FQ: Hey everybody. Sorry it took so long to put up the story but I've been really busy, working on another project. We're back for another season of Strong Medicine. Ivy's on her way here. She called in late.
"They've been in there for an hour." Lana was watching Andy's door while talking to Lu.
"Doesn't Andy have some patients?" Hoping to get Andy out here to talk to them.
"Nope, she's free all day until five-thirty and even then it's only a check-up on Ms. Randall. She's having a simple back pain."
"I'll tell you what a pain is; waiting for Andy to come out. I can't take this anymore. I'm going to knock on the door." Lu stopped pacing and put her hands on her hip. "I should…shouldn't I?"
"Well when she answers, what're you going to say?"
"I don't know. It'll come to me when I knock on the door."
"Shoot, then Lana's comin' too." Lana and Lu both approached Andy's door. All they could here were murmurs coming from inside the office. Lana pushed Lu in the middle of her back, so she could proceed to knock on Andy's door.
"Don't rush me." She straightened up her white lab coat.
"Well, hurry up," It felt like three minutes, but it was only five seconds till Lu knocked on the door. It was a light tap. No one came to the door. "Knock again."
"I already knocked. You knock."
"You said you were going to knock, I said I was going to join."
"Well I did and no one came to the door. So…" Just then she heard a voice talk, and it was getting closer to the door. But Lana and Lu were so busy arguing, that they didn't notice Andy standing at her door.
"Can I help you guys with something?"
"Us…" Lana pointed between the two of them. "We were um…we were…I was just wiping down this window of yours. It's just full of finger prints and dirty little jungle germs." She wiped the window with her scarf. "There…all clean." Andy's eyes shifted to Lu.
"I was…helping her." Lu said grabbing the other end of Lana's scarf. "There. All cle-an."
"Sure you were. I'm guessing you want to know what's going on in here." Andy pointed into her office.
"Pretty much!" Lana and Lu said in Unison.
"Come in," Andy waved them in. "Dana and I were just finishing up talking." Lana and Lu were quiet at first, but then Lana spoke up.
"So Dana what's been your problem with Doctor Campbell?" No one seemed surprised when Lana said that.
"Yeah. Why with all this immodesty?" Dana hesitated then she shifted in her seat.
"I guess I do owe everyone an apology and explanation," Everyone's eyes were directly on Dana. "It was me who did all those horrible things and I'm sorry. I did feel jealous when I saw all the love Dr. Campbell was getting. I…really went mental."
Lana harrumphed. "Yah think!"
"Lana and I haven't always gotten alone and this only made you hate me more." Lana said nothing. "Really guys could you forgive me." She looked at Lu and Lana.
"What about Dr. Campbell? Has she forgivin' you?" Lana said with her arms folded. Dana looked at Andy.
"I don't know…we didn't get to that part yet."
All six eyes now preyed on Andy. Waiting for a response. "I could say…Forgive…yes. But forget…no. Love…yes….Like…no. Sorry, I only can be honest Dana. I'm usually a forgiving person, but sometimes there are things you can't go through with."
"I understand." Dana stood.
"Wait, you only told us half of the story." Lana jested.
"What?"
"Lu and I aren't stupid. We know there's more to the story. Now up it."
Dana plumped down in the seat.
Milo sat at his desk looking at a picture of him, Andy, Jessie and Lezzy. The picture was taken a month ago at a portrait shop at the mall. That was a fun time he thought to himself. Afterwards they went out to dinner, then bowling and caught a late night movie in theaters. He replayed on that thought until a knock at his door interrupted it.
"Come in," He straightened the papers on his desk. Walking into his office was Andy. She didn't have a particular expression on her face. Just a plain Jane look.
"You have a minute?" She sat on the edge of his desk.
"For you? Of course, I would give up a whole day just to be with you."
"How sweet, but really I need your opinion on something." He waited for her to talk. "Someone came to my office today. Someone we both know pretty well." She flipped her hair back. "She told me that she was very, very, sorry for hurting you and that she wanted to come up personally and apologize." Soon after saying that, the door opened and Dana came walking in.
"Hello Milo." Dana closed the door behind her. Milo looked at her and his face expression was indescribable. "I see that you're kind of surprised to see me."
"Well yes, since I didn't think it was you who would do this type of thing."
"Please, I'm already on an apology rampage. It was me who did all those bad things to you guys and Andy."
"Why?"
"I guess you deserve an explanation. Simple jealousy. And the fact that I was thinking about coming back." She sighed heavily. "I really am sorry you guys. I didn't even know you and lashed out anyways. You and I," addressing Milo. "never really talked much."
There was silence in the room for like a minute. Andy broke the silence.
"Well Milo," She came around his desk and wrapped one arm around his shoulder. "What are you gonna say? She has five o'clock flight."
"I say God is forgiven us for our sins, so what makes me so big that I can't do the same. Dana you're forgiven." That brought a smile across Dana and Andy's face.
"You two are something else." She hugged Andy and Milo. "You're something special." She walked to the door. "It was really nice meeting you Andy. I'm sorry I judged before I could meet you."
"Same here Dana. We'll talk soon and hopefully see you soon as well." She smiled and opened the door. Opening the door, Lana and Lu heads were positioned towards the door and acted as if they were straightening Milo's name plate on his door.
"We um…cleaning it. Dusty, dusty." Lu said to Milo and walked away while Lana running behind her.
"See what I mean," Dana said laughing and pointing at them. "How could anyone want to leave and forget these two?" She said goodbye again and left out the office. Andy was about to follow when Milo took her by her arm and pulled her back to him.
"Where do you think you're going?" He stood up to meet her face. "You come barging in here interrupting me from my work and I get no apology."
"Yeah right, you probably were in here daydreaming about me."
"I was not. Matter of fact, I was working on an important case."
"Oh really, what's the important case?" She moved closer to him; placing her face into his neck.
"There's this woman who's got a thing for me and she's suffering from heartaches, because she can't seem to get me in her…"
"What's this woman's name?"
"Her name? She wouldn't tell me her name. She just wants me to operate on her to make the pain go away."
"So, you've diagnosed this woman with heartache?" She said. He nodded.
"And she has to have the surgery done quickly or she won't make it." He ran his fingers through her hair and kissed cheek.
"Really," She wrapped her arm around his neck. "Do you want me to scrub in?"
"Oh yes, you were my number one pick to help me do the surgery."
"When would you say you're performing this surgery?"
"Tonight, say around nine o'clock, if you can be available. I know you have other patients to attend to."
"I think it's possible for me to make this one." Just then on the Milo's intercom, Lana voice came on. "Lana I'm busy."
"Dr. Campbell, it's an emergency! Dana is in the emergency room!"
Stay tune for Chapter 13!
