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Disclaimer: I do not own Strong Medicine or the characters. They belong to Whoopi Goldberg, and Tammy Ader, and Lifetime TV. Special thanks to my proofreaders!
A Few Seconds Later
"Ummm, W... Wh... What just happened?" Lu stuttered, still staring at Peter in shock.
"I don't know." Peter's face turned bright red, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that." he reached for the door handle.
"Wait..." Lu put her hand on his arm.
Sparks of electricity shot through Peter, his arm tingling from Lu's touch. He turned back to face her, "I'm sorry." he said again, his face still flushed from embarrassment.
"No..." a smile slowly spread across Lu's face, "I liked it."
"Me too." Peter admitted as he gently placed his hand on Lu's cheek. He leaned over across the car seat and kissed her again.
Lu melted into Peter's embrace, returning the kiss.
Peter slowly pulled away and looked at Lu, leaving his hand on her cheek.
Lu reached up and put her hand on top of his, "Peter... What are we doing?"
"Dr. Jackson's gonna have a fit when he finds out about this." Peter's eyes sparkled with amusement.
"Exactly," Lu couldn't help but smile, "Do we care?"
Peter took one of Lu's hands between both of his, "Well, the hospital does have a policy against doctors dating nurses. But look at Nick, he dates nurses all the time."
"You've been my nurse a whole lot longer than we've worked at Rittenhouse, and you're more than just a RN" Lu reasoned.
"Maybe if we don't say anything, Dr. J won't notice." Peter shifted in the passenger seat.
Lu reached over beside the steering wheel and finally turned off the interior light, "Maybe." she agreed. A slight pout appeared on her face as she thought.
Peter couldn't resist leaning over and planting a gentle kiss on her soft lips, effectively kissing away her pout. "I better go." he said quietly.
Lu nodded silently, her mind swirling with so many thoughts.
"Lu..." Peter started to say something else, but paused. Changing his mind, he kissed her cheek, "I'll see you Monday."
Lu smiled and squeezed Peter's hand as he got out of her car.
Peter sat on his motorcycle and pulled his helmet on watching Lu drive away.
Lu reached over and pulled her cell phone out of her purse as she drove. Glancing at the clock on her car radio, she dialed Andy's cell phone number.
Andy quietly closed her oldest daughter's bedroom door and started downstairs. Halfway down the stairs, her cell phone rang and vibrated in her pocket. She pulled it out and answered without looking at the caller ID, "Campbell."
"Hey." Lu replied, her voice slightly on edge.
"Delgado? What's wrong?" Andy asked, immediately noticing the difference in Lu's voice.
Lu sighed, "Nothing, at least I don't think so. Where are you?"
"At home, just said good night to my girls." Andy walked into the living room and sat down.
"Do you fell like having some company? Or is it too late?" Lu asked as she turned off the highway.
"It's never too late, come on over." Andy replied.
"Thanks, I'm not far from your house now. I'll be there in a couple of minutes." Lu said before hanging up.
Andy hung up and put her cell phone on the coffee table. She went to the kitchen and pulled a couple bottles of water out of the refrigerator. Taking the water with her, she went to the front door to wait on her friend.
Several Minutes Later
Lu pulled in the driveway and quickly got out of the car.
Andy met her halfway down the sidewalk and handed her one of the bottles of water.
Taking the water, Lu didn't beat around the bush. "Peter kissed me." she blurted out.
"It's about time." Andy smiled as she led Lu into the house.
"What?" Lu questioned.
"That's what we were hoping would happen." Andy took Lu by the wrist and walked to the living room.
"You what?" Lu asked. With so many thoughts and emotions dancing through her head, Lu was having a hard time putting it all together.
Andy sat on the couch and tugged Lu's arm, "Come on, sit down."
Lu sat down beside her friend. Shaking her head to clear the cobwebs, she opened her bottle of water and took a drink.
Andy picked up a couch pillow to make more room. Dropping the pillow to the floor, she looked at Lu, "Didn't you think it was strange that Lana and I left, then very shortly after that, Nick left too?"
"Yeah." Lu leaned back on the couch, "Wait a minute, how did you know that Nick le... Oh! You guys set us up!" she exclaimed as realization finally dawned on her.
"Well, I wouldn't say that," Andy laughed, "We just... gave you a shove in the right direction."
"But is it really the right direction?" Lu questioned quietly.
"Of course it is, you two are so right for each other... destiny as Lana calls it." Andy patted Lu's hand, "Quit fighting it so hard."
"I have to think about Marc too. I mean, my son is a huge part of my life." Lu shifted to get more comfortable.
"Lu..." Andy sighed, "I know Marc is your life, and I understand that. But Marc is in Arizona living it up as a college kid. If he was still living at home, he would be happy for you. I know for a fact that he saw the attraction between you and Peter."
"I just want to be sure that I'm doing the right thing." Lu looked up at her friend.
"Do you love Peter?" Andy leveled her gaze at Lu.
"Of course." Lu answered quickly.
"I mean as more than a friend." Andy corrected herself.
"Yes... No..." Lu paused, then sighed, "Yes."
"Then there's your answer," Andy reassured her, "You're doing the right thing."
Monday Morning
Lana looked up from her desk as Peter walked in the clinic, "Well, did anything interesting happen the other night?"
"I talked to Lu yesterday, I know she already told you." Peter smiled and walked on by.
"Hold on... Wait a minute," Lana called as she chased after Peter, "I want to hear it from you."
Peter walked into an exam room, putting his bag and motorcycle helmet down he looked back at Lana, "I know the set up had to be your idea, it has Lana written all over it."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, so tell me what happened." she insisted.
Peter laughed, "I kissed Lu."
"And?" Lana prompted.
"And what?" he pulled his coffee mug out of his bag.
"Come on kid... And what else?" Lana watched him intently.
"And we'll see." Peter walked around Lana and out the door.
"But you love her." Lana pressed as she followed, hot on his heels.
"I always have." Peter admitted quietly.
"Why haven't you said something sooner?" Lana gently smacked Peter on his arm.
"Afraid of losing a friend, I guess." Peter poured some coffee in his mug and sat the coffee pot down, "Now if you'll excuse me..." he disappeared into Lu's office.
