Note- PhantomViola, I know Dr Cox being private practice is a little…non-Coxian, but I couldn't think of anyone else, and the role of Tybalt suits him rather well (apart from the whole Juliet's-cousin thing, but he isn't in this). Actually, I had to make quite a lot of characters (especially Laverne) very OOC to fit it in with the story…thanks for the kind reviews, folks!
Elliot sat alone in the doctor's lounge, staring at the on TV, but not registering with what was on the screen. The stars were twinkling merrily, as if mocking her and the pale moon cast an eerie glow around the Sacred Heart parking lot.
"Frick on a stick with a brick!" Elliot muttered to herself. "How the hell did I fall for a medical practitioner?"
Suddenly there was a bang at the window, and she turned her head sharply. She gasped. JD was somehow at the window, banging at it, and mouthing "open up!" at her. Elliot checked to see if anyone was around, then stood up and was about to walk over to the window when she tripped over an empty coffee mug. She fell against the window, and slid to the floor.
"Ooh…" JD said to himself. But Elliot jumped right back up again and unlocked the window. JD scrambled over the ledge, and fell headfirst into the room.
"JD!" said Elliot, bending down to his level. "What the frick are you doing?"
"I had to see you!" JD said. Elliot bent down and kissed him passionately before breaking away.
"How did you get up? This room is like, five stories high!"
"I stole the Janitor's ladder!" JD said. He reached up and kissed her again. His mouth slowly moved down to her neck…
"JD, stop it!" whispered Elliot. JD pulled away, confused, hurt like a pool in his eyes.
"Why?"
"We can't do this. You're a medical practitioner, and I'm private practice! If dad sees you, he'll have you fired in a second!"
"Elliot, I don't care! I swear by…everything that I love you! And I'll do anything to prove it! I'll…I'll marry you!"
Elliot was stunned.
"What now?"
"I'll marry you!"
"Oh, JD!"
The pair locked into a sickening kiss again.
"Elliot! Elliot, sugar!"
"It's Nurse Roberts!" said Elliot, breaking away. "I gotta go!"
"But…"
"Call me tomorrow" said Elliot. "Nurse Roberts can go anywhere in this hospital. Tell her what time, and I'll meet you. You better mean what you say!"
And with that, she pecked JD on the cheek, and rushed out of the room.
"Yo, Ted, my man!" said JD, as he strode into the lawyer's office. "What's up?"
"Hey, Dr Dorian! Always nice to have visitors! So…what's the dealio?"
"Oh, nothing much, Ted, just…do lawyers have the power to marry people?"
"What? Who? Why?"
"Um, it's kinda a long story…"
"Kelso hired a competent lawyer to deal with the board meeting later. It means that mom had to sell her wedding ring for a nice room in a motel for two, but Kelso says I deserve it for being spineless. I've got all the time in the world!" Ted laughed nervously.
"Ok then, um…well, I kinda wanna marry, er…Elliot Reid?"
Ted stared at him in unmoving shock.
"Ted? Ted?" JD said, waving his hand in front of Ted's face. But Ted was deep in thought.
Dr Kelso's been complaining about the rivalry between medical practitioners and private practitioners since we got that law suit last week. If I stop it…maybe he'll give me a pay rise! I'll finally be able to get mom's Persian mink stole back! Yeah! Suck it, Kelso! Teddy Thunder's back in the game!
"Alright I'll help you!" said Ted, swatting JD's hand from his face.
"Really? Thanks, man!" said JD, and he left.
Carla was running round the hallways of Sacred Heart, frantically looking for her husband. Unbeknownst to her, Turk was doing the same. They both turned the corner at the same time and collided.
"Turk! I've been looking all over for you! Listen-"
"Where the hell is JD?" complained Turk, cutting his wife off mid-sentence. "I was gonna chill with him last night, but he switched shifts and didn't tell me!"
"Turk! This is much more important! I heard from Nurse Hadley that Nurse Sauna told Nurse Coleman to tell her to tell Nurse Hadley to tell me that Dr Cox is on the rampage looking for JD for crashing the party last night!"
"What? Oh holy shizzle…"
"Exactly! We've got to find him and warn him!"
At that precise moment, JD turned round the corridor.
"There he is! JD!" Carla yelled.
"Hey, guys! What's up?"
"JD! Where the hell were you last night?" Turk yelled, missing the violent flash in Carla's eyes directed at him.
"Turk! JD, Dr Cox is looking for you! He wants to get you back for gatecrashing the Reid's birthday party last night!"
"What…?" JD began, but he was distracted by a familiar shape in the corner. It was Nurse Roberts.
"Excuse me…" JD muttered, and pushed past his friends, much to Carla's dismay. "Nurse Roberts!" he called out. Laverne turned to face him.
"Are you JD, Q-Tip?" she asked. JD nodded. "I need to talk to you on behalf of…" she lowered her voice to an almost menacing whisper. "Elliot Reid"
JD nodded impatiently. Then he turned around as he heard Turk call out.
"SVB! You gonna be on call tonight?" JD nodded. "I'll see you there then!"
Turk and Carla walked off, and JD turned back to Laverne.
"First thing, Q-Tip, I wanna say that if you dare lead Elliot into a fool's paradise, there will be hell to pay from me, you got that?"
"Yes. Nurse Roberts…can you ask her to come to Ted's office at…just after lunch"
Laverne smiled, and there was a twinkle in her eye. Although maybe it was just the light reflected in her glasses.
"I'll tell her, sugar"
And JD and Laverne went their separate ways.
Elliot was flicking through her charts sleepily when she saw her Nurse walking down the corridor towards her.
"Nurse Roberts!" she called out, and ran up to her friend. "What news?"
"Give me a minute, honey! I need to do my job!"
Laverne slid behind the counter of the nurse's station, and began to silently file away some charts.
"Laverne? Nurse Roberts?"
Laverne didn't answer.
"LAVERNE FOR FRICKS SAKE TALK TO ME!"
"Girl, keep your hair on or you'll be answering to Jesus for impatience!"
"What did he say?"
"Your shrieking's given me a migraine!"
"Laverne!" Elliot wheedled. "Please?"
Laverne sighed, and looked Elliot squarely in the eyes.
"Does your shift end after lunch?"
Elliot nodded.
"Then go to Ted Buckland's office. Q-Tip will meet you there. Good luck"
Elliot grinned, hugged Laverne, and ran off.
To Be Continued In Act III