Chapter 4

AN: this next chapter is more based on Mary's world since we all know what happens with first movie. Hope you all enjoy.

It had been just a day since they saw each other and Mary was missing Vince terribly. She thought about him between helping patients and felt butterflies in her stomach. He made her feel like she was flying when he was with her and she loved that feeling. When it was time to go home, Mary couldn't help but glance over to his house. Something in her hoped he would return already but it was barely Saturday evening and he wouldn't return until the next night. Once in her cozy apartment, she fell asleep with thoughts of Vince and their lovemaking.

By the following day, Mary was already half way through her shift. She was glad she worked mornings on Sundays because she was out by four. She was excited because by nightfall she would see Vince, except first she had to get through work and her quick check up. In the exam room, she was busy with a heart patient that came to the emergency room. Checking his pulses with her stethoscope, she asked her older patient, "So how are you doing with the new medication?"

The old man was entering his mid sixties and when he had a little episode, his wife had made him come get checked out. "I'm doing good, thanks for asking Mary." He grinned at her.

Mary smiled at him. She knew him for a good three months and always insisted that she or Dr. Brown checked him out. "That's good. You just take it easy. With the new medication it will make you drowsy and to refrain from overdoing any type of exercising." She told him as she gave him his refill on the medication. She made sure he had the prescription that Dr. Brown had given him. Afterward, she walked him out of the room and waved when they went different ways.

At the nurses' desk, Mary's fellow nurse smiled at Mary. "You know, you do great with the heart problem patients." Nurse Lori said as she filled out her own patient's file to give to the doctor.

"Yeah, well I know how it feels to be in their shoes." Mary sighed as she took a deep breath. It appeared the medication she took after breakfast was having less affect, which meant it close to taking it again. Walking around to sit down and get her purse, Mary didn't see Lori watching her. Everyone on the floor knew Mary had Coronary Artery Disease. Mary didn't mind them knowing because they treated her the same as everyone else.

Once she took her medication, Mary grinned at Lori and continued to fill out a commentary for the doctor on the older man's file. "How did your appointment go?" Lori asked.

"I haven't had it yet. I'm heading over there once my shift is over."

"Think there will be any new news of getting the replacement?" Lori had found out about Mary's condition after she nagged Mary to drink during their first outing. She felt horrible afterward for trying to get Mary to drink yet it didn't bother Mary.

Mary sighed and then shrugged. "There hasn't been a match. I'm AB negative and there's a low percent of those who have the same blood type." She had been diagnosed at the age of sixteen but she was controlling it with medication until she turned twenty. However, when Mary got her first heart attack, it was because she found her then-boyfriend cheating. Things went downhill from that and caused her condition to progress as blood clot happened during a transfusion the next year.

Lori tried to cheer her up and keep Mary's hopes up. "Well there will be a match soon. It's been a good couple of weeks that you have done well without coming in for a random check."

Mary grinned as her mind went to Vince. "That's because I've kept up with the meds and living my life, like it's the last day."

"With that guy, Vince, you mentioned?" Lori caught the color rush to Mary's cheek and grinned bigger.

"Yes."

Wiggling her eyebrows, Lori then asked, "So when are you seeing him again?"

"When he comes back from his family trip." Mary and Lori smiled and then let out a chuckle, Mary changed the subject before eavesdropping ears came around. "So who's next?"

Lori put her files in the outgoing boxes and then picked up other files. Handing one to Mary, she looked over to the note on Mary's file. "Looks like Dr. Richards needs your assistance with his patient. They need blood work."

Mary sighed and nodded. Mary didn't like Dr. Richards much because he was a doctor that was impossible to work with. Heading over to the patients that were checked in, she picked up the little test tubes and a needle. "Talk to you on my next break. Bye Lori."

When her shift was over, Mary headed straight to her appointment. Her results came back good but she and Dr. Taylor knew it would be way better if they had that replacement. When Mary was on route to the emergency floor to see Lori, a small crowd of nurses and emergency staff bursting through the emergency doors. "Clear out the way! Patient coming through!" They shouted as they rushed the gurney down the hall. Mary was stood aside near the nurses' desk.

Soon, Dr. Brown came over from the desk and began asking the emergency helicopter EMTs. "What do we got?"

"Trauma Victim. Got a real deep laceration to his right arm with arterial bleeding. He's got a shotgun wound near his left rank. We got him to stabilize from his shock," said the dark haired one said.

Dr. Brown rushed down with them and demanded the nurses on staff even Mary, who had clocked back in to help. "Alright, let's get him into the exam room and on the medic bed."

When Mary came in after washing her hands, she paused as they moved him from gurney to the medic bed. "Vince?"

Vince looked over and reached for her. "Maaarry!" He was in and out of consciousness so what he could make out was somewhat blurry except her face. He screamed in pain as Dr. Brown applied pressure and turned his attention to the ceiling.

Frozen in shock, Mary watched Vince in agony. "Nurse Ruiz." She heard Dr. Brown calling her as the other nurses moved around him. "Did you hear me, Nurse Ruiz?" The doctor continued to call to her.

Blinking herself out of her state, Mary looked at the doctor. "Dr. Brown, I...know him."

Without pausing his attempts to stop the bleeding, he harshly spoke to her. "You know the rules. Get Nurse Lamb in here!" He said as Vince was hooked up to monitors.

By then, the tall dark blonde haired nurse came in and gently ushered Mary out of the exam room. "Come on Mary."

Mary reluctantly turned but when she did, she heard Vince shout for her. "MARY!" Looking over her shoulder, Mary worried about him and what had happened.

"Strap him in!" Was the last thing she heard before the doors slammed closed behind her.

About two hours later, Mary was sitting in the waiting room. Her thoughts went to the look on Vince pain-filled face. She couldn't believe she stood there in shock but she wasn't expecting to see him until later and especially not covered in blood.

"Here you go Mary. Drink up some tea." Lori had brought over a small white paper cup. She sat down and watched as Mary slowly took it.

"Thanks." Mary didn't feel like drinking it but she took it anyway to be polite.

Lori had found Mary standing outside of the exam room and was filled in what happened on the way to the waiting room. Keeping from frowning, she rubbed Mary's back. "He's going to be okay." Mary sighed and nodded. She just worried since Vince had been in there for almost a good two hours.

"Clear out the way! We got a trauma victim. We need a room!" They said as other EMTs had ushered another victim through the hallway and entered the emergency area. Mary glanced up and caught the profile of the patient's face. She frowned even more and knew it was getting worse.

Meanwhile, Dr. Johnson rushed over and helped pump the air mask to get their patient to regain consciousness. "What happened?"

"Male. About 20 years of age. Shot right outside his home. Probably gang related." The bald paramedic said as he pushed the gurney down the hall passed the exam rooms and into the operating room.

Back in the waiting room, Lori frowned as Mary looked like she saw a ghost. "Mary? Are you okay?"

"I..." Mary took a deep breath and placed a hand at over her heart. She felt a tugging and it caused her pain.

Lori got off her seat and squatted in front of Mary's feet. "Easy. You're just tired. If you want, go get some rest in the break room. I'll come get you if I hear any news." Lori said as she urged Mary to drink the tea.

Mary slowly drank some and it calmed her down. Feeling okay, she looked at Lori. "Yeah..." They both stood and Lori walked with Mary to the locker/break room. Once inside, Mary went over to the couch and was glad no one was in there. She laid down and stared at the ceiling. Her tea was already trashed but she didn't care. Her eyes closed and they didn't reopen until she felt herself being gently shaken.

"Mariana?" Looking over, Mary focused on her doctor's face. Her excited face, told Mary there was some good news. Dr. Esther looked at Mary before saying, "We found a match." Mary blinked and hoped she heard right. There was finally match and it meant that she would have to be under the knife any minute.

to be continued...

(sorry for the long delay. life is taking too much of my time. lol)