Warped Love

Chapter 7

Carter was leaning his head against the window, momentarily nodding off during the ride then snapping his head back up. Lucy watched him out of the corner of her eye her smile growing each time he would fall asleep. She turned back to the road and ran through what she saw again, then something hit her, she stopped and parked the car next to a Chinese restaurant. "Carter?" she said while shaking him slightly. Once again Carter's head snapped up making Lucy laugh a little. Once she saw that he was fully awake she grabbed his attention again "Carter, do you have your call phone on you?" carter nodded his head sleepily and reached into his pocket revealing the phone. "Thanks."

Lucy hurriedly dialed the hospital and asked for Dr. Greene. Once he was on the phone she began to explain what she had they had neglected to notice earlier. "Dr. Greene, it's Lucy…. No everything is fine, but remember what you and Dr. Williams were discussing when I came to get you?" There was a short pause, as Mark couldn't realize they had ignored it. He decided to go search for Dr. Williams to find out more about the patient who had assaulted him. "Do you think it was the same guy?" Lucy asked hoping that it was. Mark didn't answer, but excused himself from the conversation when he saw Dr. Williams coming towards him. "Ok, good-bye Dr. Greene, and Thank you." Lucy handed the phone back to Carter who now had questions of his own.

"What were Mark and Dr. Williams talking about before?" Carter asked sitting up in his seat as his back became soar from the previous position.

"Oh, one of Dr. Williams Patients attacked him during the examination. I didn't hear the whole story, but that's what I heard and well it didn't hit me till now that it could be the same guy from the lounge." Lucy explained.

Carter smiled and laughed a little as he began to speak, "Well I guess your cracking this case Detective Lucy." Lucy lightly hit him on the arm and started laughing with him.

Lucy started the car up again and continued the journey, "So where do I turn?" Lucy asked and Carter mapped out the directions. "So is your house as big as I've heard, you know like a mansion?" Lucy asked looking quickly over at Carter.

"Well I guess that you will find out once we get there." Carter said now watching Lucy's waiting expression fade.

"Fine, be that way." Lucy laughed as the car turned onto the road leading them to the last turn. "Should we be counting down?" she joked. She made the last turn and could see the house now in the distance, "wow!" Now it was Carter's turn to laugh again as he watched Lucy's eyes widen at the site as the car drew nearer and nearer, and her mouth dropped at the initial sighting. She remained perfectly still stopping at the front gate waiting for it to magically open.

Carter waved his hand in front of Lucy's face waking her from her trance. "If you press the button next to the steering wheel the gate might just open." Lucy looked at him embarrassed; she leaned forward and pressed the button. The gates slowly opened and Lucy pulled the car down to the front of the house and parked. She took the key out of the ignition and handed it to Carter.

Lucy got out of the car and made her way around to Carter who was half way out of the car. Lucy placed the crutches in front of him and helped him up. Once she had closed the door she helped him up the stairs still amazed by his house. Carter opened the door revealing the large empty entryway. If even possible, Lucy's eyes widened more. She mouthed the word wow. "So, you hungry?" Carter asked. Lucy hadn't realized it but she was, she looked at her watch amazed that it was almost twelve. "Yeah" she answered. Carter led the way through the house towards the kitchen, Lucy staring with amazement.

"So Carter, you were living in the dorm why?" she asked jokingly as they entered the elaborate kitchen.

Carter laughed to himself and the wonderment of her question so similar to what everyone always seemed to ask that all wanting why? A reason for the insanity of having so much, but choosing to do more with his life. "Well it's a long story, family issues. Short version; my family wanted me to carry on the family business, but I wanted to be a Doctor and well the two don't really go together very well."

Lucy knew that Carter had family issues and she never fully understood why and she wasn't sure she would. But this small bit of information was enough for her to realize just how wonderful Carter was, and what he was willing to give up for his dreams. Now something seemed different, everything seemed different better understood. She wondered why he pushed her so hard as his medical student and this made it easier to understand and made her feel a little guilty. He went trough a lot to prove his worth and she had to prove it as well, in that moment she promised herself that she would prove that she was worth saving, but somehow Carter already knew that. He was a step ahead.

Note – Sorry for the wait, didn't realize how much work was coming my way from school, but I promise an update soon to make up for the wait I will do my best to make it extra long. Plus if any of you are reading my other fic Fallen Angel the update will be either tomorrow or the next day, I had planned on it being today, but sadly it didn't work out and I am really sorry.

And on a better note, I want to thank of the amazing readers and reviewers you are all so great and I'm sorry for all the waits and postponing, you are all so wonderful and I want to thank you a million times more for putting up with my craziness.