In Her Eyes
Disclaimer: I don't own ER.
In Abby's room, Luka sat, his knee bouncing up and down as his gaze locked on the ground. His jaw worked up and down, the muscles bulging in time with his heart beat. He couldn't stop the thoughts that were going through his head. Violence…he wanted to kill Richard. Every thread of his being wanted to hurt him…to make sure Richard would never come near his Abby ever again. As his mind developed the different ways he could kill Richard without getting caught, a brief thought of Susan crept in amongst the murderous plans. Susan, who saved the love of his life, who took care of her when he was gone had asked him to stay with Abby and to let the police handle the Richard situation. Her exhausted, bloodshot, tearful eyes had asked him that one thing. Luka couldn't do anything just yet. He needed to be there for Abby...and he wasn't going to leave Abby like he had before. A tear escaped his eyes as he looked up at Abby's peaceful, swollen face. The bruises brought a fresh wave of hatred and anger, but he held it at bay, knowing that Abby needed him now.
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Susan sat in her car, her pulse pounding in her head and her shaking hands gripping the steering wheel so hard that her knuckles were white. She didn't know what to do. Richard was not only out of jail, but was as dangerous or more than he had been before. Abby's blood on his hands weren't enough for this man. He had killed that poor girl who had no doubt been in love with him so much that her judgment of him had been clouded against the danger she was in. The weight of the situation was drowning Susan and she didn't want to fight it anymore. Fighting for oxygen in this situation was futile. She had to end this. The only problem was the how. How was she, just a doctor with no fighting experience, supposed to find and stop Richard? She shook her head, squeezing her eyes as tightly as she could, praying for an answer; any answer that would give her reprieve. When she opened her eyes, she rubbed the tears from them furiously and froze as soon as she spotted her answer. It was him. The drunken oaf had shown up to the scene of his own crime. Susan watched as the corners of his mouth pulled up in a sinister smile and he walked into the convenient store next to the blood-stained alley….Susan's wide eyes brightened…this was it.
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Sam was sitting up, Alex now playing video games beside her and Dr. Carter smiled as he walked in. Sam's brows raised and she waited for Carter to give her some news – any news that would let her in the loop. Since she was unable to get up and walk around, she heard no rumors, no news, and nothing that would help her feel less isolated in this quiet hospital room.
"Abby's doing really well. Luka's sitting with her and he's looking hopeful. How're you doing?" Carter took a seat next to her bed and set his stack of charts down on the table next to him.
"I'm fine. I told Weaver I was good to go, but she pretty much ignored me." Sam rolled her eyes and spoke again, running a hand through her son's hair absently out of habit. "How's Susan doing with all of this?" Carter frowned and pursed his lips slightly.
"I don't know. I haven't seen her in a while…but she didn't look too great the last time I saw her. I think she's bottling up all of her emotions from what happened…" There was a small silence and Sam nodded, sighing. "I've gotta go check on some patients, but I'll be back soon. Get some rest…I'll send Susan in if I see her." Sam nodded and watched Carter walk out, letting her head fall back to the pillow.
HUGE apologies for the extremely long hiatus. All of my stories were on hiatus due to my awfully busy year. I'm now trying to catch up and finish my stories! Sorry for the shortness and the long overdue update! Review if you want me to finish! –mlw217—(previously soccergirlmich)