escorted her back into the hospital.
Jennifer felt safe in his embrace as they walked slowly back to the hospital the rocking movement and her new feeling of security lulled her to a light sleep. Carter entered curtain area one which was vacant and smiled sweetly as he laid her sleeping form onto the gurney. He looked down at her expressionless face; he wondered how anyone could harm such a precious child.
Carter looked out the window and saw Mark walk by. He looked down at Jennifer questioning whether he should leave her. He gently stroked her hair "I'll be right back" He whispered as he opened the door and caught up to Mark.
"Dr. Green?" Carter called out. Mark stopped and turned around noticing the familiar voice. "I found her, she's asleep in curtain one"
Mark looked surprised and happy, but his expression changed slightly to worry as he reached out for Carter's side "What happened?" he asked looking at the blood staining through his clothing.
Carter looked confused as he looked at his own side and scrunched his face slightly at the sight of the blood. "I didn't even notice, but its nothing I'm on I don't want her to wake up alone." Carter pleaded hoping to distract from his own injury. Carter turned to lead Mark to the room.
Mark grabbed Carter's arm gently and looked at him with concern "Lets fix up your side first and get you some clean scrubs" Mark looked around for a moment "Hey Abby, can you go to curtain area one and watch the little girl in there for awhile" Abby agreed and went straight for the room while Mark lead Carter to the suture room to get a better look at his side.
Carter sat tensely on the gurney as Mark lifted up his shirt revealing a large bruise forming around several cuts. Mark irrigated the wound and placed a wrap around Carter's side. The examination was silent until Carter placed the fresh scrub top on. Mark rose from the chair he had placed earlier beside the bed. "So how did this happen?" he questioned.
Carter smiled lightly "It's not a big deal" Mark glared at him invoking a better response. "Ok. I was leaving and...I caught site of the little girl she was running across the street and... a car was coming and I grabbed her and fell on my side avoiding the traffic." Mark's face switched to concern and Carter could read his next question. "My backs fine" Carter stood up and made it a point not to stretch his screaming muscles until he was away from the watching eyes of the ER. Carter walked to the door with Mark's eyes following his every move; he opened the door and waited for Mark to take the hint.
They walked down the hall quickly until they came to the room Carter peered in and found that Jennifer was still asleep with Abby sitting contently by her side. Carter opened the door and eagerly stepped up to the side of the bed he sat down in the chair still placed where he had sat earlier. Mark stood behind him peering down at the little girl sleeping peacefully. A loud crash came from outside of the room stirring her to consciousness. She opened her weary eyes and smiled as she noticed Carter's presence beside her.
Mark opened the door to the room and round Deb laughing hysterically at Luka who was on the ground covered in kool-aid with a young man staring in shock with an empty pitcher in front of him. Mark didn't know what happened but he couldn't help but laugh a little. Mark closed the door with a smile on his face and shook his head comically letting them all know that the crash wasn't anything serious. By this time the little girl had her jacket removed again and Mark's smile quickly disappeared. He walked over to the bed and examined the girl while Carter comforted her.
Mark took a step back from the gurney once he had finished his examination. "Well we will get some x-rays of that arm...and uh Carter can I talk to you outside, Abby are you ok in here?" Abby nodded her head as they left the room. "Alright I'm going to call child services and I am going to get security down here just incase"
Carter nodded his head in agreement. "When I go back in I'll talk to her about all of this, we have to get her file because I am sure this isn't the first time" Carter lowered his head towards the ground. "We're going to help her right?" Mark nodded lightly. Carter turned and looked into the room and watched the little girl who was now coloring with Abby. He smiled at how normal she looked and acted. He walked into the room with the same smile "So you ready to get x-rays?" he asked as if it was a game.
She looked at him with the same enthusiasm and nodded while holding up her picture. It consisted of a tall man who looked like an angel with a halo and wings and a little girl in blue "That's you" she said pointing to the man "and me" pointing now at the girl.
Carter smiled "I think you have it backwards" he said while taking the picture and adding his own touch. He held up the picture to show that the little girl now had a halo and wings of her own "You're the angel."
Note- Ok I know that it was a long wait I can only hope that it was worth it. Please review...because any and all comments really do help. Thanks and I would like to let you all know that I have no idea when you can expect the next update, sorry. Smile and be happy.