Chapter 12 – Advice from a Pro

"Alright give me the bullet"

"6 yr old female MVA victim, open tibfib fracture, pulse is weak and tready, good breath sounds. Chest is bruised, she's conscious but unresponsive. Parents were also in the car accident, nothing serious, they are on their way with unit 43."

"Alright we got it from here, Doug care to join me?" Audrey takes the victim to trauma one.

"What's your name honey?" The girl answers weakly

"Mabel"

She begins taking care of the young girl, no apparent head injuries, the lavage is negative; no blood in the abdomen although her ribs seem pretty smashed, a chest film is ordered before the girl is sent off to the OR for her fractured leg. On her way out to the OR Audrey and Doug cross paths with the parents, they approach Audrey as she is pushing the gurney and Doug is only following behind

"Excuse me Doctor what's happening with our daughter?" Doug notices that Audrey seems a little down these days and decides to step up to the parents, he signs to her to continue taking the young girl to the elevator.

"Hi I'm Dr Ross, Mabel has a broken leg and maybe some broken ribs, were sending her for x-rays and then she will need surgery to fix the bone in her leg. Surgery has a waiting room I suggest you go up there, ill take you up."

"Thank you Doctor" They leave towards the elevator.

Doug is up in the waiting room with the girls parents, they are not really speaking but Doug wanted to stay with them in case they had questions and he also wanted to know how the girl was doing, he was always very cautious of his patients. Audrey walks out towards the waiting room in surgical scrubs

"Mabel has some sprained ribs, no fractures, Dr Dubenko an excellent surgeon here worked on her leg and the surgery went great, and she'll be back to her old self in no time." The parents reassured hug each other, thank the Dr Ross and follow Dr Parker to the recovery room.

Doug waits still in the waiting room, when Audrey returns.

"Dr Ross? Still here?"

"Yeh, well I think that you don't need my help anymore. Exept for one thing."

"Which is?" The begin to walk back to the ER where they sit in the empty Doctor's lounge.

"You told me that you convinced carter to reach for his dreams in terms of Abby so why don't your go for yours?" Audrey stares back silently.

"Trust me I know relationships, I had every kind but for me that perfect person was Carol, for Carter its Abby and things like that you know…"Audrey interrupts him

"Yeh, well how will I know?"

"You just will, give it a try and if Ray is the one you'll know."

Doug walks out where Carol is waiting for him they kiss and walk off, Audrey lays back in the couch in deep taught.